Apr

22

Change to Meet the Candidates Night

April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment

We have a change to our “Meet the Candidates” night. Because we had a candidate who submitted his petition to run for the BOE and then withdrew his candidacy, it changed the time-lines we must follow. Legally we were then required to extend the period in which candidates could submit their petitions and run for [...]

Apr

20

Home Sweet Home

April 20, 2009 | 5 Comments

We are safely on the ground in New Jersey and ready for our bus ride home to Gowanda! I know many of our students will be reading the blog now that you’re home. Would you do something for me? Please read through the posts and think about what the trip meant to you. Did it [...]

Apr

19

Day 9 – Last Post

April 19, 2009 | 4 Comments

Remember Grace Kelly and her tragic and beautiful story? We took a gorgeous drive from Cannes to Monaco today and her presence is still very strong. This principality is ruled by the Grimaldi family and it is one of the most beautiful locations in the world.

We visited the palace and saw the church where she [...]

Apr

18

Day 8 – Cannes, France

April 18, 2009 | 6 Comments

The Leaning Tower of Pisa! Without the best weather we arrived in Pisa, Italy and enjoyed every minute anyway. The kids took some wonderful pictures and as always, shopped for souvenirs. Dana Anderson says that instead of EF for Education First it should be SF Souvenirs First. We are bringing home a lot of “stuff”.

Now [...]

Apr

18

Day 8 – Good Morning from Florence, Italy

April 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

Here’s what waking up in Florence, Italy looks like.

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Apr

17

Day 7 – Friday in Florence, Italy

April 17, 2009 | 6 Comments

So Gowanda, are you missing us yet? We’ve been gone a full week and so tonight’s post will be filled with pictures of your kids. We thought that seeing a picture of your child would be the best post we could give you after one week away.
We had the best food of our trip today. [...]

Apr

16

Day 6 – Rome in One Day

April 16, 2009 | 7 Comments

In the words of Johnny Cash, “I’ve been everywhere man, I’ve been everywhere”. That’s how we feel after this day that seems to have been at least 48 hours long.

We began at the Coliseum this morning where you can see our chaperones were prepared for battle. I’m sure every Italian thought “here come the Americans” [...]

Apr

15

Day 5 – Ciao from Roma!

April 15, 2009 | 8 Comments

It’s10:00 pm and we’ve just finished dinner in a wonderful Italian restaurant
at our beautiful hotel. It was the best meal we’ve had and is by far the nicest hotel. Today was a travel day, leaving for Rome at 7:30 am and arriving at 8:45 pm. We did have stops for breaks and lunch, plus one [...]

Apr

15

Day 5 – Nine hours on the road to Rome

April 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

If you wonder how exhausting a tour of this many cities can be, take a look at this.

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Apr

14

Day 4 – Venice, Italy

April 14, 2009 | 13 Comments

For many of our students the day started with a six o’clock walk to the beach with Mr. Schindler and Mr. Swanson where they went for a swim in the Adriatic Sea. Can you even imagine? We also wished a happy birthday to our beautiful seventeen year old Marya.

We then took a water [...]

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