We have always had the costume and from time to time, we have had students who would be interested in it for a game or two, but nobody has done it to the level of dedication and spirit that he has shown.

It helps over time to lift our national standard ... but AP doesn't reach all students. Indeed, the challenge of high schools is, first of all, reducing a dropout rate that, nationally, is almost one-third.

Until students came back [from break] the investigation was at a standstill.

What we would like to hear is whether or not there are special concerns that students have.

We have become students of these phenomena.

We're expecting as many as 2,500 students.