Letters to the Editor 10-22-2003
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- School Issue - Triton Principal
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Editor, Times-Union:I wanted to share with you a letter my daughter wrote regarding the school situation (the small schools being closed). My daughter attends Sacred Heart, but lives in Claypool. She goes to therapy at Claypool school, and is often at Silver Lake school where my sister has Brownies meetings. I myself went to Claypool, and can hardly imagine the school not being there; especially since it's not even that old. It's not even entirely paid for, is it? Anyway, below you will find my daughter's letter. Callie wanted to attend the prayer vigil, which meant she would miss a couple hours of school, so we asked her to write a paragraph sharing her feelings about the school situation in exchange for going. What she ended up writing was a letter to Dr. McGuire and I found it interesting enough that I'd like to share it. These are her words, and show how she feels on this situation.
Dan Green
Dear Dr. McGuire,
I was at the meeting listening to what you said and what everybody else said. I think they were trying to say don't close the schools. Mrs. Shively had a good point. She said we need schools in our towns. I think it is good to save our school because it is important to save Claypool, Silver Lake and Atwood schools. I think the kids at Claypool School, Silver Lake and Atwood do not want to ride the bus an hour and a half each way like me. I think 160 more kids cannot go to Eisenhower because Eisenhower can not handle 160 more kids. It will be too crowded! I think that we need to pray for Dr. McGuire and everyone on the school board and we need to pray for the people that want to close Claypool, Silver Lake and Atwood. I think Claypool is a very good school and a beautiful school. I hope it does not get closed. I think Claypool has a beautiful and very big gym, a very big cafeteria, a nice art room and a nice playground and very big classrooms. It is only 17 years old and it is a beautiful school. You should come and see it. They have a nice library and it has a big basketball court and a big soccer field. I wish my school had a big art room like Claypool's. They all are nice schools especially Claypool. Atwood has a very nice big playground and so does Silver Lake. If the schools got closed it will mess up everything at Eisenhower. Eisenhower is already full and so is Washington. If the three schools get closed everyone at Claypool, Silver Lake and Atwood will be sad and our moms and dads will be upset and we will be unhappy too. Why would you close a beautiful school? I do not understand why you want to close three very beautiful schools.
Please, Dr. McGuire, I think that you should not close Claypool, Silver Lake and Atwood because I think that you told the four people to vote yes. Now please tell them to vote no and let us have our schools back.
Callie Green
Second-grader
Sacred Heart
Triton Principal
Editor, Times-Union:I am a junior at Triton High School and I am very irate at some of the people who were at the school board meeting Oct. 6. These people, before some questionable situations, thought that my principal, Mr. Richard Dehne, was the greatest thing to happen to this school corporation since, well, sliced bread.
Mr. Dehne has always been there for every student. The first day he was at Triton he said that if we have a problem, school or otherwise or just to go let off some steam, to go to his office and talk to him. In the three years I have known Mr. Dehne, he has been a friend to talk to, a man to give advice and a man who laid down the law when called upon to do so. Last year my grades weren't the greatest, but Mr. Dehne made sure that I had a paper that had all of my assignments on them and that I got my homework done.
Mr. Dehne, as far as I am concerned, is innocent. There has been no trial and no completed investigation; therefore, he is not guilty. I am ashamed of a certain member of the faculty at Triton because of the way she went on and on at Monday's school board meeting about how Mr. Dehne should be suspended because of his actions and how she complained that he has been with the students for 10 days after the alleged incident. What ever happened to "innocent until proven guilty," ma'am? Apparently it's in your garbage can.
Mr. Dehne is the best principal I have had. I feel privileged to have him as my principal during my high school career. Recently a conversation was overheard between a faculty member and a student which put Mr. Dehne in a poor light. This shows poor character, poor judgment and a lack of respect on the part of the faculty member. Is this the kind of leadership we need? Is this inappropriate? Maybe disciplinary measures should be brought upon this faculty member. I am very thankful that I was raised to believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty. Jesus Christ said, "Condemn not lest ye be condemned."
My prayers are with Mr. Dehne and the school board members.
