OMG OMG OMG! Obama mentioned my school!!!!

[donco6]

We're the school that got all our kids accepted to college! Mapleton!

I'm going to hyperventilate . . .

Maybe this can help our bond election pass finally!

Thank you Obama!

[LiberalAndProud]

1. Rock on!

[LeftCoast]

2. Awesome! Congrats!!!!

:bounce:

[donco6]

5. I just want to cry, I'm such wuss . . .

. . . but it's so great to hear him talk about us. Everone's worked so hard.

[LeftCoast]

11. I hope you guys get a good write-up in your local paper!

You deserve all the attention. :)

[Just-plain-Kathy]

3. Wow...cool :)

[asdjrocky]

4. Like Barack always says-

It's not about him, it's about us. That is very cool.

[stillcool]

6. wow...congratulations..

on making such a big difference! That's awesome!

[featherman]

7. Where is your school?

[donco6]

13. Thornton, CO

Skyview site, housing three schools: Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts, Skyview Academy, and Highland Montessori school.

[Joe the Liberal]

8. Here in Colorado right?

I really hope we can turn CO blue this year.

[donco6]

12. Yes, up in Thornton.

Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts. The school director, Mike Johnston, is one of Obama's education advisors.

[Jennicut]

9. So cool, huh? I just found out today the the son of the Pastor my husband

plays the organ for at our local church met Obama! I was like the Pastor's son met Obama and he was like, "Yeah he met Obama!" I guess he met him through his college.

[Heather MC]

10. So, are you one of the Non College bound kids??? Or did you make it through??

:rofl:
only teasing that's Awesome.
I almost busted a gut when I found out Obama had a rally at my former High School E.C. Glass in Lynchburg, VA

[donco6]

15. Ha! I squeaked by somehow.

But seriously, we have a great Postsecondary Options program here that works with every kid to get them through the testing, application process, scholarship and financial aid apps, college visits, supplemental coursework, etc. etc. Most of the kids have no one in the family who has ever been to college, so all this is utterly foreign to them.

[NotThisTime]

19. That is SO great! Congratulations!

[GalleryGod]

14. Well done,Indeed! [G.G. stands and applauds!]

:applause: :yourock: :woohoo:

[Kukesa]

16. Good for you! n/t

[radfringe]

17. k&r

[rucky]

18. The Republican plan would be to de-fund the school

so all the kids with the means could evacuate to private school on government vouchers, leaving a rotting shell of a building, a bunch of poor kids, and a playing field.

[donco6]

20. They've been trying to do just that for years.

We've suffered under Repub admins for years here in Colo. Very pro-voucher and charter school - white-flight charter school, not the innovative, at-risk models in other states. It's disgusting. We even had a Repub commissioner of education who never missed a beat to bash public schools.

But that's all changed. Dem governor, Dem legislature, and now a Democratic President!

[rucky]

21. I taught at an urban charter school.

I guess you could say it was innovative, but they took Title I and Title XX money and didn't deliver. Class sizes were up to code (fire code). The only way a for-profit company can make a profit in education is to cut corners.

If we invested in public schools, nobody would stand for these other scams.

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. That's awesome

Congratulations!

[donco6]

23. Thanks proud2b. BTW, how is school this year?

I remember you had a whacko supt. Is he still there? Or gone by now?

[proud2BlibKansan]

24. No he's gone

We are going on interim #2.

Still threatening us with a state takeover. I am ready to let them bring it on, I am so sick of the damn threat.

Home sick today.

Glad I saw this about your school. That really is terrific.