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CONTENTS S u m m e r Fa s h i o n
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STAFF & CONTRIBUTERS
Photography Alan Campbell Sarah Louya Les Atkins
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Cultivate Your Closet
...Now what do I wear?
Look good while protecting your eyes from those harsh rays
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Advertising Kelly Ayscue Natasha Daniel Lewis Smith Chris Taylor Bryan Wilson
Valerie Briges
Yalem Kiros
Sunglasses Buyers’ Guide
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Take a break from the burgers and hot dogs this summer to try something this fun & healthy recipe
Editorial Gene Metrick Spencer Carney Jenny White Amelia Harper
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DIY Taco Station
Publisher Kyle Stephens
Summer is Here!
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Design & Layout Becky Wetherington
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Easily transition from one season to the next
ED I TO R ’ S L ET T ER
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R O C K Y M O U N T T E L E G R A M S T A F F
We’re back!
Join us on June 20th at the Rocky Mount Mill Village.
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When the humidity makes the air soupy and the temperatures soar…what’s a girl to do? Get out her flip-flops and sleeveless tanks of course! Summer is here and we’re looking forward to lazy days, no school, toes in the sand and poolside conversations. Sure, there’s more sweat than usual. And sometimes high heat index numbers can make you cranky. But most of us look forward to Carolina summers and are prepared to travel from one airconditioned place to another, with as little time as possible outside if there’s not a pool or an ocean nearby. We hope to see you at the (nicely airconditioned) Charm Night Out event, coming up on June 20. This event was a Rocky Mount Telegram summer staple for many years. After a brief hiatus the last few years, Charm Night Out is back, better than ever for this summer. We’re holding it at the Telegram’s new home in the Rocky Mount Mill Village. It’s a great reason for you to grab your best girlfriends and enjoy a night out. There will be food, fun, fashion and shopping with local businesses. Tickets are $5 if purchased in advance at the Telegram office and will be $10 at the door. Here’s to summer! And Hope to see you at Charm Night Out!
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Fun for Kids
HAPPY SUMMER!
Photo by Sarah Louya
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SUMMERTIME IS HERE!
SUNGLASSES BUYERS’ GUIDE
Be sure to come to Charm
Night Out from 4 to 8 p.m. on June 20 at the Rocky
Mount Mills and check out our summer fashion show. We’ll be featuring styles
from local boutiques and stores. See this summer’s
hottest trends, up close and personal. See you there!
Blue It’s time to get out your flip-flops, your
•
Tie-dye prints
sundresses and favorite t-shirts and shorts.
•
Stripes
Here in our neck-of-the-woods, staying
•
Large floral prints
comfortable in blazing hot temperatures is
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Cherry prints
the main priority. That means light fabrics,
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Tropical colors
sleeveless tops, sandals and absolutely NO
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Anything lavender
PANTYHOSE.
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Very flowy culotte-style or wide leg trousers
This season, local boutiques and stores are stocked up with top summer trends.
• •
wear sunglasses that block UV
sunshine help makes summer
radiation whenever they head
special. Come summer, many
outdoors in daylight hours. This
people
time
is essential for men, women and children. Sunglasses are
and everything seems a bit more
necessary during the times of
laid back.
day when the sun’s rays are at
Puffy sleeves
•
Black and white plaid or gingham
•
Polka dots (especially black and white
paired
with
Even though people may
their strongest, but wearing them anytime the sun is out can
in summer, the National Eye
protect one’s vision.
Institute says people should
something
yellow)
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White dresses
•
Naked sandals
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more
take a more relaxed attitude
Matching crop tops with skirt or
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spend
and
enjoying recreational pursuits
trousers
wardrobe fashionista worthy. Look for these styles in stores this season:
ample
knee and ankle
Pair your summer standards with one or two new pieces to keep your hot-weather
Midi-dresses that hit between
skies
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Sunglasses present a great
defense against UV rays that can cause short- and long-term eye damage, states the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Diseases such as cataracts, cancer and growths on the eye all can result from prolonged exposure to UV rays, which can damage the eye’s surface tissues as well as the cornea and lens. Prolonged exposure to UV rays also may affect retinal cells. When purchasing sunglasses to protect the eyes, consumers should consider these important factors. • Ultimate protection: The American Optometric Association says that sunglasses should offer 100 percent protection against both UVA and UVB rays. Some glasses will simply list a numerical indicator. In such instances, sunglasses that offer protection against UV 400, which will encompass the wavelengths for both UVA and UVB rays, are best. • Buy from a reputable retailer. Not all sunglasses live up to their claims. Sunglasses sold at doctors’ offices, department stores and sunglass speciality shops often meet the standards for protection, advises The Vision Council, a trade organization for
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the optical industry. • Choose tint for activity. Tint will not affect UV protection, but it can make certain activities more enjoyable. Darker lenses may help at the beach, where there is more reflective light. Orange or yellow lenses increase contrast while driving or fishing. On cloudy days, amber or rose lenses can help improve contrast. Customers should choose a tint that makes them feel comfortable. • Polarized lenses help fight glare. Polarized lenses and those with anti-reflective coatings can alleviate glare. Such lenses work by only letting in specific amounts of light at certain angles, which helps to reduce the brightness of that light, says the Discovery Eye Foundation. • Go big. Bigger frames or wrap-around designs can further block UV light from different angles, particularly the side of the eye. Consumers should consider various factors when shopping for their next pair of sunglasses. For more eye safety tips for the summer , visit www.aao.org.
