In every community, there is important work that can be done only by individuals who are willing to give their time, talent, and energy, with little thought to personal gain or recognition. The mark of a vital, caring community is the willingness of its members to do...
Community service is an important part of every young person’s education. So, at Back to Basics K-12 Private School, we work volunteerism into our curriculum. This gives our students a better appreciation of the power that one person has to affect change! Recently,...
Each year, nearly 40,000 high school students from across the nation enter to win a share of the $2.2 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded through the VFW’s Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition. The VFW established the Voice of Democracy...
The school year is flying by and Early College Applications’ deadlines are already looming for many high school seniors. November 1 marks the first of two early college application deadlines. And, if you’re applying early decision (binding) or early action (no...
by Beverly Stewart, M.Ed. Early college acceptance can be a wonderful thing. The pressure is off for those lucky high school seniors who have received acceptance to the colleges of their choice. But, the temptation to simply coast until mortarboards are tossed into...
By Beverly Stewart, M.Ed. Freshly sharpened pencils, crisp white notebook pages, and a hard-to-remember locker combination — a new school year has begun! Now that your child has settled into a new school routine, this is the perfect time to teach him about...
