The Junior Formal was this past Saturday. It turned out great. So much fun!
Matt and I are Junior Class Sponsors, and this was our big event for this year. I was really amazed at how much work the kids were able to get done for this – especially since most of them spent the week before taking a bunch of AP tests. Every time I thought about how much work I had to do, or how stressed I was, I just remembered the AP tests, and the fact that at least I didn’t have to do those!
The theme of the formal was “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The decorating committee did an awesome job of converting a conference room into a romantic space.
One purpose of the formal is for the juniors to spend some time honoring the graduating seniors. Each of our students adopted one or two seniors. They created awards for the seniors based on their personalities, skills, or gifts. (i.e. Future Photographer, Most Caring Person) One of our students created a slide show with baby pictures of each of the seniors. That was really fun to watch.
Then, of course, there was the dancing part. I was able to get Matt out there for a few dances, but it’s not his favorite thing to do. Well, in truth, it’s not my favorite either, so that works out for us. 🙂 The students, on the other hand, danced for hours! I think some of them would have danced all night if they could have. Oh, to have that kind of energy again!
You can see our pictures here: Junior Formal
There are even more here: VCS Formal Pics
My kids entry is of a couple students having a great time at recess.
My adult entry is from the Junior Christmas party. I love this picture because they are all laughing so hard, but also because it shows just how many different ways there are to laugh. Well, unless you are the girl in the middle who was not quite as amused. That’s only fair since the reason the rest of them are laughing is that they played a practical joke on her. Luckily she’s a pretty good sport.
…and it’s a rupture. Or maybe bursitis. But it looks like a small rupture in my outer shoulder muscle says my doctor. He gave me the name of the muscle in German…or maybe it was Latin with an Austrian accent. In any case it was about 20 syllables long and I’ve already forgotten it.