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ith the beginning of the school year fast approaching, many parents are feeling the pressure of getting their children ready. From spiral notebooks to sneakers, there seems to be a lot of money being spent. My advice: Don’t panic. There are plenty of ways to save money and aggravation when back to school shopping.
Momsense When it comes to clothing, try end of season summer sales. (See page ?? for sidewalk sale suggestions.) Nowadays, many kids wear T-shirts throughout the year, and girls
tend to wear capri leggings under skirts and dresses as a warmer option than tights. Many local stores are offering basics, such as underwear and socks, at sale prices, and if you buy multi-packs of the same item you can save even more. Similarly, many stores are offering school supplies on the cheap – multi-packs of pencils for mere pennies, note-
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As school approaches, so does flu season This past school year there was much concern about the swine flu. Many children and adults came down with this particular strain of flu, and although there may or may not be a similar concern this year, it is nonetheless important to learn the facts about typical flu shots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people who should be vaccinated each year include: ✓ Children aged 6 months up to their 19th
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birthday ✓Pregnant women ✓People 50 years of age and older ✓People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions ✓People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities ✓ People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including health care workers and out-of-home
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SUNY Oswego revitalizes Bryan & Stratton offers scholarships Alfred University in top tier Back to savings supply savvy Dorm room design Items under $10 safe start Be bus smart Teens online: What are the risks? Keep it balanced healthy start Skip boring school lunches: Easy meal ideas fashion forward Help the kids start the new year in style school profile MPH offers extraordinary opportunities Riding facility is a dream come true life lessons
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SUNY Oswego benefits from renovations
New science complex, renovated School of Education next phase in revitalization included SUNY Oswego on a short list of “Top Up-andComing Schools” for 2010. Just 28 public colleges and universities made the list nationally, and Oswego was the only one in New York. Recent improvements and innovations at Oswego include new academic programs conceived in collaboration with the business community like software engineering and risk management at the undergraduate level and human-computer interaction and gerontology at the graduate level; unusual opportunities for students to engage in hands-on research in the field, such as the “storm chasers” course this summer; the SUNY Oswego Metro Center for part-time students, located on Clinton Square in Syracuse;
SUNY Oswego and community dignitaries will hold a ceremony Sept. 17 to celebrate the groundbreaking for the college’s new world-class science complex, depicted in this architectural rendering. and half a billion dollars worth of renewal projects on the Oswego campus, including the new Campus Center and renovated buildings to house the humanities and School of Business.
Opening this fall will be a new residential complex of suites, the Village, designed for 340 junior and seniors. With 12 townhouses surrounding a community center,
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From high school students in SUNY Oswego’s summer programs to undergraduate and graduate students studying arts, business, communication, education and sciences, every learner at the college on the shore of Lake Ontario is benefiting from a campus revitalized by years of renovations. Oswego will celebrate the groundbreaking of the college’s new $118 million stateof-the-art science complex Sept. 17. Over the next three years, a world-class four-story structure will rise, encompassing the existing Piez Hall and replacing Snygg Hall with more than a quarter-million square feet dedicated to scientific learning. Campus improvements were one reason U.S. News
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Bryant & Stratton College offers a wide range of degree programs in growing industries, including healthcare, technology, business, hospitality, criminal justice, graphic design, and others. You can earn your degree in as few as 16 months. And when you do, Bryant & Stratton will help you find a job in your field—for life. In fact, they have a documented, college-wide placement rate of over 90%. Wondering if you can fit college into your busy life? Bryant & Stratton College offers classes days, evenings and online, so you will definitely be able to arrange a schedule that works for you.
