The latest item on the Prince William County Schools chopping block is the sports program. Despicable. This absolutely should not be allowed to happen. There needs to be a firestorm of protest; otherwise I’m afraid it will be cut.
There’s a petition to sign at – http://petitionspot.com/petitions/saveMSsports
and a BLOG at – http://savemiddleschoolsports.wardcentral.com/
And, I’d strongly encourage parents to attend the School Board Meeting on Wednesday night to voice your opposition in person.
Happy Birthday to both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, a day late of course. A 200th birthday is just nothing to sneeze about. Both men made life-altering contributions to mankind. We celebrate Lincoln’s birthday annually, so let’s concentrate on Charles Darwin.
Charles Darwin wrote his work On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection almost 150 years ago. Basically, the work questioned the way most people, regardless of education level, thought about their existence and the existence of the world around them.
One of the major events that questioned Darwin’s ideas was what is now known as the Scopes Monkey Trial. The Scopes ‘Monkey’ Trial took place in 1925. That trial that took place in Dayton, Tennessee could almost be billed as one of the most famous of the 20th century. Two legal giants squared off: Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan.
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