It's a total effort of the whole staff. It's nothing that I've done by myself. All the teachers work hard, and they don't hesitate to call me when they are concerned about a student.

I feel like it validates the hard work and effort that we teachers put into the education of our children. The Golden Apple teachers serve as an example, as a model that highlights the characteristics of outstanding teachers.

It's important to remember that this relief effort for Hurricane Katrina victims was not initiated by teachers or administrators,

We want our teachers to get a grass-roots effort. And we have a great relationship with hotels in Las Vegas.

I appreciate their effort and the work that they're doing, but they need to work a little bit harder.

I feel really proud of our students and I'm proud of the teachers that we really did a concerted effort. Our school is just an open community of educators.