Comments on: Measure D goes down – what’s next?

By: bbfan2

bbfan2 — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:00:18 +0000

Ken, I agree with you. It was irritating when my son’s school district required us to supply some of their school supplies, but again, I griped and got over it. I couldn’t always afford the requirement but there was always a parent who could do a little extra and when I could do a little extra, I did. Everything looks bleak, but it will be even bleaker if everyone doesn’t try to do their part. Okay, so the district screwed up, now let’s figure out a way to not make our kids suffer any more than they have to.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:21:20 +0000

Everyone is frustrated not just with government but the economy as well.I have seen tough times like this before.We all need to work harder and do more fund raising.We all have one shot to raise our kids right.I strongly urge everyone in the MD school district to get together with your Boosters,Principals & AD’s and come up with a plan.
Nobody likes to pay for things that they didn’t have to before.But like I said,the world has fundamentally changed.Do what you have to do.The $250 I spend to keep my daughter in softball is worth every penny.

By: bbfan2

bbfan2 — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:01:58 +0000

Camp,
I would never go so far as to not pay a bill or not eat, but I might not buy that new shirt or shoes, not saying anyone else is doing that, just speaking for myself and I did mention that if it gets bad, I do whatever fundraising is available. I am just as broke or even more so as the next guy, but sometimes I get it figured out. I am pissed that some districts have lost their sports programs or on the verge of losing them, too. Hey, my kids school could be next. When I said “get over it”, I simply meant, this is the situation, let’s try and figure out how to keep something that is vital and really important to some of our kids.

By: MURDOC

MURDOC — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:32:18 +0000

Hey Ken,

How about rob a bank in order to come up with the loot. Come on we got to get creative here.

In Mt. Diablo’s district and in others too don’t get me wrong, all I see is another form of organized discrimination and racisim.

By: THE CAMP

THE CAMP — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:29:01 +0000

BBFan2,
Great idea. How about no lights on at the house to do homework so go to your teachers house. Meet their families and date their kids too.

By: THE CAMP

THE CAMP — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:26:57 +0000

Spend money on sports and just dont pay your electric bill or eat lunch or dinner. No gas for the car either I suppose.

By: bbfan2

bbfan2 — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:03:40 +0000

all extracurricular activities are important and people should just “get over it”. if you want your kid to particpate, you just might have to come up with some money. it’s too late in the game to point fingers. i don’t have alot of money either, so when there are fundraising opportunities, i jump on it. the way my grandmother kept her four boys out of trouble was to enroll them in sports and she said she somehow, someway came up with the money, even if it was recycling cans(things were much cheaper then), but she did what she had to do, and that is a philosophy i go by. i don’t blame the MD parents for being angry, who wouldn’t be, but it is what it is. trust me, when I gotta reach in my pocket for yet another activity, i gripe a little, but then I look at the “bigger picture”, keeping my sons busy so other things don’t grab their attention.

By: THE CAMP

THE CAMP — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:28:44 +0000

Ken, Suicide,

If ya’ll would have made this much noise at your meeting then the change in time would not have costed $200-$300 to play a sport that is supposed to be a privalege. Now your program becomes a big buisness. The money will make all the decisions in your programs not the coaches. Is this the evolution ya’ll agree on. Classic “Good Ol Boys”. And come on that wasn’t meant to be a shot just a little humor (Alton real world). How can one make decisions if one doesnt even know whats going on in the world and in peoples lives. We are all in this together but everybody is quick to charge a brotha damn.

By: SuicideSqueeze

SuicideSqueeze — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:33:02 +0000

Hey Camp

I have no idea why you would want to take a shot at a Boosters President who volunteers his time to help out the local high school. I find it ironic that you try to insult his intelligence with a very simple statement “your stupid” when it should be “you’re stupid” or “you are stupid”. Stop playing the victim role and work on your grammar.

By: GrizzliesBB

GrizzliesBB — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:15:43 +0000

The EBAL has had a “participation” fee to play sports for as long as I can remember. I have 3 kids who have gone through the sports programs at Cal High. Not everyone pays the fee and we always have Athletic budget issues. The fees do help keep the programs alive and it is not easy coming up with the money every summer and spring as I have a football/baseball participant. We are always trying to come up with “Corporate” and “Community” fundraisers to support High School Athletics. It is a trying time for everyone in all communities.