To the editor:
I was told that the Class of 1997 wasn’t (expletive). Let’s start an annual music festival that raises funds at Bill Monroe and roast some animals. For this right here, “it’s a we thing.”
See, BCSC is a corporation; we can legitimately start a new associated school project. There’s some red tape of course, but as a class I am sure that we have enough knowledge to pull it off.
The thing that is most difficult is keeping the idea simple as it truly is. We can have a variety of different workshops and teach the kids to raise chickens and rabbits, as well as arrange for students abroad to stop and help them learn different cuisines, music, languages and about anything you can imagine. (And yes I realize that it’s not a “corporation.”)
Oh yeah, with the hostel idea, we can also probably network with the humane society and have service canines be trained.
Also, if we were to see if a dogility (dog agility) park can be opened and maintained by low-level offenders performing community service, both in Nashville and by the Y in Sweetwater.
Now with this it can also be arranged to raise funds and electronics for kids that their family may not otherwise be able to afford.
Start teaching sign language as a requirement in eighth/ninth grade, with the option of future elective classes.
Also there can be a second project for installing and providing handicap-accessible signs and parking lines at state and national parks.
Corey Bracken, Willits, California
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