tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post7379647547892498007..comments2023-11-07T06:56:59.563-05:00Comments on Ann Arbor Schools Musings: Foul Play? Fair Play? Great PlaysRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-20474168062607937902011-11-15T20:07:04.753-05:002011-11-15T20:07:04.753-05:00I believe they were at a few different spots: 1) s...I believe they were at a few different spots: 1) school property (Forsythe) and 2) islands in the street at both ends of Vesper.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-2538953128429175022011-11-15T00:25:33.289-05:002011-11-15T00:25:33.289-05:00Well, as the veteran of a number of school campaig...Well, as the veteran of a number of school campaigns, I can tell you that the City of Ann Arbor is singularly committed to taking down signs that are on city land, including the so-called "extension" between the sidewalk and street. Is that where these signs were? I wish they would simply take them down and toss them on the lawn, but they throw them away....Steve Nortonhttp://mipfs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-89631310650692981842011-11-14T20:10:54.648-05:002011-11-14T20:10:54.648-05:00(Most recent) anonymous--I hope you don't disa...(Most recent) anonymous--I hope you don't disappear those signs until after the event is over. If you take them down before the event, that would make me--and lots of kids and their parents--really sad. Those signs--and political signs too--are part of an important marketplace of ideas.<br /><br />Yes, there were several Skyline kids in the Pioneer production of Phantom of the Opera. At the present time, there is no school district rule as to whether or not kids can "cross" to another school to be in a play. There was a proposal that was nearly implemented this year, that would have restricted students at the comprehensive high schools to their school, and (I believe) Community students to the Community program or to their districted school (e.g. if you lived in the Huron district you could only do theater at Huron). The reason it wasn't implemented was a) notification was not given in a timely manner (kids had already auditioned and gotten roles) and b) a segment of Pioneer Theater Guild (which has been the primary beneficiary of kids crossing over) had a major hissy fit. In fact, I heard through the grapevine that some parents threatened to hire lawyers...I don't know if that is true.<br /><br />The end result is that a policy is under development/consideration for implementation next year, and I think that it will likely be something similar to what was proposed this year.<br /><br />I'm not sure what it will mean for Pioneer's Future Stars event, which is a fun talent show (American Idol-esque), billed as an all-district event (and does draw some kids from the other schools) but the expense and the income--lots of income--accrues to Pioneer Theater Guild...so I'm not sure the idea of rotating the Future Stars show from school to school year by year would go over very well.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-67342357254056901312011-11-14T19:29:50.778-05:002011-11-14T19:29:50.778-05:00People put signs in the entrance to our subdivisio...People put signs in the entrance to our subdivision and I have disappeared them myself. The problem is, they never come back to pick them up. If the theater signs were gone that quickly, it must have been a neighbor. On another note, there were several Skyline students in the Pioneer play. Some of them in very key roles. That seems odd. Shouldn't the plays be restricted to the students at that school?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-39787430244758074342011-11-13T12:48:25.842-05:002011-11-13T12:48:25.842-05:00I don't want to tar all anti-Skyline people wi...I don't want to tar all anti-Skyline people with the same brush. I imagine this is the work of one person, who is either a)anti-Skyline or b)anti-sign.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-90834326327630403882011-11-13T11:28:15.342-05:002011-11-13T11:28:15.342-05:00If that's the case, all it says is that politi...If that's the case, all it says is that politically anti-Skyline people are incredibly immature -- it's a PLAY. Put on by KIDS. Kids who had nothing to do with building Skyline. I hope that is not how people are showing their disapproval. Sheesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-63361963044380439132011-11-12T20:09:16.486-05:002011-11-12T20:09:16.486-05:00True enough. I've heard it the most from Pione...True enough. I've heard it the most from Pioneer families, but you might have heard it from others.<br /><br />And the vast, vast majority of people don't go around stealing signs just because they don't like something, anyway.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-6647346590462999722011-11-12T20:05:17.824-05:002011-11-12T20:05:17.824-05:00It's not necessarily Pioneer parents. There w...It's not necessarily Pioneer parents. There was a very vocal opposition throughout a segment of Ann Arbor to the mere existence of a new high school, the location of the school, the cost overruns in the building of the school, etc. etc. And these were folks whose kids were already graduated, and in one case I knew had no kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com