Graduation Weekend #2: The 8th Grade Graduation


“The future starts Today, not Tomorrow.”
Saint John Paul II

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When your child has attended the same school from 3rd through 8th grade, matriculation to the next level is a big step. No longer will they be the big kids that the little ones look up to. They will be the little-bitty fish in the big ol’ proverbial pond.

Eleven years of parochial schooling is finished… along with a drive that I am more than happy to leave behind! Who’s bright idea was it to send the kids to school smack in the middle of a popular California beach community? Oh wait… that was me.

It was lovely while it lasted, and now he will say good-bye.