Signing Day

Today was a fun day for TJ. He is going to be a NCAA Athlete at Christopher Newport University and he signed his commitment paperwork in a ceremony at the High School. 

Yes, these signing ceremonies are a little hokey - a version of college athletes being drafted to professional teams or some exceptional High School athletes being accepted to play football or basketball at prestigious college programs. Yet, it is a neat memory for him as he closes out one chapter of is life and opens another. 

We had banners and balloons and signs as TJ and his fellow classmates were introduced one by one with a nice bio from the coach. TJ's teammates attended and cheered him on.    

With all of the changes in our lives - specifically, Grant is not going to be a student at Willow Spring, I made sure to grab some pictures of the trophy case to which TJ contributed to significantly.  

TJ leaves High School holding the school record for the 5k and PRs with a sub 2:00 for the 800m and 4:43 mile. He is a Conference Champion and NC Academic Athlete several times over.  

It was a nice ending to his High School career.