I have to admit that I do not get back to my hometown all that often. I only live about 20 minutes from Owego, which, by the way, is Budget Travel’s Coolest Small Town in America. Why don’t I go back? Who knows? I do have some extended family still there but I tend to… Continue reading Visiting the Past
I love to go to swim meets that are not at Maine-Endwell. You see, my son is a diver, not a swimmer. He does occasionally swim exhibition heats but he does not swim much. He dives. So why do I dislike going to home meets? Maine-Endwell does not currently have a diving board for diving during swim meets. When my… Continue reading Diving at Oneonta
I understand that teachers feel they need more face time with students. Between testing, music lessons, sports, students tend to leave class almost as much as they are in class. I also remember the studies in the late 80’s and early 90’s and some even more recent that say that teenagers need more sleep. That… Continue reading More Instructional Time
Back when I graduated from high school in 1979, you had no choice about who was taking your senior picture for the school’s yearbook. Shortly after that, a photographer in the small upstate New York city of Norwich sued on behalf of students and their families for choice. Because of that, New York State allows… Continue reading Senior Pictures
Okay – I know I don’t want to be the person I was in high school, but I miss my high school friends. We had so much fun when we were in high school. With few exceptions, since college, I have not seen very many of them. I went to my ten year reunion but… Continue reading High School Friends
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