Advisors

The boys were supposed to call me to ask which morning was more convenient to have me come meet with their advisors. They didn't call, figured I was always available for them I guess, which I am. I canceled my golf round and lunch. The other day would have been so much better. I was totally free on the other option day, no plans to cancel.  These are student lead meetings. Well worth the time as they discuss the needs of graduation and planning for their futures.

Riley hadn't realized that when a teacher hands you an exemplary work   card with an assignment it is to be dropped at the advisor's office to be held until senior project presentation. A student needs 12 of these from different classes. Riley was using his exemplary card as a book mark. He had already thrown out the assignment from last semester. He told me it was a good thing he used it as a book mark as he would have tossed it also. He thought that it was just an extra congratulations on a job well done. He didn't know how significant those notes were from the teachers. He had to dig out of the garbage bag in his room two more. We had cleaned out his out of control back pack just the week before, but smart boy that he is, he told me he would not throw the bag of papers away until the semester was over. Now he had to dig into the big bag to find those exemplary notes from his science class to give to his advisor for safe keeping.

I signed Riley up for summer school to make up for work he needed in order to graduate. I also signed Trevor up for summer school as he needed a state history class that everyone else already had in eighth grade. He had an awesome state history class from his old school, but wrong state.

Trevor's advisor asked him what he wanted to be when he graduated. He said at first he didn't know until I mentioned "What about aviation?" He spent the next five minutes discussing aviation as an option. He loved it, but worried his size would take him out of the cockpit.  The advisor asked about Airforce, but Trevor down played that with telling her most military are putting out drones instead of pilots. That scout trip to the airport to receive his merit badge was wonderful for Trevor. He really absorbed a lot of information on that trip. Scouts has been a wonderful venue for Trevor, though a sore point for Tom and myself. I am trying to participate where I wont offend Tom's male disposition.

Trevor understood what the exemplary work was. He had a poster from his English class already in the drawer. He said he had two more exemplary works coming for this year from other classes. Both sessions went well with the Advisors.

I found out from a friend that Riley could challenge the GED, start running start at the Community College and stay enrolled in High School. His College classes would go towards graduation and he would graduate with an Associates Degree and his High School Diploma. He might be more challenged and take his work more seriously if he is taking College classes.

I am going to find out when the community college is offering the GED challenge. I was thinking I might wait until the SAT scores come in to find out if it is something I should pursue this soon. Riley will will be a Junior next year. He is not in sports, so there would be no penalties in having him take the classes at the community College. Trevor is more the typical High School Teen. Just checking all our options. Getting two years of college free has value.