Tomorrow marks the first day of Bailey's senior year. Before I can kick off that year, I feel I need to bring closure to her junior year. It was a year filled with new adventures and looking towards the future.
We made campus visits to Iowa State University and Indiana State University. Although she enjoyed both visits, Indiana State is her first choice for graphic design and animation. She's ready to spread her wings and begin a new adventure away from Iowa. Will she be a future Sycamore? Time will tell.
She looked absolutely beautiful at both Homecoming and Prom.
We were both excited when Cedar Falls hired 2 new speech coaches and Bailey finally got to experience speech contest this year. Her group ensemble went to State and earned a Division I rating. She poured just as much heart into her 2 individual speeches and came home with Division II ratings. I've come to accept that speech contest can be somewhat subjective so although I felt she did an outstanding job with her individual speeches and should have taken both entries onto the state contest, her judges rated them differently. Regardless, I'm so proud of Bailey for putting herself back "on the stage" and working so hard on her speeches this year. It was a lot of fun to work with her and provide my own critique.
Like school years past, Bailey has learned and grown a lot. We are both looking forward to what this final year of high school will bring and planning for a future where God only knows what lies ahead.
