Senior Awards Night

Thursday night was senior awards night for Kelsey.  We knew that they were going to announce her scholarship that she had already received from Ronald McDonald House Charities and she was hoping to win another from a different scholarship that they were announcing that night, but we had no idea what a night it was going to be for her!  It was AMAZING.  Up first was her Ronald McDonald scholarship,

followed by winning the Kiwanis scholarship, Booster scholarship, Central Lyon Youth scholarship, UNR pack pride scholarship, Millennium scholarship, and UNR Grants when totalled up amounted to $13,000!!

I was not prepared for how many times she would take the stage (more than any other Senior student).  At one point I leaned over to her and asked her if her feet were tired.  Once all the scholarship awards were done we thought she was done as well...but it didn't end there.

She was recognized as being a fourth year honor student and qualifying for the top 10 percent of the class and ranked 7 in her class, one of only 8 students to make honor society awards, excellence in art, and earned a fourth year bar for academics.

Done?  Nope.  The teachers in each department vote one girl and one boy for each academic department for student of the year and was awarded a special plaque.  This was probably the most exciting and unexpected moment for Kelsey she won for both Math and Social Studies!!  This meant more to her than any amount of money ever could.

As a parent sitting in the audience my heart was swelling with pride maybe proud is not a big enough word to describe it.  At the end of the ceremony many teachers and parents were joking with her that she should have just taken the stage and sat with teachers since she was up there so often.  I think as much as she is looking forward to being finished with school she is going to miss many of these great teachers:  AP History teacher Mrs. Kruger who gave her a summer reading book written with some of the best advice I have read.

AP English teacher Mr. Roher who told her she was really the front runner for the English award but they felt like since she was receiving so many others that they thought they would award someone else.

Spanish Teacher Mrs. Lazada who really made Espanol fun including pulling off a Spanish flash mob at the last school assembly.

 And finally with principal Mr. Logan who in all her high school years never had to visit his office.

She really cleaned up, and I am so happy that all her hard work has finally been recognized.  I think for her as well this was validation, she was noticed for all her time and effort.

Congratulations to a girl who really earned it.  Graduation here we come!!