Joshua had his Band Award Ceremony this week. The band is new to the school. Last year was its first year and the program is being run by a retired Navy (I think!) band guy. He has done a remarkable job and is pretty ambitious. The kids seem to rise to the occasion and Joshua has really enjoyed playing his trumpet and marching in the band.
There were a ton of awards to hand out, but they went quickly. The director's vision was to give the kids medals similar to what the military wears on their dress uniforms, and the kids would pin their medals on like that. Joshua got a Second Year medal and he received the Outstanding Musician award. He was pleased. I tried to get a photo of him, but the nutty boy dashed up to the front, grabbed his award and bolted back to his seat. Both times. All I got was a vague blur.
I asked him to pose with his medals/awards for me, and he was..... well, you can see below. I asked if that was what he wanted preserved for posterity and he thought he was hysterically funny and said yes.
The band director.
First photo with his medals. I asked for another shot.
Not any better. What a loon! I love this boy, and I am proud of him!
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