You get what you voted for

[Arch]

d204mom said:

The Brookdale PTA president stood up for the area and showed some backbone during the 2006 ref. As I recall that PTA voted to NOT endorse the ref and encouraged a NO vote from PTA members.

I am hopeful that if this thing gets railroaded through tonight before all questions are answered, more PTA presidents will stick up for what they think is right instead of doing what the admin tells them to.

I have a feeling that person is now Pro-this. Just a hunch. Can anyone confirm/deny?

[blankcheck]

I remember that with the Brookdale PTA president. I remember going to IPPC meetings during referendum time and the pressure was on for your school to support the referemdum. She went way out on a limb - that had to have been really difficult for her. I do give her creadit for sticking by what her parents in the school wanted.

[blankcheck]

Who cares arch. She was representing her school at that time.

Should I go back to our PTA who donated $$$ towards the referendum and say that that money should go towards the children of the school not some made up propaganda?

[Arch]

So was there a flip flop or not?

[d204mom]

blankcheck said:

Who cares arch. She was representing her school at that time.

Should I go back to our PTA who donated $$$ towards the referendum and say that that money should go towards the children of the school not some made up propaganda?

Point being that it never hurts to stick up for what you think is right. Brookdale has proven that bad things don't happen when schools don't buy what the district is selling.

[gumby]

d204mom said:

blankcheck said:

Who cares arch. She was representing her school at that time.

Should I go back to our PTA who donated $$$ towards the referendum and say that that money should go towards the children of the school not some made up propaganda?

Point being that it never hurts to stick up for what you think is right. Brookdale has proven that bad things don't happen when schools don't buy what the district is selling.

What it proves is that good things can happen to people that don't deserve it. It's known as dumb luck.

[jftb]

gumby said:

d204mom said:

Point being that it never hurts to stick up for what you think is right. Brookdale has proven that bad things don't happen when schools don't buy what the district is selling.

What it proves is that good things can happen to people that don't deserve it. It's known as dumb luck.

We all deserve the best for our kids. No one is more worthy than anyone else.

[macy]

d204mom said:

blankcheck said:

Who cares arch. She was representing her school at that time.

Should I go back to our PTA who donated $$$ towards the referendum and say that that money should go towards the children of the school not some made up propaganda?

Point being that it never hurts to stick up for what you think is right. Brookdale has proven that bad things don't happen when schools don't buy what the district is selling.

I completely agree.

Let's all agree to learn from Brookdale's example on how to stick it to the school district in order to seek Karma.

I've been hearing that word tossed around lately.


Many in my neighborhood were very unhappy after the boundaries were selected (for many reasons) but still decided to vote for the referendum for the better of the district as a whole.

We should have tanked the referendum as Brookdale did. I guess Karma would have come our way, no?

How sad.

Live and learn!

Can't speak for all in my area but, I'll certainly remember the logic of Karma next time.

[d204mom]

macy said:

d204mom said:

Point being that it never hurts to stick up for what you think is right. Brookdale has proven that bad things don't happen when schools don't buy what the district is selling.

I completely agree.

Let's all agree to learn from Brookdale's example on how to stick it to the school district in order to seek Karma.

I've been hearing that word tossed around lately.


Many in my neighborhood were very unhappy after the boundaries were selected (for many reasons) but still decided to vote for the referendum for the better of the district as a whole.

We should have tanked the referendum as Brookdale did. I guess Karma would have come our way, no?

How sad.

Live and learn!

Can't speak for all in my area but, I'll certainly remember the logic of Karma next time.

Sad that we can't trust what district officials tell us. I just don't see where everyone is going to forgive and forget in two years.

[Arch]

So, does Brookdale PTA support this site or are they still a steadfast NO against any 3rd HS?

I admit, I flip-flopped about 3-4 weeks before the referendum from NO to YES after many here helped point my in multiple directions to find my own data and draw my own conclusions. Ultimately I said I would rather be wrong and have a new HS (if growth really did not pan out) than have it grow worse and have no HS.

So, if Brookdale is now a YES we need it instead of a NO we don't need it I am curious why?

Was the price too high before? It's higher now.
Were the boundaries not liked because it kept them at WVHS and not MV but now may swing them to MV now at AME?
Was BB too full of hazards like railroad tracks, electrical lines, natural gas pipelines and wetlands needing environmental mitigation?

Serious question... What is there stance now and if it has shifted, why?

[jwh]

Surprised you don't get it Arch. The reason most of the subdivision voted no was because Brookdale was shafted in the last go around. BIG TIME. No other area had a shorter stick coming out of the process than them. Don't even try and agrue that one. They voted no because on top of not going to the new school, which wasn't that big of a deal, (even though it was closer than WV), was because on top of that, they decided to spilt the middle school, sending ALL the other Hill middle school students together to the new school, and segretating the red headed stepchild called Brookdale by themselves. If it would have been a little more equitable, more of Brookdale would have voted yes, because they understand the overcrowding as much as everyone else.

Yes, even though we love WV, ALL of Brookdale supports this site. In the end, it looks like Karma indeed!

[pof2]

Just got home from the SB meeting. I left after the public comments were made. Based on what was said, I think the SB will approve AME.

About 75% Most of the public comment came from Brookdale residents....

A few people asked that the SB wait for the Phase 2 test results of the EMF testing

We'll soon find out the results...

[sam2]

jwh said:

Yes, even though we love WV, ALL of Brookdale supports this site. In the end, it looks like Karma indeed!

For the record, no one knows how ALL of Brookdale feels about anything. Don't be so certain that all of us support the new site or the SB members that live in our subdivision.

[pof2]

I don't know how all of Brookdale feels.....

I do know that a lot of the public comments came from Brookdale residents.

[Arch]

jwh said:

Surprised you don't get it Arch. The reason most of the subdivision voted no was because Brookdale was shafted in the last go around. BIG TIME. No other area had a shorter stick coming out of the process than them. Don't even try and agrue that one. They voted no because on top of not going to the new school, which wasn't that big of a deal, (even though it was closer than WV), was because on top of that, they decided to spilt the middle school, sending ALL the other Hill middle school students together to the new school, and segretating the red headed stepchild called Brookdale by themselves. If it would have been a little more equitable, more of Brookdale would have voted yes, because they understand the overcrowding as much as everyone else.

Yes, even though we love WV, ALL of Brookdale supports this site. In the end, it looks like Karma indeed!

Karma has a weird way of working, doesn't it?

For your kids sake I hope it doesn't come back around to give you a little kiss on the cheek.