After a five-year absence due to COVID and my health, our WashingtonÎÞëÊÓƵ™s Got Talent fundraiser is back! The finale will be held at Chartiers-Houston High School on Jan. 26 starting at 1:30 p.m. The community is invited. Tickets are available at our website at ...
Not only young people write to me through my column. To kick off the New Year, I selected a parent and a grandparent email to share.
Q. I appreciate the way you support teachers in your column and your social media posts. I taught for 45 years, mostly middle school. My teacher colleagues ...
As we look forward to 2025, I am honored to share some teensÎÞëÊÓƵ™ New YearÎÞëÊÓƵ™s resolutions. I began this tradition in 2005, the first year I wrote the column Ask Mary Jo, and I am pleased to offer young peopleÎÞëÊÓƵ™s voices again.
Astrid, 17: I want to be true and honest with myself. I want to work ...
Q. I overheard my mom and my uncle talking. I wasnÎÞëÊÓƵ™t supposed to be there. They said this may be the last Christmas weÎÞëÊÓƵ™ll have with my grandma. She must be really sick. Since I heard them, I canÎÞëÊÓƵ™t think of anything else. My grandma is the best person I know. No one else makes me feel so ...
Q. My best friend since kindergarten is no longer my friend. I donÎÞëÊÓƵ™t know what I did. She wonÎÞëÊÓƵ™t talk to me. What do I do? ÎÞëÊÓƵ“13-year-old
Mary JoÎÞëÊÓƵ™s Response: I do wish this wasnÎÞëÊÓƵ™t ...
Q. My gram died. This is the first death IÎÞëÊÓƵ™ve understood. My pap died when I was four, but I donÎÞëÊÓƵ™t really remember it. My gram meant a great deal to me. I would go to her house when I didnÎÞëÊÓƵ™t get along with my sisters. IÎÞëÊÓƵ™m the middle child and the only boy, so that happened a lot. She ...