Ok Ok he wasn't the president, but he was close. Right? That should count.
It all started in August and early September when my students noticed a change in the school cafeteria food. They complained about being hungry and not getting enough to eat. I was tired of hearing them complain so I printed off some of the regulations for them to read and maybe then understand why they were not getting very much food. After digging through the piles of regulations we decided, as a class, to do something about it. We talked with a few people around school, and it was suggested to complain to our local congressman about it. Well just complaining was not enough for us. The students created an entire presentation informing the congressman, and anyone that would listen, about the problem. I sent the congressman an email inviting him to come and listen to what the students had to say and to eat lunch with us in the cafeteria. Well, he did just that. We even had the local newspaper, The Standard Times (San Angelo's paper), and KLST (San Angelo's newstation) there. The students did an awesome job, Congressman Conaway was very kind and receptive, and the news' crews were wonderful with the students. It was a great day. I am definitely one proud teacher. The day the president (congressman) came to school was one of the highlights of my teaching career.
Here is the link to the news report from KLST.
I am so proud of you for teaching the kids that complaining will get nothing done, but getting information, organizing it, and contacting the right person just might. They learned a valuable lesson.
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