We tried half-day kindergarten classes and that didn't work. We tried cutting back on bus transportation costs and that didn't work.

What is frustrating about it is that we work at [shooting] every day. We shoot 75 foul shots every day and when we shoot like this, it really puzzles me as to why it happens. Maybe it was a case of some nerves along with an accumulation of other things such as not warming up properly. We were just out of sync a little bit.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do.

These are hard times. Our deficit is $120,000. If we cut out sports, we'll still have an $80,000 deficit. It's a start but it's not enough.

We represent the taxpayer and they don't want the school to change. Yet everything is increasing, including education. Well, taxes also need to be increased ... I think you need to form a referendum committee right away to begin gauging feelings about this.

We begged, borrowed and stole $40,000 to finance the project.