He's Smart, Sharp and Ready for Snacks

Mr C is a wonderful son, amazing student, and all around great kid. All things academic come easy for him. He is after all the all the kid who loves math tournaments.

A few months ago he took the ACT exam as a 7rh grader. It was part of a program to encourage young "minds" to take the ACT or SAT exam and then see how they did in comparison to other thinkers around the country. C studied a little bit and took a few practice tests, but realized in the end that there was going to be a lot of material on the exam that was over his head. Especially in the math and science areas.

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He might be in advanced math, but he still has never done geometry, trigonometry, etc. So, we were not expecting him to score a perfect 36 on the test. It was a practice for the future, a way to get familiar with the ACT way of testing before it really mattered.

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He did great. In fact, according to the test book, he's eligible for community college and some state colleges if his grades are high enough. We're thinking that 8th Grade is a much better option for the fall.

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Last week, Mr C was inducted in the Junior National Honor Society. It is a great honor. The program was fitting for such an honor and C looked all distinguished going up to accept his certificate. Scambling to get a babysitter who could also go to Miss A's soccer game and drive the girls home was a challenge, but a great friend came to rescue. The event was something I just didn't want to miss or hear second hand from my husband. I wanted to be there to cheer him on.

C's favorite part of the entire experience and the part he'd talked about for weeks leading up the ceremony was (ready for it) the Snacks. That's right. The Invitation to the NJHS Ceremony indicated that "light refreshments" would be served following the ceremony. At the practice for the event, he brought home the diagram of the room and had highlighted where the refreshments would be.

Once the official part of the program was over and they dismissed the inductees, Mr C was 3rd in line to get his "refreshments" even before I'd had a chance to grab his photo or give him a hug. Guess that the fancy cheese and vegetable tray had been calling his name. It's nice to know that C likes to finish in the "top % of everything" including snack eating. He is even talking about being an officer in Jr National Honor Society, but I am guessing that the snacks might have something to do with it.

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I'm certain God has big things in store for this young man. Much bigger than I could ever imagine I'm sure. Getting to see little glimpses of what the rest of his circle of peers, teachers, and leaders think of him is a big blessing even if he is more concerned about getting back in the refreshment line to get some Ice Tea and Lemonade and make his own Arnold Palmer.

Gotta love the kid!!