Ammon's spring

SPORTS
Ammon ran track for the junior high. He practiced every day after school for 6 weeks, and really got in shape. This was his first year, and he was only able to compete in one track meet: the one held in Salmon (6th graders can't go on the bus with the 7th & 8th graders to other school's track meets.) He did 3 events: 400m, 1600m, and 4x400m relay. He really excels at long-distance running, and we enjoyed watching him pass others as he continued the 4 laps around the track in the 1600m. At the end of the race, he was able to pass two girls that he'd been trailing behind. It was an exciting finish! He really enjoyed running, and is now planning to run Cross Country in the fall instead of play football because he had such a positive experience!

400m race

1600m race

4x400m relay

FIELD TRIPS
At the end of April, Ammon took a field trip with the junior high and high school bands to compete at Festival at South Fremont High School in St. Anthony. Josh and I took the afternoon off to go see him compete and to do some errands in southeast Idaho. His junior high band played three songs, and were critiqued by 3 judges. Then they had a sight-seeing competition after their performance. It was his first band field trip, and he had a good time on the long bus ride with his friends!

At the end of May, the entire 6th grade went to Idaho Falls for a fun end-of-year field trip. They went to the zoo, had a picnic, and then went roller skating. He liked the zoo, and had fun with his friends on the bus and at roller skating--he'd never roller skated before so it was a totally new adventure for him!

AWARDS
At the spring band concert, Ammon played with the intermediate band. It was a great concert, and the kids did such an excellent job! His favorite was the Mission Impossible theme song (I tried uploading the video of it to Blogger, but it didn't work.)

Mr. Anderson, the band & choir teacher, gave awards at the end of each group's performance. Ammon received the "Teacher's Choice Award" in the Intermediate Band for being such a great student and always listening and doing his best! He was so happy and we were so proud of him!