RAKOZ FAMILY: June 2026

This June was a whirlwind of events. One major milestone we celebrated was the conclusion of Dylan's high school career. More on that later.....

We celebrated Presley's 2nd Varsity letter. She did a great job at Fast Pitch Softball this season, mainly playing Centerfield and Pitcher

June brought Graduation season! While my favorite graduate was my sweet Dilly Bar, I enjoyed witnessing the commencement of quite a few other students that I've known over the course of my educational career.

My 2nd fave graduate is Makayla. I've known her for 7 years and shared many fun convos during her teen years at both of the schools we attended together. She was so kind to bring me my fave Dutch beverage, card, and beautiful bouquet during her last week of school.

I will miss this future U of O Duck fiercely! Bonus: she can be my lawyer someday

Much like Dylan's academic career, the cap decorating project was begun at 8pm the night before. This was his football & baseball number

Senior Sunset is an annual tradition each school year that takes place the night before graduation. These guys make up this year's Football Seniors

And just like that, his very last day of school

Here we go!

sniff, sniff

I'm so incredibly proud! He finished with a 3.28 GPA which prepares him for whatever he wants to do. He now has the world at his feet. What's next in store for this happy, kind, friendly, goofy, hilarious kid? Only time will tell.....

Can you spot Fluffy Head? While guests of the commencement ceremony may arrive at the stadium up to 90 minutes prior to graduation, the graduates get to visit with friends, family, and staff prior to lining up for the big event.

One of Dylan's besties, Dylan Knox (Knoxy)

#7 in all his glory

At 6pm on the dot, the festivities began.

So did the rain.

And the hail

The weather was so ludicrous, videos of the monsoon went viral on social media. It really was a site to behold. Can you hear it?

The rain ceased at times, but the staff did their best to hurry through the ceremony to end the madness

Dylan heading to the stage

After the ceremony (and the rainstorm), the students were bussed back to Mt View High School where friends and family waited to take photos with friends and celebrate their achievement

The 2 Dylans: they've been football and baseball teammates for the last 4 years

Another bestie is Trey. They've shared a lot of fun times and a few classes together

I'm so happy for him!

We were not the only ones to celebrate our graduate; the well wishes came in from family, friends, and even former teachers. I loved seeing Dylan being honored for this accomplishment

What better way to celebrate our new graduate than a party!

A few weeks later, Presley got to enjoy the last day of school

After the school year ended, Presley participated in Summer Session of high school volleyball. This gave her an opportunity to meet others players and show her skills to the coaches before fall tryouts

A Jury Duty summons? For late July? No thanks....I exercised a successful postponement until I'm back at work in September

The day following Presley's last day of school, she was up early to serve at our church's Vacation Bible School for the next 3 days

She was a part of the Games team.

Her days were long, but I'm certain she had an impact during her time there

At work, I am losing one of my fave co-workers. Each day, twice a day, I take a walk to get out of my office. My friend, Meghan, joins me and it has evolved into a bit of a club with some other co-workers where we share our thoughts on books, TV shows and all kinds of other topics. I've named us the UHS Walking Book Club.

Before I head back to work in the fall, Meghan and her family will relocate to Alabama which will leave a sad space for me. Before our daily walks, I had been working with her at 2 schools over the last 8 years. We've also been Facebook friends since I used to play rec Indoor Soccer before Presley was born, so I've known her for a super long time. I'm very excited for her, but she will be missed

Another wonderful event that happened this month is the official coupling of Presley and Tyson! They enjoyed spending Juneteenth at Cottonwood Beach with a couple of friends and Tyson asked if he could be Presley's boyfriend. It was an easy and enthusiastic "YES!"

These two are absolutely adorable and make a point to see each other almost every single day, despite being out of school. They are a perfect match and I'm incredibly happy for her. She definitely has found her person