Letter | Vote for future students

Published 4:08 pm Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Like my parents before me, and my grandpa before them, I have been a Snoqualmie Valley student for my entire education. I am proud to be from a district that promotes excellence and strives to prepare students for future success. As a student, I have often taken things like adequate facilities, reasonable class size, and safety for granted.

My peers and I are able to focus solely on our studies rather than how to get noticed in a classroom over-filled with students. We have been the beneficiaries of a foresighted district, backed by a community that made education a priority, and for that, I thank you.

I fear the students of tomorrow may not be so fortunate. Classes are filling fast and buildings are growing old. The solution being proposed will address these concerns. With the addition of another elementary school and the rebuilding of Mount Si, which would reinstate the third middle school, the district would be well prepared for current needs and future growth. Most importantly, it would ensure Snoqualmie Valley students continue to have access to the best possible public education.

On behalf of the students who will soon be sitting in the chairs I once sat in, please support quality of education by voting Yes for the school bond.

Baly Botten

Mount Si High School junior