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Melodie Lettkeman
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And the countdown begins...

Posted Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at 11:48 AM

With 16 days until I walk across the stage, I can't help but feel extremely nervous. I'll be heading off to Oklahoma in July for college, and shortly after my parents pitch me out of the truck/nest, they'll be taking off to Japan.

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you on the blogs for giving me some interesting debate online- I don't plan on debating in college so I'll probably stick around to banter with you all and give you some insight into what's going on in the south.

I retired my policy debate captainship last Wednesday and took home both policy debater and congressional debater of the year awards. What an emotional night it was; being a four-year member of the team comes with a lot of attatchment to the teammates (needless to say, teary ole me did cry a bit). I'm very happy that I'll have to miss the Spaghetti Feed tomorrow night because of rehearsal (Please go, we're so close to our fundrasing goal. It's only $5 for all-you-can-eat spaghetti) because I know that would have turned into another emotional night and with graduation so close I can't really take more than I am getting already.

We received some fortunate news last Tuesday in the journalism room- our program is safe for at least the next two years (for details on the programs getting cut, check out the online reader at tigertribune.org, page 2). I breathed a sigh of relief seeing that e-mail- I really love newspaper and without the program I may have never realized that.

I shouldn't ramble much further- I'm getting really sentimental and I'm not sure where to go with this anymore. I hope you all come by the spaghetti feed and get a couple plates (you can get tickets at the door as well) or bid on some silent auction items, or even buy a couple 50/50 raffle tickets. Last year's winner got a couple hundred dollars.

Mr. Bradbury, I know you'll probably read this- if you're intersted in the feed or 50-50 let me know and I'll stop by.

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  • Good Luck Kiddo! I have enjoyed your banter company and hope to continue to hear from you once you leave for college. I am glad the kids get to keep Journalism. I was in for 3 years and loved it. Take care and congratulations! B

    -- Posted by Brenda Fincher Publisher MHNews on Tue, May 10, 2011, at 2:45 PM

  • Congratulations Melodie !! I will see you graduate I will be there to see a couple kids I know also graduate. Will they do it outside?

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, May 10, 2011, at 2:50 PM
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    Congratulations Melodie, Keep that level head on your shoulders and I am sure you will go far in this world. You have proven you can think and call it like you have seen it as a teenager. Now you are about to become part of the real world, be out on your own and I am sure you can handle it. Don't be like some others once they leave they very seldom show up here again to comment, I think you are better than that so feel free to write your blog or join in on the others when you get the chance. TC finish that education.

    -- Posted by Eagle_eye on Tue, May 10, 2011, at 3:22 PM

  • It begins at five thirty.

    Thank you everyone. MsM, I am pretty sure it will be outside weather permitting. (I hope so, my boyfriend's father is coming up from Arkansas.)

    -- Posted by lilmissmelmo on Tue, May 10, 2011, at 10:32 PM

  • Congratulations!

    -- Posted by KH Gal on Wed, May 11, 2011, at 11:09 AM

  • Yeah, the event was set during an exercise, so we didn't have as many airmen coming out to have a tasty plate of spaghetti. But we definitely appreciate your support!

    -- Posted by lilmissmelmo on Wed, May 11, 2011, at 9:08 PM

  • Congrats lilmiss. You are a very smart gal. You will do great things. Good luck in college. You will be greatly missed. Take care of yourself.

    -- Posted by OpinionMissy on Wed, May 11, 2011, at 9:40 PM

  • Congrats! Now, please get a job and start helping pay for the school levy with your taxes.

    -- Posted by DRACO on Fri, Aug 19, 2011, at 12:22 PM

  • : )

    -- Posted by DRACO on Fri, Aug 19, 2011, at 12:23 PM

  • Draco, just saw your post.

    Even though my entire family is no longer occupying Idaho, we still are paying for our home- now worries, the Lettkeman family pays for the levy that we very much supported but could not vote for, even though we'd be paying the taxes too.

    -- Posted by lilmissmelmo on Mon, Aug 29, 2011, at 8:14 AM
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