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Freshmen

August 5, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Back to School!

We can’t deny it any more: It is August. It is technically still summer, but many of us are now thinking back to school.  In fact, I even went out and bought the Tween a few school supplies.  The list is so long and expensive it helps to spread it out over a couple of […]

March 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

In with the New: We survived our Freshman year!

From Freshman by Corinne Mucha Being a Freshman is scary, and hard.  Here you are at the bottom of the social ladder and already people are asking you questions like, “What do you want to do with your life after high school?”  And you’re thinking, “Dude, let’s see if I can even survive my Freshman […]

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