Dog Days Of Summer
Summer might have ended for students and parents across the country but the sweltering heat still lingers. The Dog Days of Summer are officially here - that time of the year when the mercury rises and the days tauntingly creep by. In ancient Greek times, the Dog Days were ushered in when the brightest star, Sirius, and its accompanying constellation, Canis Major, (Greater Dog) was highest in the sky. It was a time of year that brought extremes of drought, sudden thunderstorms