{"id":2253,"date":"2019-05-06T14:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T14:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:35:04","slug":"a-graduation-to-celebrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=2253","title":{"rendered":"A GRADUATION TO CELEBRATE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, not Caleb. Not yet.I suppose quite a few people aren&#8217;t even aware that Melissa has been working on her master&#8217;s degree for the last year and a half through Emmaus University just down the road.Last Wednesday she presented her capstone project in front of her class. It was her last big assignment and her topic was &#8220;effective teacher evaluation&#8221;.During Friday&#8217;s morning chapel service, we recognized both Melissa and Kacie, Cowman&#8217;s incredible first grade teacher and assistant principal to the elementary, who has completed the same program.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190503_090729-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday evening brought the &#8220;hooding ceremony&#8221; for all those graduating this year from an Emmaus program &#8211; over 60 in all. (The yellow stole over Melissa&#8217;s shoulders represents graduating with academic honors. She&#8217;s a smart one!)<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190503_183333-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1364\" height=\"1364\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday morning we headed to a large local church for the actual graduation ceremony. The graduates had to be there at 8:00 for photos and lining up, and the ceremony started at 9:00 with a loud and joyous procession led by a marching band.\u00a0The whole family is very proud of Melissa&#8217;s accomplishment. We, more than anyone else, recognize how much time and effort went into this moment. Praise the Lord, Who lifted her up and kept her moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190504_082229-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kacie and Melissa with Dr. Lucner Pierre:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190504_084114-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190504_111031-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, not Caleb. 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