Archive for December, 2009
Family-Friendly Box Office Blockbusters for 2010
The new year brings a bevy of great new family-friendly movies. Eastern CarolinParent has listed some of the stand-outs here, with their expected 2010 release dates.
Kids Say the Darndest Things
How many times have I been embarrassed by my children’s innocent misinterpretations of the English language? Let me count the ways!
Study Explores Deployment Impact on Older Children
Children in military families experience emotional and behavioral difficulties above national averages, a study has revealed.
Local Boy Scouts Begin 100th Anniversary Celebration
The Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years in 2010. As a jump start to festivities nationwide, the organization will broadcast a kickoff rally over the Internet on Thursday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. Organizers predict this will be the largest “virtual gathering” ever held in the United States.
Love is a Many Splendored Thing (But Not When You’re Eight)
I recently had a serious talk with my son about love. He and his girlfriend were starting to get pretty serious, to the point where people were noticing, and there was even talk of marriage. The problem was, he was eight, and he and his girlfriend were still in first grade.
Croatan High School Named One of Best in Country
For the second time in a row, Croatan High School is one of the best public school schools in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report.
II Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs Office Deployment Release
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Approximately 8,000 Marines and sailors from II Marine Expeditionary Force have received orders for deployment to Afghanistan.
Humanity is Toast at the Complimentary Hotel Breakfast Bar
As my family and I came out of the hotel elevator around 8:30am, I picked up the smell of bacon with a tinge of fear. As we rounded the corner to the “breakfast area” (which is really still the lobby, people, with a grape juice dispenser), I spotted a mix of tired humanity that looked strangely like the villains from the Legion of Doom.
School System Seeks Input, Urges Citizens to Complete Surveys
All Carteret County residents are urged to help the school system plan for the future by completing a survey. The results of these surveys will be used in the strategic planning process as the school system focuses on the future.
Craven Educators Earn Bright Ideas Grants
Educators from elementary through high school and in Carteret and Craven counties were surprised earlier this week with the announcement they collectively had won Bright Ideas grants totaling more than $24,300 for 37 creative teaching projects.
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