This week, our class was visited by Juandiego Wade from the Charlottesville School Board. He talked about how many kids are dropping out of highschool at younger ages. He volunteers and does his best to try to come up with ideas to keep kids in school. He would be happy to know that, as reported by The Daily Progress, the dropout rate has improved drastically in Charlottesville. As a community, we should get involved and realize that if the community has needs for a partiular resource, we should contribute to it as much as we possibly can. Tutoring and mentor programs are available for students participation. All we need to do is get out there. We can make a difference.

--Alexis