Retired teacher supports school bond issue

Posted Friday, October 23, 2009, at 6:45 PM

From Jane Huff
Marshall

It seems that there is a general consensus within the community that our school district is in need of facility improvements. I wholeheartedly agree.

I feel a strong sentimental attachment to the old elementary buildings -- our children were educated there, and so were we. But educating our children isn't about preserving old buildings -- it's about preparing our children for a successful life in the 21st century.

I support the proposed new elementary facility and believe our children deserve (it).

Editor's note: This letter was first published in The Marshall Democrat-News Friday, Oct. 16.

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I'm sure that there were also concerns about locating buildings and spending money back when the old elementary buildings were first constructed. Eastwood had gray hair by the time I was a student there, and I sure recall when we'd sit in the auditorium to eat from our lunch boxes. I was half-way through Eastwood when the "new" cafeteria wing was opened and we had hot meals for lunch.

There is a time to respect Marshall's excellent history of education and educators, but it's also appropriate to show our respect for the past by investing in the future, as our grandparents did, building the schools that served us so well and so long.

-- Posted by Nonnymus on Mon, Oct 26, 2009, at 10:29 PM

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As the April 6 election approaches, voters in the Marshall Public School District will have much to say about the bond issue on the ballot and the proposed new elementary school the district will build if the issue is approved. Anyone who is interested in the issue can contribute an entry to this blog. However, only signed commentary will be posted as blog entries, but any MDN website user can post comments on the entries, just like on any other blog. We recommend community members use the Letter to the Editor form to submit their views on the issue. Commentary posted in this blog will also be published in the newspaper. We hope to see a wide range of views, with reasons given for positions taken, questions asked and concerns respectfully expressed. Anyone wishing to read articles about the bond issue and facility problems it is intended to address may wish to visit www.marshallnews.com/topic/mpsdbond09.

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