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mynewplaceScarlett got out of school early today due to a water main break. I stopped and picked her up on my way to the office, and brought her in with me. She hasn't been nearly as much interruption as she used to be.
There's a predator on the loose in our county who has been trying to coerce children to get into his car. I had heard on the radio that he'd been picked up, but apparently that was untrue, as he made an appearance at a local grade school yesterday. My cousin works at that grade school, and that's how I heard about it - haven't seen anything in the papers about it yet. Our grade school has been locked ever since the Virginia Tech shootings, but our playground isn't fenced in. Suffice it to say Scarlett will not be walking home alone any more this year. She might still stay home alone for a few hours at a time, because she keeps the door locked, and has been taught to let no one in, not even my mother. Mom has her own key.
I'm officially out of money, down to a quarter tank of gas, and don't get paid until Monday. My life will suck this weekend. I might spend the weekend in Nitro. Haven't quite decided yet. His funds are low as well, but we don't need funds so much when we're just hanging out at his house. He's been sick for several days, so there's not a trace of alcohol in his system - he'll probably be doing some serious drinking to catch up.
Our county is introducing the concept of magnet schools, and the premise is very exciting. Up to now the two high schools in my local area have been considered "magnet" but did not have specific specialties. The county board has now given six high schools in the area "magnet" status for specific education programs, including hospitality, teaching, engineering, advanced placement, performing arts, finance and international studies. I find it hilarious that the International Studies school is the one where the accents are the ab-so-lute WORST. Residents are infamous for their atrocious grammar and I doubt even 2% of the population is "other-than-white". Course you get a passel o'rednecks together anywhere around here, and SOMEBODY'S gonna claim Cherokee blood, but that's so much bullshit it's nothing but funny.
Finally, Scarlett is being invited to a three week program at (I THINK it's called) Eastman Academy. It's for children who need help or additional work during the summer, and her teacher recommended her. Although she's in gifted classes, she is still only producing a few A's each nine weeks, mostly due to distraction and her inability to organize herself. Plus her math is fair, at best. It's a $600 tuition, but scholarships are available, and I'll definitely be applying for one. And I will indeed fudge the numbers if necessary. She needs to get in this program. I hope it doesn't interfere date-wise with anything else we've scheduled. If so, we'll be doing some rescheduling I think. This is pretty damned important.
There's a predator on the loose in our county who has been trying to coerce children to get into his car. I had heard on the radio that he'd been picked up, but apparently that was untrue, as he made an appearance at a local grade school yesterday. My cousin works at that grade school, and that's how I heard about it - haven't seen anything in the papers about it yet. Our grade school has been locked ever since the Virginia Tech shootings, but our playground isn't fenced in. Suffice it to say Scarlett will not be walking home alone any more this year. She might still stay home alone for a few hours at a time, because she keeps the door locked, and has been taught to let no one in, not even my mother. Mom has her own key.
I'm officially out of money, down to a quarter tank of gas, and don't get paid until Monday. My life will suck this weekend. I might spend the weekend in Nitro. Haven't quite decided yet. His funds are low as well, but we don't need funds so much when we're just hanging out at his house. He's been sick for several days, so there's not a trace of alcohol in his system - he'll probably be doing some serious drinking to catch up.
Our county is introducing the concept of magnet schools, and the premise is very exciting. Up to now the two high schools in my local area have been considered "magnet" but did not have specific specialties. The county board has now given six high schools in the area "magnet" status for specific education programs, including hospitality, teaching, engineering, advanced placement, performing arts, finance and international studies. I find it hilarious that the International Studies school is the one where the accents are the ab-so-lute WORST. Residents are infamous for their atrocious grammar and I doubt even 2% of the population is "other-than-white". Course you get a passel o'rednecks together anywhere around here, and SOMEBODY'S gonna claim Cherokee blood, but that's so much bullshit it's nothing but funny.
Finally, Scarlett is being invited to a three week program at (I THINK it's called) Eastman Academy. It's for children who need help or additional work during the summer, and her teacher recommended her. Although she's in gifted classes, she is still only producing a few A's each nine weeks, mostly due to distraction and her inability to organize herself. Plus her math is fair, at best. It's a $600 tuition, but scholarships are available, and I'll definitely be applying for one. And I will indeed fudge the numbers if necessary. She needs to get in this program. I hope it doesn't interfere date-wise with anything else we've scheduled. If so, we'll be doing some rescheduling I think. This is pretty damned important.
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Date: 2007-04-27 05:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-27 01:02 pm (UTC)Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Shit. She'll be at camp the second half of that program. I wonder how that could work, because she could return for the Creative Capers part at the end of July. I'll have to give them a call.
I don't see the name they gave me, Dr. Fishkin, the woman who is supposed to call me from the Academy. I'm suddenly VERY torn.
I can't ask Scarlett to give up Camp Cowen for this. I hope they'll work with me.
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Date: 2007-04-27 01:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-27 01:09 pm (UTC)The thing that really tickles me about this is the schools will be working with KRT to allow the children to attend wherever they're signed up to go, so we won't have to worry about transporting them across the county. Which means I can live WHEREVER I WANT! Like in Kanawha City, close to work.
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Date: 2007-04-28 02:34 am (UTC)- (board) Let's put the International Studies place in a school with all white children!
- (majority) Ooo, good idea.
- (board) And since the Riverside kids are all dealing drugs and doing SO DAMN WELL AT IT, let's just pretend that the adults were the first ones to have the idea of business and finance.
- (little voice) Um, those kids probably know more about supply and demand than we do.
- (majority) Shut up! There is no drug problem in our schools! Didn't you see the sign out front that says "drug-free zone?"
- (little voice) Yeah, it's always given me a chuckle.
- (board) All propositions, no matter how stupid, are now approved!
If DuPont were still around, it would certainly be installed as the Institution of Racial Tolerance. It's a good idea they have. There's a problem and they want to fix it. This is commendable. But this just sounds like the school board is full of fucktards. Do you think if I wrote them, they would share with me their comprehensive plan? No, I'm serious.
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Date: 2007-04-28 05:02 pm (UTC)