The importance of being recognized

Folks at ARIEL Theatrical want you to nominate a special teacher for the "Important to Be Nice" Award -- and let me tell you, promoting niceness in this day and age of grumpiness could go a long way.
Three special teachers and their nominating students will be recognized on stage during ARIEL’s production of "Miss Nelson Has a Field Day" in May. But hurry! The deadline to nominate that special teacher is April 22. "Miss Nelson" will play April 30 and May 1, 7, 8, 14, 15.
Find the nomination form here.

And speaking of being nice, some students at Sacred Heart School in Salinas are taking lessons on such niceties as table manners, acceptable conversation, hand shaking and making eye contact. The classes on etiquette (taught by Kathleen Guice of Pacific School of Etiquette) focus on "providing the students with the skills to succeed in the world, we needed to include how to be successful in social settings as well. ” said principal Jennifer Dean.
Over 90 students are taking part in the class, and administrators find it so successful they're planning to offer an advanced class for next school year. Mmmmm. I know some adults who could benefit from this type of lessons - but my manners prevent me from disclosing their identities. ;-)