There was a time when all schools in a district began and ended on the same day. Now, with early and middle colleges, year-round schools, schools on a traditional calendar, charter schools, and other configurations, there are many calendars. However, by today, most schools should be finished for the summer. The busses are parked and the buildings are quiet, other than employees writing year-end reports and getting rooms cleaned and packed up. You should notice a difference in traffic.

If you are home with children for the summer, ideas for hings to do are only a google search away. Good search logic should find exactly what you are looking for, from how to purchase a fishing license to what activities libraries are offering to finding restaurants where children eat free on a given day of the week. Even if you are working over the summer, the increased hours of daylight give you more time to do things before and after work. Somehow, those busses, parked at Grimsley High School, look a little forlorn without any children and drivers.

What is the first thing you are going to read this summer? We’d love to hear from you!