Its Lottery Time
April 19, 2010
It is Lottery time at the Klasen household. No, its not the Power Ball or the Mega Millions, but rather the high school admissions lottery. There are two high schools in the neighboring district. One that is a 5A school and another that is a 3A. The 3A school was designed to be an alternative to the larger 5A, so they limit enrollment to 225 freshmen each year. This year they received 268 registration packets, so they will have to do a lottery to determine the incoming freshmen. The way the lottery works is that they automatically admit any students who have an older sibling currently enrolled, and then the rest of the name get put in a hat. They remove names one at a time and put them on a waiting list until they are down to a combined number of siblings admissions and names in the hat that equal a total of 225. Sean really wants to go to the smaller school, thinking he’ll have more opportunities to play sports and be involved in many activities. He also feels like the transition from the small elementary school to a medium high school will be easier. The drawing is Wednesday night, and we should receive a call on Thursday to let us know his status.
Broadway & Beyond Fundraiser a Success
March 8, 2010
Steve, Sean, Savannah, Pianist Rick Stahl, church volunteers, and The Alma Dolores Dancers did a great job this weekend to help me put on a variety show that was a huge success in helping us raise money for our parish building fund. Overall the show went pretty smoothly with Steve running the sound system, parish volunteers running the dessert kitchen, and a few of the Mom’s running the dressing area a making sure all the dancers were ready with their costumes and hair pieces. Our only major hiccup was the boys not making a costume changed in time. It should have been an easy change for the boys as they only had to change their shirts, but they got tangled up or something. It actually provided a moment of humor in the show. Other than that slight delay, the show went off beautifully and the audience seemed to enjoy it. My favorite part was probably donning my short black wig and black feather trimmed pants suit for my tribute to Liza Minnelli. Audience members commented that they really enjoyed the Mexican dancing as well. I think that the colorful costumes and upbeat music appeal to nearly everyone. I can’t thank everyone who volunteered their time for this event for their efforts that made it a big success.
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