As we sit between the two weekends of our local proms, I know there are many mixed emotions among the teens in our area ranging from excitement, to frustration to hurt. Let's start with the excitement. There's those with their first date or an unlimited budget to spend. The ones with the perfect dress from the boutique of their choice or perfectly fitted tux. These students have been counting down the days for weeks, if not years, for their opportunity to shine during their d

Last week after school my five-year-old ran up to me yelling with excitement, "I want every day to be 'Friend Day'!" (I later found out they had been discussing Friendship Day as one of their lessons for the week). When I asked him why he thought this he exclaimed, "Because then everyone would be happy all of the time. They would always know that they had friends! I want to bring every single person in my school a special treat and tell them 'Happy Friend Day!' That would be