High School auditions are over!

I should let Molly say more about her own high school application process, but we're just relieved that it's over for now. No more auditions, interviews, or tests! Now we just wait for the results.

She did audition at the Fame school -- in both visual arts and drama -- and she had drama and/or art auditions at 4 or 5 other arts high schools, too, including a new one called Frank Sinatra High School, which was started by Tony Bennett. For her interview at Anna's high school, she was grilled by one of Anna's favorite teachers, which gave her a boost of confidence once she made that connection. We think she did really well everywhere she went, though.

Her art portfolio included some really big pieces, like the self-portrait pictured here. It was part of an assignment to draw yourself upside down, which means she completed it by sitting exactly the way she's pictured here! She also had photos of her pottery so they could see where 8 years of lessons have taken her. Her drama auditions consisted of two monologues, one comedic and one dramatic. Hers came from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Our Town.

Wish her luck on landing her top choices! She was a real trooper through a long and often tiring audition process.