It was quick, but it seemed like forever.

It was an awesome experience. I'm proud we were able to act as a team. It's a good feeling inside.

I think we all had a sense he wasn't going to make it.

I couldn't even tell you how many people were in the gym.

If nothing drastic changes, we'll be looking at a $1 million deficit next year. The sooner we cut it, the less deep we're going to have to go later. We're not saving anything by not making cuts, we're just delaying them and multiplying the costs.

I have some trouble giving increases to employees in excess of what we are getting in revenue from the state. We're probably going to be laying off teachers, administrators or other significant employees.