Brag On Your Kid(s)
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Bazza, you might want to call ghostbusters because this could be a ghost or just put the phone down to save this suffocating child.
Great news. My son got scholarship money for his graduate school. The goal is for him to have zero debt at the end of his time at the University and it is looking good thanks to his hard work and the generosity of Alabama.
My son killed his first deer this afternoon. 12 point counting kickers you can put ring on. Shot him at 150 yards. Pretty impressive for an 8 year old. Dropped him where he stood.
My niece, the park ranger......
"Celebrated Valentine’s Day with the Terrapins today
I cut some hearts out of a squid bell for the three boys and made a heart out of a couple of peeled shrimp for one of the girls. "
"Celebrated Valentine’s Day with the Terrapins today
I cut some hearts out of a squid bell for the three boys and made a heart out of a couple of peeled shrimp for one of the girls. "
Very cool Bazza!My niece, the park ranger......
"Celebrated Valentine’s Day with the Terrapins today
So, Lily is entering high school next year. The schools in the district each have several "academies" - international baccalaureate , biotech, engineering, business/marketing, radio/television, etc. If you are selected to one out of your zone school, you can attend the alternative school. Just got the email that Lily was accepted into the international baccalaureate program at Nease HS, as well as the biotechnology program at Ponte Vedra HS. All the academies have corporate sponsorships (funding for the equipment, internships later on in high school, etc.). The biotech program is sponsored by the Mayo Clinic, and the director of the program is a PhD. (So, it's not like when I was in school when a football coach taught physics. ) To get selected to two of these programs is a rare accomplishment. I can't tell you how proud my wife and I are of Lily's achievement. Unfortunately, since these are at different schools, she can't do both. Decisions. Decisions.
) To get selected to two of these programs is a rare accomplishment. I can't tell you how proud my wife and I are of Lily's achievement. Unfortunately, since these are at different schools, she can't do both. Decisions. Decisions. 
You will love these opportunities. I speak from experience. She will have to work harder than kids in other schools, but when she gets to college, she will appreciate everything she went through in high school. Good for Lily and you. She had to work hard to get put in this position.So, Lily is entering high school next year. The schools in the district each have several "academies" - international baccalaureate , biotech, engineering, business/marketing, radio/television, etc. If you are selected to one out of your zone school, you can attend the alternative school. Just got the email that Lily was accepted into the international baccalaureate program at Nease HS, as well as the biotechnology program at Ponte Vedra HS. All the academies have corporate sponsorships (funding for the equipment, internships later on in high school, etc.). The biotech program is sponsored by the Mayo Clinic, and the director of the program is a PhD. (So, it's not like when I was in school when a football coach taught physics.
Fingers crossed here guys. My son has made to the third round of interviews for an internship in Birmingham. He did a video interview yesterday with the head HR person for this entire company. They are are nationwide so he may have a chance with this company. He has made it this far with a couple of other internships but his experience always gets him. We are not complaining too much about him not getting the other internships though since they were in Michigan and Virginia.
Thank you. He gets a little disappointed when he gets turned down after making it through a couple of rounds of interviews. For this particular internship, his first interview he was with a bunch of people who were graduating this semester so they were looking for jobs. They were a different type of computer people though. He was the only one there that did what he did. We keep telling him that even if they don't give him the internships he is getting valuable experience at different types of interviews. Maybe this one will be the one. The University does a great job of having job fairs or meet and greets in different cities to help the students.
My 8th grade daughter was recently accepted into the academically rigorous International Baccalaureate magnet school program here in Cobb County. About 1000 kids apply from all over the ATL / county and ~200 are accepted. Avg SAT of seniors is like 1470/1600 & ACT 32/36 and have the highest avg GPA among all Cobb Co. schools. They do all their AP courses in 9/10th grades and then IB courses in 11/12th. The kids that graduate are usually accepted at top universities. Something like an amazing 97% of those who applied were accepted at UGA/GT this year (typically these are the backup schools for most of these kids).
Like I said, top students and rigorous academics. That's all great and everything but the thing I'm most proud of is that when her principal met with us on Friday to discuss future plans, she said her goal was to get into HARVARD... and Alabama
Like I said, top students and rigorous academics. That's all great and everything but the thing I'm most proud of is that when her principal met with us on Friday to discuss future plans, she said her goal was to get into HARVARD... and Alabama
This is great news. That school will save you a lot of money on college tuition one day.My 8th grade daughter was recently accepted into the academically rigorous International Baccalaureate magnet school program here in Cobb County. About 1000 kids apply from all over the ATL / county and ~200 are accepted. Avg SAT of seniors is like 1470/1600 & ACT 32/36 and have the highest avg GPA among all Cobb Co. schools. They do all their AP courses in 9/10th grades and then IB courses in 11/12th. The kids that graduate are usually accepted at top universities. Something like an amazing 97% of those who applied were accepted at UGA/GT this year (typically these are the backup schools for most of these kids).
Like I said, top students and rigorous academics. That's all great and everything but the thing I'm most proud of is that when her principal met with us on Friday to discuss future plans, she said her goal was to get into HARVARD... and Alabama
Is there a difference other than location???My 8th grade daughter was recently accepted into the academically rigorous International Baccalaureate magnet school program here in Cobb County. About 1000 kids apply from all over the ATL / county and ~200 are accepted. Avg SAT of seniors is like 1470/1600 & ACT 32/36 and have the highest avg GPA among all Cobb Co. schools. They do all their AP courses in 9/10th grades and then IB courses in 11/12th. The kids that graduate are usually accepted at top universities. Something like an amazing 97% of those who applied were accepted at UGA/GT this year (typically these are the backup schools for most of these kids).
Like I said, top students and rigorous academics. That's all great and everything but the thing I'm most proud of is that when her principal met with us on Friday to discuss future plans, she said her goal was to get into HARVARD... and Alabama