In addition to scholarships, Bryant & Stratton offers other financial aid, including Retraining Opportunity Grants. They’ll even help you fill out all the financial aid paperwork, meet all the deadlines, and complete the other steps in the financial aid process. If you want to claim your scholarship to attend college this fall, come to either of Bryant & Stratton College’s campuses and find out how: in Syracuse on James Street (315.472.6603) and in Liverpool off Route 31 (315. 652.6500). You can also visit facebook.com/BSCSyracuse or facebook. com/BSCNorth.
caregivers. The CDC stresses that the viruses in the flu shot are inactive, so you cannot get the flu from a flu shot, and the risk of a flu shot causing serious harm, or death, is extremely small. However, a vaccine, like any medicine, may rarely cause serious problems, such as severe allergic reactions. Almost all people who get influenza vaccine have no serious problems from it. Typical side effects include soreness, redness or swelling at the site of the shot, a low grade fever and aches. Although a flu shot can help avoid certain strains of the flu, not all strains are covered. It is always best to avoid the spread of any germs by promoting hand washing by children and to keep children who are sick home from school. Following these steps can help our students have a safe and healthy school year!
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Deciding to go to college is an important step in getting the great career and future you deserve. But figuring out how to pay for college is equally important. That’s why Bryant & Stratton College is still offering a limited number of scholarships to Syracuse-area residents who are ready to begin college in the fall. Whether you just graduated from high school this year, or if you graduated years ago, you can qualify for a Bryant & Stratton College scholarship. And you can use that scholarship to start with their fall semester, which begins September 8th.
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on campus By Maria Badami IECA, the Independent Educational Consultants Association conducts a biennial survey “Top Ten Strengths and Experiences Colleges Look for in High School Students.” Responses from hundreds of college consultants, like myself, working with students and colleges across the nation, shed insight on the changing application process. Despite the increasingly competitive application process, there are a number of changes to the overall list from previous years. While the top items have remained unchanged, some items have made the list for the first time while others have fallen in importance. Unchanged for the past five years, a student ’s academic performance in high school, remains at the top of the list. While grades are important, IECA members confirmed that a student ’s willingness to challenge him/ herself with AP and Honors classes is just as important. Third on the list are standardized test scores. Consistency of scores with academic achievement is seen as more important than overall score. A great score will not guarantee a spot in a competitive college, but a poor score can become a large obstacle. Passionate involvement in a few activities comes in at number four. Fewer activities, but demonstrated leadership and initiative are recognized as more desirable than participation in many clubs and activities with no depth of involvement. Despite the economy, “financial resources” fell off the top ten list. However, letters of recommendation (fifth), a well written essay (sixth), and a special talent or experience (seventh), remain high on the list.
“Demonstrated leadership in activities” made it on the list for the first time (eighth). Colleges continue to seek out students who will contribute to the college community in meaningful ways. The final two items, “demonstrated intellectual curiosity” (ninth), and “demonstrated enthusiasm to attend” (10th) are often taken for granted by students. Essays and interviews are the student ’s greatest opportunity to communicate his or her passions for learning, and intellectual leisure pursuits. Lastly, don’t underestimate the value of follow up letters and emails. Institutions are increasingly concerned with yield, and hesitant to extend offers to students who have not demonstrated genuine interest in attending their institution. The full list can be found at IECAonline.com/college.html. The site also offers advice on visiting college campuses and making the most of the summer before senior year.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Maria Badami, MS is an educational planner and admissions consultant with COLLEGE DIRECTIONS located at 7030 East Genesee St, Fayetteville, NY. 243-6658. collegedirections@att.net.
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the Village brings a neighborhood feel to its corner of campus. “This is an exciting time to be a member of the Oswego campus community,” said Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley. “Our improvements and innovations are attracting increasing numbers of applicants, and admission is competitive.” Learner-centered improvements The new science complex will be a living demonstration of environmentally sensitive design. A geothermal field will provide a natural heat sink for cooling and heating the structure. The building also will incorporate a photovoltaic solar-to-electric array and use sustainable construction materials. It’s all part of the college’s plan to build the complex to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, gold standard. The new complex will house six departments of SUNY Oswego’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: biological sciences, chemistry, computer science and engineering, earth sciences including meteorology and geology, mathematics and physics. In addition to the science complex, work coming up soon on the college’s east campus will include extensive renovations to the School of Education’s Park and Wilber halls. Adjacent historic Sheldon Hall will get a rehabilitated exterior to complement earlier interior renovations. Plans call for the finished School of Education facilities to unite the school’s six departments -- curriculum and instruction, technology education, health promotion and wellness, vocational teacher preparation, counseling and psychological services, and educational administration -- as well as to link to the new sciences complex. The east campus projects will be paid through the SUNY Construction Fund, with its ability to bond.
