You probably don't need to be reminded, but it's
the first day of school for most students in Lincoln. Sophomores through seniors are still on the loose, but most everybody else will be in class today. Want to melt your brain a bit? Consider that a few kids will probably show up to their schools today despite the fact that their schools have never heard of them. Their parents will not have bothered to contact anyone. And there's a good chance some parents don't know that school starts today, so who knows when their kids will show up. Oh the stories I've heard from LPS employees...
This year's August 19 start seems really early to me. That's just fine. Now that every school is air conditioned --
finally! -- the "we can't start too early because of the heat" argument is weakened. I would love to see the day when LPS finishes first semester before Christmas and second semester wraps up in May.
Come to think of it, I made it through my years at LPS with two years of air conditioning: fifth and sixth grade at Calvert. Ahh, those were pleasant years. Now I hear even the band room at Southeast is air conditioned. Bah. Back in my day we sweated like pigs and we liked it! Well, no, actually it was miserable. At least the portables were pleasant.