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Formal Dedication of William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School (No Kiddin!)
Long Beach Press Telegram ^
| March 27, 2003
| Ian Hanigan
Posted on 03/28/2003 6:58:38 PM PST by EllaMinnow
School naming event today Ceremony: Compton school to be dedicated to ex-President Clinton. By Ian Hanigan, Staff writer COMPTON City officials, school administrators and local residents are expected to gather today for a formal dedication of William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School the Compton district's first new school in more than 35 years.
After six months of construction, the $16 million two-story facility at 6500 E. Compton Blvd. opened in January, pulling about Clinton 800 students from nearby Kelly, Foster and Roosevelt elementary schools.
Parents who wanted their children to attend Clinton Elementary submitted applications last year for a lottery-style drawing, said Christine Sanchez, spokeswoman for the Compton Unified School District.
The new campus, which can accommodate up to 1,000 students on its 9 acres, includes a $250,000 computer lab and has computers, televisions and telephones in every classroom, Sanchez said.
Clinton Elementary is the 24th elementary school campus in the Compton system, which includes seven middle schools and three high schools. The district serves about 37,000 students in Compton, Carson, Enterprise, South Los Angeles and Willowbrook.
Prior to the June groundbreaking, Compton school board President Isadore Hall said the district selected the nation's 42nd president as the school's namesake because of his support for education, especially in minority communities.
While the former president is not expected to attend today's ceremony, his likeness will be present amid the proclamations and ribbon-cutting poses. Large color posters are expected to be on display, and Clinton himself will offer a recorded message via video screen. The dedication also is set to include the unveiling of a plaque and a bust of Clinton.
Those who have signed on to personally attend the ceremony include Compton Mayor Eric Perrodin, CUSD Superintendent Jesse Gonzalez and Virginia Ward-Roberts, principal of Clinton Elementary.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blackpresident; bubba; clintonhaters; slick
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"Large color posters are expected to be on display, and Clinton himself will offer a recorded message via video screen."
I don't know, but it kind of puts me in mind of all the huge posters of Saddam that wallpaper Iraq.
To: redlipstick
FREEPER FUN:
Suggestions for school mascot.......
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:01:33 PM PST
by
clintonh8r
(You can have no better friend and no worse enemy than a U.S. Marine.)
To: redlipstick
I wonder if there's a large sink in that school?
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:01:53 PM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I will defend to your death my right to say it.)
To: redlipstick
Compton, CA. Home of a number of government law-breakers in the city council. It IS fitting that Clinton's school would be there. At least we don't have to worry about any conservatives' children going there. I doubt any live in Compton.
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:02:24 PM PST
by
cgk
(the Mrs half)
To: redlipstick
Parents who wanted their children to attend Clinton Elementary submitted applications last year for a lottery-style drawing Losers. Somebody call CPS.
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:03:53 PM PST
by
Eala
(yeah.. i know... Can we vote California out of the country...?)
To: redlipstick
Poor kids!!!
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:04:22 PM PST
by
LADY J
To: redlipstick
OMG! This is no joke or wishful Clintonian thinking. It is really
true!
To: clintonh8r
Cigars?
Oops, not in California.
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:05:25 PM PST
by
socal_parrot
(Jean Valjean, the only decent Frenchmen.)
To: redlipstick
Well...that sucks!
To: redlipstick
Shoulda called Monica, I bet she would have come.
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:07:05 PM PST
by
ZOOKER
(bad, bad ZOOKER! No more posting for you!)
To: redlipstick
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:07:21 PM PST
by
cgk
(the Mrs half)
To: LADY J
How can a school be named after a lying,perjurious,sex fiend,rapist,criminal pig?
Will the kids learn what a "Monica" is?
This is SICK!!!
To: ZOOKER
It's the only school that has a school library with a centerfold section.
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:07:51 PM PST
by
jraven
To: jraven
If it's named WJ Clinton it will be a porn liebrary.
To: clintonh8r
The Fighting Compton Stained Blue Dress Interns?
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:09:40 PM PST
by
ewing
To: cgk
You nailed it.
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:10:57 PM PST
by
Howlin
To: TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!
If you knew anything about Compton you wouldn't ask. It is the most misbegotten city this side of Trenton, NJ. Need more?
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:11:26 PM PST
by
gaspar
To: TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:11:29 PM PST
by
cgk
(the Mrs half)
To: clintonh8r
Too obvious......
The Clinton Trojans!!!
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:11:39 PM PST
by
BossLady
(Liberalism is a mental disorder.....)
To: redlipstick
Instead of English, Math, Social Studies, and stuff like that, they can have five different kind of sex-education courses.
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:12:06 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
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