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to the next sleeves or knit sweaters. When covering up, use a waist-cinching belt or scarf to add structure to the look. · VARY SHOES: While flip-flops and other sandals may be summer staples, have a few People who put a lot of thought into their
environments especially chilly. Leggings can
wardrobes know that one of the challenges
be worn under skirts or dresses and then
presented by the changing seasons is figuring
removed as temperatures rise. long-sleeved shirts at the ready. Simple sleeve
chilly day is to be expected, removing
length can mean the difference between
summertime attire like shorts and sleeveless
comfort and discomfort. Covering shoulders
shirts from consideration.
and/or arms with a lightweight top also can
footwear tends to provide less support than
Such sudden changes can be problematic,
protect against the rays of the sun. Choose
footwear worn during other times of the year.
as not everyone has the room to store multiple
among your most versatile long-sleeved
Transitioning clothing from one season to
seasons' worth of clothing in their closets and
shirts, meaning basic colors that will blend
the next takes a little ingenuity. While it may
drawers. Yet, with a little ingenuity, men and
well with any outfit.
not require a person to keep all of his or her
in hand with warm weather. Keep bright-
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colored items you typically wear during other
comfortable no matter the weather. Layering
seasons so they can be paired, if necessary,
enables you to take off layers or put them on
with summer staples. This may include a thick
as needed. Lightweight sweaters or blazers
sweater for cooler nights on the beach or
can be worn over short sleeves or sleeveless
trousers for formal evenings out on the town.
ensembles when temperatures have yet to
· Maxidresses: When shopping, invest
reach their midday highs. Layers also can
in maxidresses. They're easy and cool for
prove invaluable in office settings where
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the air conditioning may make working
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Kiros said the community has welcomed the shop with open arms, with groups of women coming in for lunch and tea, people coming in the mornings for coffee and customers walking over for coffee and dessert after lunch at Prime Smokehouse. “A customer said to me, ‘I never came downtown until your restaurant opened. We love coming to your restaurant now, and I can’t wait to come to your coffee shop,'” she said. “I never knew the city without our restaurant, but those who’ve lived here long enough know what my husband and I have done for this city — and every morning I get up and just say, ‘Wow, I’m just excited to come in to work.'” She said that she foresees NABS as the hub of the coffee shops on Main Street, and she hopes that soon they’ll be able to do Ethiopian coffee ceremonies and high tea. As the seasons change, they also plan to bring warm drinks such as hot chocolate and apple cider to the menu. While Kiros originally went to school for nursing, she said that the idea for a coffee shop was always in the back of her mind. “When I came to Silver Spring (Maryland) in, I want to say ’89, I kept saying to myself I wish we had at least one coffee shop in the downtown,”
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Prime & Ready Restaurateur adds sandwich shop location
By Spencer Carney
Six years ago in downtown Rocky Mount, a new barbecue restaurant opened just off Main Street. The Prime Smokehouse quickly grew in popularity, becoming a destination point in the city accessible from the new Event Center or from the train station, which brings customers from New York and Florida and everywhere in between. Now, six years later, the husband and wife who opened the Smokehouse have started a new venture, one that while only open a few weeks, looks as if it will quickly grow to the popularity of the original restaurant. Never A Better Sandwich, or NABS for short, is located on Main Street in a renovated building. The cafe is divided in two sections. On the deli side, husband Ed Wiley makes fresh sandwiches and salads every morning for customers to grab and go and hot sandwiches for those who have a few minutes more on their lunch break. Wife Yalem Kiros said that while customers enjoy the Smokehouse for lunch, she and Wiley kept getting requests for a faster lunch menu.
