By Linda Chuvala As Memorial Day arrives, so does the beginning of summer vacation. School ends and students look forward to study-free afternoons, water-filled days and vacations. We celebrate gradu...

By Linda Chuvala   The month of May is full of celebrations, with the emergence of spring, ending of the school year, and the start of vacation season.  The month starts off with May Day. Many a...

by Linda Chuvala Most of us look forward to the month of April as spring returns with warm temperatures, blooming flowers, and many outdoor festivals.  There are a lot of fun facts and celebrations i...

By Gabrielle Corley From its very beginnings, America has been a nation of immigrants, with ideals that strive for tolerance and equality regardless of heritage. No other nation in the world can boas...

by Linda Chuvala Haiku is one of the oldest written forms of poetry.  Originating in Japan, Haiku is a mood poem that does not use metaphors or similes.  The poems are written in the present tense an...

By Helen Headrick Ah, baseball.  The advent of the season brings a release from winter’s hold, the promise of blue skies and warm days.  It doesn’t matter if it’s kids playing a pick up or scheduled ...

By Gabrielle Corley Water is essential to health, food production, and life as we know it.  In our part of the world, water is everywhere. Our city lies cradled between rivers and in the heart of one...

What’s your favorite– apple? Cherry? How about pizza?  March 14th is Pi Day and classrooms around the country will be celebrating with pie, not because it is pronounced the same, but because th...