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erhaps no time of year is as bittersweet for parents as the back-to-school season. Gone are the relaxing days of summer, but back are the days when kids get excited about school and the extracurricular activities that come with it. As bittersweet as back to school can be, one aspect few parents enjoy is the annual school supply shopping trip. Students of all ages must purchase school supplies each year, and parents with more than one child in school might cringe at the costs of such supplies. Recognizing those concerns, OfficeMax, an industry leader in both office and school supply products, offers the following shopping tips to help savvy parents prepare their kids to start the school year on the right foot. 3 Take inventory. Most parents remember the last day of school growing up, when pens, papers and notebooks were set aside for the summer the moment the final bell rang. However, unless kids threw everything in the trash on their way out of school, chances are many of their supplies from last year are still lying around the house. While last year’s notebooks may not be reusable, locate pens, rulers and other supplies that are in good shape, and take inventory of what you can reuse and what new items should be purchased. Selling affordable school supplies in bulk or individually, OfficeMax gives parents the option to purchase entirely new supplies or supplement their children’s school supplies, purchasing only the materials they need to start the school year. 3 Make a list. Today’s school supplies are flashier than ever, essentially transforming the school supply aisle into something that would fit right in at the local toy store. Kids are typically as mesmerized by the school supply aisle as they are when they visit a toy store, so parents should make a list before heading out and stick to that list to avoid overspending. Once that list has been made, pa r e n t s
should choose a store that allows them to get school shopping done in one fell swoop. OfficeMax has all the supplies kids will need to make their return to school a successful one this fall. The new Butterfly Skye by Schoolio collection at OfficeMax features the “Floral Fantasy” trend with adorable butterflies, flowers and swirly patterns in a garden-style color palette. This collection comes complete with notebooks, pens, pencils, and more, including a floral patterned carrying case that’s both convenient and stylish. For the more “hardcore” student, Schoolio’s “Skulls” collection is sure to please, with a unique skull and crossbones graphic on binders, notebooks, calculators and more. 3 Start shopping early. Many of today’s teachers post a class syllabus online well in advance of the first day of school. The syllabus typically lists the supplies and textbooks the class requires. With a vast and ongoing stock, OfficeMax boasts an extensive inventory of school supplies that help parents and students secure the materials they need throughout the year and save money when so doing. 3 Purchase supplies that excite your child. In essence, school supplies are designed to help children be the best students they can be and inspire them to do their best work. With the right supplies, kids are prepared to achieve and succeed. By letting kids select a few supplies that express their personality and excite them about the new school year, they’re more likely to be engaged in and excited about the back-to-school process. To get kids excited, OfficeMax offers a host of school supplies featuring dynamic patterns, colors, sizes and more that appeal to a diverse group of kids. The new ColorSplash series from Mead(R) features notebooks, binders and folders that follow the “photo real” trend with monochromatic imagery and pops of color. Featuring more modern styles, Mead’s Reilly series features “Street Chic” notebooks, binders and folders with international glamour appeal. For more information, visit OfficeMax.com.
OfficeMax has introduced a variety of school supply collections featuring modern designs, patterns, colors and more, including this collection called Butterfly Skye by Schoolio.