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“People had demands that they wanted lunch in less than 30 minutes, and we were like, well, the whole process takes more than 30 minutes,” she said. “My husband and I thought about it, but we just could not figure out how to make it take less time.” To avoid compromising quality for speed, the couple decided to open the sandwich shop, designed to be a quick food option for people in the area who wanted a faster lunch. In the few weeks NABS has been open, Kiros said the customers love the easily accessible, good sandwiches made by her husband. However, what customers will really not want to miss is on the other side of the shop. On the coffee side of the cafe, Yalem Kiros offers freshly roasted Ethiopian coffee, a variety of teas and freshly made pastries such as cinnamon rolls, cookies, cupcakes, fruit tarts and croissants, all made by her husband. “I try to roast the coffee first thing in the morning. It’s all computerized; you can have a profile for all of your customers, with their coffee orders and everything,” Kiros said. “I never even
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thought about how there’s all this demand for these different kinds of coffee. There’s a large Middle Eastern community in Rocky Mount, and they said they have to go to Raleigh for Turkish coffee. They asked, 'Can you do that?' And I said, 'Absolutely.'” Born in Ethiopia, Kiros learned about the art of making coffee from her mother. She describes going through that process with her husband. “Once I got married, I’d roast my coffee, and Ed was so taken by it,” she said. “He’d ask if I’d bring it to him, and I’d say that he has to start drinking the coffee from the aroma. You have to say thank you when I bring it to you to smell the aroma, and part of it is to give me your blessings. That’s what my mom and everybody did. And then I’d tell him, don’t go anywhere. You have to sit, sit down and enjoy the coffee — no phone, no TV.” She paused to laugh, then said, “I’m relaxed with him now, and I don’t really mind. We’re busy, busy people. But every morning, I don’t leave the house without roasting my coffee.”
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she said. “And now of course, it’s full of them there and everything’s changed — but imagine if I had this shop 28 years ago — so in the back of my mind, it was always there.” She said that she enjoyed her time as a nurse and that the skills she learned in her program prepared her to be able to do anything but laughed and said she isn’t planning to go back to nursing anytime soon. “When you have a business, especially one dealing in food, it’s nursing in a different way,” she said. “I love this because I get to see happy people. Too many years, 12-16 hours with someone in pain, and with this we just feed them and they’re happy. "It’s more delicious, you’re only having a joyful experience with your customers, so I love this.” Kiros tributes her love of coffee and food to her mother, who helped her father host diplomatic families and catered for the United Nations base in Arabia. She said that the biggest lesson she’s learned from running both the Smokehouse and NABS is to not take anything for granted. “I’m just so grateful. As a nurse I always said to myself, wow, I never thought I could explain myself this way — but then with business, wow,
I never knew I could make such an impact,” she said. In her work with Prime Smokehouse, she said she’s witnessed the incredible life-changing experiences her employees are able to have from working at the restaurant. People who walked to and from work are now driving their own cars and owning their own homes. “Seeing someone working for you who used to walk home everyday who now has a nice car and a nice home, it makes you think that Rocky Mount is really a place to live because you can do that,” she said. “In New York, you’d still be walking home.” In the six years that the restaurant has been open, Kiros said she’s watched as employees they hired as dishwashers have become sous chefs. She’s excited to see the impact her coffee house will have. “Coffee houses have always been around and have always been the bases for great ideas," she said. "When I was in college, my cup of coffee and my books were my everything. I want that to be the future of this coffee shop.”
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appealed to me. I decided I wanted to do
to be “A” leader, but never forgetting to love
County is heartfelt. Every day, I am inspired by
something that would make a difference in
and care about the people you lead,” Bridges
our community's genuine care and concern
children’s live as well.”
said.
for our students, and their resilient belief in
However,
serving
as
a
school
superintendent is a new kind of challenge.
