BYU GRADUATION

As a teacher, I look back fondly at

former students, and how their life

is progressing.

High school and graduation, missions,
marriages, jobs, children, etc.

But, one of the biggest accomplishments

as a teacher is when your students

graduate from college!!!

Friday, April 26, 2019

Brigham Young University

Maren Douglass Quakenbush

Major:  History

Minor:  Microbiology

Wants to continue to be a

Physician's Assistant
Attended SUU
Served a mission in Texas

Sara Boley Adamson

Major:  Psychology
Attended BYU Idaho
Served a mission in Paraguay

Stephen Lind

Major:  Communications

Heading now to flight school
Served a mission in North Carolina

Tiana Coverston Hoffman
Masters Degree
 Major: Social Work

Abby Dahlgren Perkins
Major: Public Health

All 5 students were super smart in my class.
All 5 students were married in the temple.
Three students served missions for
The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints.
All 5 students will make a difference in this world!

THIS IS WHY I WAS A TEACHER!
#ProudMissMitchellMoment

OH, THAT ONE WAGON WHEEL GAME

What's a "Wagon Wheel?"

It's the prize for the winner of the

BYU-Utah State game each year.

It represents the Pioneers crossing the

plains between 1847 and the 1880's.

This game is always played the Friday

before LDS General Conference.

It was a HORRIBLE game!

We couldn't even win the coin toss!

Here are all the highlight of the game:

I love the location of LaVell Edwards Stadium!

The "Y" on the mountain was lit up.

Cosmo danced with the Cougarettes, and didn't
lose his head like the last game:

https://www.facebook.com/BYUCOSMO/videos/310001513128753/

I took my oldest great niece, Courtney, to the game.

She turned 18 last week, and is a Senior at Westlake High,

the largest high school in the state!
(Looking forward to graduation, and the reading of the names! Bleh.)

Her dad, Chris, is my oldest nephew.  He was in

junior high when I first became a season ticket holder.

We went to TONS of games together!

He had gone hunting with his 8 year old boy.

His wife and 13 year old girl went to the Jazz game

with my tickets.

Also, another big highlight . . . Courtney and I got my mom's
"Trick or Treat" for her entire posterity . . . 32 people, completed.
Each person receives a baggie with a toothbrush, 
toothbrush holder, and toothpaste.
Courtney also wrote everyone's name on the baggie.

Camry at the Jazz game

My roommate from Dixie Jr College, her daughter, Tara,
found me.  Tara and her husband, Wayne, came up from St. George
for the game!  He is a football coach at Dixie High School.
They have 6 children, including twin boys.

It seems like yesterday that I went to St. George for
their wedding!
It was the day of a BYU-Utah football game at BYU.
I chose the wedding and trip.
I can count on one hand the number of times
I have seen BYU beat Utah in Provo in the
last 26 years!!!
And . . . BYU lost.

This was the biggest highlight of the game!
David Barlow is in that wacky Utah State hoodie.
I taught him my second year of teaching!
1981-1982.
That was the year I had 20 boys and 8 girls in my class.
Most of the boys had the same first name as another
boy in the class!  
Jackson Barlow, David's son, is on the right.  
I also taught him!!!
2011-2012
He is now a senior at Lone Peak.
(I only had 2 more classes after Jackson)
Jackson has the distinction of being one of my
"grandstudents"  . . . the child of one
of my former students!
I had a lot of grandstudents, 
starting in the 2003-2004 school year!

I also taught David's daughter, Emily.
She is currently serving as a missionary for the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the
Texas San Antonio Spanish speaking mission.
She attended Utah State after graduating from Lone Peak.

David and his kids are GREAT!

And . . . that's all of the highlights!

But, we always can say,
"We had Wisconsin!"

RISE & SHOUT . . . AND SHOUT, AND SHOUT!

One year ago, BYU hosted the top ranked

Wisconsin Badgers at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

Shayla and I went to the game.

We had a great time . . . all but that final score:

40-6

This year, the game was in Wisconsin.

Nobody, not anyone all all, expected BYU

to beat the #6 ranked Wisconsin Badgers,

except the BYU players and coaches!
Wisconsin's quarterback was even under consideration
for the Heisman trophy!!!

BYU was ahead 24-21, with time running out.

Wisconsin got into field goal range.

The kicker was a 5th year senior.

(This means he redshirted one year, and 

had another year of eligibility. 

CJ did this when he played basketball

for Washington.)

He never misses.

Coach Sitake called a time out to

 "ice" (make nervous) the kicker.

Then, he called another one.

He was willing to go for the tie, and

into overtime.

You can tell by the BYU player on the ground,

that it was no good.

Not just barely a miss, but a HUGE miss!

This came up on my phone:

The BYU team was ecstatic!

Last year, we only had 4 wins the

ENTIRE SEASON!!!

First losing season in my LIFETIME!

First losing season since 1955!

Fans came out to greet the team 

at the Provo airport!

This came up on my phone on Sunday: