We recently, as in about 6 weeks ago, graduated another one of our kids from our homeschool!
Abby, kid number 5, graduated at 16, just a week before her 17th birthday. She had actually finished all her work about 2 weeks before graduation.
She wanted just family for the graduation. I always give the kids the option, but she chose not to wear a cap and gown. As per our family/homeschool tradition, Dad did the handing off of the diploma. We have purchased all our kids diplomas form Homeschool Legal Defense Association. I get the blank ones and fill in the info myself. I like that all of them have diplomas that look alike.
Then we posed for pictures. Me, Abby, and D, husband & father.
Here’s all 6 of our kids, our son in law, and my mother. A nice looking bunch, if I do say so myself.
Back row: Ken 29, Hannah 19, Zach 15, Abby 17, Melissa 27, C her husband, and Calen 21. Oh, and Granny is 79!
Abby has been our youngest graduate. She knew she didn’t want to go to college. After her mission trip this summer, she said she wanted to be a youth leader. She will be applying to attend a youth leader training academy (as soon as they are ready for applications, and send us the paperwork!). It is scheduled to start in January, so hopefully the paper work comes soon.
In the meantime, she has been trying to find a job. The trouble she has been having is that most places won’t hire you until you are 18. She did work a short stint as a waitress at a local restaurant. Now she’s trying to find another job to work until she leaves in January. She really doesn’t want to waitress again, or work fast food.
Now, I just have one homeschool student left. 5 down, 1 to go!
Congratulations Abby! You will make a great youth leader!
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