I just have to post this. I am so proud! I just know Mike is so extremely proud as well.
We arrived home late tonight after seeing a movie with some of the girls from Elizabeth's softball team. I got the mail and we got awesome news...
ELIZABETH WON A $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP from Raytheon's MathMovesU program.
AND Raytheon is awarding her school, Faubion Middle School, a matching $1,000 grant. Can you believe it? 150 Middle Schoolers were chosen out of 2,700 from all over the country and my precious, sweet girl was one of them! We both were jumping up and down in the bathroom and being very nutso together!
She submitted a PowerPoint presentation that answered "How Math puts action into my passion". Her subject was Marine Biology and how math is important in tracking animals. She used mx+b formula and then she also used percentages and proportions for tracking Sea Turtle Hatchlings. Truly, she did this all on her own and the package was submitted back in January. We had really forgotten about it. Thank you Lord Jesus for this joy tonight.
She has the option of using $1,000 for a summer camp that revolves around math or science OR she can use it her first year at college (Mom is leaning toward that option! We will see what she decides).
Now we get the joy of going to school on Monday and showing the Principal the letter. How cool is that?
Jesus... you know what we need when we exactly need it! Thank you!
5 comments:
WOW! Congratulations, Elizabeth! I am completely in awe because I am very bad at math and struggle to understand the simplest mathematical concepts. I am also very proud of you for honoring the gift in you by putting that package together and submitting it. That shows you believe in yourself...as well you should!
-Lisa
Well done Elizabeth! We are so proud of you!
Wow! Way to go Elizabeth! We are all so proud of you!
Cynthia
Yahoo!!! LOVE hearing news like that! Deanna, that will probably be the first scholarship of many to come for college bound years (unless she goes to a cool camp this summer!). Well done to both of you and THANK YOU GOD for the unexpected surprise! Love, Gini
Awesome! Congrats to Elizabeth...just one of many honors to come I'm sure.
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