Dear Mrs. Kidd

We students know budget cuts are happening in the state and all over the country and realize that a small school like DaVinci is definately not immune, but what we want to know is why we are not inviting back science and arts teachers, when we are a school of science and the arts. Most of us freshmen have already worked our our "four-year plans" to continue our education at DaVinci, mapping out the core classes and electives we want--and need--to take in the coming years. Now, we are unsure what classes we will have available to us. Our drama program is something that sets us apart from other schools and many students worry that we will no longer have a drama program. We just want to know the facts--what classes will be available and what programs and teachers have to be cut. I feel a great sense of pride in this school, just like many other students, and do not want to leave, but many of us worry that depending on what teachers are cut, and which ones can't be replaced, this school just may not work out for us anymore. For example, I was really looking forward to taking classes like Forensics, Shakespeare, and Zoology, and many of us are worried that classes like these, that are kind of unique to DaVinci, may not be available to us anymore.

Sincerely, Katie Byrd, Freshman