My wife and I are both students, so we have to take advantage of days like today because it's a bit financially difficult right now. I think the program's fantastic, and with the two boys it would be very difficult to take care of their dental needs any other way.

Today, nearly half of our students have been displaced because of Katrina. Our main goal today is get our students back, rebuild our facilities and reopen.

Hopefully, a message is getting out to students that they're developing their lifestyle patterns today. We certainly try and get that message out ... and we think it's important to take care of the physical side of things as well as the intellectual side of things.

I loved it. The students were great and well-mannered. They cheered and really enjoyed it. And at the end of the program, I was so thrilled when one of the students came up on stage and said 'I love jazz!' It was thrilling. I loved it.

This accolade is the sort of thing that really does inspire staff to strive towards greater things for the students

Today, students returning to the classroom are the rule -- not the exception.