It’s back to school time and this year some Baldwin County students will be heading back to class with a new Fine Arts wing.
Fairhope High School unveiled their new fine arts wing Sunday just in time for school to start Monday. Officials say the wing has been in the works for six years and includes a theatre, drama room and dance studio.
But there won’t be any singing in this new wing since they’re cutting the choral program
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Truly a sad occasion, Chuck. They have a very nice facility servicing a nationally recognized band program. I’m suprised dance has taken off as much as it has. There are several pay to use studios in the area which are well recognized and do great work. Dean Mosher’s wife works with such a facility.
I think the BOE should sit down and review it’s fiscal policy and rethink the method used to determine the following years budget. Minor changes could drastically eliminate many of our current financial woes.
On a side note… I wanted to personally thank Frank Boatwright for his devotion to many of the active BOE capital improvements. I personally witnessed him addressing many of the construction issues at Robertsdale Elementary this past weekend. This is the one are were Mike fell a little short. Thanks to Frank the school met its C. O. Deadline and students were able to use the 20 million dollar facility.
Oops, almost forgot…
We need to buy that guy a beer!
Frank Boatwright didn’t have any thing to do with Robertsdale Elementary until a month ago and you think he pulled the rabbit out of the hat!! You are easily fooled!
Anyone who knows Frank Boatwright knows that he, like the Superintendent, is only concerned about himself and his image. Spending a little bit of time on a weekend at a construction project beyond normal working hours is a small price to pay to maintain that image. The contractor should be the one applauded for getting the work done. Look at the big picture!
The contractors and those who have worked on that project and the other 3 schools that opened for several months. Applauds to Kevin Newton and Ken Mason!
To Anon and In the Know, I find it hard to believe you could be any more in the know than I percieve myself to be. If indeed you are, you are employed by one of the following: BCBoE, One of the Consultants, or the general contractor.
The first would tell me that you follow the current agenda of blame first and address the issues second. The school board has already voiced concern over the current capital improvement cost and schedule, no reason to continue to place blame where none is warranted.
The second would tell me you’re covering your bum. The number of change orders may have dictated a later openning, understandly. The resulting delay may require liquidated damages, however they are often minimal.
The third would smack of self promotion and would not settle well with me or my drinking buddies.
I would like to congratulate the individual teachers and staff at each of the new schools for their hard work.
Each of these schools was behind schedule in some way. Many onsite issues have not been addressed although they will be. Mr. Boatright’s primary directive at RES was to get that school’s Certificate of Occupancy prior to Monday. This was done, although conditionally, as many problems still exist.
Chuck, if I’m off base on this feel free to flame me, call me dull, or another derogatory term, but don’t expect me to buy you a beer if you do, otherwise meet me at Mcsharry’s.
By the way Vetolli’s in Robertsdale has yuengling on tap, I’m buying if you’re drinking…when I’ll be there has not yet been determined by the powers that be.
If Mr. Mason and Newton deserve beers tell em to come talk to Ole Tom.
Tom – your perceptions of your knowledge on these issues seem to be delusional – maybe you have been drinking too much?? The change order problems have been well documented as associated with the middle schools – Robertsdale is an elementary school.
The fact of the matter is that every one of the new construction projects was a process that took place over a period of several years. Blame, accolades, etc. for both problems and successes can be attributed to many entitites and as many different situations. Look at the big picture!
I have, and I’m associated with construction far more often than I would like. The point of my initial post was to say that FHS has a nice new wing, and that Mr. Boatright has done a good job in ensuring that particular project was ready on day one. You’re right his as only been associated for a limited time, but he held the contractors feet to the fire, and personally helped many teachers get ready.
Regardless of your association you can not honestly say he did not perform these tasks when he was needed, regardless of his personal intentions, which none of us can assuredly attest to.
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