tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211037710310420513.post5774288387119068300..comments2023-05-08T07:47:13.584-07:00Comments on living, and loving learning: just keeps getting betterDebihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211037710310420513.post-20785758805467115602008-04-29T07:15:00.000-07:002008-04-29T07:15:00.000-07:00YAY! Way to go Annie!YAY! Way to go Annie!gail@more than a songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244576462390646213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211037710310420513.post-82670786786327118612008-04-28T15:04:00.000-07:002008-04-28T15:04:00.000-07:00WOW! What awesome news! Congratulations Annie!!!An...WOW! What awesome news! Congratulations Annie!!!<BR/><BR/>And need I even say it again? That's one incredible girl you've got there Debi!!!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566436418724659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211037710310420513.post-90438344973381055022008-04-27T21:53:00.000-07:002008-04-27T21:53:00.000-07:00Those are both really cool things! Way to go Annie...Those are both really cool things! Way to go Annie. I can't think of anything other than to bow to the wisdom of Napoleon D. and say that is 'flippin sweet'!!!. I'm certainly proud of you and I'm sure the parents are full nearly to bursting.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211037710310420513.post-52898070584775347932008-04-26T11:15:00.000-07:002008-04-26T11:15:00.000-07:00Congratulations, Annie!!! Yep, I've been to sever...Congratulations, Annie!!! Yep, I've been to several of the JHU CTY ceremonies, for both of my kids. Dress is nice but not overly nice. Some boys would wear nice pants, a shirt, and a tie, while many would wear something along the lines of khakis and a henley shirt. Girls usually dressed nicer than boys, more of them in some form of skirt or dress than in slacks. <BR/><BR/>And it is a real ceremony. They will have a speaker or two with at least one talking about what an accomplishment it is for the kids. The kids sit in the front rows of the auditoriu, and will be called up on stage individually to get their certificates. There will also be a special presentation (you'll see these kids listed in the program, so you'll have a heads-up if Annie is one of them) of certificates to kids who had the highest scores in the state for their grade level. For example, Steve had the second highest 5th grade math score in Virginia his year, so he got a special award. Don got several for his SAT performance. They don't usually tell you about these awards ahead of time, though, so it's sort of a surprise. Definitely take the camera, 'cause I'll want, nay, expect to see some pictures.<BR/><BR/>And there may or may not be a reception with punch and cookies and the like afterwards. It depends on where the ceremony is held. All the ones our kids were involved with had a reception, but I once helped (sat at the check-in table) at one for which there was no reception. The CTY folks told me that whereas the host of the ceremony (often a college) would sometime donate the reception, this particular site (George Mason University) was going to charge so much that CTY decided not to have the reception component.<BR/><BR/>Again, my congratulations to Annie and her wonderful parents. I'd been wondering whether she might get an award since I knew the time for such ceremonies was approaching. Way to go, Annie!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551547836073871713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211037710310420513.post-82761816138630121572008-04-24T14:48:00.000-07:002008-04-24T14:48:00.000-07:00WOW! Sounds like she had quite a day! Congratulati...WOW! Sounds like she had quite a day! Congratulations to Annie ~ how proud you and Rich must be!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570437173288571934noreply@blogger.com