I would fill it with class stuff. If they knocked off homeroom and school started at 8 a.m., that would be cool, said Melvin Lewis, a 16-year-old junior at Custer. He tries to use the 15 minutes ...

Dear Miss Manners: Every year since my daughter was in first grade, we have had a birthday party and invited every child in her homeroom class (which is the school rule, and we feel it is fair). One ...