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Hunter's Creek Elementary |
I don't know about you, World, but I think it's kinda ridiculous that our culture here in the States celebrates
mediocrity to the degree that it does. I don't know if it's an American institution or what, this idea of rewarding students and athletes and what-have-you an acknowledgement or prize of some kind for simply
participating.
Pretty sure the ancient
Greeks never awarded laurels to '
Runners Up' in Olympia.
Anyway, I bring this up because, as we did
once before, the
Houghs attended yet another grand celebration of Mediocrity:
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Guess which kid's a Hough. Go ahead. Guess. |
Abby's Pre-School Graduation.
And, like
last time, this fell on my last day of school. . . which I was actually cool with this year 'cause my afternoon classes were a pain in the
ass this year. I was able to leave work at lunch, swing by the house to change into quasi-formal wear and grab my camera gear, and head over to Hunter's Creek Elementary School for what turned out to be. . . well, just what you'd expect.
Smurf it:
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Opening statements, courtesy of Ms. Roberta, the head Director at Sunchild. |
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Exhibiting some serious patience, here. |
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This ceremony - like Alayna's two years earlier - followed a pretty clear-cut program, clocking in under a half hour ('cause, you know, it has a bunch of four and five-year-olds sitting in chairs on a stage in front of an auditorium full of SLR-wielding parents.) Opening remarks, a few songs, distribution of diplomas, and - why the hell not - a dance party. |
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Belting out the hits (not nearly as shy as her older sister.) |
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Gang signs. |
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. . . actually, speaking of gangs, I think it's cool that Abby got to dress up as a Blood this year, while her sister's graduating class went as Crips. |
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Embarrassed by something or other, who knows. . . |
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No idea. It's Abby. |
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Walking up to get her 'diplomas.' |
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(That's her head teacher, Ms. Vivienne.) |
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The graduate returns to her seat. |
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I'm not sure if these were printed certificates, or mere sheets of blank copy paper. Not that it matters either way, really - it's basically a prop. |
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(They were instructed to place the diplomas under their seat after receiving them. . . but apparently one of her classmates confused 'diplomas' with 'urine', based on the pool visible underneath the seat behind Abby's to the left.) |
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She was really, really proud of this 'achievement.' |
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Impromptu dance party, feat. Pharrell's Happy. . . 'cause mankind hasn't possibly heard that jam enough. |
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Abby does not appreciate her teachers' dance moves. |
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A photo op with all of the VPK teachers, as a courtesy to the camera-wielding masses. |
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Mom and Abby (and flowers.) |
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Ms. Mary Beth, Ms. Vivienne, and Ms. Marilyn |
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Not sure who this other kid is. |
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Yet another photobomb, courtesy of the Cannonball. |
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For whatever reason, Abby was not cool with idea of having a picture taken with her sister. |
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Mid-tantrum. |
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. . . so of course Alayna has to become overly-emotional about the whole ordeal. Having two girls is AWESOME. |
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Color-Coordinated Hough Family Picture. |
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Mommin'. |
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Filling in as my photo assistant for the afternoon. |
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As we made our way to our Tactical Family Transport Vehicle, Abby's teachers rushed out to say goodbye to the kids. |
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. . . and now we can look forward to repeating this process in twelve or thirteen years. |
- Brian
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