This is about students showing what they know and can do. They need to want to do their best, but we don't want them to be overly stressed.

We had to transfer students. We have to look at it district-wide.

We'll bring the school to under 900 students.

The contest makes the students research and read about Dr. King and keep his message fresh in their minds. I think it helps people understand that his message is a way of life. His dream is that we live his dream every day.

Then the students picked an individual occupation and gave a presentation to other classes and guests in our Living Museum, and the students presented what they did as if they were that person.

ITE is good because it provides the opportunity to have a diverse population of students who are academically on the same level.