Aaahhhh! It's accomplished.

Finally, after months of talking about it, I am putting Eric Robert's senior activities down for posterity. On June 28th he graduated with many honors - he was in the top 10 students in a class of 72 and the recipient of the Environ Team Award, Boys State Award (Junior year), Great Sacandaga Lake Citizenship Award, Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Award (Junior Year), Saratoga County School Boards Association Award, Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology (Junior Year) and, under Athletic Awards, the George Doherty Award and New Visions Program participant - just to name a few.


You all know that he received the Eagle Scout Award earlier this year, but did you know he was honored for his environmental work. This honor included a $500 scholarship and a personal handshake from his state senator.
Every weekday of his senior year, Eric Robert would arise early, don good looking slacks, dress shirt, tie and lab coat and drive to Saratoga for a session with the New Visions Program. His work there, along with about 10 other students selected throughout the area, was to attend class during the mornings and in the afternoon to shadow a doctor or work in a pharmacy or visit a hospital or do some task geared toward helping the student find a suitable career in the medical field. It worked, because Eric Robert easily chose to attend Adirondack Community College (ACC) to study nursing. In 2-1/2 years he will be a Registered Nurse and from there he will have many options for specialization. (He's had a lot of experience already, in that he is on the local fire department and is a New York State Certified Fireman and was called out on an emergency case almost every night we visited.) Pictured below you see Eric Robert in a restaurant. He is either studying the menu or opening a graduation gift.


By attending ACC Eric Robert will live at home while attending college. He'll like that for many reasons, like saving money and being able to visit his girl friend Stacy more often.


You can see, in spite of a heavy downpour outside the high school, graduation was a very happy occasion for Eric Robert's family. He's a very good student, but he is also a hands-on person, so we expect to see many exciting things happen with him in the years to come.


We'll be praying for you, Eric Robert, and watching your progress in the years to come.

There! I did it! I was slow getting this post down on 'paper', but not because I didn't like the subject matter. Eric Robert is a lot of fun to write about. Next on the Grandma's Gazette agenda you'll hear about our visit to Stony Creek and the rest of his family. 'See' you then.

Love you all, Grandma for both of us