In the 2nd semester of every school year, the fall awards ceremony happens. This year the school hosted the ceremony on February 2nd and it looks a bit different than past years.

This year, the school allowed parents to come to see their children receive their awards. During the past 2 years, parents have not joined their children during the recognition of their child because of COVID-19 and not wanting to risk people’s health.

We wanted to know people’s thoughts about their parents coming to see them on the fall awards day, so we asked around for people’s ideas and thoughts on the new permission that parents gained this year.

6th Graders Opinions:

Isaac D. a 6th Grader stated that it felt nice going to the award ceremony as he felt, “represented as a good student.” He also stated that having his parents there to present at that moment made him feel “like they cared” about him.

Melanie V another 6th Grader stated that attending the ceremony made her feel “proud of herself.” Melanie also said that having her family there made her feel, “happy because they could see me winning things and getting good scores.”

7th Graders Opinions:

Cesar O, a 7th Grader who attended the fall awards ceremony stated that he felt, “good because I accomplished my goal of getting good grades and having good attendance.” He also stated that having his parents there at the ceremony made him feel, “happy because my dad got to witness it and overall just a good experience.”

Kayla R a 7th Grader from SEMS when asked how she felt about the fall awards stated, “It felt nothing special as I had done it 3 times before.”

8th Graders Opinions:

Keisi M an 8th Grader from SEMS when asked how she felt about getting a fall award stated, “I felt good because I worked for it.” When asked how she felt about her parents going to the fall awards she stated, “Good because my parents are proud of me.”

Andrea C an 8th Grader from DREAMS who attended the fall awards ceremony, when asked how she felt about the fall awards stated, “I felt neutral.” When asked how she felt about her family going to the fall awards she stated, “My sister went and I felt proud and good that my sister cared about me.”