Re: Update on high school cheerleading!

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In a message dated 4/26/2004 7:59:20 PM US Mountain Standard Time,

JJKutch@... writes:

> We are so pleased and encouraged by the Down Syndrome

> awareness this will bring to the high school and surrounding area....oh the

> attitudes

> that will be changed!

>

So TRUE! And just for the record, I never doubted that she had won fair and

square. Just reading about all the effort she put into it let you know that

SHE WORKED FOR IT!

This past week my kids participated in the 4H Fair. They all showed swine.

They all did very well, getting high blue ribbons in market and also in

showmanship. When it came to the auction, Shalana got $2.50/lb, Levi got

$3.00/lb

and Maverick got $4.75/lb. There were others in our club who got the same as

Maverick and others who got less than Shalana. This is the first year my

family has come and really watched the auction. Maverick has been in 4H for

years and has shown a pig for 5 years. They know him there. He is there on

work

day, and camps out during the week and does his barn duty and feeds his pig

and does what the rest of the kids do. They have the exact same expectations of

him. (except that his dad or sister are always shadowing him.....LOL)

Maverick is totally accepted as a 4H member. Nothing more, nothing less. But

my

sister had to make the comment that he got that much money because he had down

syndrome.

Totally blew the auction for me.

M.

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3:33

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Does your 4-H have a showmanship event where the kids have to show their pigs?

Ours is the most fun of the event, kids come up with fun ways to shine with

their pigs .... ribbons on tails, bows on heads.

One year I made my son a tie from fabric printed with pigs and a bib for his pig

of the same fabric! ;-)

Cheryl in VA

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Does your 4-H have a showmanship event where the kids have to show their pigs?

Ours is the most fun of the event, kids come up with fun ways to shine with

their pigs .... ribbons on tails, bows on heads.

One year I made my son a tie from fabric printed with pigs and a bib for his pig

of the same fabric! ;-)

Cheryl in VA

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I think it was quite clear that girl earned her spot on the squad! HOORAY

HOORAY!!! She will have a wonderful network of support at school!

Cheryl in VA

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This is sooooooo cool!

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Kathy

's mom (19 DS)

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On 4/26/2004 at 10:57 PM JJKutch@... opined:

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There are 13 girls selected. Trista's score was number 6 on the list. So

not only did she make it on her own efforts, but she also scored in the top

half!

Always,

ReBecca

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