Manwaring Highlights

Since Breck is a High School Freshman this year he decided to try out for our High School’s Spring Musical How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying.Try-outs included reciting of lines, as well as singing and dancing. Even though Breck got a minor speaking part, there were more male choreographed singing and dancing parts than in most musicals.   Practices lasted two hours every day after school for three months, and that’s not including six hours a night performance…

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Since Merinda is my youngest and will be going to Middle School next year, this will be my last year to attend grade-school academic team matches.  Merinda’s team did well during the season, but the real competition begins with the District Competition. Here the team is getting a little pep talk from one of  their coaches. The thing I most proud of is that Merinda was the only girl out of all the quick recall teams.  Merinda also competed in…

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Breck’s Eagle project consisted of the advertisement, distribution, and installation of environment friendly rain barrels. The idea and project layout was presented to Breck by Georgetown’s City Engineer Eric Larsen (who is himself an Eagle Scout). Breck was excited about the project from the beginning, and organized everything himself under the direction of Eric.    The fist phase entailed the advertising and selling of the rain barrels. Breck created a flyer to distribute to neighborhoods (above), and petitioned city businesses downtown to display the fliers in…

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