LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, BUT DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO LATE?

As if you didn't know, today is the last day of school, and only  half-day at that.

It seems that the last day gets later and later and as many parents know, there are students skipping these two days for summer camps and vacations, that is how late it is.

It would seem there could be a way to move it up and start school earlier. A look ahead at next year's calendar finds we do start sooner, on Sept. 4 and 5, but end on the same date, June 24.

School board, let's take a look.

In honor of the last day, a little Alice Cooper......