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es, for additional funding for guidance counseling, and suggested the possibility of savings through alternative health insurance approaches such as HMO’s.
Student representative Jami Gillis noted that “countless teachers” have expressed dissatisfaction with their compensation and have spoken of leaving the school system for better paying jobs. She also supported additional funding for guidance counseling, and suggested that a counselor be permanently assigned to the senior class to help students obtain college scholarship and other information in a timely fashion.
At the close of the budget hearings, Chair Rosa Crocker noted that an additional work session will be held on March 16, and that by March 23 the process of developing the budget brochure will begin.
Outdoor classroom
Prior to the budget hearings, David Massie presented the School Board with his plans for an Eagle Scout project that would result in a restored outdoor classroom that would not add to the budget’s bottom line. David, a member of Washington’s Troop 36, proposed to clean-up the outdoor classroom grounds, restore the benches, and construct a 9 foot by 12 foot stage to create a useable outdoor facility. The board reacted to his proposal more than enthusiastically, and he will begin this Eagle Scout project immediately.
Young Environmentalist
winner
Amy Gubler reported to the board on Molly McCarthy’s recent win of television station WVPT’s 2000 Young Environmentalist Award. Molly, daughter of County Administrator John McCarthy, was the region’s K-5th grade winner of the award based upon her paper on improvement of school grounds. Her proposal called for soil stabilization, native plantings, and permitting grasses to grow to provide the grounds with a more natural feel. Molly’s prize included a $500 credit with a Harrisonburg garden supply.
Students off to New York
Andrea Logan’s special education students presented the board with a request for this year’s trip to the Big Apple. The students each spoke to the board about their trip desires and about their ability to pay for the trip out of earnings (they need $4950 for the trip and they have $7550!), and the school board voiced its approval of their plans. The journey will begin on May 22 with a trip to Richmond for a lunch with Delegate Jay Katzen, and will continue with an Amtrak ride to New York City the next day. The New York tour will include visits to Times Square, Radio City Music Hall, the Empire state Building, a Broadway show, a ferry ride to the Statue of Liberty, and lots of dining.
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