While I don’t think there is any argument that the OISD facilities need renovation and upgrade, is spending $27 million on facilities that will be used by a declining number of on-site students the solution? What bothers me is a more modest proposal is missing as an alternative to the expansive plans represented by the current bond.
My wife Judy and I have nearly always supported school issues when they made sense. When the superintendent offered tours of the buildings, I took her up on it and was shown through the elementary and junior high school buildings by the elementary principal and a school board member.
It’s no secret the school cafeteria, located in the 1960’s middle school building is old; yet this space, which has adapted to the easily forgotten times of plastic bagged sandwiches and deep fried processed French fries, now produces up to 300 delicious meals every school day made mostly from scratch and with locally produced fresh food products … like it used to be when so many of us older folks now considering the school bond used to enjoy at school.
The Orcas Island Historical Museum would like to thank Bill and Valerie Anders for the wonderful presentation of their journey…
I want to clarify something. Our children did participate in the OASIS program at its creation. Our children were very young and we did not see it as a traditional classroom experience. For us it was mostly social, field trips, outdoor stuff and we met at the Funhouse.
As the former President, CEO/CFO, Director and Secretary of the Board of Islanders Bank, I would like to take this…
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