Comments by Lilsister
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Posted on June 20 at 7:48 p.m.
The best thing that the citizens of Natchez can do is to ask the three older members of the board to step down. (older means those with the most seniority.) It is abvious they have not been good stewards of our money,nor have they made good choices for our system.
Posted on June 17 at 1:49 a.m.
I agree with you acedog this does sound like an inside job. It appears that someone had information about this equipment. There is also a rumor going around in the community that someone was let go earlier because of missing items and indications of wrong doing. Of course, like so many other things giong on in this system that the public should have been made aware of, It has gone not reported.
Posted on May 11 at 4:59 p.m.
By the way, ND I am a member of this committee that you accused of not attending this great awards program that was held by the school board. Yes, I did not attend this meeting for several reasons. First, I was not aware that this awards program was happening, and secondly, I was at NHS presenting thousands of dollars in scholarships to very deserving students for academics. These scholarships came from organizations and people, who realize the importance of academics in our community. Unlike our school board and others we put academics first.
It appears that you are anti the Committe For Better Public Schools, but before you judge us take the time to get to know us. I have never in my entire life heard and read so many negative comments about people for trying to make something BETTER.
Posted on May 11 at 4:30 p.m.
I know the word members is misspelled in the above post. Sorry for the error.
I would also like to add that The Committe for Better Public Schools was only formed after many, many, attempts were made to meet with the school board members and the superintendent and we were totally ignored. WE CAME IN PEACE! I would like to thank all of you, who have supported or are supporting our attempts to make our schools better.
Posted on May 11 at 4:20 p.m.
It truly amazes me to see how the ND can turn something ugly and bad out of things that are so innocent. If I read the article on Bounds' visit correctly, it was stated in the ND by their own reporter that Bounds' own office set the date for the meeting. The Committee For Better Public Schools was formed to help enhance the educational system not to hurt, demean, or hinder the progress of the schools.
All members of this committee are property owners with a vested interest in good public education. Many of the members are products of Natchez Adams Public Schools, and they know what it takes to have good schools.
Now, to set the record straight, please ND ask the school board why did they have a school board meeting honoring the choir , Power Lift team, etc. while the scholarships given out on this same date and time was scheduled at another location? Someone inside the school system not the Committee For Public Education had to have scheduled this program. Again, parents, the committee memebr, and other interested parties had to choose one or the other to attend. Sheduling problems have occurred all year because parents have children at several schools, and these educational leaders have PTA meeting, programs, MCTII night, etc. all scheduled on many of the same dates and time.
I am personally asking the ND to report the news fairly,correctly, and find out the facts before making judgements. There are two sides to every story.
Posted on May 9 at 10:39 p.m.
Why was the Honors Awards Program for academics not included in this awards program given for sports and music? I agree that all of them are very important, but the children at Natchez High were not honored with the presence of the superintendent, high school administrative principal, nor any school board members. Was this poor planning, or is this the reason why we have number 2 schools? Putting academics on the back burner will definely render low performing schools. I read in the ND that the Honors Award Program for NHS was scheduled yesterday also, and I checked with a few friends, who said that the head administrators did not show up. SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!
Posted on April 11 at 4:11 p.m.
Mrs. Cardwell,
The children at NHS are blessed to have you as a teacher. There are two sides to every story and people need to stop generalizing. This was a bad choice made by a few individuals, and the Democrat should have known better. I feel the administration, faculty, staff. and student body all need an apology from The Natchez Democrat.The media should know that publishing all this negative information cannot do anything but hurt our community.
NHS has some fine students, teachers, and others who are doing great jobs, but seldom do I see the reporters publishing this information.
Mrs. Cardwell, please continue believing in your students and the students at NHS. I thank you, the parents thank you, and our community thanks you.
Posted on March 29 at 12:34 a.m.
To the Gordon Family & Reed Family:
I was sadden to hear of the death of Estella. She was a lovely person. May our loss on earth be Heaven's gain. I know that Estella will soon be apart of Heaven's choir. We will all miss her and that beautiful voice. May god bless each of you.
Love,
Rose
Posted on March 28 at 12:34 p.m.
Ben,
While I may agree with you on some aspects that the building design may be somewhat of a problem today, this is the same design that we had when I taught at South Natchez back in the late seventies. Sure children do change and administrations change, but the things that you described go back to accountability. Every one must be accountable including the children. There is no way that these things should be happening with 5 administrators, security guards, teachers, teacher's assistants etc. There also should be a place away from NHS for those students who cannot conform. In the seventies, we covered our windows half way so that nobody could look out or in. Every teacher stood at his or her door when classes were changing, and the administrators walked the campus at the beginning, middle and ending of each period. Students were not allowed outside the classroom without a pass. Maybe we should go back and try things that worked.
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Posted on June 21 at 7:37 p.m.
Someone please tell me where all of the good, stable, intelligent, and caring employees of the Natchez Public System have gone. Has anyone heard where Mrs. Brooks, Mr. Givens, Mr. Hooper, Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Mason, Dr. Barnett,Mrs. Butler, Dr. Murphy, Mr. Steve Davis, and many, others have gone? Please do not tell me they left for more money. I know that Concordia Parish, Jefferson County , and Wilkinson County do not pay more than the Natchez System. The gas alone will eat up most of the paychecks. Mrs. Tutor and Mrs. Mitchell have gone to other systems also. The common factor with all of these people leaving appears to be the superintendent.
I am quite happy about the hiring of Mr. Morris Stanton, and I know he will hit the ground running and make a difference. We should have hired him when we brought Dr. Morris back. I think he interviewed for the job.
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