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Alternative Choices for Educational Success Academy, Alpena Public Schools’ alternative school, is pictured on Wednesday on Pinecrest Street.
ALPENA Alpena Public Schools officials are looking for ways to consolidate operations to account for the district’s declining enrollment.
Superintendent Dave Rabbideau told the Board of Education’s Property Committee on Monday district officials are conducting an inventory of district-owned property and are considering the marketability of the Central Office building and Alternative Choices for Educational Success Academy, the district’s alternative high school.
“These are not things that are going to happen in the next week or two or even this school year, but we recognize that we do have two properties that are serving a small number of people and we want to work towards the goal of right sizing the district,” Rabbideau said.
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Last month, Anne Gentry (my daughter) wrote an article, “Couldn’t we all use a Clarence?”, telling the story of the angel named Clarence from the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
Clarence helps George Bailey discover how his life has touched so many and to never forget the influence that one life has on so many.
Yes, Anne, we could all use a Clarence and a Dudley.
Dudley, played by Cary Grant, is an angel from the movie “The Bishop’s Wife” who comes in answer to a prayer from Bishop Henry Brougham. Bishop Henry is trying to build a grand cathedral and has lost sight of his wife, family, friends and his values as he has to deal with a stubborn, wealthy widow donor.
we would brace for the numbers to spike as far as shootings are concerned. what needs to be done as it relates to some of these young black men in particular, who choose this path of violence? you know, i don t think it s any one thing like what the superintendent alluded to. we need federal trafficking laws and federal straw purchasing laws because that creates the illegal guns but someone made a comment, nothing stops a bullet like a job and we need to look at that too. at a young age work with men on other choices, alternative choices and jobs, after school programs, mentoring and things like that. how would you describe the situation in your own district as it relates to this? it s insane. even though that wasn t in my district, you can t go to the park and play? we just celebrated celebrate july 4th and talk about that