Springtime for Kaitlynn meant a flurry of activities, practices, and events that kept us swamped as usual. With as much fun as she had during her school season of basketball, Kaitlynn wanted to keep working on her skills and decided to join an AAU team to keep playing through the summer. Kaitlynn joined a local league called Principals First and was excited to begin practices to get to know her coaches and teammates.
Side note: AAU stands for Amateur Athletic Union and it's the term given for club and travel basketball teams. It seems so odd to me to refer to Recreational basketball as AAU but that's what everyone calls it around here, ha!
Kaitlynn was also still fulfilling her duties as a 7th grade cheerleader by performing at various school functions for the teachers and school administration. A friend snapped this pictures for me as the squad cheered at one of the springtime teacher celebrations. Never a dull moment for this busy girl!
As if that weren't enough, Kaitlynn and I were barely holding on to our National Charity League (NCL) membership because we always have conflicts with the scheduled meetings and league events. Thankfully some of these were held on Sunday evenings when we were actually free. The "ticktockers" attend these meetings to learn about various aspects of community service.
And finally, Jeff and I were thrilled to celebrate Kaitlynn's academic achievements in 7th grade when she was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society for her outstanding grades throughout the school year. As much as we recognize her strengths in academics, she absolutely blew us away this year with her work ethic and amazing progress in the classroom. She is sometimes a little too hard on herself, but we are beyond proud of her accomplishments to be recognized in NJHS!
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