[Times photo: Stefanie Boyar]
Exhibit is a breed apart
The photographs of William Wegman's Weimaraners are on exhibit at the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum.
Hey, middle school isn't so bad!
Selected sixth graders who have survived the first semester have to admit it: Middle school is starting to grow on them.
Hot Stuff!
Grammy appearances
Adventures take wing
A new series of books, written by a father whose son had difficulty reading, tells of a 12-year-old boy's friendship with a group of Royal Air Force officers during World War II.
Musicians are normal people, too
Why do a lot of people my age think that if you are in the band that you are a nerd? I wish my peers understood what a sacrifice it is to be in the band instead of focusing on how weird we are. Playing an instrument takes dedication and commitment. We have to get up early in the morning and stay after school practicing, sometimes until late in the day. In the summer, we give up our time to just "hang out" to have marches and formations drilled into our heads. Usually band camp is in the hottest part of the summer. But do we get glory? No, we get teased because we are not the jocks or the cheerleaders. Just like at the football games, we are the sideshow and not the main attraction.
