Alex's Awards Ceremony

Alex was invited to the Awards Ceremony at his school tonight. We didn't know ahead of time what award he was going to get. All we knew was that he was getting something. He had wanted to volunteer to help at the ceremony, but he couldn't do that anymore when he found out that he was getting an award.

I don't have any pictures of the ceremony itself. I was working late and there were some tough cases, so Patrick arranged for a good friend to take Eric to the mandatory practice swim meet, and he went to the ceremony.

Patrick did manage to get a short video of Alex walking across the stage to get his awards. He got Perfect Attendance and Academic Excellence in Science. He also got an award for his nuclear project getting first place in the state competition. He says he was the only one in the category, which he took to mean that he won because his was the only entry. We're so proud of him. He works so hard, not just getting the good grades, but also to really understand the material. I don't get to brag about him that much because he really downplays his accomplishments.