It's time to brag a little on the offspring. Congratulations to my oldest son Dylan for achieving something that I never did… On Friday we received a letter from Massaponax High School informing us that our son (who is now a Junior) has lettered in Academics. This means that he has maintained a Grade Point Average (GPA) of over 3.5+ to date. Dylan is a perennial Honor Roll Student and is now in a Vo-Tech automotive program en route to attending the NASCAR Institute in N.C. upon graduation. The boy is gifted in the garage and wants to build racecars. I could not be prouder of him. My oldest daughter Madison also brought home straight A’s on her midterms. Thank the Good Lord that they got my wife’s brains!

It states: “The presentation of academic letters and pins represents a significant accomplishment by your son or daughter. ONLY those students achieving a G.P.A. of 3.5 or higher for the preceding school year are presented the awards. The milestone of a 3.5 or higher G.P.A. represents many months of hard work and dedication to academic excellence by your student, as well as strong support by you of your student’s efforts. The academic letter can be worn with pride as visible proof of academic excellence.”

We are also invited to attend an award ceremony and family reception on the 24th. I cannot wait. Even if I wasn’t always the most stellar student, at least I can live ‘academically’ through my kids.