Comments on: First day back

By: holly smith

holly smith — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:01:34 +0000

Things were great on the surface at Manzanita Community School. Teachers did there best to push aside the sadness of knowing that the school will be closed next year. Students and families were welcomed with smiles and welcome back hugs. The sense of community and family felt at Manzanita Community School was amazing. Why would OUSD close such a wonderful and successful school. It doesn’t make any sense.

By: Nextset

Nextset — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:39:12 +0000

You wonder if placing schools away from bad neighborhoods might be a better idea. Perhaps placing schools in Malls and downtown office buildings, and other non-traditional but available pieces of real estate would be an improvement.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:24:35 +0000

All was quiet at Skyline. My brand-new freshman had a good first day, and the administration (wearing their “counselor” hats) had corrected the problems with his proposed schedule that we received last week.

I hope our experience was the norm for all the families and schools not otherwise mentioned. And I hope things will get much better quickly for those who did have problems.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:49:14 +0000

There is also an Aspire Public School across the street from where the shooting took place, they too were affected.