Tracy Press

Before saying one high school is favored by trustees, consider West High was left unfinished for more than a decade.

EDITOR,

This letter is in response to Earl Jess’ letter ("Our-of-mind Tracy High," Your Voice, May 3). I am a 2005 graduate of West High. I went to an unfinished high school that was 10 years old. I was a water polo player who had to find rides to Tracy High for practices and games every night. I was a four-year drama student who performed in a classroom unless we could rent the theater at Tracy High, if they could fit us in. I attended football games, homecoming rallies and special events, including my graduation, at Tracy High.

So it is about time they got to finishing West High so the students can enjoy their high school activities at their own high school. Tracy High may be old, but it is complete. The students there get to attend all their events and build all their high school memories at their own school.

If I am not mistaken, there is some major construction on new classrooms going on at Tracy High right now. So before you complain, think of the students.

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written by theDream , May 19, 2008

AMEN!!

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written by B-dub , May 20, 2008

I can understand the thought of your letter but West High School, when you were attending, was in far better shape that Tracy High School. The fact that WHS was incomplete was because TUSD didn't have the funds to finish it but they had the funds to build that nice building down the street from your high school. You did have nice air conditioned and heated classrooms though, unlike THS whose air conditioning and heating units were always failing. They were repaired but the inconvenience to the students had already been done. WHS locker rooms are pristine compared to THS. This is a repair that is long overdue. The concrete walkways of WHS are level. Have you walked across THS's campus?

THS is in the process, now, of being rebuilt which is long overdue.

I think Earl Jess was doing just what you suggested at the end of your letter.............thinking of the students.

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written by Bob , May 20, 2008

Great letter Anastasia. It is certainly time they finish West High.