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s any parent knows, the cost of college continues to rise. According to CollegeBoard.com, the average costs at a four-year, private university for the 2009-10 school year exceeded $26,000. That figure is daunting on its own, but when combined with the nation’s struggling economy the sticker price is even more shocking. While parents are fully aware of the costs associated with college, they might not be aware of the many ways in which they can cut college costs. Though there’s little parents can do about lowering tuition, there are myriad ways to save on other costs associated with college. Perhaps no tactic better serves parents than planning ahead. While many high school seniors don’t know what to expect when they first step on campus, there are a few givens parents can plan for when it comes to college life. One such given is furnishings. While dorm rooms aren’t akin to a 5-star hotel, parents who plan ahead when furnishing their children’s room can save substantial amounts of money. For instance, dorm rooms are generally smaller than a kid’s normal room, requiring some careful planning if he or she plans to bring most of their things along to college. Parents of college bound youngsters should consider the following tips from StudentMarket.com, an online resource for parents seeking to provide their college bound sons and daughters with all the comforts of home at a fraction of the cost. 3 Shop for multi-functional items. While today’s college kids might not know what a compact disc is, that doesn’t mean they don’t need a place to store all those DVDs and video games. When shopping for storage items, consider multi-functional items that serve more than one purpose. For instance, StudentMarket.com features more than 1,900 TV stands, many of which boast ample storage space ideal for college kids living in a crowded dorm room. But multi-functional items don’t stop at storage. For those college kids lucky enough to have room for a couch, futons make the ideal addition to any dorm room, acting as a couch during the day time and doubling up as a fold-out bed for those weekend visits from friends
back home. 3 Go vertical. While dorm rooms might not provide the most square footage, the ceiling heights are often average size. That makes dorm rooms ideal for going vertical. Based on consumer demand, StudentMarket.com offers a wide array of items allowing students and parents to do just that, including hundreds of bookcases in varying styles, and name brand dressers that stretch vertically instead of horizontally, enabling students to save space and money. 3 Hook it up. Hooks are another good friend of those who call dorms home. Instead of using up valuable dresser and closet space to hang coats, hangers and even bath towels, hooks hung up on the back of the dorm room door or inside the closet door make use of existing space many college kids don’t routinely use. 3 Think small. Furnishing a dorm room is not the same as furnishing a first apartment. When shopping for dorm rooms, think small. StudentMarket.com boasts hundreds of nightstands and innovative furniture products ideal for making over the cramped style of the average dorm room. To learn more about finding and saving on school furnishings, visit StudentMarket.com.
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For the college student with too little space and too much stuff, these storage units not only make the most of the walls and make a statement about the student’s personality.
4D Concepts hanging ORE Crisscross Wall Storage corner storage Add storage space to any room with this contemporary media shelf with a 45-CD capacity. $39, studentmarket.com.
This space saving corner unit helps organize all of your clutter. $34.99, studentmarket.com
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Sharp 8-Digit Display Calculator Compact, economical calculator for either handheld or desktop use. Battery powered, $3.49, staples.com.
HP 2GB USB Flash Drive Store, transport and share documents, music and photos with this compact, USB flash drive that features 2GB of storage space and a plug-andplay design for convenience.. $6.99, bestbuy. com.
Hello Kitty or SpongeBob SquarePants Lunch Kit Features interior insulation that ensures your child’s food and drink stays cool and a convenient handle on the top makes it easy to carry to and from school or practice. $7.99, toysrus.com.
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Rio Friendship Shoe This classic Airwalk sneaker comes with a set of markers, so they can express their creativity. Plus, Payless will donate 100% of the net profits from the sale of the Friendship Shoe to the Fresh Air Fund, which sends youth from New York’s inner city on summer vacations in the country. A minimum of $40,000 will be donated. $9.99 (on sale from $17.99) payless.com
LAVA 10” Motion Lamp Made of tempered glass and brushed aluminum, this lamp is the perfect way to add a colorful vibe to the dorm room. $9.99, target.com.
