School Is Out For The Summer! Well, College Is
I can t say that I am a big fan of Alice Cooper. Being born in 1976, Cooper was pretty scary to a kid growing up then, so I didn t pay much attention to him. But I am quite fond of the School s Out song and always think of it this time of year. School s out for the summer carries extra meaning for me this year.
This was the first year of College for my son Aiven Malanoski. Not only was he going to school almost five hours away in Vermont but he was doing this in the midst of a pandemic. Much to my surprise, Aiv crushed it at Northern Vermont University-Lyndon his freshmen year. I will tell you why I was surprised in a moment. The first drawback of going to college during COVID-19 times, is that I never saw his dorm room the entire year. But two pluses regarding this, Aiv did not have a roommate and he was still able to be on campus and learn in-person.
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The Alabama State Conference National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) supports the “Wear Orange” campaign to “honor the lives of people in the United States affected by gun violence and demand an end to this crisis.” The NAACP national activities on Friday, June 4, 2021, will show support for National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
The “Wear Orange” organization was started to honor 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed in Chicago in 2013. The color orange was what her friends wore to honor her. “After her death, they asked us to stand up, speak out, and Wear Orange to raise awareness about gun violence.”