{"id":17437,"date":"2019-06-06T20:37:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T01:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=17437"},"modified":"2019-06-06T20:37:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T01:37:05","slug":"honors-and-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=17437","title":{"rendered":"Honors and Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The end of the school year is always busy, but it&#8217;s a little extra busy with Lex graduating from middle school this year.\u00a0 Earlier this week was Honor&#8217;s Night and tonight was their graduation ceremony.\u00a0 Lex made Honor Roll for the past two years and High Honors in 6th grade.\u00a0 Before Honors Night he was asked to give the Student Speech for his team, but he said a hearty &#8220;thanks, but no thanks!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17432\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1931068461755739359480350.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17432\" class=\"wp-image-17432 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1931068461755739359480350-e1559870739593-500x325.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1931068461755739359480350-e1559870739593-500x325.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1931068461755739359480350-e1559870739593-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1931068461755739359480350-e1559870739593-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1931068461755739359480350-e1559870739593-461x300.jpg 461w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1931068461755739359480350-e1559870739593.jpg 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shaking hands with the principal.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17431\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1941227270915738932038699.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17431\" class=\"wp-image-17431 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1941227270915738932038699-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1941227270915738932038699-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1941227270915738932038699-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1941227270915738932038699-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190604_1941227270915738932038699.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check out the cool clothes!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tonight we went to 8th grade graduation, which was a lovely ceremony in the field beside the school.\u00a0 The weather ended up being perfect, despite days of thunderstorm warnings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17435\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1923212334410272819152606.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17435\" class=\"wp-image-17435 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1923212334410272819152606-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1923212334410272819152606-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1923212334410272819152606-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1923212334410272819152606-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1923212334410272819152606.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I dragged Eve along to both nights, despite her best efforts to be miserable.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This year they asked the students to answer a short questionnaire and then used their answers to say a few things about each student at graduation. I missed his name being called (but they called him Alexander, so whatever) but caught his comments.\u00a0 Watch his team teachers try to give him a hug in the background.\u00a0 :)<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_9Wv_owo6ps\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17436\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1938367151685883685270003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17436\" class=\"wp-image-17436 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1938367151685883685270003-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1938367151685883685270003-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1938367151685883685270003-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1938367151685883685270003-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1938367151685883685270003.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He&#8217;s so handsome. :)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17433\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1953331212926517197224105.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17433\" class=\"wp-image-17433 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1953331212926517197224105-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1953331212926517197224105-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1953331212926517197224105-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1953331212926517197224105-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1953331212926517197224105.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lex and his band teacher. This guy was an instrumental part of his middle school success!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17434\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1956511986752866518391769.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17434\" class=\"wp-image-17434 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1956511986752866518391769-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1956511986752866518391769-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1956511986752866518391769-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1956511986752866518391769-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/img_20190606_1956511986752866518391769.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not sure how two such dorky parents ended up with such an awesome son!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I feel like I should post something deep and meaningful, but I don&#8217;t have it right now.\u00a0 It was neat to see all the parents of kids he went to elementary school, and even preschool, with!\u00a0 Everyone&#8217;s looking as old as I am. LOL!\u00a0 I have special fondness for his DBS class and was proud of each and every one of them.\u00a0 So cool to see them all growing up.\u00a0 Lex is happy and confident and ready for high school!\u00a0 But first, summer vacation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The end of the school year is always busy, but it&#8217;s a little extra busy with Lex graduating from middle school this year.\u00a0 Earlier this week was Honor&#8217;s Night and tonight was their graduation ceremony.\u00a0 Lex made Honor Roll for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=17437\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20,4,31,16],"class_list":["post-17437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-lex","tag-milestones","tag-school","tag-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17437"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17438,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17437\/revisions\/17438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}