Today, at approximately 8:40 a.m., students snatched up a few lone items tucked away in their lockers, high-fived their buddies - maybe even signed a year book or two - then headed out to crank up the radio.
School's out for summer!
Uh-huh.
The youth of America are going their own way this sizzling hot summer until a new semester starts up in the leaf-scattered fall.
For some, it means lazy days at the beach perfecting a golden tan!
For others who fell short of passable grades (68 percent were expected to graduate) it may mean hitting the books at summer school.
Argh!
Then, there will be the industrious handful who will take on jobs to pay for their tuition, put some extra cash in their hands, you name it.
When I was a kid attending school (in Canada) the semester ended the last week of June.
Unlike our American counterparts, Canuck yahoos got kinda short-shrifted.
Summer holidays ran July through August.
North of the border, we got two lousy months off - not three - like the yanks bragged about!
Without fail, I anxiously looked forward to summer camp each year - a three-week stint of adventure - in the wilds of Northern Ontario.
A post on one of my fondest childhood memories at Camp Wabanaki may be rustled up by clicking on the link below.
Post: 04/18/10
http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2009/04/wabanaki-redmemorable-days-of-my-youth.html
According to a news flash, this summer quite a few fans of the popular TV hit - Glee - are signing up for summer camps around the country which provide workshops for budding performers interested in learning some of the songs and dance routines featured on the show this past season.
Hop to it, the spots are going fast!
Enjoy the lazy days of summer, eh?
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