To the editor: I have an observation. Every November, Vail residents are asked to vote for another bond measure to raise taxes to benefit the Vail School District. Every message conveyed, on roadside election signs, and “shoe polish” message on vehicles is, “the money goes to the kids and classrooms.” I just attended Andrada Poly tech’s back...
by Sophia Caporale Bullying in and out of school is a regular threat that many students face. While in the past some students were bullied at school, students of today can be bullied online, in social media as well as physically, at school. I unfortunately have experienced bullying at school. I wish I learned to defend myself when I was cornered...
by Susan Summers Stefanie Stark was so impressed by the “Back Pack” weekend supplemental nutrition program offered through Greater Vail Community ReSources, that she became a volunteer at the ReSources Vail Food Bank. Now, as the operations manager, she oversees this unique program in which Vail USD “Transition from School to Work” (TSW)...
To the editor: My wife and I took great pleasure in attending the recent premier of the documentary “Voices of Vail,” which is a production of the Vail Preservation Society. The documentary was a top-notch production, and all who had a hand in its formulation deserve great praise for their labor. Of course, at the core of its coming to...
To the editor: My wife (Jennifer) and I moved to Vail 14 years ago because of the Vail School District and the community. We knew we wanted to start our family in Vail and provide our kids (Johnny and Cyndall) the best education in the state. Vail School District is what defines this community and why it sustains continual growth. With that growth...
To the editor: I wonder how many of my Vail neighbors moved to Vail because of the great schools. I’m pretty sure the Vail School District was a major selling point for many of us, even those of us with no children. Obviously, as Vail grows, the schools must grow. Some Vail schools are already at capacity; others are getting close. How does the...
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To the editor: I am neither a fan of tax and spend, nor am I a fan of deficit spending. Bonds turn me off and my children are out of school (and have been for over a decade). Okay, I said it. So why am I so emphatically supportive of Proposition 468? In my humble opinion, no one has done a better job with the “crumbs” that are handed out by the...
The summer of 2018 featured our fifteenth Adirondack Astronomy Retreat in the Adirondack mountains in upstate New York. It is also the last one that Wendee and I will host. Usually the dark and pristine sky from the AAR, as the retreat is known, provides brilliant walkways amongst the distant stars of the globular star cluster Messier 15, or the...
To the editor: As parents of Vail students for the past eleven years, we are so pleased with the high quality of education our children have received in the Vail School District. We have closely observed district management and are continually impressed with what our children’s schools manage to accomplish, in spite of low levels of funding. Our...
