A Grizzly Graduates

One more for the books. Mitchell has officially graduated from high school!

Matthew and Mitchell on Graduation Day

 The Family
[three proud Grizzly Graduates wearing Red]

Top 10 Memories from High School:

1. Mitchell made the best of a class scheduling snafu by schmoozing his sewing and cooking teachers with his mad homemaking skills after being forced to take these two classes when he ran out of other options. Like they say, "If you can't beat 'em, bake and sew with 'em."
2. Mitchell setting an archery record in P.E.  Oooh-da-lolly.

3. A science teacher telling me that if she could combine Mitchell's brain with his cousin Bryce's ability to hand his papers in on time, that she would have the PERFECT student. Quality work actually being turned in on time apparently doesn't happen very often.
4. Mitchell getting barred from using the school's internet system for the remainder of his High School years because their system had been hacked and they believed he was the culprit. Mitchell denied doing so and was eager to tell them that their system doesn't offer much of a challenge for any would-be hacker. Mitch took it as a compliment that they implicated him first.

5. Mitchell and his buddy Nick winning the school-wide doubles pickle ball tournament and then proudly displaying the freakiest hot-glued championship trophy you've ever seen. Thank goodness he had to turn it back in for next year's tournament. And thank goodness he won't be there to win that beastly bestowal back again next year.
6. Mitchell's english teacher, during a parent/teacher conference, giving me an A+ on my blog. She admitted she would read it during Mitchell's class and decided to actually grade me on it. Lucky me got the better grade than my own kid that semester. How sweet is that? I got to tease him about how his own mother was getting a better grade in HIS english class!
7. One of Mitchell's teachers, during a parent/teacher conference telling me my son liked to catch up on his sleep during her class and that he reads weird books on math and science for fun.
8. Mitchell wooing the attendance lady by working for her in the office. After that semester he never again had to bring in an excuse note from a parent. She just signed him off on whatever excuse he gave her.

9. Mitchell being awarded a leopard print Snuggie during a school-wide assembly. He proudly wore it the rest of the day to all his classes. He reported that for the rest of the day there were a lot of high fives and fist bumps from fellow classmates in between classes. Pure Microplush Jealousy.
10. Mitchell wore his full scout uniform to school for a presentation and when I asked him if that would be embarrassing to wear around the high school kids he answered, "Mom, since when have I cared what my peers really think?"  Good point kid.

Happy Graduation Son!
a.k.a. "Mom"