Catching Up #1

Okay....here goes.....I cleaned off my camera and here is what I have neglected to post since May!! The pictures below are not in order by date or event.

Morgan participated in several different track events and did very well in everything (except Discus - none of the 7th grade girls were taught the proper technique - maybe next year)!

Morgan did both Long Jump & Triple Jump. She really excelled in the Triple Jump.

Sports Fans in Detroit Lakes (Emily had already run the mile & had done really well!)

Morgan's team placed in this relay. I have the results somewhere - I guess I could look up what place they got......but does it really matter 3 months later?!?!

I think this is Morgan - it was hard to tell and sometimes I got pictures of her teammates by mistake!!

Emily was one of very few who particpated in the mile run.

She was like the Energizer Bunny....she just kept going & going......

A Discus throw into the strong wind

More Discus

Morgan placed First thru Third Place in all of her Triple Jumps at the meets

Go Em!!

See the Discus....it probably landed right about there. Kind of a sad throw - it was her first try. (Sorry Morgan, you know it is the truth!)

Here is Emily with the Discus (can you see it in the pic?)

One of Morgan's best throws - but, unfortunately she exited from the front of the circle and then it didn't count. (You don't have to do that too many times before you learn your lesson!)

If you look closely you can see both Em & Morgan in this relay. Emily was almost at the end of her leg and Morgan was just getting the baton.

I am not sure if this was the 400 m run or if she is carrying a baton. (I should have enlarged the photo before I uploaded it....oh well!)

It was a fun track season but there were only 3 meets (1 was cancelled because of the weather). Next year the girls will know a little more about the different events and sign up early for the events they want to participate in the most.

Oh yeah, we squeaked in a Spring Band Concert before the end of the school year too. I guess I don't have any good pictures of her playing - she always ends up right behind the Director and I can't see her once they start to play.

Morgan & Emily auditioned for & were selected to play in the Middle School Honors Band next year. The band is comprised of 52 musicians out of a possible 136 band students in the 7th & 8th grades.

Yeah Girls!!

(Side note - Emily was in Honors Band in 7th grade too.)

At the end of the school year they had an awards day for the entire Middle School. Morgan was presented an "Art Award" for Special Achievement in Art. (This perplexed Morgan - her instructor often used her artword as an "example" to show other students in her class but never gave her any indication that her work was especially outstanding by any means. Artistic creativity doesn't come naturally to Morgan. (She gets that trait from her Mom! - well, Dad doesn't score too high in that area either!)

Another award that Morgan was presented was truely an honor. It was presented to only four 7th grade students (2 boys & 2 girls). There were approx. 240 students in her grade.

I should have taken a picture - here is what it says:

Fergus Falls Middle School

Positively Awesome Character AWARD

is hereby granted to:

Morgan Fylling

As an acknowledgement of Outstanding Personal Characteristics

(Ambitious, Considerate, Cooperative, Fair, Honest, Patient, Punctual, Reliable, Respectful, Responsible)

By Parent Advisory Council (P.A.C.)

Morgan truely has all of the personal characteristics that they listed. Way to go, Morgan...we are so proud of you!!