On Tuesday September 11, 2001 starting at 8:46 AM, terrorists hijacked four American Airlines planes. One landed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, one hit the Pentagon, and the two others hit the twin towers, known as the World Trade Center. The worst damage was done to the twin towers, which both fell to the ground. Around 3,000 people died. Some tried to escape and failed, some who were trapped...

Greetings from Riverdale...   For those just tuning in, let me start by sharing a quick backstory on the hit television show, Riverdale. Besides the fact it is filled with catchy '80s cover songs and Gen X and Y references your parents will love, Riverdale can be described in one word as: dark. I guess that's appropriate since the premise revolves around high school students from a small community...

Tyler Simkins is an eighth grader at Parks who won the 2019 Little League Junior Division World Series. His team, the Golden Hill Little League, won against Puerto Rico on August 18. Congratulations!   Here are some questions Anthony Aguiar-Casillas asked Tyler about this experience.   Q: What was your favorite thing other than the baseball game during the trip? A: My favorite...

When it comes to cyberbullying, many people are unaware of the alarming statistics.  If you are reading this and scratching your head, don’t feel badly because you are not alone. According to  DoSomething.org, “60% of young people have witnessed online bullying. Most do not intervene.” Sixty percent is quite a big number, and it’s sad to think of how many people will have to deal with this...

Another good book by Gordon Korman. This summer, I read Ungifted. Donovan, a troublemaker, is always playing pranks. This time, one of his pranks goes horribly wrong. He accidentally, but hilariously, destroys a school gym. The superintendent sees him, but doesn’t know who he is. There is a mixup and he accidentally gets sent to a school for gifted kids. He goes along with it, so it isn’t discovered...