Thank you, Palm Springs Unified staff
With May being school district Staff Appreciation Month, we want to express our sincere appreciation to every administrator, leader, staff member, volunteer and education partner in the Palm Springs Unified School District; we thank you for your dedication and commitment to our schools, our students, parents and communities! We applaud your professionalism, compassion and service to your professions!
Together we continue to share the goals and dreams of our future generations. We give gratitude and accolades for your hard work and dedication throughout this past year. The PSUSD Board of Education supports you and honors you.
Furthermore, we extend our greatest appreciation to our superintendent of schools, Dr. Tony Signoret, for collaboratively working with our board to see the district vision, "Lifelong Learning Starts Here," becoming a daily practice in every district setting. We extend gratitude to Dr. Signoret for his leadership, positive energy and active involvement! Together we will continue to ensure that every person feels valued and respected, and that our students know they are being held in the highest regard!
Together we are dedicated to reaching our mission: Students graduate prepared and motivated to succeed in their choice of career and higher education and to contribute to the common good!
PSUSD Board of Education members Madonna Gerrell, Karen Cornett, Charlie Ervin, Jr., Sergio Espericueta and John Gerardi
Protest a better cause
Understanding the protests on all the college campuses is frustrating. Has everyone forgotten the holocaust and the annihilation of millions of Jewish people by the hands of Hitler and his henchmen? Do these privileged college students even know anything about the Holocaust? Do they even realize that they are giving support to Hamas a terrorist group? Hamas is an Islamic militant group that spun off from the Muslim Brotherhood in the late 1980s. Palestinians see Hamas as the party most capable of delivering violence effectively. I don’t understand why these privileged students feel compelled to support Hamas. Protesting for a cause is understandable. Why don’t they protest Hamas killing and kidnapping all those Jewish young people attending a music festival Oct. 7? Why not protest Hamas not releasing the remaining hostages? Now that would be a worthy cause. Do these privileged students know that if they lived in Gaza, Hamas would never allow them to speak so freely or even hold a protest? And why does the media feel compelled to cover these privileged students and their so-called cause defending their free speech? They are not helping but are giving Hamas more importance instead of focusing on the release of the remaining hostages.
Roxie Bivinetto, Palm Desert
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Thank you, Palm Springs Unified staff
