When the USDA approved the temporary waiver that allowed school districts to provide free meals for the upcoming school year, Copperas Cove Independent School District Director of Child Nutrition Melissa Bryan applied immediately.
“Awww! Ohhh!” Students at Martin Walker Elementary vocalized their excitement as the lights were turned out in the school cafeteria during their lunch period. Then, they began cracking chemical lights donated by their Fort Hood adopted unit, the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division to provide a green glow in which to enjoy lunch.
* On June 16, 1738, Patriot printer, publisher and postmistress Mary Katharine Goddard is born in New London, Connecticut. In 1777, when Congress decided to print the Declaration of Independence, they chose Mary Goddard as printer.
Clements-Parsons Elementary School Counselor Julie Armstrong served as a military spouse for 23 years and sent her oldest son to seven different schools in his first 12 years of public education. Constantly moving, military children experience being “the new kid” repeatedly throughout their elementary and secondary careers.
The biggest danger teens face on graduation night is auto accidents, either because the driver has been drinking, is tired, or is simply distracted by a carload of friends. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the months of May and June experience some of the highest teenage traffic fatalities of the entire year. The fatal crash rate per mile driven for 16-19-year-olds is nearly three times the rate for drivers ages 20 and over.