As a neighbor of Senn High School, I resent a bunch of no-nothing outside agitators such as yourselves sticking your noses in our community business. You might all want to learn to do a little fact-checking before launching into your pointless, ill-informed rages. Some interesting quotes from yesterday's Chicago Tribune story about the approval of the Naval Academy at Senn:
"Opponents argued that the new school would take away 14 classrooms, including three biology labs." No, it was not about politics.
"About 200 Senn students marched out of the school Wednesday, arriving downtown in time for the district's monthly board meeting." No, it was not a bunch of outside agitators driving the protest. Uh, that would be you guys.
"Yoddite Woldegebriel the school's senior class president, said she had heard from a younger family member that district officials already have been recruiting middle school students.
"'I just feel this whole thing was fixed,' she said in frustration after the meeting.
"District officials, with support from influential figures including U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who helped get a $2.1 million grant to open the school, said this will simply provide another option for students." With those two "socialists" Durbin and Daley pushing the plan, the opponents never had a prayer of stopping it.
In other words, you are all blowing your wasted hot air over this thread for nothing. Try finding something important to worry about... preferably not in my neighborhood.
One more:
"Senn High School will become the latest Chicago public school with a military focus in a city that already boasts the highest number of junior ROTC cadets in the nation."
No, there is not a left-wing conspiracy standing in the way of military academies in Chicago. They are doing just fine here. If we need your help, we'll ask for it.
I wouldn't send my dog to any Chicago Public High School, grew up and lived 35 years near Division and Western, if you're proud of the school system or Mayor Daley's pristine metropolis, fine, but I'd never think of living in Chicago or Illinois ever again.
How much is you annual property tax for your 45x120 real estate. 6 grand, 8 grand? And how many deadbolts do you also have (include your garage in the count)?
I have better things to do with my hard earned money than to give it to the felon on the 5th floor of da Hall. Yuppies might think Chicago is cool, but I'd never let my kids play out doors by themselves even if I lived in Edgebrook or the far north side. The quality of life stinks in Chicago.
And how about your 2 esteemed Sentors, Durbin and Obama?
Ding and dong. I'd hang my head in shame if I had to admit I lived in Illinois.
Signed,
A Proud Hoosier (Indiana has some common sense, we never went for Clinton!)
When I went to Senn, there were only two biology labs. Are you saying there are now more than three?
By the way, back when I went there, in the 1960's, we had 7 National Merit Semi-Finalists in our class. How many does Senn produce today?