Principals and teachers weigh a long list of variables before placing students in classrooms for the next year. Gender ratio, achievement level and learning support status are priorities. Splitting up troublemakers, buddies and siblings is standard practice, too.
Decisions can hinge on learning and teaching styles, work habits and developmental growth.
For the first time in its history, St. John's Episcopal Church on the Square in Carlisle is displaying the Papal Flag of the Roman Catholic Church in its sanctuary. The papal flag hangs on the left side of the altar in remembrance of Mother Teresa, the famed Catholic nun who died Friday. The official flag of Wales hangs on the right side of the altar in honor of Princess Diana, who died Sunday. Health Share Community Partnership hoped to provide medical or dental services to 200 to 250 residents in its first year. It's no Jubilee Day, but that may be exactly what draws people to Mechanicsburg's September Fair.