I recently took at trip to the Great Smoky Mountains with my Uncle Bill and Aunt Diana Shedaker.

Visiting Gatlinburg, TN to ride the beautiful roads of the Smoky Mountains and hiking the area peaks and waterfalls was a wonderful break for me.

The Triumph Sprint ST 1050 performed superbly while Bill's Vulcan 1500 was the perfect bike to torque up the mountains in comfort.

All pictures can be found here.

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Beth decided last spring that she had gotten everything out of high school that she could and decided to graduate a year early.

A party was held at Seneca Creek State Park with family and friends in attendance and on June 3rd, 2008 Beth officially graduated from Quince Orchard High School in a commencement ceremony held at DAR Constitution Hall in downtown Washington, DC.

All pictures can be found here.

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Jeff Stevenson

Beth and Mackenzie went to prom this year, Beth to Quince Orchard's and Mackenzie to Washington Christian's. The girls looked fabulous and had a great time.

Beth joined a large group of her friends for a night of fun while Mackenzie was escorted by Sam Drew of Darnestown, MD.

All pictures can be found here.

Beth finally got the laptop she has been desiring for years- An Apple Macbook Pro.

You might have noticed that she is very happy.

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I am in Glenville, WV this weekend at the State Folk Festival. Days of bluegrass fildding, banjo music, square dancing, arts and crafts make for a unique experience.



I'll be posting pictures as I take them. You can find these images by following the 'Mobile Blog' link at the top right.

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Jeff Stevenson
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As many of you know, I'm graduating very soon. I lost my list of people to send announcements to, so some people got announcements and some haven't.

If you have not yet received an announcement, please email me here and include your mailing address. Thanks!

The annual Quince Orchard High School Art Show was recently held and Beth won Best Technical Portfolio for her photography display.

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Beth Stevenson is graduating from Quince Orchard High School this year and has officially been accepted at Towson University.

Located near Baltimore, Towson is the second largest university in Maryland and boasts an outstanding Arts program as well as other undergraduate degrees such as Nursing, Physical Education, and Information Technology.

Please join me in congratulating Beth and send her a note.

Mackenzie is participating in Outdoor Track again this year at Quince Orchard. She is tossing the shot, throwing the discus and generally entering any other events her coach asks her to for the good of the team. Her best performance so far this year makes her the #4 Sophomore this year in Montgomery County in the discus.

Sophomore Girls Discus
Athlete	Year	School	Meet	Date	Event	Result
Juju Obioha	2010	Holton Arms	5 Team @ Holton Arms	2008-04-10	Discus	080-04.50
Milan White	2010	Springbrook	SB, CB @ Prep	2008-04-09	Discus	077-10
Julie Nkodo	2010	Our Lady of Good Counsel	Viking Invitational	2008-04-19	Discus	077-05.50
MacKenzie Stevenson	2010	Quince Orchard	Poolesville, Dam @ QO	2008-04-15	Discus	074-08
Tayler King	2010	Damascus	Poolesville, Dam @ QO	2008-04-15	Discus	072-01.50
Chelsea Jackson	2010	Springbrook	SB, CB @ Prep	2008-04-09	Discus	069-10
Michelle Astrove	2010	Winston Churchill	B-CC, JFK @ Churchill	2008-04-08	Discus	055-06
Xena Dreyfuss	2010	Albert Einstein	CB, AE, RM @ Mag	2008-04-01	Discus	046-09
Linda Valasquez	2010	Sherwood	Cougar Relays	2008-04-05	Discus	045-04

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