Finish Your 1st Year of College in High School
Do you remember your senior year of high school? I do. I was an active student. I participated in track, the Broadcasting Club, and National Honor Society—and I enjoyed every minute of those activities. Yet, academically, there was something missing. Some people call it “senioritis.” For me, it was plain boredom. I longed for...
Helping After Sandy
Having grown up on the Jersey Shore, it was tough to watch CNN and see the twisted, semi-submerged, remains of the roller coaster I used to ride in my summers in Seaside Heights.
This weekend, my mom, in her eighties, was sharing a cup of coffee with us, unable to return to her home in Red Bank after a week of no power or heat. When we...
Reflections of a “Principal for a Day”
On October 19, I had the pleasure of visiting Carrie Downie Elementary School as part of the “Principal for a Day” program sponsored each year by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. Carrie Downie Elementary is a K-5 school located in New Castle and is in the Colonial School District. This year’s current enrollment stands at 526 students...