Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell

On March 26, 2009, Mayor Nickels and I celebrated the magnificent drawings done by the students at Madrona K-8 Elementary School. Students in Ms. Letta Baker’s class were asked to develop images of their three favorite historical figures. They developed images of President Obama, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Abraham Lincoln. The top seven pictures have been on display in my office at City Hall since March 20, where onlookers and viewers have been amazed. On March 26, these paintings were transported to the Mayor’s floor for another viewing, where people were equally impressed with the work.

While the Seattle Public Schools are heavily criticized, we must never criticize some of the outstanding and selfless efforts made by teachers like Ms. Baker and we must continue to recognize we have some very gifted students and dedicated educators in our public school system. This display of great art by students in Ms. Baker’s class demonstrates that there are teachers, students and faculty in parts of our school system of whom we should be proud and we should never lose sight of that fact even amidst criticism.

“Living the Dream” Student winners:

• Armani Bridges, 8th grade
• Yonthan Beruk, 6th grade
• Julio Cesar Moreno Vera, 7th grade
• Michelle Cheatham, 6th grade
• Lamonta’ Steward-Baker, 5th grade
• Ember Martin, 6th grade
• Stephanie Martinez, 6th grade

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