Rachel and I with James
I’m proud to be a board member of the Putnam City Schools Foundation, and give back to our community.
Last week, we added PCN ‘91 grad James Marsden to the PC Schools Wall of Fame. The event raised a lot of money for the Foundation, and James was very gracious, generous and humble.
It was great week for our school district, as two Panthers were drafted by the NFL, and James came home to accept this honor.
It was as beautiful a day outside as we’ve had in awhile.
Spent the morning at a board retreat for the Putnam City Schools Foundation. It’s a lot of fun to be involved with this school district I’ve known all my life.
Spent the afternoon knocking on doors. Ran into a lot of friends!
The original school building
Today I attended the grand opening of the Putnam City Schools Museum.
Almost the entire 30th Senate District is part of the Putnam City School District. I attended P.C. Schools from kindergarten through graduation, my dad taught in the schools for three decades, and my mom was a volunteer and education activist. Now I serve on the PC Schools Foundation. So, I guess you could say I’m pretty interested in our community’s school district.
The museum opening was a nice event, attended by many of the Putnam City class of 1959, celebrating their 50th anniversary this weekend. The principals of my three alma maters (Wiley Post, Hefner and PC North) were in attendance, along with Supt. Paul Hurst. Bethany Tribune publisher Gloria Quaid was a big part of making the museum a reality, along with James Shields, Mike Brake (who helped produce a historical video narrated by KTOK’s Reid Mullins, a PCHS grad), and all the members of the Museum Committee.
Putnam City Schools have produced a lot of successful people, from Mick Cornett to Steve Largent, Sam Bradford to Glenn Coffee, Alvan Adams to Jimmy Marsden. It’s neat to see a museum devoted to this rich history.
Tags: Alvan Adams, David Holt, Glenn Coffee, Gloria Quaid, Hefner Middle School, James Shields, Jimmy Marsden, Mick Cornett, Mike Brake, Paul Hurst, Putnam City Foundation, Putnam City North High School, Putnam City School District, Reid Mullins, Sam Bradford, Steve Largent, Wiley Post Elementary
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October 24, 2009 3:11 pm | 
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