Sarah Hovda, Sartell
I am writing to show my support of the Sartell-St. Stephen School Bond Election on May 24.
My husband and I chose Sartell as our home when we moved to the area six years ago. When looking for a home, we knew we needed to be in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. As former educators, we did our research about what schools we wanted our three children to attend, and Sartell-St. Stephen won hands down. Our three children are all very different learners and have different needs as students. We have been impressed time and time again by the excellent education our children receive in our district. We are voting yes on May 24 because we want the tradition of excellence at Sartell-St.Stephen to continue for years to come. Our schools are overcrowded and our communities are continuing to grow. We need to have ample space for our students to learn and become the next generation of great minds. I also realize with more space comes an opportunity to add additional programming in all of our buildings. As a current board member of the Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation, I see many great programming ideas some of which cannot be implemented for lack of space – I can imagine all kinds of amazing programming our students could be exposed to with additional space. I’m also voting yes because I want all of our students to have a safe learning environment and I support the safe-and-secure entrances at each of our buildings. I am proud to be a member of the Sartell-St. Stephen School District and my husband and I hope you will join us in voting yes on May 24.
