Members: This is just a note from a proud Blue Devil parent about our magnificent boys' lacrosse season this year, winning WIPIAL and with a finish at the PA State (PIAA) Semi-Finals at Penn State in State College. Since you have accused those of us who have questioned your now failed "renovation" plan, in part, of not supporting the athletic program, I thought it worthy of note that not a single one of you attended the Semi-Finals, nor did any of you even bother to go to the Quarter-Finals that were played right nearby in Hampton. This, of course, is another issue that is not about money, just about where your hearts and minds may be. Next time you claim the high ground, please be sure you are actually standing on it as hypocrisy is rarely an effective platform.
On the issue of your renovation, I urge you to watch the documentary "Waiting for Superman" (available through Netflix). It is a thorough review of what reform is needed in American education, but has particular relevance for Mt. Lebanon as to its review of the wealthy, but troubled, Woodside High School in Redwood City, CA. The campus of Woodside is resplendent with all of the "modern" facilities you dream of buying for Mt. Lebo, but the documentary points out how these facilities are a mask for a very troubled academic program. While the documentary covers other situations that are not pertinent to our community, the Woodside segment is very significant to us as we, too, have a very troubled and declining academic program while you go off on diversions seeking to spend all you can for glamorous bricks-and-mortar that may be pretty but are not the stuff of an excellent education, and do so without obtaining the approval of those of us who pay the bills, if we can. You should see this piece, it might move you as you consider whether your mission is to educate or bankrupt this community.
Respectfully, Steve Diaz
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