tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post3048558951978569788..comments2024-01-16T19:32:02.006-08:00Comments on .: Letter To The Editor.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-5548934236949238362011-10-16T15:56:18.974-07:002011-10-16T15:56:18.974-07:00People....Cobb, Gwinett, Dekalb, and FULTON have s...People....Cobb, Gwinett, Dekalb, and FULTON have schools without the county name in them... They also have names without city names....IF YOU WANT YOUR OWN SCHOOL THEN PAY FOR IT HAVE A CITY OF MILTON BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF MILTON ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL.........THEN PUT UP THE DAMN FENCE BUNCH OF RICH CRY BABIES (YOUR KIDS GO TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS ANYWAY)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-81535141450221306552011-10-16T15:53:27.998-07:002011-10-16T15:53:27.998-07:00Come on.....With names like Cambridge and Providen...Come on.....With names like Cambridge and Providence all your priveledged spoiled kids will get into Yale........instead of AuburnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-748072278326378292011-10-16T07:31:53.318-07:002011-10-16T07:31:53.318-07:00A plausible assumption for Cambridge and Providenc...A plausible assumption for Cambridge and Providence being the standouts with votes is the method to which the vote was conducted. The "sticky dot" method is too visual of an influence. What I mean by that is once those first few voters placed their votes for Cambridge & Providence it was apparent who the early leaders were and folks did not want a "wasted vote"... so to speak at that point and would likely go with their second choice than having a vote possibly "stand alone". I'm not implying that all who voted for Cambridge and Providence felt this way, but I would guess that some did. <br /><br />This is putting it in basic terms, but please read my analogy with what recently happened in my child's first grade class. It was Johnny Appleseed Day and we were did graphing after sampling Red, Golden Delicious and Green. In the classroom the children were handed the paper cutout of the apple they selected as their favorite. However, once in the hallway to see what all of the first graders collectively were choosing, I encountered some "flip-flopping". The kids noticed that "red" was the favorite and they wanted to switch to red to be part of the winning team. It's human nature at all ages... standing out is not something most gravitate towards... at the end of the day the kids wanted to know they were thinking along the same lines as most of their peers.<br /><br />This committee did as they were instructed to, but more time and due diligence to reach the community for input would have been well received. We live in an area with huge parental support and a 20 year old board policy may work in some areas, but we are all quite vocal and passionate here and give a huge amount of support to our schools. The Board updates policies yearly (see your child's student handbook), so this policy should/could be revisited too. <br /><br />Keep positive and remember we are all on the same team here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-18213445225935771502011-10-15T20:17:17.035-07:002011-10-15T20:17:17.035-07:00The original Milton site(1921)is in Alpharetta and...The original Milton site(1921)is in Alpharetta and was hijacked by politicians on their to creating Milton city and a principal whose first at the old site was to trash all the trophies. Their is nothing historic about the "knotoff" in Crabapple. A new schools administration and student body does not need to be hindered by being considered " Milton Light."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-43103116141445267772011-10-15T16:49:17.058-07:002011-10-15T16:49:17.058-07:00If we were still Alpharetta, you are right, the na...If we were still Alpharetta, you are right, the name of the new school wouldn't matter at all. No one would be complaining it didn't have Milton in the name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-41745820448743911752011-10-15T16:26:19.334-07:002011-10-15T16:26:19.334-07:00If we were still unincorporated Alpharetta, would ...If we were still unincorporated Alpharetta, would it matter about the name of the new high school? Or would everyone want it to be called West or North Alpharetta High School?<br />It means NOTHING for the new high school to have Milton in its name!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-78160727892773796622011-10-15T12:58:21.566-07:002011-10-15T12:58:21.566-07:00Once again, Milton High School WAS named after the...Once again, Milton High School WAS named after the original Milton County!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-32751855025052936672011-10-15T11:19:43.623-07:002011-10-15T11:19:43.623-07:00Hopefully one day SOON, we will be Milton County a...Hopefully one day SOON, we will be Milton County and will finally be shed of Fulton County!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-18111642286218911712011-10-15T11:04:30.354-07:002011-10-15T11:04:30.354-07:00Notice that Cobb, South Cobb, Gwinnett, Central Gw...Notice that Cobb, South Cobb, Gwinnett, Central Gwinnett, Forsyth, South Forsyth, all reflect COUNTIES.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-39429172025246905382011-10-15T07:25:08.156-07:002011-10-15T07:25:08.156-07:00Why are the residents of Milton (White Columns or ...Why are the residents of Milton (White Columns or near White Columns)upset that the new school won't have Milton in the name? Well for one, the entire school will be mostly comprised of students living in the city of Milton. And what about Milton HS? The kids going to MHS will come from Roswell and Alpharetta. So let's look at this, the FCBOE built the city of Milton a new high school in order to move most of Milton kids out of MHS to alleviate what? To alleviate the need for more room in MHS for students from what cities? NOT Milton! In the entire redistricting process which city experienced the greatest movement of children? That was the plan all along obviously. At the end of the day, the new school was put in Milton, not because Milton was overflowing with chldren and we needed another school, NO. It was built in Milton to make room in MHS for primarily more Alpharetta students and students from Roswell. We wouldn't even be having a naming controversy had the people so passionate in getting the Milton name in the new high school gotten on the band wagon for holding the feet of the FCBOE to the fire that Milton did not need another high school, Alpharetta DID!!! This entire naming issue proves this to be true. The big bad bully on the block is the FCBOE and they did what they wanted anyway in building a school out here. Even the City of Milton and our City Council representatives did nothing to address the fact that Milton did not need another high school. They barely spoke up on how it was going to screw up our traffic out here. Guess what, the FCBOE doesn't pay property taxes. So they continue to grab up huge parcels of land real cheap to use for schools out here when Milton population numbers don't support it today or in near future either. They just keep shifting students from Alpharetta and Roswell more and more into Milton.Why? Because they can. Because the land is less expensive, because our City Council won't even object.<br /><br />Good letter to the Editor. At the end of the day, all of us need to climb on board with others, sooner, not after the fact, and not only when it just affects yourself such as those in White Columns who were districted out of MHS. Had these parents who are unhappy with the naming of the school process not been redistricted out of MHS, would all this controversy even be happening now over the name? Ask yourself.<br /><br />Neighbor would not be pinned against neighbor and made enemies for opposing opinions about the process had the FCBOE not built a school in a city where it wasn't justified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com