For so many years we've prepared our students to go into higher education and they rarely returned to the community. Hopefully, our students will now be educated here and go to work here.

I think the new biotechnology academy we're trying to implement will help them see the benefit of education.

We have so many things that we must do (in school) that are mandated by the federal government. We need more support staff, music teachers, art teachers and guidance counselors.

I think that every person brings a different perspective to the board.

In Auburn, the Italian community is small but very enthusiastic, and many students enroll every term in our Italian classes, displaying an uneatable desire to learn the Italian language and culture.

There are links that the students are working on. The point is to bring them together in a community where they are seriously involved in the arts.