September 27, 2007
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MIKE ACCEPTS A SCHOLARSHIP!
Our grandson Mike plays two sports, lacrosse and football. He is a pretty decent high school football running back and kicker. On average, he punts about forty yards and his longest this year was seventy six yards.
As good as he is in football, he’s better at lacrosse. I posted earlier that he was named to the Illinois all state lacrosse team as a junior and has attracted some looks from division 1 college teams in the east, where the best lacrosse is played. Lacrosse is a relatively new sport in Illinois, so not many scholarships go to our local boys.
Mike played lacrosse this summer on a local traveling team. They competed in several tournaments in the midwest and he really got noticed. As a result, he was asked to visit several colleges and was offered a few scholarships.
To make a long story shorter, Mike has verbally accepted an offer to play lacrosse for West Point next year. He will take a physical sometime soon and if he passes, he’ll be wearing an Army cadet uniform as a college freshman.
The downside as far as his grandparents are concerned is that he’ll be committed to a five year enlistment after he graduates. On the positive side, his education will be completely paid, it’s a highly regarded degree, and he won’t have to look for a job after graduation.
Our children have been outstanding parents and, as a result, have reared outstanding kids. We are proud of all ten of our grandchildren and love every one equally. We want them all to be successful and rewarded in their choices. Mike just validates our pride in them and further justifies our swaggering, bragging and gloating.
Comments (1)
Bravo to Mike . he is going very well on his way and parents and grandparents may be proud of him .
Good luck Mike !
In friendship
Michel