11.   Arizona plays in Washington this weekend, then hosts the Bay area schools next week.

12.   As an actor, English has for the last eight years toured area schools with the Young Audiences program.

13.   Area schools remained closed all week, and Chatham said that cabin fever was beginning to set in, for kids and parents alike.

14.   At BC, as at many other area schools, athletes hear an annual lecture about ethical behavior that includes some discussion of gambling.

15.   At many area schools, parents flooded offices with calls and personal appearances, looking for reassurances that their children would be safe.

16.   A number of area schools have such program.

17.   A survey of area schools finds that none has significant housing for faculty.

18.   A traveling museum now takes some artifacts to area schools.

19.   A vote Tuesday by the Kansas Board of Education may exclude the theory of evolution from state assessment tests but apparently will have little impact on area schools.

20.   Boston area schools were shut down.