March 21,
2005
Principal’s
Notes
President George W. Bush visited Tucson on Monday, March 21 to speak
with a crowd at the Tucson Convention Center about the social security
program and his plans to fix it. At the last minute, City High School
was able to secure 16 tickets for students to attend the event from
the Tucson Chamber of Commerce, the hosts of the presidential visit.
It was a pretty exciting opportunity for those of us who were able
to attend. Although we didn’t get close enough to shake any
hands, we saw Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl and Congressman Jim
Kolbe up close. And, of course, we were part of the moderately sized
audience (approximately 500) for the President’s speech in
the TCC ballroom. Unfortunately, because of the limited number of
tickets, we weren’t able to take everyone who wanted to go
and we had a few disappointed students. We try to share these opportunities
equitably as they arise and will include other students in these
kinds of events whenever we can.
In the Field
Three of the humanities classes headed out today to observe all
of the activity taking place downtown as a result of the presidential
visit. There were many activists both for and against the current
administration and its policies in the vicinity of the Tucson Convention
Center in anticipation of President Bush’s arrival. Students
took field notes of what they observed, including analyzing signs,
group’s actions, security procedures, and they conducted at
least one interview. Meanwhile, a group of City High School students
were on the “inside” of the event, attending President
Bush’s speech (see Principal’s Notes above) at the TCC.
Spring Break
Please note that City High School will be closed for a 5-day weekend
March 24 through March 28. This year we scheduled the vacation to
coincide with Tucson Unified School District’s spring break.
The proposed calendar for the 2005-2006 school year includes a full
week of spring break. Copies of the proposed calendar were made
available with last week’s Weekly Bulletin.
Big Fundraising Event in the Works
The development committee of the school board is hard at work planning
a fundraising event for the school on SATURDAY, APRIL 30 from 2:00-6:00
p.m. The event will be organized around the “place-based”
theme of City High School, with one of the main activities involving
special tours of downtown venues, such as the Arizona Historical
Society, the Rialto Theater and the newly-renovated Train Depot.
The event will include an open house at the school, featuring exhibitions
of student work, live music, food and drink. The development committee
is eager to get parents and students involved. We have already heard
from a few PARENT VOLUNTEERS. If you too are interested in volunteering,
please call or email Carrie (623-7223, carrie@cityhighschool.org).
We hope that all of our City High School families will attend the
special event. Look for more information soon and an invitation
in the mail.
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