To the editor:
“Let’s get after it!”
How often have we heard Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers say this? As concerned parents, family members, business leaders, educators and citizens of Shawano, we need to take a long look at the upcoming referendum to update and repair the aging Shawano Community Middle School. The building is in dire need of attention. The students at Shawano Community Middle School deserve a safe and secure environment to learn.
At this time, the building has not had any major work done to the heating and cooling systems for years, and repairs and replacements of these units are needed. The boys and girls locker rooms have not been updated since the building was built. They have been in constant use, not only by the SCMS students, but also many community members that use the gyms. The locker rooms are small and unsafe due to the fact that they are difficult to monitor. Don’t you think this needs to change?
Many of us enjoy the beautiful concerts that the music department performs for us year after year. The students and teachers work hard, and it shows! The music rooms are another area that are not safe and need to be renovated. The students are forced to climb up ladders to reach the storage area for their instruments and music, as there is no other place for them. It appears to be an accident waiting to happen. Do we want that for our children? Of course not!
So, Shawano, “Let’s get after it!” Let’s join forces by voting on Nov. 3 and give our present and future SCMS students, faculty and community a safe and secure facility in which to live, learn and grow.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
Jeanne Cronce,
Retired SCMS educator,
Shawano
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