By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at 8:47 AM
The most moving speech as last night's special school board meeting came from an 11th grade student at Cleveland NJROTC High School. Labels: Schools
"This run-down building is my home," said Beulah Foehner. She said she and her fellow Cleveland cadets breathe the mold in the 93-year-old building everyday. "This is all we have. This is all we are reduced to."
She said she would like to be able to walk across Cleveland's auditorium stage next year at her graduation -- but not at the risk of her health.
As a senior officer at the Naval ROTC program, she said she hears everyday from the students in her charge that their chests hurt or they have trouble performing basic military positions.
"We are all you have left," Beulah told the school board. The self-confidence and self-discipline taught at the school make Cleveland students a valuable asset to the City's public school district.
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