So proud of our Portland Police Department and all they do to for our awesome little City. They help us out every day, ad now here's something you can do to help then and the kids in our community. It's the Fill-A-Backpack Challenge
Yesterday for a big day for High School Juniors across Maine. SAT Day! Yup, back in the day you didn't HAVE to take the test. But now it's a state-mandated thing. EVERY Junior takes the test. And that day was yesterday.
This is a big deal...
Most people can vividly remember their high school days. At every school in Maine, there's always a few students who perpetually miss class or purposely just skip school. But according to WGME, a new bill is headed to legislature here in Maine that would increase penalties for students AND their parents for kids who are repeat offenders in truancy...
Looks like we are getting some snow tonite and tomorrow! The latest forecast calls for 4-10 inches. That could mean a Snow Day off from school tomorrow for your kids. My kids have been doing this magical "100% guaranteed way to make a Snow Day" happen for years...
The Maine Academy of Modern Music, or MAMM, is an amazing independent music school for kids that want to learn and be involved in contemporary music. Which is a nice way of saying this is Maine's SCHOOL OF ROCK.
Get ready for the goosebumps. When you read the history about an abandoned schoolhouse and neighboring cemetery in Bucksport, Maine, it feels as though you've just read the back cover of a Stephen King novel. A schoolhouse that taught priests...
Kids have been saying it for generations, and science has confirmed it. School starts too early for a young, developing brain that is thirsty for sleep. As a mom, I don't understand why the young kids go to school later than the teenagers...
The math makes sense, but it doesn't make it any easier to deal with! Because kids are back in school, our morning commutes have gotten longer and more frustrating. Once the school year starts up, getting into work takes us 30% longer because there are more cars and busses on the road...