Sunday, August 24, 2008

Jimmy C. Draugh High School Dedication

Set for Sunday at 2 pm.

morganton.com link

58 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ok How did it go?

Anonymous said...

Very good in my opinion,this was for the students and community.Not David Burleson, or the board and it should be left that way.Burke County can be proud of this school in years to come.School needs to start with a bang tomorrow,and we need to block out who is on the board and who is in power in administration.Our Board has its problems as well as administration,but the children's future in education always relies on the teachers and I am behind the teachers.

Anonymous said...

Ok, who gave the best speech? I'm sure Mr. Buff had to speak. What about Bernard, Sain, Hairfield and Norman. Did they speak? I hope they kept their mouths shut. How long did it last?

Someone that went, please tell us about it.

Anonymous said...

I doubt Sain/Brittain/or whatever said anything. Does she have a speech impediment?

Anonymous said...

Best speach.... had to be that of either Sam or Buddy. The others were either useless or incoherent. Bernard made a comment about being a teacher previously..but his, Robs and Karens were really short and pointless... Karen seems to think that the Crow Hill section of Valdese is a community in itself and she really should learn how to dress for these occassions...AND THEN CAME TRACY.... OMG... rambling on with no real direction and basically after everyone else commenting on this being a community school... she points out that it is a COUNTY school... I found her speach hard to follow with a lot of stamering and bouncing around several different topics with no real thought going on in her head... and she had something of it written down... but she took the microphone our of the holder... refused to stand behind the lecturen and rambled like an idiot... The dedication was good overall... but the fab five... did not come off fab... more like stumbling idiots... Buddy's was a bit long... but he made points and observations and actually seemed to care... Sam was good, and seemed heartfelt.

Anonymous said...

To 3:38, good point, and the children of Burke County will be fine as long as the board doesn’t try to micromanage what principals and teachers do in the classroom and if we can keep from losing more good teachers to surrounding counties.

Anonymous said...

Buddy's speech sucked from the onset.Ray and Andy were present I overheard many people talking about how stupid andy is.Not a whole lot went wrong but I thought Buddy was just taking to dang long.Tim surprised me with not talking long at all.Of course most people who blog love Buddy and Sam so that is all we will hear on here.I thought it was very interesting Randall was gone,in alaska Burleson said when he put on a show at the Patton dedication.I think Brackett may be getting ready to bail on David.Rick was not there because he wanted to be in pamilco to open school.A lot of dignataries were present to dedicate this school.I know it pisses Andy and Ray off their names will not be on the plaque that you will see when you enter the school in the future.You get what you deserve.

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Anonymous said...

SO stupid

Anonymous said...

agreed. the former board was sooo stupid.

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Anonymous said...

how did it go???

it was long & 'Draughn' out.

Anonymous said...

good grief!!

no wonder they lost the election.

it's Draughn ...not DRAUGH

Anonymous said...

I forgot about the plaques that was stupid to put the School Board on them... shouldn't they give one to all the taxpayers while they are at it... must have been the Fab fives idea. Oh and since the question was anwsered about the speeches as honestly as a non-board member/parent could anwser... why would you start another opinion... with Buddy's speach sucked and then change topics ... and bounce around like Tracys speach did... ohhhhh sorry Tracy ... now I get it.... you always talk like that, I wonder though... don't you give your doctors a fit?

Anonymous said...

For your info Patton High's faculty also got plaques as charter members.I was there and Shanda kept repeating that Ray Martinat had donated the frames for their plaques.It was an election year.I guess he did not donate these to draughn since he is not on the board anymore and did not win the election. Some of you stupid people believe this board does everything different from the old one.If you went to the old board meetings and watched how they did procedure and such you would see some things are done exactly like the old board.It shows how smart some of the individuals who blog really are.As for the board getting charter membership no they did not at Patton but that was draughn administrations idea,not the boards.I did hear yesterday from a highly elected official that the best things this board has done is hire Rick Sherrill and Jon Jones,and they needed to keep hammering Randall til he is gone.This board is not perfect but on the right track.

Anonymous said...

...Shanda kept repeating that Ray Martinat had donated the frames for their plaques...


WHOOOPEEEEE !!!

SO WHAT ?

Anonymous said...

So instead of the speeches and dedication that we were discussing... some of us are now stupid... and we switch the focus again to slamming people that have nothing to do with what we are talking about... and meaningless blogs with Hee Hee on it... childish bullshit.... damn... do you not have anything really constructive to say or you just are so wrapped up in your own greatness that you can not see anything else...

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Anonymous said...

Making some of our school board folks honorary members of ANY faculty is like saying a bottle rocket is capable of a moon shot.

Anonymous said...

Dont get mad Ray.You and Andy are nobodys now.That is why Andy pitched a bitch at the board meeting monday night.I just thought Mike Kenney would tell us about how you were gracious enough to donate them to Draughn if you did.Get pissed at yourself for losing.You said the day after in the Charlotte Observer that you would do everything the same way.That is why you are at home, and Buddy will soon join you.

Anonymous said...

Please STOP assuming that all post are from Buddy, Andy or Ray.I am not/nor have I ever been on the school board.I dont want to be and I know that I am not qualified to be. But at the same time, I know the Fab 5 are making a mockery out of our school system. And those of us who are really just voters that are pissed wish the defensive board members would just take their medicine that they are screwing up and be done with it. Hear the public and what they have to say. You do not have to agree, or respond to all the blogs as if they are the people you think they are. Do you think the speeches went well? Do you think the community saw this board as a positive force? Did the ceremony go well? I thought the fab five looked uncomfortable and like they did not give a shit. Just like you keep changing topics, you do not want to hear the public, just like the meetings. You ignore and continue to point fingers other places. You just can not admit you are not doing what you were elected to do.

