Back to School

Back to Sehool IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN! Time to stock up on #2 pencils, notebooks, and new calculators. Will you be taking Biology or British Lit this semester? Trig or Tennis? Say goodbye to the summer and hello to long nights of pizza and page turning. The Price of Education The average American is expected to spend $688 on Back to School supplies per student. Clothing/ Accessories $688 CHA- $246 Electronics SPENT EACH YEAR $218 CHING! Shoes $129 Supplies $95 Together, school-age and college expenses rank among the |#27 BIGGEST CONSUMER events of the * YEAR! A Winter Holiday Back to School WHEN PARENTS BUY SCHOOL SUPPLIES, Moms shop more at discount stores. Dads shop more at department stores. Dads shop more at electronic stores. Moms Moms Moms 71% 55% 20% Dads Dads Dads 62% 65% 33% 48% 72% of parents shop online at least one month before school starts. of parents say their kids influence half of the items they buy. *2 27% As of October 2010, of students, ages 12 to 17, were in gifted classes in 2009. 72% of children ages 3-6 were enrolled in kindergarden. *3 (Hello (Hola LANGUAGE 101 12 Guten (Boajour) million Hall) ( 汝 好 ) children spoke another |language other than English at home in 2010. SCHOOL'S Back in Session College Start dates for Florida Schools & Colleges: County Auguat 2012 Wednasday Mouday Monday Orange Lake Volusia (20 Brevard Seminole 8 Monday Friday Monday UCF Rollins Osceola Valencia 20 (241 27 20 N. Eola Drive Orlando, FL 32801 . bigeyecreativa.com. Phone: 407.839.8598 htp://blognewsokoom/edu Biger EYE hittp//www.nrfo http://blognewsok.com/educationstation/aosa/0/a fun-back-to-school-facts-from-theu--consus/