End of School

School ended with a lot of really cool honors for our boys. Mark set a family record on the ACT, accomplishing his goal of beating both Mom and Dad's score. Even better, he received a wonderful compliment from his favorite seminary teacher, Brother Marsden. Below are the texts that this teacher sent about Mark, which made us really proud.

Brother Marsden: "Hi there! Just wanted to let you know that Mark was in charge of devotional today in seminary and did a spectacular job. He is such a good kid and blessing to our class. He talked about how Christ is our advocate and shared super great application of that truth. I love being his teacher. Just an amazing kid. One of the best I've taught!"

Mark chose Super Chix to celebrate end of Junior year.

Dax also had some honors as he ended 8th grade. He enjoyed being a part of the National Junior Honor Society, and his grades were perfect. He also received some wonderful words of praise.

Mr. Shelley: I have enjoyed having Dax this year in science class. He is amazingly organized and stays up on his work very well. He knows how to plan his schedule so he gets everything done. Having said that, he does well in class because he focuses on learning and educating himself rather than just getting a grade. He's a hard worker and good member in group work as he can put forth ideas but also listen to others as well. Thank you for raising such a great kid! I look forward to working with Dax for the rest of the year.

Grandpa and Dax

Do you think Dax looks like Justin Bieber?

Seth wrapped up his 5th grade year. His teacher had a baby in March, so he was excited she came back for the last month of school. The big event at the end of school is the Dance Festival and the 5th grade did the song Footloose--a classic Lehi song. Seth did great, and Dax even came to watch with Mom. We are excited for Seth to be in 6th grade next year--the last year of elementary school for the Ockeys (well, other than Dad).

Mom and Dax enjoyed the Dance Festival.

Seth is always a good sport about the dance festival.

Only one more year of elementary school for Seth.