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Mountain House December 2013 Volume 2 • Number 12
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November MH Community Meeting Chalk Full of Valuable Info & Insight By Bryan Harrison - Click here for complete photo gallery
The final Community Meeting of 2013 was held Thursday, Assembly woman Susan Eggman followed Dr. Nicholas. November 21st at Bethany School. Though moderately at- Referring to herself as "an academic and a politician", her tended, those present were treated to an evening that included dynamic presence was clear. She pointed out that, although a wide array of presentations by leaders from all corners. Democrats now possess a "super-majority" in state governModerated by MH General Manager, Jan McClintock, ment, fears that they might go wild with taxation or spending CSD President Celeste Farron welcomed the crowd, as the have not borne out. Rather, "we've taken a moderate course," to solving problems. evening's agenda got under way. She mentioned the success of switching to the "Common Lammersville Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Kirk Nicholas spoke about accomplishments and developments Core" program for our schools, veering away from the "no child left behind" testwith our schools. ing approach. LUSD schools ranked With any issue, highest in API Scores, she said, her question earning the designation as to staff is, "are we re"the top school district in ally solving a probSan Joaquin County", and lem". Her commitment Bethany and Lammersville is clear. "I serve the Schools were nominated people ... Please don't for the California Distinguished School Award, hesitate to reach out respectable crowd turned out for the November 21, 2013 Mountain House Community with LUSD being the only Ameeting, to us." and were treated to a broad-base of information, speakers, and presentations. district in the county reCounty Superviceiving a nomination. sor Bob Elliott's rep., Scott Tyrrell, spoke next. "We want "Over one thousand people took the sneak peek tour at to help development continue to happen out here," he stated. November 16th at Mountain House High School," he stated. He touched on the adverse affects of AB109, which moved a Dr Nicholas spoke proudly about the direction the high school lot of state-held prisoners to the county level, with many of is poised to take, explaining to the crowd that we are "moving those incarcerated being released, contributing to a spike in away from an old technology called 'text books'," and toward local crime. continued page 6 an online 21st Century learning approach.
MH High School "Sneak Peek" Draws 1,000 People Submitted by Dawn Fontenot Office Supervisor, Mountain House High School
Aerial photo by Steve Willhide
Autumn has set in, as was apparent by the bit of chill in the morning breeze, as folks began to gather for the much anticipated "Sneak Peek" of the construction progress at Mountain House High School. An early-morning kick-off tour by Principal Ben Fobert at 9am demonstrated made clear how well organized this event was, much in the same way he described detail after detail of the thought processes that went into the plans for the school. Phase 1 and phase 2 are well under way, with phase 3 waiting in the wings. All ball fields will be open when school starts next year, assured Principal Fobert. This day was monumental, or at least, demonstrated the enormity and complex nature of the building of Mountain House High School. The two-story continued page 3
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