It's so empowering for that to happen under the supervision of young adults who aren't their parents. Campers become part of a special club of children who don't need parental supervision.

Good camps fulfill a parent's number one concern -- safety -- while supplying experiences and lessons in character and friendship that parents can't provide on their own. Good camps also provide a positive and inclusive atmosphere in which to grow that satisfies a child's need to belong through secret handshakes, cheers, rituals or competition.

It's just a transition period. April can still bring some (snowy) stuff here when it gets pretty cold.

Absolutely not. Parents have called me asking what's going to happen because they hear Central Campus is closing. That perception is out there in the community, much of it because the media is representing it that way.

We need schools to stand on the side of parents who want to teach good nutrition, not on the side of junk-food companies who want to teach bad nutrition.

They interviewed the parents and saw the substance that was mailed. We have to ensure our customers and employees are safe.