David's 2013

David ended his freshman year at South County High School and began life as a sophomore.  He remains active with his Scout troop, and over the summer had a chance to serve as Assistant Senior Patrol Leader for his troop's week at Camp Rodney in July, after which he presented on the week to the fall Court of Honor:

Hard to believe he now stands taller than Mommy.  He also remains active with his church and youth group, including singing in the youth choir and spending a week with the senior high youth group in Pittsburgh in July, helping rebuild a Korean War veteran's home and roof.  A busy summer: during his time in Vermont, he helped in the renovations of Great Grammie's house, and helped Grampa as well, installing a new mailbox for him.

He also took up a new hobby, target shooting, including showing Aunt Jen that he knows his way around a range. And in the fall, he volunteered to be part of a team of students from SCHS who conducted oral histories with WWII veterans at the WWII Memorial downtown.  He interviewed a man who was aboard the USS Nevada at Pearl Harbor--amazing!

It may be difficult to accept, but our little boy is getting ready to spread his wings and look at colleges.  In the fall he took the PSATs and a practice SAT and ACT…and has begun receiving mail from colleges, so let the games begin. He remains certain that he will go to college out of state, but is beginning to wonder about a wider range of choices than Arkansas for archaeology.  Tune in next year to see how the thinking has evolved!