Every week a 6th, 7th and 8th grader is nominated by their teachers as a Spartan of the week. They have to demonstrate good classroom behavior, kindness to others and good grades, just to name a few. Guess which 7th grader got the award this week? Yep, our one and only. As you can see from the picture above he was less than thrilled to get his picture taken. He said he didn't know what the big deal was but his momma thought it was a big deal. This is the second time Jay has gotten this award and as he wraps up his 7th grade year, I'm exceptionally proud of him. He has maintained excellent grades all year. He's been a stones throw away from honor roll (but hasn't quite made it). He's managed running cross country and playing basketball all year, all the while keeping on top of his grades. Any opportunity he had to go in early for extra help, he jumped on it. Seventh grade was somewhat of an awakening for Jay. I wouldn't go so far as to say he's accepted that he learns differently but I would say he understands he learns differently and he's starting to get a handle on the best ways for him to learn because we all learn differently. And although he isn't necessarily comfortable with the extra help he gets, he knows it's part of the reason he's done so well this year. I always tell Jay, no successful person got where they are without help. There is no shame in receiving help. The rest is up to you and the sky is the limit!
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