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Post by sushi on Feb 17, 2008 8:08:36 GMT -6
There is a full page ad in today's Sun asking for people to contact their state representative etc. about the 3rd high school proposal. Wolverine - can you post this??? (page 24)
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Post by wvhsparent on Feb 17, 2008 8:53:24 GMT -6
There is a full page ad in today's Sun asking for people to contact their state representative etc. about the 3rd high school proposal. Wolverine - can you post this??? (page 24) To do what??? |
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Post by sushi on Feb 17, 2008 9:04:55 GMT -6
The first several lines:
Indian Prairie School Dist. 204 Residents:
It's time to act! Become Involved! Become informed! Don't leave it for others!
Make your voice heard for the good of your children and your community.
THE THIRD HS DISTRICT PROPOSAL IS NOT WHAT YOU SUPPORTED!!
site has changed to a remote locations with serious environmental concerns
estimated basic cost to build has risen by more than 18 million
fails to draw from the two existing high schools affected
THE BOARDS ACTIONS ARE QUESTIONABLE ON SEVERAL FRONTS:
(yada, yada for another 3/4 page)
Paid for by TG HOA or Paul White or George Vickers???
bottom states "Paid for by parents of students in School Dist. 204"
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Post by EagleDad on Feb 17, 2008 9:05:58 GMT -6
If someone scans it and emails it to me (or pm's me) I will post it up.
Something tells me this is just the beginning...
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Post by sushi on Feb 17, 2008 9:07:17 GMT -6
sorry, no scanner at home.
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Post by WeBe204 on Feb 17, 2008 9:14:52 GMT -6
Yeah, I just bumped into it while reading the paper this morning.
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Post by jwh on Feb 17, 2008 9:36:21 GMT -6
You actually pay for that rag? It would be great if someone could scan it.
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Post by EagleDad on Feb 17, 2008 9:37:28 GMT -6
The first several lines: Indian Prairie School Dist. 204 Residents: It's time to act! Become Involved! Become informed! Don't leave it for others! Make your voice heard for the good of your children and your community. THE THIRD HS DISTRICT PROPOSAL IS NOT WHAT YOU SUPPORTED!! site has changed to a remote locations with serious environmental concerns estimated basic cost to build has risen by more than 18 million fails to draw from the two existing high schools affected THE BOARDS ACTIONS ARE QUESTIONABLE ON SEVERAL FRONTS: (yada, yada for another 3/4 page) Paid for by TG HOA or Paul White or George Vickers??? bottom states "Paid for by parents of students in School Dist. 204" Sushi, et al. I have been contacted personally by the Tallgrass HOA President, wanting everyone to know "THE TG HOA had Nothing to do with that ad and did not contribute one cent towards it." |
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Post by jwh on Feb 17, 2008 9:39:54 GMT -6
When the group is identified, I'm sure the SB will be even more willing to work with them  |
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Post by WeBe204 on Feb 17, 2008 9:41:42 GMT -6
You actually pay for that rag? Come on the editorials alone make it worth it |
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Post by sushi on Feb 17, 2008 9:46:36 GMT -6
If you have a kid in sports you subscribe to them all.
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Post by EagleDad on Feb 17, 2008 9:52:28 GMT -6
When the group is identified, I'm sure the SB will be even more willing to work with them Well the add says the group are "parents of students in School Dist. 204" But you're right, I think the school board and the district stopped "working with" that group a while ago.  Probably about the time this fall when everything shifted to executive session and limited public comment. I still hold hope that we don't have a board that chooses which parts of the community to work with. |
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Post by sleeplessinnpvl on Feb 17, 2008 9:54:52 GMT -6
When the group is identified, I'm sure the SB will be even more willing to work with them If I were a SB member (and thank God I am not), I would just vote to keep the boundaries the way they are now. I would put my selfish face forward and say, "Screw you, you are now all going to suffer because of what a few people did." I have never met a more thick headed group of people that live in this community. Other districts just pick some land and put a school on it and the folks are happy. But WE in Dist. 204 are so special that we deserve to vote on where that school should be. Other districts just send you a card in the mail and tell you where your child should go and the folks there accept that. But WE in Dist. 204 are so much better than them that we deserve to tell the board where they should send our kids. I have tried to be so supportive of the Owen/Watts/Fry people and I have tried to make things better for them. I don't believe I can be supportive of you all anymore. I'm sorry to label you guys in with the people that published that ad. And I don't know who put that article out there but I am so embarrassed to be part of this district when I see things like that. Let's just try and divide the district more than it already is. I would love to meet the kids of the parents who published this letter. I hope they are not as selfish as their parents. How is this letter helping the kids? I think this ad will backfire on the people that wrote it. |
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Post by EagleDad on Feb 17, 2008 9:57:08 GMT -6
Sleepless, it's a little hard to pass judgement on the ad before seeing it. Can you tak a few moments please and type in the full text?
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Post by EagleDad on Feb 17, 2008 9:59:04 GMT -6
If I were a SB member (and thank God I am not), I would just vote to keep the boundaries the way they are now. I would put my selfish face forward and say, "Screw you, you are now all going to suffer because of what a few people did." I suppose that would be consistent with how they addressed Macom after they ran an ad. |
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Probably about the time this fall when everything shifted to executive session and limited public comment.