Please, do encourage her to do so. . .I know one of my most rewarding years was the year I did it in high school. I think Triumph and Tragedy was the theme one of my four years that I participated. . . .
My big shock is that your school district doesn't cover the kids. . .that is a crying shame. :( When/where I was in school, our superintendent built into the budge for things like National History Day to be paid for by the school system. He felt no child should have academic opportunities like that limited based on their family's financial situation. I know that for us, it made it possible for me to attend all kinds of things like All-Festival Choir and Governor's Cup and Sweet 16 and such that I suspect Mom and Dad would've had to make some tough choices with me about given the price tag of my chemo and radiation around that time combined with Dad's unemployment due to a tornado taking out his workplace. It's sad that Fiona can't have the same opportunity. . .she seems such a bright and eager young lady. I wish both your girls could have that, and I'm sorry not all school systems provide it.
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Date: 2007-04-22 04:59 am (UTC)My big shock is that your school district doesn't cover the kids. . .that is a crying shame. :( When/where I was in school, our superintendent built into the budge for things like National History Day to be paid for by the school system. He felt no child should have academic opportunities like that limited based on their family's financial situation. I know that for us, it made it possible for me to attend all kinds of things like All-Festival Choir and Governor's Cup and Sweet 16 and such that I suspect Mom and Dad would've had to make some tough choices with me about given the price tag of my chemo and radiation around that time combined with Dad's unemployment due to a tornado taking out his workplace. It's sad that Fiona can't have the same opportunity. . .she seems such a bright and eager young lady. I wish both your girls could have that, and I'm sorry not all school systems provide it.