The Voices of Our Students Must Be Heard

In President Obama's January 23 Weekly Address, the President vowed that "as long as I'm your President, I'll never stop fighting to make sure that the most powerful voice in Washington belongs to you."

This is what "Bring the White House to Our House!" is all about! Our students have written over 1,000 letters to President Obama inviting him to visit STA and eat lunch with our students. Their voices must be heard! Since the beginning of this program (Dec. 1, 2009), I've been telling our students that the U.S. government is "for the people, by the people." The President, the members of Congress, the City Council members, all work for you and for us. And they will not know how best to do their jobs unless we tell them what we want and need.

The students at STA want President Obama to come for lunch. They want him to see their fabulous "Banquet Hall," and their respectful manners, and they want their voices heard.