Dr.
Lom, SJS BOT member, tears
down student flyers while cursing
at them " What the hell is this?!"
Update
on the Dr. Lom issue:
It has been reported that the SJS BOT recently issued a letter
of apology written and signed by BOT president Tim Kernaghan
and that it was posted on the bulletin board for the 2004 seniors
to read.
I guess we should be pleased since it was the efforts of this
website that they (SJS BOT) swear they don't pay any attention
to that brought attention to this particular incident ... But
I'm wondering ... Why didn't the SJS BOT issue a copy and send
it to the entire student body as well as the parents?
Seemed a bit 'convenient' on the part of the SJS BOT to keep
the audience as small as possible so that the incident stayed
'contained'. Whatever happened to the open communication pledge
that this new headmaster so boasted about at the start of this
tenure and even during his interview?
“Only
someone as charismatic
as Dr. Nelson, could get away
with what would otherwise
be a questionable remark.”
An
insiders view of the headmaster (1/19/04)
“I
want to shake the hand of
that teacher that said:
"This is the real world ...
In Corporate America
you get fired at 5PM,
you're expected to leave
by 8PM with your things...”
Fellow alumni- Tony Martinez makes a
great
point with this peculiar email. (1/17/04)
“I
owe a part of my success
today to Dr. Jenkins
because he has given
me a chance to succeed..”
New Alumni Letters! (1/23/04)
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Updated
for February 6, 2004
Truth
in Advertising II.
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Yes, it's true. Just when you think SJS can't do anything
worse, it goes and outdoes itself. Let's take a look at
this MERIT SCHOLARSHIP ad that appeared on the PDN today
(2/6/04).
The good news, they didn't use a CHECK BOOK as their main
graphic like they did with their awful
50% OFF ad. The bad news, they put a grown man kicking
what appears to be soccer ball. Call me picky, but really
... couldn't they have taken the time to photograph actual
children?
But let's get to the real meat and potato here ... The merit
scholarship will allow children who are gifted in music,
drama, art, sports or leadership a grant worth $2,500! But
get this, current students enrolled at SJS AREN'T eligible!
What the heck is that about?!
It may just be my opinion, but would it not be in the best
interest of the school to offer this type of scholarship
to a student who currently attends SJS but may need the
'scholarship' to continue to afford the education? We call
that 'taking care of our own ...' but then again I'm really
not surprised at all, since this current BOT and Headmaster
tends to forget about the school and are more interested
with those who are not a part of it.
If the school wanted to provide an incentive or a 'way'
in for those who can't afford to pay the full tuition, but
otherwise deserve a shot at the best education on Guam,
perhaps they should focus their energies on developing a
very aggressive financial aid program that not only 'outsiders'
coming in can enjoy, but also those who are already 'in'
can take advantage of. This 'overall' approach is what makes
a school fundamentally special. You could even say communal.
But perhaps, the real goal with the merit program is so
that SJS can lure a talent it feels is (are), currently
lacking in the student body. If this is the case, and you
could easily assume that it is, based on the way this ad
has been written, we've turned to a sad chapter in the 41
years of SJS history ...
At any rate, the ironic last sentence in the ad copy states
"Top quality education is within reach at ..."
to which we could add "As long as you are not currently
enrolled at SJS!" |
It's only
February and I'm completely done!
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