Thursday, April 3, 2025

H Graduation

 Well, Hudson is officially in high school too.  We are so proud of their hard work!!

We decided to enroll him in the 9th grade online Acellus Honors program.
He is SO proud! Should be!

Medical Terminology.

LOVES it!

AP Biology

Working on this short film project.

Hardworker!

Hudson Edwards - 7th Grade Progress Report (2024-2025)
Jodel & Justin Edwards | 808-757-8049

Hudson successfully completed middle school with strong academic progress, creativity, and initiative. He is now enrolled in the 9th-grade Acellus High School Honors Program as part of his high school curriculum.

  • Acellus High School (9th Grade Honors): AP Biology, High School Health, Algebra 1, Medical Terminology (requested advanced health & science courses)

  • Big Fat Middle School Study Guides: LA, Science, U.S. & World History 

  • Math: Art of Problem Solving Pre-Algebra, Addison Math Cohort, Math Challenges

  • Tuttle Twins: entrepreneur, logic, critical thinking, civics, finance courses & books

  • Read-Alouds: First to a Million (FI) Checklist, How to Raise a Critical Thinker, How Not to Suck at Life, Backwards Blueprint series, current events

  • Reading: Redwall, Wings of Fire series (up to book 13)

  • Writing: Notes, copywork, dictation, stories (Pet Store), Pokémon How-To Guide, research (Swim Bladder, Pokémon), Remove Woke Kid Books Argument, planning, goals, email fundraising, creative (Quibli blog, Squirrel-pedia book, D&D characters) 

  • Science & Social Studies: Manga Physiology, History Year by Year, Big Book of the World, Letters Afar, Tuttle Twins, Deep Time History (prehistory to present), History Timeline, State Map, geography & science research, microscope

  • Supplements: Khan Academy, Mystery Science, PBS Learning, Crash Course, Simple History, Curiosity Stream, YouTube, Legends confidence program

  • Classes (Recess & Outschool): Mindustry Cohort, Jippity Coding Club, Redstone (2hr/wk, Nov-Dec), Social Hour, Dungeons & Dragons (3.5hr/wk)

  • Homeschool since 2019 (2nd grade) advanced, year-round curriculum

  • Day: 8 AM Math, 9 TuttleTwins/Read/Write, 11 Science/SS, 12 Workout/Project/Class

  • High School: Graduate Accelus Honors Program (2028), maintain 4.0 GPA, continue advanced math, reading, writing, projects, personal development & annual progress reports

  • Career: Exploration and education, observed Maui Community College esports

  • Athletics: Gymnastics, parkour, surfing, body surfing, swimming bigger waves

  • Hobbies & Interests: Pokémon, various online gaming - Valorant, ocean sports, drawing, dog anatomy, medicine, space, robotics

  • Certifications: CPR & Safe Pet Certified

  • Volunteer: Maui Humane Society Kitten Foster & Maui Food Bank

  • 6th Grade (2023-24): Level 4 ELA, Level 3 Math, Subjects: Saxon Math, Wings of Fire, Writing, Zoology, Space, Aviation, Geography, Financial Independence, Economics, History, Art, Game Design, Coding, AI, Business, Engineering, Dungeons & Dragons, Japanese, Chinese, Welsh

  • Work samples available upon request.


Projects

  • Final Project: Runway AI Short Film Contest, Moderator on a 7K user Pokemon server

  • Game Design & Engineering: Unity: Created cowboy animation & Panda wingsuit base-jumping game, Redstone: Learned Binary Logic & Boolean Algebra for Lights Out circuitry, Jippity: art & audio for Bake Quest: Rise of the Flour, game jams

  • Creative: AI songs, drawing, D&D characters (AI Hippo), trading cards, art competitions

  • Entrepreneurship: Runs a trash & recycling business, pet sits, organizes and trades Pokémon cards, promotes his blog & networks with Discord

Strengths

  • Self-Evaluation: Determined, confidence, communication skills, positive & happy

  • Academic Growth: Improved math problem-solving, reading skills, progressed from read aloud to independent learning, graduated earlier than expected

  • Leadership: Teamwork, encouragement, determination, competition

  • Time Management: Autonomy to balance academics, hobbies, responsibilities

  • Initiative & Innovation: Tries new things, concept to creation self-driven projects

  • Dedication: Motivated to learn, maintain 4.0GPA & scholarship requirement

  • Creative: Imagination, storytelling, curious, critical thinking, problem solving, strategies

  • Work Ethic & Responsibility: Reliable in schoolwork, chores, and animal care

  • Positive Attitude: Recognized as a positive role model

Teacher Feedback

  • "Hudson quickly builds prototypes and is eager to create. What took weeks now takes hours. He continues to impress me with initiative, growth, and confidence. He now has serious programming and design skills." Jacob, Recess

  • "It has been an absolute delight guiding them. I’m so proud of everything they’ve accomplished." Matt Batwings, Redstone

  • “I enjoyed reading your poem diary and congratulations on finishing class!” Kim, Brave Writer

  • “That means the world to me, glad you enjoy it. Your message made my day.” Cory, D&D