School Board Recognized

WAITSBURG – As is the tradition in Waitsburg, school board members are honored at the January school board meeting each year during School Board Appreciation Month.

This year, high school National Honor Society members, accompanied by advisor Liv Leid, provided cookies and refreshments, awarded board members with certificates, and thanked them for their service.

Kindergarten teacher Pam Beasley told the board she had talked with her students about the role of the school board and asked them to make a list of items they were thankful for within the school district. The list included:

-Children at school

-The classroom

-The equipment in the classroom

-For the fish

-Books

-The whole school

-The playground and toys

-Mrs. Henze giving me ice packs

-The calendar

-The school buses (our bus)

-The snacks

-Everything in the classroom

After explaining to her students what the job of the board members is, Beasley asked if they had any suggestions. Here is the unedited list of suggestions:

-Be careful

-Wear bike helmets when you’re riding a bike or skateboard

-Be gentle around the classroom, so you don’t accidentally break something

-If you’re playing on the football or baseball field, always wear protection suits

-Be careful with the fish tank, cuz it’s glass. Don’t get a hammer and smash it.

-Get new stuff for the classroom, like erasers, pencils, markers, and pizza

-New school buses

-We should order breadsticks

-Get books

-New toys

-Buy new boats, like a speedboat

-Get a little play jeep on the playground

-3D printer paddle boats

Both the thanks and suggestions brought a smile, and Board Chair Ross Hamann asked if the agenda needed an item addition to consider the purchase of a speedboat.

Current school board members are Chair Ross Hamann (13 years), Vice Chair Christy House (5 years), Randy Pearson (19 years), Marilyn Johnson (7 years) and Russ Knopp (1 year).