Dear Editor:
On Thursday, May 21, at the Madison County Middle School Attendance Extravaganza, I witnessed the culmination of an outpouring of generosity from our community. There were so many individuals, organizations and businesses that donated an abundance of time, money and/or items to reward over 800 MCMS students for their good school attendance. Thank you! It was amazing!
The goal at the beginning of this initiative was to make the community aware of our school attendance issues and help make good school attendance a conversation among our community members. We knew that creating this conversation had to be essential if good school attendance were to be a real priority for students. This year, 78 percent of our school population earned the reward by having no more than nine absences and/or 10 unexcused tardies!
To say thank you seems to fall short of the appreciation and overwhelming gratitude that I have for each and every one that made the Extravaganza possible. To list each one of you would take pages, literally. Through your donations and help we were able to provide fun for free to the students that earned the reward. The way that this community pulled together is something rarely heard of in the world in which we live. I am moved to tears each time I speak of the caring love and generosity shown by you all. Your outpouring makes me proud and honored to be a small part of this wonderful community!
Again, I say thank you to all who had any part of making this Extravaganza an extraordinary day!You have made such a difference in the lives of many!
With heartfelt thanks.
Sincerely,
Renee McCannon
MCMS Graduation Coach
