It was a beautiful June day and it was James graduation day. James graduated with honors and was the top student at his campus (the Taylor campus). James had been attending Wayne County Community College for two years and has earned his first college degree. It came on a sad note though as his Grandma had passed away the day before.

James has been on the Tigers Jumbotron and the Lions, all within a few weeks of each other.

The ceremony was beautiful and held at Ford Field in Detroit (where the Lions play. The ceremony took a couple hours and concessions were open for it, although I do not think alcohol was being served. After the ceremony we took James to his favorite restaurant and then home for ice cream and cake (and congratulatory balloons)!

Congratulations James, we are all so very proud of you.

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James was recognized with honors at Wayne County Community College in Taylor Michigan this day. There was a ceremony and several guest speakers before the honor students marched up to the stage to receive their commendations.

After the ceremony we took a couple pictures and then went out for ice cream. Once again, James has made his family proud and it was not without much effort on his part. Many long nights he would be up late studying for exams or prepping for classes. This semester he had classes not only in Taylor but also two days a week in Detroit, not to mention a virtual class at home so it was a very busy and hectic schedule this last semester for James.

Congrats James, very well done!
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James had his last day of college today as he was studying and taking exams at the Detroit campus. James feels he has done pretty well so we are all optimistic that he will have a great graduation and hopefully graduate with honors.

James’ graduation is about a month away, but because of the scheduling, his last day is in early May. This gives him a little spring/summer break before graduation, and then on to VIP camp.

Looking back on the last two years it is amazing how fast time flies, seems just like yesterday we were picking him up from OW Best Middle School.

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James was dropped of for his last day of finals and when we picked him up, he felt he had done very well but due to a power failure at the school (high winds throughout the midwest caused many power failures) he would not know his actual score for several days. When he did get the results we found out he had a perfect 4.0 gpa for the semester.

James was rewarded with a trip to his favorite restaurant – Bubba’s – on Eureka road just around the block from his school. Mom and Dad had several gifts for him which you can see in the pictures (t shirts, pennants, Christmas bulbs, etc.)

Later that day James made up 5 Christmas bulbs, one for each A he got that semester and placed them on his Christmas tree for display.

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