CLINTON —
I am so proud of the letters that the young people of the surrounding districts have sent to our local newspapers regarding the upcoming Easton Valley vote.
It says a lot about our communities' educational process when our local school systems can produce such articulate students, and that these students are willing to participate in the EC and Preston reorganization issue.
We must all remember that there are good people residing in all of the surrounding school districts.
These good people need to make their voices heard, and we all need to encourage and support them in their efforts. Administrations, school staff, and boards of education will come and go, but the majority of these people will live in these districts and be neighbors for a long time, and even though there will be differences of opinion on many issues, each opinion is worthy of respect.
One cannot help but wonder if much of the hard feelings, harassment, humiliation, and conflict within our districts could have been avoided if the vote to reorganize had been allowed to proceed two years ago.
Had that happened, our districts would already have been two years into a long-range plan.
One thing I know for sure — our school systems in EC and Preston cannot stay the same as we are now. We have to change.
As a grandmother who has had the great joy of handing out Preston High School diplomas to two fifth generation Preston graduates in my family, this is a hard truth to face, but it is a reality.
I will be just as proud, if not more so, to hand an Easton Valley diploma to my third granddaughter.
Preston cannot stand alone. We need every facility and every asset that EC has to offer to make Easton Valley work, and to keep our two districts viable. Our county needs to have this reorganization stay in the county as well.
Our district has had great opportunities for our students with Maquoketa as our new 28E partner.
Superintendent Huckstadt and the Maquoketa board of education, as well as their staff, have made our students most welcome.
A big thanks to them for all of their cooperation.
I would encourage everyone to keep on reading and learning about this reorganization issue.
Ask questions and have respectful discussions with others in your district.
In this age of technology there are many reliable sources for accurate information. By this time next week, we will know the outcome of the long-awaited vote, and we will know in what direction we need to go.
In closing, I would like to add one last thought.
The past history of EC and Preston as Raiders and Trojans will never be forgotten if a new district is formed.
All of the memorabilia of each school will remain in a place of honor as a legacy to the past young men and women who graduated from each district.
We would remember the past with great fondness, and look forward to the future with great anticipation. There are wonderful times in store for a new generation of students with a new district to call their own.
Sally Marvin,
Class of 1962 Preston High School
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