Honor Society

The boys were in inducted into Honor Society last week.  Honor Society played a big part in my public school life.  I ran for office in junior high and high school and was voted president for both chapters.  I loved having those leadership opportunities.   

I have some conflicting feelings towards the Permian chapter however.  For one, they have the students "buy" service hours.  Rather than having those in Honor Society do group service projects or individually serve in the community, they have them bring monetary donations.  UGH.   I appreciate that it is more than just a "you made the grades so you're in" type of thing.  I HATE that they have them purchase hours.  Literally.  They HAVE to donate at least $40 in school supplies or food donations.  Then for the last two hours, they can buy them or volunteer for them. What the heck.  Not a fan.  

First, there are many families who can't afford that mandatory "donation."  Second, it will be the parents purchasing the supplies 99.5% of the time....including our household.  Third, if you really want it to be more than grades, then have them serve.

Okay...my rant is over!

I am very proud of the boys.  Parker would have been inducted his junior year.  He worked really hard to pull up his grades so he would qualify.  However, he had too many unexcused absences.  I think they may have been from our Disney Cruise family vacation during the middle of the year.  Bummer.  Well worth the trade off for sure!

When the letters came in the mail, Parker got a little grin and nodded his head.  I think he was glad that he would have a little bit of bling on his graduation robe.  I was happy for him.

Tanner opened the letter, glanced over it, tossed it on the floor and said, "I decline."  

That's Tanner for you.  

Parker got his form signed and turned in.  

I tentatively reached out to Tanner a few days later to see if he was going to turn in the form.  I was pretty sure he was not going to.  He was like, "Oh, there is a form on email? Okay, I'll check and turn it in."  I was surprised but pleased.  (Back to...I love Honor Society, and it played a big part in my early years.  Plus it looks good on college applications.)

Well, thanks to Covid we could choose to join the ceremony in person or online.  The boys chose online.  We watched for a little bit on the computer.  We couldn't really understand much of anything that was said, but that is okay.  We weren't really paying close attention anyway.  We celebrated with Chic Fil A for the family, and Tanner even came through with this lovely outfit dressed up for the big day.  Crazy boy.

Now I guess we may be out $120 to "buy our way in."