Page 12 August 30 , 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Downtown from page 11 Student from page 11 lived in Torrance for 70 years, she expressed out to this section of Torrance so residents The last-minute rush for school supplies is majority of these complaints are aimed toward her satisfaction with the community’s response can get acquainted with the community, its another signal of the end of summer, with its their summer assignment, which most likely at the grand opening, even though there residents and learn a bit more about its history. drastic discounts on supplies such as pencils, requires a student to read a selection of books were initially more people looking around “They people can go into one of the local notebooks and backpacks that usually start by and write corresponding summaries based on than shopping. “I think these events are very restaurants, frequent one of the local shops the beginning of August. The period in which the plots. The lamentations are caused by a important and I am doing it just because or even open their own business down here,” back-to-school sales occur is the only time when student’s continued persistence to always hold I would like to see more of Downtown Shafer said. “Ultimately, I want this to grow a student can buy notebooks for a penny and things off until the last minute and could easily Torrance,” Modglin said. “I would like to and become the biggest thing in the world. a pack of pencils for a dollar. Back-to-school be resolved by just getting the assignments done see Downtown Torrance get more business We are not just here for a short term effort. deals not only attract students, but eager early. But this is somewhat justified in high and I believe this can bring in the crowd.” We are going to be here at least for a full teachers looking for bargains to resupply their schoolers’ minds by their total avoidance of For Shafer, it is all about having people come year, if not longer.” rooms. This sometimes leads to the awkward anything school-related during summer. Every meetings between teachers and students and student has experienced the back-to-school debunks the elementary school myth that procrastination panic, a common instance in teachers live inside the classroom. The sales the chaotic final week of summer. also lead parents to overexploit these deals Summer is the student’s brief, three-month- and purchase items entirely over the necessary long respite from the rigors of school. But as the amount of supplies needed for a student to first day of school looms closer, the once laidback complete his school year. I still use notebooks pace of summer accelerates into a scramble to purchased from the massive stockpiles created finish long-avoided assignments and purchase by the back-to-school sales rush. My mother necessary school supplies. Sometimes this rush usually responds to the philosophical question causes students and parents to overestimate the of “why” by saying what most parents usually supplies needed and a panic to students who say and simply state that “it’s for a rainy day.” have long held back their summer reading But the last week of summer is never truly assignments. But the sudden acceleration in complete without the lamentations of students place is merely preparing students for the fast- procrastinating on their summer assignments. paced nature of the school year that is inching My Facebook Newsfeed is filled with closer with every day that passes. 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