As our Mommy-in-Residence blogger Amy Gulli points out, the first day of school can be traumatic. And for the four-year old in this picture, maybe meeting someone just a few steps away from God in a Catholic school is even more intimidating.

While Sam (Amy's little doll) is finally understanding that school is indeed a good place to be, this kindergartner in the photograph wasn't so sure about his strangely-dressed teacher, a nun. He wanted to be anywhere but where he was.

Terrified.

This photograph was taken 30 years ago. By now, this little boy probably has kids of his own, battling the same kind of terror he did. Somehow, we survive.

To read more about Sam's last few days, click here.

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At top, Leah Taylor, 8, donned a hat that said 'awesome' on the side during Clearview Elementary School's Read A Hat Day on Tuesday. Below, Sam Posey, 8, declared that he was, indeed, Sam, with his hat. The Red Lion district school allowed students to wear hats with appropriate messages to celebrate Read Across America Week.

We're always on the lookout for good news here at the YDR, despite newspapers' reputations to the contrary. Bad news is easy to find--just listen to the police scanner. Our living section feature writers do a terrific job finding the good news, as do the sports writers. As an old (and generally true) newspaper adage goes, the good news goes on the sports page-- the bad news on the front page.

So we depend on readers...

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Alyssa Swartzy puts the finishing touches on a snowman she and her classmates made at Dillsburg Elementary Friday as part of fourth grade teacher Faith Matthews' Snowed-In Day. The class worked on projects throughout the day, using language and math skills to explain and figure the process. Students dressed as they would at home if school was cancelled because of snow.

Amy Kimmel, left, and classmate Blake Stuckey get a chuckle out of lying on their classroom floor during Snowed-In Day Friday at Dillsburg Elementary School.

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