Chelsea High School graduation (8 June 2008).
CHS held its graduation last (hot, humid) Sunday; the ceremony was notable because it was Ron Mead’s last graduation ceremony as principal. He received a standing ovation.
Sadly, I was not given an honorary CHS diploma. But one of these years…
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Ron Mead’s Open House (28 May 2008).
After 19 years in charge, Chelsea High School principal Ron Mead is retiring. The school held an open house in his honor; throughout the four hours of the open house, there was a steady line of people waiting to thank him for his outstanding work at Chelsea High.
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Chelsea’s Memorial Day ceremonies (26 May 2008).
Chelsea held its traditional Memorial Day parade and ceremony, and, as usual, it was excellent. If you haven’t attended the parade and ceremony, you should go next year; it’s just an hour or two, and it’s a good way to honor those who have given their lives for our freedom.
Full gallery of images available here. And now, if you see pictures you like, you can buy them online right from the gallery.
The baseball team’s season ended last weekend, and the soccer team is bounding playfully through the playoffs, which means its season is going to end within the next week or two. Why is this important? Because there are two more books!
I’m still putting the finishing touches on the baseball book, and the soccer book can’t be completed until the team’s season ends. But I am accepting orders now.
Fun fact: I didn’t have definite cover images for either book until very late in the seasons. For soccer, I got the cover image at the fourth-round playoff game; for baseball, I got the cover image at the first-round playoff game (which ended up being the last game of the season).
Last week, I was on my way home from Ann Arbor when I stopped at a gas station just off the highway to fill up my car. As the pump was cheerfully listing local bankruptcy attorneys (hey, it could happen), my gaze wandered, and for the first time, I noticed the odd set of signs posted at the entrance. The side facing the road has an unremarkable sign directing cars to the pumps, but the side facing the pumps … well, I guess you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
Thursday: Soccer
In a battle of Bulldogs in the second round of the playoffs, Chelsea defeated Mason. (The next day, Chelsea defeated Eaton Rapids to claim the district championship. But sadly, I wasn’t there for that game.)
When both teams are the Bulldogs, this sentiment becomes inclusive and nonthreatening. But since yellow isn’t a Mason color, the declaration still can carry some weight … particularly when it’s being displayed after a Chelsea victory, as it was here.
Thursday: Baseball (SEC Championship)
In the first game, Chelsea staged a thrilling seventh-inning comeback to defeat Adrian; in the second game, Chelsea lost to Tecumseh.
The water polo season ended a couple weeks ago, which means two things: first, I probably won’t have to deal with obstructive parents and photographers for a while (oh please, may it be so!), and second, the 2008 Chelsea water polo book is now available!
(For any water polo families reading this: I will have a copy at the banquet, so you will have a chance to look at it.)
