To the editor,
Doug and I would like to share our support for the upcoming school bond initiative, “Our Kids, Our Future…..Greene County”. The campaign slogan in itself has caused us to realize how strongly we personally believe in this project. Our own kids, who benefited from their education here, have now brought their own kids to Greene County to live in a community that has a history of supporting education for a brighter future.
As we sat in a meeting with a room full of parents, teachers, and other interested community members, it occurred to us that we have hit the jackpot of young, brilliant, creative, and innovative minds in Greene County. From those young people who have never left, to those who have moved back, and some who have simply landed here, they are the best and the brightest. Their ideas, their abilities, their knowledge, and most of all their passion to create the best school environment possible, was overwhelming to us.
The project being proposed is exciting and reminds me of the days in this district when the goal was to meet the needs of all students and to prepare them all for a successful future. We are happy to see unanimous support from the board of education and administration. They are the number one advocates for our school with the community right behind them, headed in the same direction. That is the environment that creates excellence in schools.
We owe this generation the support that was given to us when we were depending on it years ago. Please learn about the project and the career academy and consider being supportive of it for the best possible future for Greene County Schools.
Sincerely,
Doug and Karen Lawton, rural Jefferson
