Diploma Display Ideas

Graduation day is one of the proudest moments in students’ academic careers. Diplomas are symbolic of hours spent honing skills and working on assignments and, ultimately, success in the classroom.

Great Gifts for Today’s Grads

By the time students reach graduation day, many have taken hundreds of tests, written scores of essays, worked through thousands of pencils, and made dozens of friends along the way. Such realities only underscore the notion that graduation is worthy of celebration.

How to Celebrate Grads Despite Unique Circumstances

The end of a school year has traditionally been a time of celebration. Students may celebrate because summer vacation has arrived, and families typically gather to celebrate students who have earned their diplomas and degrees.

Did You Know?

A study from the Gap Year Association found that 77 percent of students who take a gap year do so between high school and college.

Step on a Crack

She was sitting at a table in Manhattan, in the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel. This all happened in the mid-70’s, so she told Jay MacDonald from his BookPage interview in 2006.

Laymen’s Corner

JESUS CHRIST WAS “ALL” HUMAN, AND JESUS CHRIST WAS “ALL” GOD. We know that Jesus was completely human. Jesus could feel pain. He could feel disappointment, He could feel human joy, He could feel anger and everything else that humans can feel in our bodies.

North Forney Baseball Wins District, Sees Season Ends in Bi-District Defeat

An amazing year of firsts for the North Forney Falcons ended last Saturday, May 8, with a disappointing 2-1 series loss to the Ennis Lions in the bi-district round of the UIL baseball playoffs.

Smurfit Kappa Makes Record-Breaking United Way Donation

Smurfit Kappa North America, local company and longtime community partner, made the company’s largest donation to Forney Area United Way (FAUW) last month, presenting FAUW with a check for $55,194.00. This is also the largest amount FAUW has received in one year from a single entity in its history.

Mayes Media Group Wins Two More Coveted Pollie Awards For Advertising Excellence

Mayes Media Group, a North Texas-based advertising agency specializing in political communications, is proud to announce it has received two coveted Pollie Awards from the American Association of Political Consultants.

Burlesque vs. Strip-Tease—any Difference? Who was “Tempest Storm?”

I can hear my critics now, “Themer, what a topic about which to write! What made you think of those terms?” My answer is that I heard of the “passing” of “Tempest Storm” and thought the name “rang a bell.” And, I was correct.