Well I haven't had a chance to take a picture of the school Jake is attending, but I found this on the website. (I am going to go for a picture taking drive tomorrow while Jake is at school.)
Edwards is a very large school! There are 800+ kids in three grades. Jake has been a bit overwhelmed as he has tried to find his way around and meet people.
I have not been overly impressed so far. It has been a week and he still doesn't have all of his books for his classes, he doesn't have a locker for gym, I haven't met any of the teachers, and they argued about who was going to have to show him around the first day. Not the best start. But I am trying to give them time and to not make a judgement for a few more days. I am going to go in and try to meet with the guidance counselor tomorrow.
Jake is making friends though. He is even going home with one of the kids from the church tomorrow after school. Some of you would know Dan and Kelly Wood. They were in Marion when I was pregnant with Jake. They taught the Sunday school class we attended at CWC. Well they are here in Central and their son Grant is the same age as Jake and they have become fast friends. It is nice!
I will post more tomorrow after I have more pictures!
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Honey, you are a yankee in the south. This is just the beginning of feeling it when you step foot outside of the melting pot areas like the college.
Chin up - - - keep smiling- - - and try to become as southern as possible as fast as you can. (Take up the accent YESTERDAY) It's like taking on a new culture to be a missionary.
Trust me - - - I learned all this the hard way, when I lived there for 12 years.
You will find many genuine and true friends. You will love MOST of what you find about the south - - -
but the Civil War just isn't over over there, and you are a yankee on the "other" side of the Mason-Dixon line. (I didn't even know what the Mason Dixon Line WAS the first time someone said that to me.)
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