Hi everyone,
My thanks to CLAUDETTE RILEY for her article today in News-Leader about the upcoming party to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the student-written book, WHAT I’VE LEARNED SO FAR.
Tickets can be purchased for $30 through Thursday for the event, set for 5:30-7:30 Friday at the White River Conference Center, 600 West Sunshine. Here’s the link to order online: https://www.supportsps.org/what-ive-learned-so-far-reunion/.
Music for the celebration will be provided by well-known musician SHAUN MUNDAY, who was one of the authors in the book when he was 7. There will be performances by Springfield Little Theatre and the Academy of Fine & Performing Arts students, and I will be giving some remarks. All proceeds from the event will go to support the writing fund, which was established from sales of the book when it was published in 1993 and has operated to benefit teachers and their students ever since.
I hope you or someone you know can plan to attend, reminisce with some of the authors (who are now from 34 – 49 years old!), and help the Foundation for Springfield Public Schools strengthen the writing fund.