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Be bus smart School buses are essential modes of transportation, taking thousands of students to and from school every day. While school bus accidents are rare, riders should still practice safety aboard and around the bus. In the early days of education, students were educated in local schools within walking distance. If they needed to travel, it was by horse-drawn wagon. As the nation’s roadways began to evolve, so did the methods of getting children to school. Eventually school buses became the norm. In an effort to prevent injuries, representatives from 48 states met in 1939 to establish safety standards for school buses. Since then, several meetings, known as the National Conferences on School Transportation, have taken place to modify safety procedures and standards. In addition to safety procedures regarding ridership, school buses are built with certain standards
in mind. Mirrors, lights, braking systems and the like are regulated to provide the utmost safety to passengers. While catastrophic accidents involving school buses are very rare, buses are built to handle much more than the occasional run-ins with passenger cars and light trucks. Maintaining school bus safety is a team effort. Students need to do their part while riding the bus. Here are the safety precautions that should be followed. * Walk to the bus stop, don’t run. * Always use caution when crossing roadways. * Walk on the sidewalk whenever possible. If no sidewalk is present, walk in the opposite direction of
See Bus on page 15 Maintaining school bus safety is a team effort. Students need to do their part while riding the bus.
Teens take big risks online
Report reveals dangerous behaviors, online trends A shocking new report “The Secret Online Lives of Teens” is a revealing peek at just how much our kids risk when they interact online, and one expert believes it ’s more than just a wake-up call. The study, conducted by Harris Interactive for McAfee, asked 955 American teens (including 593 aged 13-15 and 362 aged 16-17) about their attitudes on I n t e rPARENTING PROBLEM
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net privacy. The results are troubling for any parents of teenagers. 69 percent of teens freely divulged their physical location 28 percent chatted with strangers Of those who chatted with strangers, defined as people they do not know in the offline world: 43 percent shared their first name 24 percent shared their email address 18 percent posted photos of themselves 12 percent posted their cell phone number What ’s more, girls make themselves targets more often than boys: 32 percent of the girl respondents indicated they chat with strangers online vs. 24 percent of boy respondents, according to the survey.
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ll parents want their children to be healthy, and part of that is maintaining a diet that maximizes both physical and mental health. But how do parents know what foods their children should eat, never mind how much or how often? With many parents busy balancing home life with work, facing the stress of paying bills as well as playing chauffeur to their children’s many activities, who has time to come up with a healthy, viable plan? It can be very stressful to come up with a weekly menu for the family, but don’t give up and take the kids to the drive thru! The U.S. Department of Agriculture has come up with just the tool any overwhelmed parent needs in order to start their children on the way to a healthy diet. MyPyramid.gov offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan/ assess your food choices based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Visit MyPyramid.gov for more.
ed MyPyramid.gov offers many tools, such as this chart, in order to set parents on the course for healthy menu planning.
Skip boring school lunches: Easy meal ideas students will love A brown paper bag or a plastic lunch box. No two items can of grilled chicken with fresh mozzarella and basil, your child elicit such fear in the hearts of parents across the country. They might as well. seem like harmless items on the surface, but it’s coming up with * Make it fun. Pack lunch according to a theme. Maybe Monday what goes inside can be truly scary. is all round-shaped foods. Tuesday may be cowboy themed, with Day after day, creating new lunch ideas southern flair. On Wednesday all the foods that children will actually eat can be chalmay be red. Your child will be eating the lenging. Parents are often short on time same foods he or she always did but just in in the evening or the morning before the a more interesting way. Chances are if it’s bus arrives and may be at a loss as to what fun to eat, the kids will be on board. foods to keep stocked in the pantry, which * Involve the kids. Make a chart that lists makes planning lunches a taller order than foods in specific categories: fruit, vegetable, it may seem. meat, dairy, and snack. Enable your child to Rest assured that concocting school pick the combination he or she desires each lunches doesn’t have to be difficult. Follow day. Involving children in meal creation these tips for lunchtime success. helps make them more in tune with food * Think outside the bread. Bread can be While peanut butter and jelly sandwiches may be choices and more likely to eat what they boring. Skip the sandwiches and think of an old standard for school lunches, children may have chosen. other foods that can serve as the wrapping appreciate something more creative. * Who says lunch has to be “lunch”? Infor tasty foods. Tortillas, pitas, pizza crusts, stead of packing the requisite lunch foods, and crackers are other ideas for topping or holding items together. consider breakfast items instead. Maybe your child will enjoy a What’s more, rolling up a tortilla or topping your own pizza is banana wrapped in a pancake or yogurt topped with crunchy much more fun than biting into that standard PB&J sandwich. granola. A mini bagel packaged with an individual serving of * Explore more mature flavors. Who says kids only want bolo- cream cheese and jelly could fit the bill, too. As long as your child gna and cheese? Ask your child what he or she enjoys eating and is eating a healthy, balanced meal, it doesn’t matter what the foods stock up on those ingredients. For example, if you enjoy a wrap may be.
