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I couldn't say it better myself ... so I won't. An email from Diane follows. Last week she took Kelly and a friend to Springfield just to see their favorite band. Read on ...
Hi Dad, Kelly still has another full week before school starts, but on Saturday she will be participating in a leadership workshop being sponsored by McAuley and Brother Rice. She was recommended by her teacher to participate in this program, and was invited along with about 60 junior high students from the Chicagoland area. Her swim and water polo season will be starting up soon as well, so we will be running like crazy with the girls in all sorts of different directions between band, swim teams, water polo and . . . well I doubt there's much more time for anything else beside homework! Hope all is well with you. Your trip is fast approaching - are you getting excited?
Well that's it for now. Talk to you
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  November 2005 In the Marist HS Band State Street Thanksgiving Day parade |
 Winter, 2004 - 05 |
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Plefka, Tom & Diane's first Firstborn Our seventh grandchild Caitlin soaks up knowledge like a
sponge but won't eat anything green. Also see Caitlin Plefka ... On Prayer Kelly
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Kelly's reflection on the occasion of her graduation from Ridge Academy, May, 2006 These three and a half years at Ridge were the best in my grammar school experience. I met people I will never forget. My first year at Ridge I transferred in the middle of the year, and even though I was new, I was accepted like I had been part of the class the whole time. My second year at Ridge I had Mrs. McMillin again. Some of the things that I remember about that year were painting windows, calligraphy, the Reading Extravaganza, relaxation time, Jared playing his violin in his Daffy Duck pajama pants, and Hands On Equations. 7th Grade was my first year with Mrs. Koll and the second time I was in the same class with my sister, Caitlin. We watched an open-heart surgery and made cell models out of jell-o. We read To Kill a Mocking Bird and Frankenstein and saw the movies for both of them. When we dissected the lamb's heart, at first I didn't want to touch it or hold it, but I ended up walking around with it in my hand. This year had to have been one of the best years at Ridge. We read I, Juan de Pareja, Animal Farm, and The Giver. Algebra with Mrs. Strahlman helped me a lot and I will always remember the life lessons that Senora Beavers taught me. There were many funny moments I will always remember, like when Mrs. Koll told us that we were going to dissect frogs and Ernest thought we were going to have to kill them and the trouble we had trying to get our snake, Sahara Jake Beckett (which is the snake's full name). And of course, I will always remember my classmates and teachers at Ridge, and I would like to thank all of them for helping me get this far. All my teachers at Ridge helped me gain the confidence I needed to become a better student and I learned that when people cooperate and support each other, anything can be accomplished. Kelly Plefka
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