TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: This school won the drop off line game with parents

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: This school won the drop off line game with parents

It’s back to school for teachers and kids which also means back to drop off/pick up lines for parents. Which can be a drag, take forever, and get REALLY boring at times. Which is why this one school in Ohio decided to make the scenery a little more entertaining with fun signs from the 80s…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: When did kids start using backpacks for school?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: When did kids start using backpacks for school?

You’d think that backpacks have always been a part of the school culture, but that actually isn’t true. It wasn’t until 1972 that backpacks were used by students at University of Washington. Back then the company JanSport. who were based in Seattle, had only been making them for hikers and outdoorsy types. They realized there…

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Single mom graduates High School 20 years later

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Single mom graduates High School 20 years later

It’s never too late to accomplish your goals. Whether it be a bucket list item, a physical workout type goal, or going back to school like this single mom from Cananda did. Tracy MacDonald never graduated high school, because at the time she failed English.  But now almost 20 years later she finally went back to…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What are the long black lines on the sides of school busses?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What are the long black lines on the sides of school busses?

With back to school only a few weeks away we’re starting to see school busses back on the roads again. You might notice the long black lines on the side of the busses, those aren’t just for show. They actually serve an important purpose. The placement of the black lines on the outside of the bus…