A New Start

The opening of a new school year always feels full of promise. New clothes, new equipment (I was going to say notebooks and pens, but maybe it's laptops and calculators) and a sense of possibilities make September a special time not just for students and parents, but for the community in general. After summer's fun, people are getting down to business.

As reported by others, the wholesale switch of principals is adding a note of anxiety to school opening this year, and the district does not yet have a permanent superintendent. Plaintalker regrets not being able to cover school issues in addition to City Hall, as the 2011-2012 year is likely to hold a lot of newsworthy changes. But between reporter Mark Spivey and a bunch of other bloggers, school news will undoubtedly get out to the public.

Regardless of what else is going on, the children have an opportunity to learn in school, at the library and out in the community with its many activities for them. All the best to Plainfield's young people and their mentors for the coming school year!

--Bernice