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Anonymous
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Think wrote:
"The fact is, that for the demographic that this school exists in, it is fine school with a good proportion of thriving students who are college bound."
Just a question:
Can you describe more specifically what you mean by the "demographic that EHS exists in" ?
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me also
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Observer wrote:
It is well known in educational circles, that Pacific View has exceptionally low standards.
Can you please give me some insite? Thanks.
I would also like the scoup, and about any other schools. We can all benefit from others opinion if we know specifics. Many schools are recommended for ________reason, and I might not agree with it, so please tell why, thanks!
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irritated
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Busboy wrote: This Board had to make some tough unpopular choices, but they had to made. I'll bet Parick Rigg's and his ETA cronies, won't offer to give up a pay raise to save the District money! Don't blame Riggs and the ETA.....The teachers deserve to get paid for their services. The school board and administration are in charge of the finances and balancing a budget that benefits the students. The teachers are more than likely putting in endless hours that they are not being compensated for and deserve any COLA they can get!
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Ed Albert
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When is the governor going to begin getting the proper level of funding for our schools so that all our children are provided the very best education possible?
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Kamikaze
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Observer wrote: It is well known in educational circles, that Pacific View has exceptionally low standards. Must be where you went.
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Mary Ann
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Bring back the 1950's when we had the original Eureka Senior High and next door the Eureka Junior High and real physical education classes and life was fun....and Eureka was a great city to be a teenager.
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Think
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Anonymous wrote: Think wrote:
"The fact is, that for the demographic that this school exists in, it is fine school with a good proportion of thriving students who are college bound."
Just a question:
Can you describe more specifically what you mean by the "demographic that EHS exists in" ? Eureka is a medium/small town of approximately 29,000 with an average household income of under $30,000. There are reportedly fewer than 15% college graduates in the population. I have lived in quite a few cities in California and have been a substitute teacher in all school levels. I can say only from my observations that overall Eureka High is a better environment than other schools in similar demographic areas or in areas with higher incomes and educational stats. Your own children's experiences are really going to depend on where they gravitate their energies and educational goals at the school. If they are striving to learn, are taking advantage of extracurricular activities offered and programs that will enhance their ability to be accepted into colleges of their choice they will thrive. Anyone who thinks that alcohol and drugs, raging hormones and what most would call "bad behavior" does not exist in every school in this county or in this country for that matter needs to have a reality check. It is a fact of life and it is everywhere. There is very little difference in that regard between the schools in this area.
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Think
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Mary Ann wrote: Bring back the 1950's when we had the original Eureka Senior High and next door the Eureka Junior High and real physical education classes and life was fun....and Eureka was a great city to be a teenager. MaryAnn, that would be nice I'm sure. I imagine things were quite different here back then. Unfortunately, public schools are funded governmentally and California has not been the best performer in keeping our schools a priority.
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me_too
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Jennifer J wrote: me too:
Lets discuss openmindness. You seem to show lots of this quality in your comments. NOT!
I will take my "kid" or child to Arcata, Ferndale or where ever I want. I have that choice. I never said there are not any drugs in private school so I'm not "completely oblivious" I agree, somewhat, most not all, schools have the same issues. At least at a smaller school, you have teachers/administrator who will notice the drug use and do something about it.
Speaking of the punk..... Yes, you do have a choice and please take advantage of it. And if you think that bitter teachers/administrators in a smaller school will take preventative action then keep thinking that. Even one that isn't bitter will most likely sweep those kind of things under the rug so that they don't get bad PR. I guess I'm not old enough to under stand what "Speaking of the punk" means, but OK. Does that make you feel better? What ever helps you sleep at night!
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Searching for a Solution
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While I also feel the same frustration, I don't understand why everyone is attacking one another here. Let's use this as a tool so we can generate a solution.
I understand the budget issues, what I don’t have a grasp on is our options? Do the parents of these children get to at least review the various options being discussed? As we can see from the postings, Lack of power leaves people embittered and angry. Throw us a scrap and let us also have a voice in the education of our children. I guarantee the majority of parents want the same things as the few board members. We want our teachers to be kept on and paid well, we want our children to have numerous extracurricular activities, we want classroom size to be reasonable so our children can excel and our teachers aren’t overwhelmed. We don’t want our children’s education to suffer due to frequent readjustment periods!
Let’s all work together at finding a solution!
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mom
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As someone else said, what does moving these kids around really do to help the budget? The schools are still open, there are still teachers and staff at each one, and it is a waste to have one school for one grade. How is one school big enough for ALL of the 7th/8th graders when they have two now? If this all is supposed to work, it would make more sense to put the 6th graders back in the elementary schools and close one of the jr. highs. The logic just doesn't make much sense to me, and enrollment has been declining for a while, they could have done something a little more gradual starting a while ago, instead of slamming it all on everyone all at once. What happens if it changes and they have to open up more schools later? You never know...
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me_too
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Jennifer J wrote: To Parent: From Jennifer J
Actually, I don't have a TV, so watching too much "bad tv" is not the case and I don't work at St Bernard's, to be very honest, I work for a public school district. Susprised, I'm sure! Police on campus is not for community relations, it's to protect YOUR child at school. Everyone is a person not just a badge or a uniform or a name tag. The only reason the police presence is at EHS is because there is too much trouble and the department could not continue to send out an officer each time, ask the administrator, if you think you know so much, Parent.
Your kids will tell you anything you want to hear. You may want to invest in a drug kit, they always tell the truth. Unless you have a child at St Bernard's you shouldn't say that they do more drugs and drink more than the average EHS student. You are obviously a parent who thinks they can be their childs best friend, don't forget who's the parent and who's the child. You are an idiot and obviously don't work at a public school because you'd think differently if you did. What makes you think that students in private schools are better off? Why? Because you pay for it? Get real. Private schools do a better job of sweeping things under the rug because they have different regulations than public schools. You'd know that if you worked at any school district. Stop spreading like you fear mongering moron and keep your kids away from EHS so that my kids don't run into them. We'll see your kids singing their woulda, coulda, shoulda's on 2nd street.
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rachel owlglass
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When you take your children out of the school system that in your area, town, etc, you take money out of that school system. You take away the sense of community that attending school in your neighborhood, with children you have grown up with, away. I sent my own daughter to school in Arcata, to a charter, rather that EHS, and I sometimes regret it.
Then there is an other issue, a sort of quiet on the sly issue.......Winship is viewed as a more desirable school that Zane. Winship is simply perceived as the school for rich kids.....weird, are there actually rich kids in Eureka?
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Teacher
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Me Too is right. I used to work at St Bernards and I can tell you stories that would cause you to scream about what goes on there.
The first time I could get a job in public schools I grabbed it gladly. The pay is much better & the teachers, as a whole, are far superior.
Anytime anything goes wrong at Eureka schools, it gets in the media. St Bernards hushes everything up. Not even the parents hear.
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I see the truth of it
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Teacher wrote: Me Too is right. I used to work at St Bernards and I can tell you stories that would cause you to scream about what goes on there.
The first time I could get a job in public schools I grabbed it gladly. The pay is much better & the teachers, as a whole, are far superior.
Anytime anything goes wrong at Eureka schools, it gets in the media. St Bernards hushes everything up. Not even the parents hear. lol, I see nothing changed from when I was a student there. I was in Spanish II at SB and visitied the Spanish I class at EHS and couldn't understand what they were saying, lol, not becuase I didn't study, but because they were WAAAAAAAAAY ahead of us.
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