As a teacher, that's what you like to hear. They say they can't wait to go to school and work on it. They have come alive.

Most of stuff I did as a kid was very simple and nothing like this.

We're all dressed up and doing this for fun, but (our ancestors) really went through this.

For the last two-three years, you didn't feel you had a permanent school. Now the kids should feel they have a permanent home. I think this will help pride come back. This is something the kids will be proud of.

I want to swim well to prove to her that she chose the wrong school.

The first day of school went surprisingly well. The contractor hadn't gotten the no parking signs out, but students weren't parking on Maplewood,