Comments on: The Name Sayer http://iwassaying.net/2009/06/11/the-name-sayer/ Chatter, memories and rants. Please, don't stop me if you've heard this one before. Mon, 02 May 2011 10:30:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darlene http://iwassaying.net/2009/06/11/the-name-sayer/comment-page-1/#comment-3053 Darlene Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:07:40 +0000 http://iwassaying.net/?p=525#comment-3053 What a formidable task. I used to pity the media when they had to pronounce one foreign name but to have to memorize the names of a graduating class is daunting. Marge deserves everyone's kudos and, perhaps a big bouquet, for her courage. What a formidable task. I used to pity the media when they had to pronounce one foreign name but to have to memorize the names of a graduating class is daunting. Marge deserves everyone’s kudos and, perhaps a big bouquet, for her courage.

]]> By: Pete http://iwassaying.net/2009/06/11/the-name-sayer/comment-page-1/#comment-3052 Pete Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:59:08 +0000 http://iwassaying.net/?p=525#comment-3052 Jack, It's not a scary place now—unless you're afraid of butchering somebody's name. Marge loves the school, the kids and the long, long history of the place. This was the 188th Commencement. In Alumni Hall, there are display cases with memorabilia including graduation programs dating back to the 1860's. Portland High's current student population is the new face of America. With rare exceptions, people get along remarkably well, although PHS continues to get rotten press coverage from the Press Herald. Jack,

It’s not a scary place now—unless you’re afraid of butchering somebody’s name. Marge loves the school, the kids and the long, long history of the place. This was the 188th Commencement. In Alumni Hall, there are display cases with memorabilia including graduation programs dating back to the 1860′s.

Portland High’s current student population is the new face of America. With rare exceptions, people get along remarkably well, although PHS continues to get rotten press coverage from the Press Herald.

]]> By: Jack Kenderdine http://iwassaying.net/2009/06/11/the-name-sayer/comment-page-1/#comment-3051 Jack Kenderdine Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:35:01 +0000 http://iwassaying.net/?p=525#comment-3051 The photo is a stark reminder of a number of things, my 33 year public school teaching career among them. We were privileged to have a student population that reflected the almost exact population ethnic demographic of the nation as a whole. We also had a wide socio-economic range, although it was tilted toward the upper middle class. I can honestly say that most of the time I only saw a bunch of truly beautiful kids of all descriptions. Chiefly, the photo reminded me of the only time I set foot in that particular school (PHS) when I sat there for the SATs in May 1963 of our junior year in order to be able to apply for early decision to college. It was a scary place for me then for a couple of reasons. I don't envy Marge's task, but more power to her. The photo is a stark reminder of a number of things, my 33 year public school teaching career among them. We were privileged to have a student population that reflected the almost exact population ethnic demographic of the nation as a whole. We also had a wide socio-economic range, although it was tilted toward the upper middle class. I can honestly say that most of the time I only saw a bunch of truly beautiful kids of all descriptions.

Chiefly, the photo reminded me of the only time I set foot in that particular school (PHS) when I sat there for the SATs in May 1963 of our junior year in order to be able to apply for early decision to college. It was a scary place for me then for a couple of reasons. I don’t envy Marge’s task, but more power to her.

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