The transition has been remarkably smooth. The kids have had plenty of opportunity to communicate with the teachers.

There has been a lot of foresight and planning to help with the smooth move into the building.

We have only had small problems. A few teachers have had problems with their new phone numbers...things like that. The teachers and students have both said how much they like it here. We wouldn't have been able to open this building without a great effort from the managerial and custodial staff. They have done a wonderful job and I want to thank them for that. It has been a good process.

There has been plenty of opportunity for students to find out were they are going under no stress. We haven't had any problems at all, and I have thanked the students for that.

There's no way we could have had as smooth of a transition at defensive line.

When you're in school growing up, you have teachers who sit and read to these kids, and what better opportunity to sit and read a story - one that's not fake. It's not a dreaming story. It's not Harry Potter. It's a real-life story, with glorious moments to horrific moments, including the frostbite - and what better way to show kids their potential than with a real-life story?