Kris Hill
Tippecanoe
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- School Issue - Triton Principal
School Issue
Editor, Times-Union:I wanted to share with you a letter my daughter wrote regarding the school situation (the small schools being closed). My daughter attends Sacred Heart, but lives in Claypool. She goes to therapy at Claypool school, and is often at Silver Lake school where my sister has Brownies meetings. I myself went to Claypool, and can hardly imagine the school not being there; especially since it's not even that old. It's not even entirely paid for, is it? Anyway, below you will find my daughter's letter. Callie wanted to attend the prayer vigil, which meant she would miss a couple hours of school, so we asked her to write a paragraph sharing her feelings about the school situation in exchange for going. What she ended up writing was a letter to Dr. McGuire and I found it interesting enough that I'd like to share it. These are her words, and show how she feels on this situation.
Dan Green
Dear Dr. McGuire,
I was at the meeting listening to what you said and what everybody else said. I think they were trying to say don't close the schools. Mrs. Shively had a good point. She said we need schools in our towns. I think it is good to save our school because it is important to save Claypool, Silver Lake and Atwood schools. I think the kids at Claypool School, Silver Lake and Atwood do not want to ride the bus an hour and a half each way like me. I think 160 more kids cannot go to Eisenhower because Eisenhower can not handle 160 more kids. It will be too crowded! I think that we need to pray for Dr. McGuire and everyone on the school board and we need to pray for the people that want to close Claypool, Silver Lake and Atwood. I think Claypool is a very good school and a beautiful school. I hope it does not get closed. I think Claypool has a beautiful and very big gym, a very big cafeteria, a nice art room and a nice playground and very big classrooms. It is only 17 years old and it is a beautiful school. You should come and see it. They have a nice library and it has a big basketball court and a big soccer field. I wish my school had a big art room like Claypool's. They all are nice schools especially Claypool. Atwood has a very nice big playground and so does Silver Lake. If the schools got closed it will mess up everything at Eisenhower. Eisenhower is already full and so is Washington. If the three schools get closed everyone at Claypool, Silver Lake and Atwood will be sad and our moms and dads will be upset and we will be unhappy too. Why would you close a beautiful school? I do not understand why you want to close three very beautiful schools.
Please, Dr. McGuire, I think that you should not close Claypool, Silver Lake and Atwood because I think that you told the four people to vote yes. Now please tell them to vote no and let us have our schools back.
Callie Green
Second-grader
Sacred Heart
Triton Principal
Editor, Times-Union:I am a junior at Triton High School and I am very irate at some of the people who were at the school board meeting Oct. 6. These people, before some questionable situations, thought that my principal, Mr. Richard Dehne, was the greatest thing to happen to this school corporation since, well, sliced bread.
Mr. Dehne has always been there for every student. The first day he was at Triton he said that if we have a problem, school or otherwise or just to go let off some steam, to go to his office and talk to him. In the three years I have known Mr. Dehne, he has been a friend to talk to, a man to give advice and a man who laid down the law when called upon to do so. Last year my grades weren't the greatest, but Mr. Dehne made sure that I had a paper that had all of my assignments on them and that I got my homework done.
Mr. Dehne, as far as I am concerned, is innocent. There has been no trial and no completed investigation; therefore, he is not guilty. I am ashamed of a certain member of the faculty at Triton because of the way she went on and on at Monday's school board meeting about how Mr. Dehne should be suspended because of his actions and how she complained that he has been with the students for 10 days after the alleged incident. What ever happened to "innocent until proven guilty," ma'am? Apparently it's in your garbage can.
Mr. Dehne is the best principal I have had. I feel privileged to have him as my principal during my high school career. Recently a conversation was overheard between a faculty member and a student which put Mr. Dehne in a poor light. This shows poor character, poor judgment and a lack of respect on the part of the faculty member. Is this the kind of leadership we need? Is this inappropriate? Maybe disciplinary measures should be brought upon this faculty member. I am very thankful that I was raised to believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty. Jesus Christ said, "Condemn not lest ye be condemned."
My prayers are with Mr. Dehne and the school board members.
Kris Hill
Tippecanoe
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