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Mary Kay Hoal, a concerned mom and global media expert who addressed her Internet safety issues by creating a social network exclusively for kids and teens –yoursphere.com – believes that this is more than just a wake-up call for parents and teens. “This study is Pearl Harbor in the war against Internet predators,” she said. “While the headline always changes from cyber bullies to privacy issues, what remains constant, and will continue to, is the risky behavior teens can participate in. If you don’t want your kids participating in certain behaviors offline, why would you permit them online? If you tell them not to talk to strangers at the mall, why allow it on the Internet? “Parents need to take notice now, and they need to teach their kids about the dangers of predators. It ’s very real.” Hoal has been studying this issue for more than four years, having created Yoursphere as a response to her own daughter establishing profiles behind
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instruction, a full service boarding facility and sale and lease options, the Canterbury facility and professional staff are outstanding. Now is a great time to plan to visit Canterbury Stables, which is hosting an open house Aug. 29. Canterbury is in the town of Fenner, just miles outside of Cazenovia. The central location between the New York State Thruway and Route 20 and only 45 minutes from Syracuse’s Hancock Airport makes it convenient for perspective clients. Two major equine programs at Morrisville State College and Cazenovia College are well established within Whether you are looking for a place to board your horse or a ten miles of the barn. Canterbury Stables opened place to learn to ride or continue your riding development, August 2002 and was newly Canterbury Stables can meet your goals. designed and constructed on the great place for beginners to start on a suitformer site of the Burke family dairy farm. able horse. Riders are evaluate regularly and The facility offers over 160 acres of trails to can direct their experience to trail riding, enjoy as well as a 100 x 200 indoor arena with horse showing or the simple enjoyment of dust free synthetic footing and a 100 X 200 a weekly ride. The staff can also work with outdoor arena with the same footing. The borders on a regular program for their stalls are 12x14’ with double dutch doors, horse. there is daily individual turnout for our Whether you are looking for a place borders in individual half-acre paddocks. to board your horse or a place to learn to The heated barn and tack area make winter ride or continue your riding development, riding a breeze! Canterbury Stables can meet your goals. Lessons private and are offered in hour Stop in today, call 655-5577 or visit canterand half hour increments. The patient, expeburystablesny.com for more information. rienced staff can teach riders at all levels, a
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traffic to be aware of on-coming traffic. * Don’t fool around at the bus stop. Accidents can happen when individuals are unaware of their surroundings or distracted. * Stand at the bus stop in a safe location. Do not enter the street. * Arrive at the bus stop early so there is no need to rush and be distracted. * Wait for the school bus to come to a complete stop and for other traffic to halt before approaching the bus. * Promptly take a seat, and remain seated throughout the entire ride. If there are safety belts present, use them. * Do not distract the bus driver with loud yelling, music, etc. * Don’t throw anything around the bus. * Keep the aisle clear to avoid tripping hazards. * Follow the driver’s instructions in the event of an emergency. * Remain seated until the bus has stopped at a particular drop-off location. * When exiting the bus, take three steps away from the bus so that visibility of the driver is improved. * Watch for traffic when crossing the street. Always cross in front of the bus. * If something is forgotten on the bus, don’t try to run back and retrieve it. The driver may not expect a student to be returning to the bus.
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books and folders for a dollar or so and, for college students, many dorm room furnishings, such as storage ottomans and desk lamps (see page ?? for more items) for $10 or less. Now is the time that many schools will mail home a list of items your child will need; that same list may have been sent home with their final
report card at the end of the school year. This list should serve as a guide for things that must be purchased. If you stick closely to this list, and don’t go overboard by overbuying, you will find that your shopping experience added up to a lot less green spent than you expected.