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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Escanaba Success Stories

Public schools have been successful, and it is time for us to provide more proof! At last night's Board meeting, we launched a wonderful community project: "Escanaba Success Stories." The goal of this project is to identify AT LEAST 150 individuals who have graduated from the Escanaba Area Public Schools, and who have gone on to be "a success" in some way. We hope to meet or exceed this goal by the Esky 150 celebration that is scheduled for July 2013.

What is success? It can be many things, actually. Perhaps one can be successful in business, athletics, music, service-to-others, "first one in the family to attend college," or even "person who saved a life." You see, success CAN be many things. Think of the number of students that have graduated from our high school in the last 5 years alone! The impact of all those students "paying it forward" in some way could really be amazing, couldn't it?

This is a project open to the community and to YOU.  I am hoping people (or a group working together) will submit a "product" of some sort to be shared.This product can be a one page "commercial" about the individual,  a You-Tube video (we could link to it), or perhaps a piece of art (scanned/saved as a pdf, jpg --along with a short caption).

We hope to showcase these success stories on our Web site,  and at the Ruth Butler building during the summer celebration.

Here is a form to help people organize their thoughts for a product, but we will appreciate a "finished project" such as a neatly typed document or a video link that is "ready to go."

For a form to get started: --CLICK HERE 


EXAMPLE:
Mr. Don Aronson, former Lemmer Elementary School teacher, agreed to tell the FIRST story. It is about his father. I am including the neatly typed document he put together, as well as the YouTube video link, so that you can see an example.


For the narrative--CLICK HERE


Here is the video (above)

1 comment:

  1. Michele, this is such a lovely idea. Knowing Mr. Aronson since I was in 5th grade at Lemmer and in his choir at Bethany, it is a sweet surprise to hear this story from him. Mr. Aronson is a National Treasure, that is for sure.
    I am not sure who, of the many people I know, that I could suggest for this project, but I am connected to many kids who went through EAPHS and the drama and music department and have continued to pursue lives filled with the arts.
    Good luck and I will follow your progress.
    Sincerely,
    Suzi Banks Baum

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