Remember the Happy Camp post from August 2010? Click here to see where this image ended up. Yet another surprise from a daughter who had forgotten to tell us about this.
Happy Camp Epilogue
Month: June 2011
Senior Awards Night
Shameless (I promise it will never happen again) list of …
Solo Awards:
- Outstanding Senior – Mathematics
- Outstanding Senior – Calculus (Advanced Placement)
- Outstanding Senior – World Languages/French
- Outstanding Senior – English
- Outstanding Senior – Composition (Advanced Placement)
Group Awards:
- Outstanding Seniors – Instrumental Music
Other:
- Mid-Columbia Scholarship Award
Other (Not on Program):
- Lewis & Clark College Dean’s Scholarship
- Lewis & Clark College Endowment Scholarship
- National Merit Program – Commended Scholar
- Class Rank – #1
- Valedictorian
[Apologies for the poor photo quality — low resolution, electronic noise, overzealous ISO, adverse lighting conditions, a fool at the wheel shutter, etc. If you want any copies, improved versions with some rework with special software tools can be made available.]
Allure of the Automobile
Opening Saturday, co-worker Jim (ex-aerospace engineer, German car mechanic, speed shop tuner from San Diego) and I are trying to figure out how we can sneak away from work and zip over to the Portland Art Museum to see this show:
Stay tuned for a future report, hopefully, on this event …
Still True
A conversation with a colleague sparked the memory of this, one of my all-time favorite New Yorker cartoons:
The above cartoon by Peter Steiner has been reproduced from page 61 of July 5, 1993 issue of The New Yorker, (Vol.69 (LXIX) no. 20)only for academic discussion, evaluation, research and complies with the copyright law of the United States as defined and stipulated under Title 17 U. S. Code.
Soupe à l’Oignon
The Last March
Ivi’s last appearance with the LHS Marching Band … see more
Deadline Every Second
Ivi and Harvey Milk
As part of a research project and essay on the history and impact of Harvey Milk, Ivi studied the film Milk. And here is some documentation of her process, also included in the submission package, to help give the work a magazine feature feel.
Thank You, Mrs. A.
Today Ivi received a letter of congratulations and best wishes upon her impending high school graduation, just days away now. This came from Ivi’s first grade teacher, noting what a special student and person she had been. Included from her former teacher were these snapshots of Ivi in action.
Ivi describes each scene with sharp recall and detail. (When you see her again, ask her to tell you about her reading buddy.)
Halfway to Work
Here’s a spot where sometimes on my daily foot-powered trek, I think about stretching out under the tree with a good book …