Valerie Bridges
“I am aware that being the first female
Bridges said she can succeed in her role
a better tomorrow. Edgecombe County is a
because of the support of members of the
wonderful place to raise a family, engage in the
community.
community and make a positive difference,”
superintendent is a challenge, but I refuse to
“The community support in Edgecombe
Bridges said.
embrace challenges —- I work through and around them. My family raised me to believe that I could do and be anything that I desired. Therefore, my gender has never been a barrier, but instead I use my gender as a bridge to success regardless of my career choice.” The biggest challenge, she said, is balancing work and family while still taking time to care for herself. That is hard when a leader cares passionately about the people she leads. “I believe that a caring person — woman or
E dgecombe County Public Schools
man — can bring a sense of team and a family
superintendent
knowing when to be “THE” leader and when
atmosphere to any organization. When you treat people well and care about them and their individual lives, it makes a difference. I’m a mom, wife, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. Leading the school system means
First woman
to serve that role in the county
V
superintendent
County
College. For several years, she worked as an
for the position. She served as
Public Schools, and I hope not to be the
accountant and an auditor for the state of
associate
in
last,” Bridges said. “This is my sophomore
North Carolina.
Edgecombe County Public Schools for more
year as superintendent. I am proud to serve
than four years before assuming the mantle
our community, excited about the plethora
of leadership.
of community support and hopeful for our
superintendent
Prior to that, she served as an assistant in
Edgecombe
of
Edgecombe
students' bright future.”
She was on a successful career track when a new passion changed her plans. “I really credit my mother for inspiring me to enter into the field of education,” Bridges
and
Bridges’ passion for students and education
said. “She was a teacher, and I would often
Washington county schools. She has also
is clear. But she did not start her career in
bring my kids to her classroom when I was
worked in Guilford and Wake county public
education.
working. I found myself spending more and
schools as a high school teacher, middle
Bridges earned her bachelor’s degree in
more time in her classroom. My mother would
school assistant principal and elementary
accountancy from the University of North
pique the interest of those students and they
principal.
Carolina-Wilmington and a master’s degree
were enthralled by her. The way she was able
in business administration from Meredith
to help those students learn and develop
“I am excited to be the first female
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After a brief hiatus, the Rocky
community and the spirit of the
the Rocky Mount Mills,” Davis
and visit. And live -- we have staff
Mount Telegram’s Charm Night
Telegram’s women’s magazine,
said. The Rocky Mount Telegram
people who live here, too.”
Out (CNO) will return this year on
Carolina Charm.
office moved to the Mill Village in
Presenting sponsor is Rocky
“We like to do it because it’s
December. The Telegram office is
Mount Family Medical. Other
a great way to reach out to our
located on the second floor of the
sponsors include Nash UNC
Organizers say there will be
community,” Davis said. “We
main mill building.
Health Care, Osborne Jewelers
shopping with over 20 vendors
support local businesses and
“Charm Night Out will be held
and Gardner’s Barbecue. Food
present, food, a fashion show,
connect them to some of our
in the Power House, and in the
will be provided by Chick-Fil A,
lots of give-aways, raffle items
favorite people – women of all
community areas of the first and
Gardner’s Barbecue and For Your
and more – all meant to offer a
ages from the Twin Counties.”
second floor of the mill building,”
Elegance Catering. Davenport
Davis said.
Autopark is the auto sponsor.
June 20 at the Rocky Mount Mill Village.
great girls’ night out event.
Davis said the event offers a
Telegram staffer Gwen Davis
fun night out for local women
Davis said she loves the Mill
The event will be held from
has been helping to put on the
who can shop, watch a fashion
Village and hopes to introduce
4 to 8 p.m. Tickets are available
Telegram’s Charm Night Out
show and gather and visit with old
many
the
prior to the event for $5 at the
events since the first one. The
and new friends.
community if they haven’t had
Telegram office and online at
local
women
to
event was originally developed to
“We’re excited to show off
the chance to check it out already.
eventbrite.com. At the door,
bring together the women in the
our new neighborhood here in
“It’s a really neat place to work
tickets will be $10.
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The
Infinite
Po s s i l i t i e s
of a Rocky Mount
Summer B y S pencer C arney
When I was younger, school letting out
access to all of the rides and park features,
might be an interesting jumping off point
for the summer was one of the events I
such as the miniature train ride and the
to see what you can do. You and your kids
always looked forward to. Endless warm
Splash Pad water park.
might be in Rocky Mount all summer, but
days of swimming and reading and
After a day at the pool, relax in the
watching tv, what more could any kid want?
evening at the Imperial Center. The
Inevitably, within about a week I’d
museum is hosting a variety of programs for
For more space-themed activities, it is
be bored out of my mind as heat and
all ages, including a concert series and lawn
worth a visit to the Imperial Center once
thunderstorms kept me inside, and my
chair movie night on the Imperial Center
again. Admission to the Children’s Museum
books and TV shows lost all of their appeal.
