PBS Reality Show ~ 'Broadway or Bust'

I don't watch any reality TV, but I might just watch this one coming to PBS. The show is called 'Broadway or Bust' which follows high school students on their journey to the Broadway stage. First they have to compete in front of a panel of judges.

Watch the Trailer below to find out more about the competition which will premiere this fall on September 9th. This will be one show to watch as the students compete for the chance to become Broadway's rising star.

Watch Trailer on PBS. See more from Broadway or Bust.

Homeless Teen Never Gave Up

This is truly an inspiring story of an Atlanta teen who was homeless, but managed to graduate from high school this year. His GPA was 3.3 and he's earned a scholarship to college in the fall. The teen was given a $1,000 shopping spree coordinated by an Atlanta commissioner who heard his story. Despite the odds, he never gave up and the future looks bright indeed.

Date for the Prom

Come On, Really ->Promgoers tweet for the stars, asking celebrities for a date – USATODAY.com
Hey, whatever happened to simply asking the cute guy or gal at high school to the prom? I have been hearing about celebrities being asked to attend events from their fans lately. In my opinion, it's pretty lame.

Even if the celebrity said 'yes' they will attend, the security detail and entourage would be enormous. It would really take away from the whole prom experience for the other students. Just ask that good looking guy or gorgeous gal to the prom. On second thought, looks don't matter it's their kind personality that stands out. Don't be shy, you've got to pick out a suit or dress soon;-)

Georgia's Graduation Rates

Good afternoon, this post is a bit off the usual topics I write about, but I was disappointed in the story on Georgia's graduation rates appearing in the Atlanta Journal Constitution today. Check out the full story here. The graduation rate for Georgia has been reset at 67.4 percent under a new formula.

While I don't have any children, I do keep an eye on the education system having graduated from high school in Georgia. I know it's a whole different experience in the schools these days from learning the curriculum to the unfortunate bullying. Let's encourage more reading & studying and less time playing video games.

Just yesterday, I stopped by a local store and often chat with the friendly cashier. Her son was in the store a few weeks ago and so I asked if he was in high school. She said "no he dropped out." I don't know if she saw the puzzled look on my face and I just had to ask why. Apparently her son has failed 5 times the graduation equivalency exam students have to take for graduating. He became discouraged. I didn't want to ask, but was thinking what are his plans now.

In this tough job market for people with a high school and college education, simply dropping out just doubled the chance of that job application ending up at the bottom of the pile. Graduation is sweet indeed!

Obama in the stands

Obama is THAT dad at his girls’ basketball games via MSN
How cool is this and bet the girl's enjoy having their dad at the games. Given President Obama's busy schedule, I know he makes every effort to be in the stands cheering on his daughters. Of course, we all know the President is an avid basketball player himself.

Super Bowl Ad

Watch it Here ->Matthew Broderick goes full-on Ferris Bueller in Super Bowl Ad
We all know that the game is what we tune in for on Super Bowl Sunday, but the commercials are too. I read last week that Matthew Broderick was going to reprise his role somewhat in a commercial like the hit movie back in the 80s "Ferris Beuller's Day Off" which he starred in. The movie was teen angst at it's best and high school students especially loved it, principals not so much:-) The commercial pitch is for the 2012 Honda CR-V. Listen out for that cool music in the commercial from the movie, Oh Yeah!

Super Donation

Keys to donate instruments to her high school accessAtlanta
The staff & students will be so happy to receive this donation from Alicia Keys. I think she does so much to help communities in need and this is one of those times.


Photo Credit: AJC



The Tiny House

Kids build the darndest things: Austin Hay's tiny house | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Those woodshop classes in high school are coming in handy for the construction of this tiny house. Check out the video in the story as he shows the progress. I like that he saved his summer job money and used it to buy the trailer the house is sitting on.


Photo Courtesy: Mother Nature Network