Friday, May 1st was the National Day of Prayer. DramaKween's school invited some representatives of the military to be honored on behalf of their counterparts overseas. The colorguard from one of local Christian high schools had the honor of raising/saluting the flag. The little kids in front were cheery as they sang "I'm Proud To Be An American" while the upper grade kids either barely moved their mouths as they sang or they looked miserable. I asked DramaKween did someone make her classmates mad or something...she kinda skirted around by saying that since the flag was highlighted instead of the choir, they were not as enthused...and she was not happy that the military was standing in a position where some of the choir couldn't be seen.

Of course, I think she's missing the point, that it's not about the choir/students this time around. It's about the families that have lost loved ones and have been away from their spouses for several months and welcoming those people home and thanking them. But, as I recall being a teenager ... the world revolves around "me..me..me" (said with an echo). I'm not mad or upset with DramaKween, just that she's too young to see the "big picture".

We then moved on to her class for the "Open House" portion. The "kids" had various poster boards displayed with blurbs about the countries they researched. DramaKween had written two social study reports: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Maya Angelou. She got an "A+" for Angelou and an "A" for King. The teacher wasn't very visible in the classrom. She was outside mingling at the food tables with the other parents. There were several references to the Lakers game that was being played that night so people were a little distracted, I guess. DramaKween & friend were bugging me to get the Laker standings for the game. It took a while but I finally found a few sites that had the latest score.

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