Every seat on that bus was piled high with bags of school supplies - people were unbelievably generous. As I walked down the school bus aisle, which I haven't done for quite a few years, I remembered how I took my education for granted.

We (as a school system) don't just do high school so students can get a diploma. We should prepare students for the next step in life.

got out of his seat, walked toward the cockpit and started kicking at the cockpit door.

I got off the bus, I noticed nobody had their luggage. 'Where are our bags?' I got to the lobby and I still couldn't find it.

It seems to me that the people involved in making the decisions about school spending are all extremely aware of their obligation to the taxpayers of Monroe. The effort to meet the needs of the student population and to comply with all state and federal laws, while searching for the most cost-effective methods of achieving those goals, is evident.

I've walked out of a place and oops there goes the bus. I know it's going to be another half-hour, and I want to get across town or I want to make it home.