Catherine is getting ready to schedule for next year. I can't believe we are already talking about her sophomore year of high school, but that is reality! We've encouraged her to take a class that is run by the local career tech school that is basically a form of life skills. We are really hoping that Catherine is able to find something that might be her niche...and we don't seem to have found it yet.
I long ago recognized that Catherine is not our athlete. Part of it is the fact that she is willing to complete the expected activities and practices, but she is not interested in putting in any additional effort. Cross country ended years ago, and she has also decided to not participate in track this year. She still enjoys swim, but her size is a detriment...and she just isn't that strong. Marching band was a challenge for her, which surprised us. Apparently though, she is unable to march and play at the same time. Hopefully there will be some improvement this year, but last year it just never clicked for her. She loved participating in drama as an eighth grader, and we really thought drama and performing might be her thing. She didn't get a part in the fall play though, and struggled a bit through her drama class first semester. She has decided not to participate in the spring musical. I can't blame her for wanting to take the spring off because in addition to swim, she participated in mock trial this winter as well. She worked on it, although not as committed as some of the others, and apparently had a very difficult time at the competition. The adviser is a close colleague of Andrew's and I know that she would never be completely honest if she thought Catherine wasn't cut out for it, but she did suggest some other things Catherine might want to consider. I feel badly that she has struggled, but I'm grateful she has tried so many things. I'm also grateful we are at a school where there are still many different things she can attempt!
No comments:
Post a Comment