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On the article Election 2013: Mark Grosso, Geneva School Board
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On the article Election 2013: William R. Wilson, Geneva School Board
Kelli Trejo
12:15 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
ReplyMr. Wilson, My neighbors and I (Area 20 - Batavia Highlands) have been trying to reach out to the Board about the boundary adjustment issue. We have each written multiple letters, yet not one of us has received so much as a confirmation of receipt from the Board. As an incumbent Board member, do you believe your constituents have a right to communicate with you and what obligation do you feel towards responding? I see, by the way, you have not provided contact information.
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On the article Sound Off: Patch Readers Speak Out on Sen. Kirk Same-Sex Marriage Statement
Kelli Trejo
3:27 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2013
Why does everyone INSIST on getting an opinion on the way the person next to them is living their life? Who are any of us to say what another person can or cannot do with their own body, much less their own feelings??? And for all the "religious" people - I'm not sure what "God" you worship but my God created ALL of us. And God doesn't make mistakes. He creates each one of us separate and unique. Some are created heterosexual and others homosexual, but every one is created by God and every one is equal to the next.
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On the Blog Post Boundary Adjustments from a Williamsburg Patriot/Geneva Viking Mom and Batavia Resident
Kelli Trejo
6:50 am on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
ReplyI used the word discriminatory above, which was questioned by RG. What began as a large group of kids being moved has become, without reason, only a handful. The handful of Batavia kids. This, many also don't realize, is a regular fight for us. Every time boundary adjustments are discussed, the Board tries to move us around. Like David vs. Goliath, we fight tooth and nail every few years to stay where we are. Our tiny Batavia neighborhood makes no real difference one way or another to the District. Yet, regularly they attempt to transfer us around. There are lifelong residents in the Highlands, a few are even parents of some of the affected kids, who can tell you what their early school years were like, being shuffled around from school to school by the District, never really feeling a part of any one school. It deeply affected them. We are inconveniently located and require a lengthy bus ride to any school. There is no reason to move us around. It helps nobody but hurts our kids.
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On the Blog Post Boundary Adjustments from a Williamsburg Patriot/Geneva Viking Mom and Batavia Resident
Kelli Trejo
6:27 am on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
ReplyShelly, thanks. Your point is the most important yet! Our kids move alone. The whole school is not new, just our few. Not enough kids to fill a classroom, yet just enough to overcrowd the existing classrooms.
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On the Blog Post Boundary Adjustments from a Williamsburg Patriot/Geneva Viking Mom and Batavia Resident
Kelli Trejo
10:01 am on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Derek, thanks for the supportive words. Your story is comforting. I know my daughter (the baby of the family) will make it through anything. She's extremely outgoing and excels in her studies. She will succeed wherever she ends up. But, it will be stressful and an undue burden that could be avoided. And not every kid in my neighborhood is like she is. I'm sure you understand and that, given the choice, you'd have left your son where he was. I've already begun pointing out some possible benefits to her, like knowing twice the number of kids as everyone else by the time she gets to middle school. And I believe that. But this switch will do little, if anything, to assist the District. If it's not broke, why fix it - expecially at the expense of a few little kids?
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On the Blog Post Boundary Adjustments from a Williamsburg Patriot/Geneva Viking Mom and Batavia Resident
Kelli Trejo
9:43 am on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
RG, You have made some valid points. Allow me to explain: I base my child's well-being on what's proven to make children successful academically, continuity. Studies show remaining with the same school, same group of children and teachers is best for children. Again, there are mitigating circumstances that might require a change of schools where the benefit of change outweighs the detriment. In this case it is not a necessary change and thus, not in the children's best interests. As to identity, have you ever attended school? Did you have any pride in your school? I see U of I license plate holders, Hawkeye stickers on cars, Michigan t-shirts, etc. You can't walk in to any store - Walmart to Macy's - without seeing Illini gear lining at least a section of an isle. That's because adults spend big bucks identifying themselves with their school. And that doesn't start in college. A person's identity is made up of more than their DNA. Your family, the city in which you reside, the school you attend, the church you attend, the sports team you play for, your nationality ... those all contribute to one's identity. Since the first day of school, my daughter has been taught by the faculty at Williamsburg to be a proud Patriot and what that means, i.e., good citizen, caring person, honest, etc. It has become part of who she is, so yes, it is indeed part of her identity. And it is important.
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On the article Tri-Cities Teen Found Dead in Elburn Home
Kelli Trejo
10:59 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
ReplyA tragic loss. Not enough community leaders in today's youth. Our prayers to his family. May they find some amount of peace from the great things he did during his too short lifetime.
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On the article Illinois State Police to Conduct Roadside Safety Check
Kelli Trejo
10:17 am on Friday, February 22, 2013
ReplyNot as simple as "don't be drunk, have a safe vehicle, and current insurance, and no outstanding warrants" or "you can obey the law and go anywhere you wish without worry". This freedom allows these cops to pick and choose who they wish to give a hard time to and why ... particularly since the entire thing is based, again, on a need for State funds. It grants those cops the freedom to harass for any reason - a foreign concept to anyone who has not personally dealt with it, but believe me when I tell you it still happens every day - - and they are commended for doing so since the goal is to give out expensive tickets and earn the State some big bucks. Very Big Brother-ish.
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On the article Batavia Hay Fire Outside Home Ends in $1K Damages Monday
Kelli Trejo
8:56 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
ReplyMrs. Burgwaldt did an awesome job! What a great representation of a small but amazing neighborhood.
Kelli Trejo
12:15 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
Mr. Grosso,
My neighbors and I (Area 20 - Batavia Highlands) have been trying to reach out to the Board about the boundary adjustment issue. We have each written multiple letters, yet not one of us has received so much as a confirmation of receipt from the Board, much less a response. In light of your transparency claim, and particularly in light of your title as Board President, what obligation, if any, do you feel towards communication with your constituents?