25 years ago, NASA's 25th mission went terribly wrong.

I was 6 years old, watching the shuttle launch from my desk in my first grade classroom.

After only 73 seconds, the Challenger exploded.  There were no survivors.

My mom was watching at home with my 4 year old brother...he apparently turned to her and asked her if the people were ok, and it almost ( Read more... )

On this, the anniversary of the Challenger's ill-fated launch, let us remember the men and women who are willing to risk their lives so we can reach the stars...

To learn more about the disaster, CLICK HERE.  (As much as I hate to use Wikipedia as a source, they seem to have the facts right...)

I was in 1st grade...I wanted to be an astronaut.  I ( Read more... )

I'm sad to say that my school has lost yet another member of our family.  The year began with the death of a young man who was only a junior...followed shortly thereafter by the death of one of the friendliest, hardest working janitors I ever met.

And now, the art teacher has died.  I'll admit this upfront - I didn't particularly like her.  She was ( Read more... )

One of the students that went to my school died last night ( Read more... )