The Jiu Jiu Journal

Welcome!

My niece joined the family on July 12th, 2010. This special young lady's mother is my younger sister, which in classic Chinese culture makes me her Jiu Jiu (舅舅) -- thus the title of this blog. Here I intend to semi-regularly post reflections, thoughts, stories, and assorted whathaveyous pertaining to our trip to China, adoption in general, and (mostly) watching my niece grow up. Since the web is a very public place, I will attempt to maintain my family's privacy while telling the story... but I invite you to follow the blog and come along for the adventure!

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Just A Quick Addition Hot Off the Presses...

I'll just quote the Pipsqueak for this one...

"Guess who is now an AP Scholar?!?!"

To quote the formal description from the county... "AP Scholar With Distinction: Every fall, the AP Program recognizes high school students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement through their performance on multiple AP Exams. The AP Scholar with Distinction Award is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams."

(For reference, students can score 1-5 on an Advanced Placement exam; scores of 3 and above provide transferable college credits.)

Miri added the comment, "I've only gotten one 3, the rest I got all 4s on." (Followed by two big "smile" emojis.)

So yeah, I'm kvelling again. :-)