I called to see what I needed to register Kayla for school when we move to Raleigh soon. I was thinking that I had until August to figure things out, however, I found out that the school she is going to is a year-round school. I had always heard the fuss about year-round schools and am kind of interested in how it all works.  

Apparently, at this school, there are four “tracks.” Three of the tracks are in school at any one time. Each track has nine weeks in school and three weeks out of school, from what I understand. This makes it possible to fit more students in the school.

It doesn’t really bother me that the kids don’t get a full-blown extra five or six weeks in the summer. I think it might be good for them. If I have to be working every day of my life, they need to be in school a good portion of their childhood too.

One thing that I love about her new school is that it doesn’t begin until 9:15 a.m. and ends at 3:45 p.m. This seems like a more reasonable time period for children. I never quite understood the logic behind having a kid get up at 5 a.m. in order to catch a bus. I didn’t even do that in college. Course, I perfected the art of rolling out of bed at 7:15 a.m. and making my 8 a.m. class. Little kids just don’t need to be getting up so early to get ready for school. And getting out at 3:45 p.m. seems like a better scenario for working parents.

I am anxious to see how another school system works. I don’t think Kayla will care that it’s a year-round school. As it is right now, she LOVES going to school. As soon as I grab hold of her little legs and drag her sleepy, little body out of her bed in the mornings, she is all into school. I just hope things stay that way, but I’m not counting on it.      

So, Kayla has to start school July 7. Needless to say, I had to move my last day at The Daily News to quite a bit earlier than orginally planned. My last day will be June 27, but I will try to make a couple more blog entries before I leave. I have enjoyed working on Max Entertainment Magazine so much. I really hope I have shown people that there are some entertaining things to do in Jacksonville and its surroundings areas. The Tarheel Opry House, Hooligans and The Dive continue to bring awesome names in the music industry. There are many events that families can take part in together and kids can unwind and have some fun. I really don’t agree with people who say Jacksonville is boring and there is nothing to do here. I hope through my years at The Daily News that I have proved that is not the case. Besides, there is always the beautiful beach and it’s my guess that the area will only continue to grow and offer community members more from here on in.