It's so hard to believe that my "baby" has graduated from High School and we are officially going to be "emtpy nesters".
Mallory graduated on Saturday and what a wonderful event it was!!! Mallory received a lot attention and awards for her academic achievement that led up to the Graduation. Being one of the Valedictorians she was written up in the Hillsboro newspaper, The Argus, along with all of the other Valedictorians in the District. But she was the only Valedictorian in the Hillsboro School District that was featured in the Oregonian where she was interviewed and had a big picture of her talking about how varied the students are who are Valedictorians. It was quoted to say, "Some are shy and some, like Mallory Everton, could be professional comedians." Her comments during the interview were bright, and funny and thought provoking.
At the graduation ceremony, she was chosen to be the Mistress of Ceremonies and announced all of the speakers and musical numbers. The Vocal Ensemble choir, which she is a member, was able to sing. Then she, along with the other Valedictorians were able to read off the names of their classmates as they came up to receive their diplomas.
Coming from the very small high school that I did, in our yearbook our Senior year, all the activities we were involved in and things we accomplished throughout our high school years, were listed by our senior picture. It was very gratifying to me to see that list of what I had been involved in and what I had accomplished during high school. The schools here are way too big to do that for each student. Mallory had an INCREDIBLE high school experience and I thought that atleast her family and friends should see a list of what she has done these past 4 years, in celebration of her graduation. (She would never do this -- or maybe not even want me to do it-- but this is a mother's perogative, so please bear with me. I've been proud of every one of my kids but there was no blogging when you graduated, so modern technology has provided me this opportunity for Mal.) I admit, I am adding a few extra things from church, etc. to this list that you wouldn't have found in my high school yearbook, but it shows the big picture of how involved and well-rounded she has been.
FRESHMAN
* Soccer
* First year of Seminary (had 4 teachers that year)
* Played "Zelda" in "Singing in the Rain" (Spring Musical)
SOPHMORE
* Seminary with Zach as her teacher
* 1 of a few who got to be in Concert Choir as a Sophomore
* Homecoming Princess
* Got her Driver's License!!!
* 1st AP Class - AP US History (Passed AP test)
* Played "Maizey" in "Suessical the Musical"
* Got Mono and stilled maintained her 4.0
* Soccer
* Went on a Choir Tour to Canada
JUNIOR
* 00 Period Seminary @ Pioneer Heritage (private LDS School) 6:00 am!!
* Made Vocal Ensemble (which was 0 Period)
* Took 3 AP classes - AP Chemistry; AP Enlish; AP Calculus (passed all 3 AP tests)
* Cross Country in the Fall
* Had a lead in "Arsenic and Old Lace" the Fall play with Whitney as the other lead
* Involved in broadcasting the "Morning Announcements" live over LTV (Liberty TV)
* Got her 1st job at Jamba Juice
* Played "Emily" in "Bang, Bang, You're Dead" (Whitney's Sr. Project)
* Placed @ District, Regional & State for Group Musical competition in Drama
* Went to Drama Nationals in Nebraska
* Performed in a One-Act at Drama Nationals
* Directed, edited and performed in a music video for a Prom Promo for LTV
* Went to Whitney's Sr. Prom with Andy Turner
* Played "Ado Annie" in "Oklahoma"
* Performed a solo at "Radio Jazz Hour" put on by Choir
* Member of Stake Youth Council
* Lettered in - Cross Country, Drama, Leadership, and Choir
* KIT Counselor at Stake Girls Camp
* Went on trip to Mazatlan with Whitney and her family
SENIOR
* Cross Country
* Played "Zerbinet" in "Scapin", the Fall Play
* Took Seminary release-time at Century High School 7th period
* Vocal Ensemble
* Assisted the Choir director at Poynter Middle School Choir
* Homecoming Queen
* Took 2 AP Classes - AP Literature; AP Stats (still waiting for test results)
* Senior Project - Wrote, directed, performed and edited a weekly teen mini-series called "Liberty Heights" that aired each Thursday for 5 minutes during Morning Announcements. It was amazing!!
* Played lead "Roxie Hart" in "Chicago", the Spring Musical
* Sang the "National Anthem" solo at a school assembly and at the "Mr. Liberty Contest"
* Performed her 1st personal acoustic guitar gig at "Insomnia" opening for Zach and Parker
* Was given a wish to record one of her songs in a recording studio
* Manager of recording studio set her up with a gig at "Borders Books"
* Conducted a Youth Musical Fireside and sang a solo there, also.
* Asked to perform in SKID which is a Drunk Driving Crash re-enactment shown in a school assembly before Prom
* Applied to colleges and was accepted to New York University, Loyola, Boston University, & BYU and received scholarship offers from all of them.
* Took a trip to New York to visit NYU
* Got to see "Chicago" on Broadway!
* Escorted Andy Turner for Mr. Liberty Contest (Andy won!)
* Chosen for Falcon Frenzy Court by teachers
* Went on a Choir tour to Los Angeles and San Diego
* Went to Glencoes Prom
* Went to her Sr. Prom with Garrett Paulson
* Asked to be Stake Girls Camp President
* Graduated from 4 years of Seminary - Spoke at Seminary Graduation
* Awarded ACT Idol from her peers in her academy
* Chosen to be the next "American Idol" by classmates in her Sr. Awards Assembly
* Valedictorian!
* Chosen to be featured in Oregonian article on Valedictorians
* Mistress of Ceremonies @ Graduation