lawn. The concerts will be every other
and Science Center also includes admission
My mom was always well-prepared for
Thursday until Sept. 13, from 6-8:30 p.m.,
to all of the public shows in the planetarium
and the schedule of movies is available on
that day. The Cummins Planetarium will
Children in North America will spend, on
from between one to three month’s worth of
parents can look online or ask a teacher for a
have a new laser show every month, in
average, more than 900 hours attending
educational achievement can dissipate during
summer to-do packet.
addition to its regular shows, such as
school in a given year. The average school
prolonged breaks from the classroom. To help
Seasonal Stargazing and a show about
year in the United States lasts 1,016 hours, the
ensure that those hard-earned lessons are not
and day trips can be fun, entertaining and
equivalent of 42 continuous days. According
so easily forgotten, parents can help children
educational all at the same time. Science
to the Organization for Economic Cooperation
remain intellectually engaged in various ways
and Development, many developed countries
over school breaks.
centers, museums and living history locations
out of the dollar-sale bin and masonjars filled with scraps of paper that had paying “jobs” for me that were really just incentivized chores she didn’t want to do. One way or another, I would’ve made it through the summer, but it was always a lot more fun to see what ideas of things to do she had in store for me that day. If it’s day four and your kids are already bored of lounging around, or if you’re looking for some ways to spend your free time this summer outside of work, keep reading for some ideas for a fun, local, easy, cheap summer. Summer
thunderstorms
mean
it’s
important to enjoy when it’s sunny. When
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Bring some of the universe to your backyard, or go explore some of the backyard that’s
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when that day arrived, armed with crafts
in your universe.
the Imperial Center’s website.
that doesn’t mean you can’t still explore everything else that exists in the universe.
Astronauts. If you don’t want to leave the house, bring some of the universe indoors. A
over school breaks
begin their academic years in September and
• Stick to a schedule. Try to maintain a
star-shaped cookie cutter can be used to
end them in June. Some, like Australia, feature
schedule similar to school, with children
make sandwiches and watermelon stars,
four terms with two-week breaks in between
waking at the same time each day and going
or dip the edges in yellow paint to create a
each term. Others go to school for most of the
to bed at similar hours. This will make it much
galaxy on blue craft paper. Borax, glue and
year — with various holiday breaks in between
easier to get back into a routine when a new
— and then get the bulk of their time off during
school year begins.
water make slime, add some glitter and food coloring to make galaxy slime. If all
the summer.
• Encourage reading. Set aside time for
•
Plan
educational
trips.
Vacations
can bring to life information learned in the classroom, even on family vacations. • Learn at camp. Many children attend camp for a portion of their school breaks. Look for camps that do not simply babysit children, but
engage
them
through
enrichment
activities. • Take a class. Children and families can
else fails, break out the crayons and paper
As much time as kids spend in school,
reading each day. All it generally takes is 15
there will be times when they are left to
to 30 minutes of reading per day for kids
to see who can make the craziest looking
their own devices, and during these times it’s
to remember their vocabulary lessons and
alien.
easy for them to forgot classroom lessons.
maintain their fluency and comprehension
Sometimes called “summer learning loss”
skills. Children may enjoy picking their own
or “summer slide,” this forgetfulness sees
books rather than having a required reading
and body. This gives everyone a chance to
many students fail to retain all of their
list.
learn something new and have a great time
Summer
doesn’t
have
to
mean
it feels like a million degrees outside, a great
On June 21, Braswell Memorial Library
boredom, and staying home in Rocky
way to cool off is the pool. Denton Street
will kick off “A Universe of Stories,” their
Mount doesn’t have to mean they stop
pool is only charging $3 per person per visit,
summer reading program for this year.
learning and exploring. Bring some of the
and Sunset Park is offering admission for
If you’ve worn out water balloon fights
universe to your backyard, or go explore
only $5. The payment for the park includes
and make-your-own sundaes, this theme
some of the backyard that’s in your universe.
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learn together by exploring new skills. Enroll in something educational and enjoyable, such as a music or dance class, a STEM seminar or something else that engages the mind
together as a family.
lessons over prolonged breaks from school.
• Keep a math book handy. On long car
Studies indicate that students score lower on
trips or rainy days, children can do a few math
Parents and educators can reduce lesson
standardized tests at the end of the summer
problems to keep their skills sharp. This will
loss over school breaks by encouraging
compared to their performance on the same
help keep learning loss to a minimum. Math
families to remain intellectually engaged in
tests at the beginning of summer. Anywhere
workbooks may be available at bookstores, or
any way they can.
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