Jeani & Bruce Ward Family

Boy, the year has gone by fast. In October Bruce and I celebrated our 25th Wedding anniversary. It was low key, a nice dinner out. The kids are always keeping us busy.

Nathan is a senior this year. With a heavy class schedule, 4 AP classes and 2 college credit classes, he is getting ready for college. Nathan went to a nuclear engineering summer camp at the University of Missouri in Rolla. He loved it. He turned in a application and got accepted. He has wanted to go to UMR since 9th grade and his goal is getting closer. The report cards just came out and both kids are doing great. Nathan was accepted into the National Honor Society. Nathan is also in his high school Orchestra, probably his most fun class. They are planning a trip to the University of Illinois in Champaign Illinois for a festival and then on to Chicago for some site seeing. It is hard to believe he has been playing violin since 3rd grade. He is still active as a scout, but now as an adult. He and Sarah are in a venture crew and they both were voted in as district officers. Nathan as vice pres and Sarah vice pres of communication for the St Louis New Horizons District.
 
In the spring Sarah entered one of her art pictures in a contest. The contest was for the Junior Duck Hunting Stamp she won 3rd in state for her age group. The winner gets their picture made into the hunting stamp. She got a nice big ribbon and her picture has been touring the state. This fall Sarah was working for the Girl Scouts at one of their camps as a wrangler. That is someone who works with the horses. She worked about 6 weekends getting the horses ready for trail rides. She just loved it. Especially that first pay check. She will work again in the spring and maybe all summer. Sarah is a sophomore this year and has started to tackle those AP classes. Sarah is also helping with the stage crew at school. They are putting on High School Musical in November. Both kids are active in others activities, Student Council, Renaissance and Tri-M.

I have been busy volunteering. I just passed out tuxedos for Orchestra and finished up one of their fundraisers. Nathan’s Orchestra had a concert last Saturday. They played with a local group called Fiddleback. Fiddleback came to school and worked with the students and gave them some pointers. They put on a great dinner/concert/auction with good food and music and lots of fun. I helped with the decorations.

Bruce is busy at work, church and Scouts. The scouts will slow down, but the work will always keep him busy. We just called his Mom in Oceanside, Calif. and she is safe from all the fires.

Love to all
The Wards
Bruce Jeani Nathan Sarah