TooLowBrow
08-27-2009, 01:42 PM
High school hit hard by Katrina aims to build $2 million sports field with donations
But four years after the storm, Carver students on the 65-acre campus are still struggling to learn without the benefit of permanent classrooms.
All of Carver's 530 students -- down from more than 1,000 students before the storm -- still attend classes in FEMA trailers.
Last season, the Carver Rams failed to win a single game. But many fans, school officials and alumni are hoping the proposed stadium will increase pride and confidence for the revitalized team and student fans.
"If we give kids some constructive things to be involved in -- guide them and give them discipline, we can help them achieve their dreams," said Charles Webb, a project board member and 1965 Carver quarterback.
why not use that money to rebuild their school?
its not supposed to be a training ground for athletes, its supposed to be a school.
"If we're able to lock sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders in at a younger age, we'll be able to train and get them into mentors' hands so they're able lead a more successful life, ultimately," Bordainick said.
if only there was a place for children to go, where they could be taught and grow into productive members of society... lets build a stadium:thumbdown:
But four years after the storm, Carver students on the 65-acre campus are still struggling to learn without the benefit of permanent classrooms.
All of Carver's 530 students -- down from more than 1,000 students before the storm -- still attend classes in FEMA trailers.
Last season, the Carver Rams failed to win a single game. But many fans, school officials and alumni are hoping the proposed stadium will increase pride and confidence for the revitalized team and student fans.
"If we give kids some constructive things to be involved in -- guide them and give them discipline, we can help them achieve their dreams," said Charles Webb, a project board member and 1965 Carver quarterback.
why not use that money to rebuild their school?
its not supposed to be a training ground for athletes, its supposed to be a school.
"If we're able to lock sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders in at a younger age, we'll be able to train and get them into mentors' hands so they're able lead a more successful life, ultimately," Bordainick said.
if only there was a place for children to go, where they could be taught and grow into productive members of society... lets build a stadium:thumbdown: