A Sea of Red... High School Graduation

One week, two graduations, emotionally draining, but also proudest moments as a parent. 

Thursday night, CJ graduated from Belton High School 

This is what 601 graduates in red look like! 

The ceremony started late and was L-O-N-G, but worth it. 

We were limited tickets due to the size of the graduating class. We had good seats though and were able to spend a lot of time with CJ before and even after the ceremony. 

Mary brought me a present too, Kleenex! I did use one. 

After all the speeches, the fun began... calling out 601 names! They had a system though and in all reality, it went fairly quickly.

There he is under the arrow. He was on the 3rd row, 3rd one in. Thankfully with his last name beginning with a "C", he was one of the first to graduate. 

waiting

 waiting

 and yes, waiting some more 

 This was when the principal was presenting the class to the superintendent for their diplomas. She accepted and the important stuff began. 

 Waiting in line... 

 Getting closer

I  wanted to take the moment in and not worry about pictures, so I had Kendrick take photos of the big screen. This is with the superintendent. She shook every students' hand.... 

 These are his academic medals. He calls one of them the "participation" medal. Said everyone got one. The other is for graduating cum lada. He was in the top 10% of his class. 

Incredibly proud of this boy and excited for the moment! 

His next adventure after the summer is TEXAS A&M!!!! 

Thankfully we can go from red to MAROON!