June 24, 2017

  • 8th Grade Promotion

    Yesterday, Hamilton International Middle School promoted their 8th grade class. Carl asked to wear an old suit of mine.

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    Next year he will attend Ballard High School with Veronica. This year was my last year of three kids in three different schools. In other firsts, Carl is the first Redpath to complete all grades in one school. Until now, we have moved enough so the kids all had two different schools for Grade School and Middle School.

    The ceremony was held in the gymnasium. Parents filled the bleachers to capacity and lined the edges of the room. After a few introductions and formalities, 380 names were read. Only a couple of the families ignored the principal's instructions to not cheer until all the names were read, so the whole ceremony took just over an hour. Which was good since we were all started to overheat!

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    Here is Carl in the ceremony and a view of half the 8th grade class to give a feel for how large and full the room was.

    Way to go Carl! See you in High School!