Tony’s High School Graduation Video

 The moment Tony got his diploma accompanied by a Social Distortion song.  I listen to them in the car sometimes.

Tony’s Graduation from Neelin High School

The convocation was held at Brandon University.

 Below is the view from where I sat.  I didn’t talk to anyone.  For speeches, I listened to the principal complain about the students not getting to class on time; and the class valedictorian, who Tony didn’t know, admitted that the students skipped classes.  

Tony’s name is in the middle of the roster.

Once a Spartan, always a Spartan.  We’re both Spar-tanes..

Tony: Class of 26.

Dad: Class of 82.

To be honest, Tony never felt a part of the school, this year, as I did,  all those years ago.  We both finished our high school with one year in Brandon after puttering around in other places for the eleven previous years: Tony in China; I on military bases. I never really felt part of Brandon.  I had to get out after graduating. Tony now feels as I did.  So there are parallels.  

Thankfully, we missed the summons for baby pics.  Most of the other students had two photos of their panel: a baby photo and a grad photo.

We left the ceremony as soon as we could.

When we got home, his grandmother was full of complaints about him.

Ho hum and dreariness.

Tony is sitting at the end.

Power outage at my son’s school

 I drove my son to school and then had to pick him up soon after because there was a power outage.

I was informed of this via robo phone call.

In China, I am sure they would have carried on.

Parents in China would have been informed of any general emergencies via WeChat.

Back to School in Canada, sort of.

 Tony's first day back to school will be on Thursday, September 4.

Today, Tuesday afternoon, he will see a counsellor at Neelin High School who will tell him what exactly he will be studying in his grade 12 year.

I will be trying to make money and find a job.

I have a few students for online tutoring but it is not earning much income at the moment.  I have meet some interesting people from all the over the world.  I appreciate how they are not as shy as the Chinese students I taught all these years.

I will be going to the Manitoba Public Insurance office to see if I can get an earlier date for my road test.  Currently, I am booked to take it October 1, which is very annoying.

This is the video I uploaded to YouTube this morning:

This video gets added to my Simone Weil playlist.  Be sure to visit and help pad my stats! I thought I give the old NGD a rest for a day.