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.
"Teacher, why is a half-moon cut out of the front door?"
Ahhhh....I see you've been there also. Is "Omar Bradley" still da man? When we moved out of the L.A. area last year, he was still getting pissy....he missed the graft, I guess.
I'm telling you upfront that your work is about to "make the rounds"!
Bravo!!
LMAO Ping!
I bet she would've too.
Monica complained several times she never got to come in the White House.
I mean, that is, she did get to come "to" the White House several times.
Seems she never was fulfilled as a woman either, but that's because Clinton was always bent out of shape over the issues.
Would you believe I used to live in Compton when I was a little kid... My dad grew up there.. It was once all dairy farms
I suspect that gives her and Hilary something in common. JMHO.
Impeached William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School
He earned it. Let him forever wear it.
I suppose your new auditorium will be called The Monica Lewinsky Auditorium and instead of English, Math, and Social Studies, you can have five different kind of sex-education courses.
Introductory Course Offerings, Spring 2003:
N101 Deviant Behavior
N102 Abnormal Psychology
R300 Chinese
T201 The Collected Works of PT Barnum
T202 The Collected Works of Karl Marx
G356 The Mathematics of Fundraising
Honors English with 'Leaves of Grass' Walt Whitman
The Janet Reno Fire Safety Center
The Vernon Jordan Job Placement Servic
Clintonian Ebonics - How many semesters will be spent on the meaning of "is"?
Do you have a 'School of Ethics' wing?
Macot, the Clinton Trojans.
I suppose next we can expect a Dick Morris School of Podiatry.
Do you think I should send this to the school?! lol!
================== The Jesse Jackson Memorial Parent's Day and Parental Responsibility Seminar
Stephanopolus School of Journalism
Vince Foster School of Firearm Safety
Hillary Clinton Academy of Memory Enhancement and Channeling
Al Sharpton School of Theology
The Al Gore School of Aquatic Arts and Environmental Studies(featuring Canoe Paddling and Tree Impersonation)
Hizzoner Richard Daley School of Civics (Including advanced courses in voter registration, vote counting, and how to include pets and deceased relatives on the voter rolls)
The Jimmy Carter Wing of Home Building and Repair
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