Congratulations Kyle Bolalin! Kyle received 9th place in Spelling at the K. White Jr High School UIL Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. Way to go!

Encouraging regular school attendance is one of the most powerful ways you can prepare your child for success—both in school and in life. When you make school attendance a priority, you help your child get better grades, develop healthy life habits, avoid dangerous behavior and have a better chance of graduating from high school.

When kids are absent for an average of just two days of school per month—even when the absences are excused– it can have a negative impact. These absences can affect kids as early as Kindergarten.

Self-Control is the core character trait for the month of December. Often a key topic in self-help books, the character trait of self-control is important not just to successful leaders, but also to citizens in democratic republics like the United States of America. Read more at https://resedblog.wpengine.com/portrait-self-control/

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