Ann Summers

Why take summer off when you can have more breaks throughout the year? Students love to have away time from school and enjoy their summer break thoroughly. Having free time is what students look forward to and spreading out more time instead of having the whole summer off is what the school board is trying to do. Being capable of more breaks in Fall, Spring and, Winter but not only still having an amount of time off in summer will give students more breaks more frequently, However taking away the

I play tennis, and when most people think of tennis, they don't think of it as a team sport. Most people see it as an individual sport, but I have played on a summer league travel team since I was eight years old. We play individual matches and earn points that go toward our team total. But what makes us a team is our support of each other. When we're not on the court, we watch each other's matches and cheer each

Mason attended the Round Rock Junior Police Academy this week. I highly recommend this FREE program next summer for any Round Rock friends who have kids ages 8-16. They divide the weeks into age groups, so Mason was in the 14-16 year old group. RRPD does not use tax payers money for this. This program is available through donations and local sponsorships. Mason especially loved when they got to play dodgeball against the Round Rock Police! Some of the highlights included: Training on the actual

Nowadays, schools across the country tend to switch their schedule to a year-round curriculum, which suggests that both teachers and students no longer have the traditional two months of summer vacation. However, many proponents of an extended summer vacation contend that long vacation each year is better for students. As the seemingly simple notion of several short vacations throughout the year triggers a firestorm of debate, we need to understand the realistic effects of several short vacations

begin with, when public schooling first became available to students, our society was mainly agricultural and children were needed during the summer months to help at home with chores and field work. Today’s society is a technological society and there is no longer a demand for children helping on the farm during their busy time. Many students spend their summer at home alone while parents work. Another reason to change the school schedule is to help reduce the stress for the teachers and students

Year-Round Schools Think about what it is like not to have a summer. One cannot attend fun summer camps, go on once in a lifetime summer vacations, or get a fun summer job. If year-round schools are put into place everywhere, one would only have a thirty-day summer, or less, instead of a three- month summer. They will be hitting the books at school instead of lying out at the pool, relaxing, working a job, or just letting go of all the stress from the school year. Imagine never truly getting a

year, and it has more spread out breaks. Year round school would be beneficial because it consist of less review due to “summer slide”, more “family time”, and longer more spread out breaks. The “summer slide” is the loss in academic skills and knowledge over the course of summer vacation. “Summer slide” usually begins after six weeks off from school. Less review due to “summer slide” would help because it gives you more time to learn new curriculum. Learning the curriculum earlier gives you more

I remember the time in summer vacation when my family would do all kinds of fun things. Some of them were going to the zoo, a water park, or even going to some tropical place. Would you like to have a school year that is 365 days long, and give up all that?Mostly teaches are saying that kids need the time away from school they need the time to spend with their families But on the other hand people are saying (mostly teachers) that kids should have a summer break. They think they need time to spend

Wisconsin. It is considered a noxious weed. It spreads both vegetatively and sexually. The seeds are spread by animal feces. The plant also sends out underground rhizomes, from which dense patches of green spring up. It flowers in late spring to early summer. The yellow-white flowers are clusters of five sepals and five petals-- tiny florets on a stalk, or petiole. The greenish white to all white, lined fruit forms midsummer to mid-autumn and is technically called a "drupe." Most people call it a berry

One way for kids to have fun is to have an opportunity to take a week off in nature, and enjoy numerous activities with other kids their age at Cohutta Springs Youth Camp. Having several staff members, quality food, and state of the art attractions, summer camp can be costly. However, sending children to Cohutta Springs Youth Camp will help them build positive character traits from learning healthful habits, social skills, and discipline. Sending children to Cohutta Springs Youth Camp allows them to