This and That and Whatever

Hello Friends!

Oh my word -- how did it get to be the end of May already?

Sorry to be sooooo slow to update.

Happy to report Mr. Tennis is recovering well from his ailments 

and hospital stay.

Online learning during this covid time

of life and final semester of senior year has been challenging
to put it mildly.
Imagine your final high school semester and all the fun stuff
cancelled all of a sudden!
Meanwhile, teachers loaded on the homework assignments!
Not fun!
But, Maddie focused and finished strong even
with the challenges of at-home learning.
One of the hardest parts (besides the excessive classwork)
was not being able to see classmates and friends.



She really enjoyed the TCA learning which involved half-days at her
home high school (Pius X) and half days at the
community college. She would highly recommend that to any
students who have the opportunity.  Great chance to get out of your
home high school and expand horizons and learning!
Graduation is currently scheduled for early August.
We wish they would have it sooner - like in the football field?
That would allow for ample social distancing!

Our city had a fun neighborhood grad walk last weekend
and I will tell you about that next!

Oh . .. and our pup Frannie has been growing fast!
More about her later too!

Stock Market Challenge

A couple weeks ago, Maddie and her classmates

from The Career Academy (TCA) 

participated in The Stock Market Challenge

where they try to make a bunch of money

on the stock market -- definitely

sounds like a challenge!
Maddie attends the dual high school/college credit classes (known as TCA)
 in the afternoons
after spending her mornings in classes at Pius.

She said it was a wild time just like on the real stock market exchange!

Maddie's group from TCA came in 5th Place out of

60 teams!  

Add to that,  they came in 1st Place as Best Dressed!

What an outstanding performance!

First Day of School - Senior Year!

Maddie enjoyed two First Days of School

this year for her senior year!

Pius X First Day - In Uniform

She started her senior year at Pius X High School

where she has attended all years of high school.

Their first day was a little later than her other first day!

TCA First Day - civilian clothes

She's also attending our local public school 

dual enrollment program with Southeast Community College - called

The Career Academy (TCA) program.

Maddie is taking two college-credit business classes and one

high school English class through TCA.

She takes her other high school classes at Pius.

Basically, she's at Pius every morning (in uniform)

and then off to TCA for the afternoon (no uniform).

It's a busy schedule and

she's enjoying it so far!

How can she possibly be a senior in high school?!!?