I want to thank you all for giving over so many of your days to planning, and evenings to attend meetings. I know this has been a disruptive few weeks to everyone's family life and our children's school routines. If we get our school back, our kids will really understand the process of community organizing and democracy and the time and energy that takes. If we don't... they can be proud to know we fought long and hard for something we all value dearly. We tried to make an important change.
It has been my pleasure to get to know so many of you better during this process and I'm amazed by the talent and energy within this group. So many speakers tonight spoke so eloquently ( none more so than my own child of course!! ) armed with good information about why reopening Lowell is so essential to our community. I can only hope the school board carefully considers our situation and makes an equitable district wide choice in their attempts to reduce the budget.
In the meantime, I suggest we all have a lovely relaxing weekend, raise a wee glass to ourselves for trying our damnedest.
Thank you for your involvement and support.
Always, Lisa Distler Lowell PTA
Grassroots All the Way!
Lowell students Soleil, Ean and Clara raise money for the playground at their corner lemonade stand. (May 2008)
About Lowell
- Lowell Elementary School
- built in 1917, is a K-5 elementary school in Bellingham, WA. It is closed for the 2008-2009 school year for an estimated $4.5 million seismic retrofitting paid for by a voter approved bond measure. Parents, neighbors and children are using the school closure as an opportunity to replace the 30-year old playground and convert an asphalt play area into a grass field.
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