Posted by mr wright on February 21, 2007 at 17:19:49 (EST):
In Reply to: Re: In my opinion posted by Pauly on February 21, 2007 at 16:27:29 (EST):
: : : Did anyone happen to read the article in the paper about "mistakes" caught on the estimates for the renovation projects by Solak?
: : : These are just the obvious "mistakes". Solak is not in the construction business.
: : : It kind of makes one wonder what other "mistakes" were made to jack up these renovation estimates. It also makes one wonder why Hayes Large would come up with these elivated the estimates. Hayes has nothing to gain by coming up with these elevated figures...or do they?
: : : Could the purpose of this have possibly been to make the prospect of building a new consolidated scool seem more feasible? Hmmm.
: : : Luckily there is at least one board member who makes an attempt to assure our tax dollars are not frivolously wasted.
: : : At leat there is one board member who is not trying to pull the wool over the taxpayers eyes in order to get their super-school.
: : : Don't forget act 72.
: : You can't put a price on what is best for the kids. Our schools are embarrassing compared to the other schools. Just the poor middle school wrestling team alone. The kids on the team are great wrestlers, win almost all of their matches, but the team ends up losing because they have to forfeight so many matches. We can't compete with these bigger schools. It's no wonder that some many of the kids end up becoming crack smoking punks. What's the point of putting forth any effort when you end up losing at the end of the day anyway.
: That's the mentality of a loser, don't blame it on the school system, blame it on the parent and individual. Why so many forfeits- not enough athletes? Kittanning used to be a wrestling power not so many years ago. Just because the kids are whusses and don't want to compete , don't blame it in the school system.
amen brother