Anonymous said...

Okay, lets work together. Please outline what you think the board members have done wrong Naming them and using all 7.I will name what I think the old regime did wrong as well as the new and will point out flaws in all members.I will not curse or demean them I will just show examples of failure and what needs to be worked on.I will be gone for about three hours,but will make points when I return.Can you do the same?

Anonymous said...

REF: That is why Andy pitched a bitch at the board meeting monday night.

What happened? I didn't hear about this...

Anonymous said...

Listen to the audio file.... he did not pitch a bitch. He just stated things calmly. Judge for yourselves then listen to the crap about the maint. crew and vehicles. I hate to tell Rob, but electricians make a hell of a lot more than he thinks.
As for the old/new crap... that was my point. We were discussing the speeches and the current board. I can not say I supported the old board, but the new members on this one and Buff and Norman are embarrassing.

Anonymous said...

A former board member threatining to sue over something he himself failed to do as a board member is embarassing! Andy is dumb. Rob is on track about parking vechicles.Most state jobs deduct 65 to 80 dollars a month to drive a company vehicle home.You may not stop at the store, or for any reason what so ever to and from work.Maybe BCPS should look at this measure.It is time to do it.Many systems across the state are doing this.What makes ours so different.I say wait til Mr.Sherrill gets here and he will probably have good ideas about what to do.We dont give teachers company cars to do as they wish with.If Randall had managed this over the years the board would not micromanage now.Steve Bradshaw was fired by Randall for taking his company car home for lunch break.Yet, his buddies can park behind their homes work with company tools,on company time and nothing is said.Someone who use to work in technology told me that David and Randall's homes were lined with school equipment and on school time.If they abuse technology like this what else would we find? Probably the pipes in the walls have BCPS on them.Maybe former board members benefited from our schools and that is why they turned blind eyes towards everything.

Anonymous said...

AMEN !!!

PREACH IT, PREACH IT.

THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.

Anonymous said...

It is very funny to me that the BOE is all about pointing out faults. I have not heard ONE meeting do anything for the kids of burke county. NOT ONE THING. Why is this BOE all about faults?

Anonymous said...

They hired someone who can work with Administration and the Board in Rick Sherrill.I never saw the old board in their infinite wisdom do anything for the children.Why does this board not fire David Burleson and Susan Polpeter?That would help the children bunches.But we will keep Robert Bonner and Charles Cook because that helps the children.Right Buddy?

Anonymous said...

OH, THE LAST BOE WAS ALL (ALL, ALL) ABOUT THE KIDS...NOT ABOUT COVERING UP CRAP WHEN SOMEONE'S SON GETS CAUGHT RED-HANDED...

NO, NO, NO...LAST BOE WAS HOLIER THAN...

Anonymous said...

Leave Buddy alone! He is certifiably stupid.Andy Brandon,now there is no excuse for being that dumb.Ray, well he just cant pay people he owes.But, he sure lives like a millionaire.Bill well is not as bad as the other terds.Sam, well he is just senile.

Anonymous said...

Amen 7:33! Andy Anderson had his hands in things other than wallets,like other women's panties.They have to mess with something that does not belong to them.

Anonymous said...

AND THEY KNEW THIS.

THEY KNEW THIS BEFORE THEY BROUGHT HIM INTO EAST BURKE.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Andy Brandon, Vice-Chairman, was absent.

Anonymous said...

In Mr. Brandon’s opinion, the Board of Education is not an investigating agency. Mr. Brandon thinks it should be clearly understood that when individual members of the Board become as involved in an investigation as some members apparently have in this case, that they are acting as private citizens and do not speak for the Board of Education.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Brandon asked how long the map at the Board of Election had been in use. Mr. Aycock responded there were two maps, one dated 2001 and one dated earlier, 1988. He said they were virtually identical.
Mr. Brandon moved to ratify and approve the map being used by the Board of Elections until it is proven inaccurate or until district lines are re-drawn by this board or based on demographics of the county.

Anonymous said...

Mr.Aycock could not prove who drew the map and that is what made it unofficial.Know one from past boards would put their necks out on a limb because they knew if it went to court it would have been ugly.If Buddy,Bill,Sam,Ray,and Andy thought that she was out of district and could prove it they would have removed her at once.Also,if the proof was strong enough that she was revealing closed session minutes,again she could have been removed.They thought they had it in the bag until she hired a top notch attorney who would have brought out every thing these guys ever did, then they took a step back.Chris Cambell seemed to want to get the hell out of Burke County the night he had to go before the board to explain to 5 moron's that they had no case.I will say that Ray had been in court long enough to know when to fold the tent.The others seemed to want to continue the witch hunt.Buddy and Sam are left and we will probably see three new members on the board in 09.However finding someone who wants to run will be difficult.The good ole boys can not guarantee wins anymore and even if a Rotary member wins they will have a hard life on the board. Trossie Wall needs to run where he can get ate alive during the elections.

Anonymous said...

If Buddy files I bet there will be 20 people file for that seat.Andy Brandon killed any chances he thought he had of running.Say good bye to David people 2010 he is out.

Anonymous said...

This particular thread is about the Draughn Dedication. Stay on topic!!

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Anonymous said...

I'M SO TIRED OF READING THIS ABOUT BURLESON THIS IS ABOUT DRAUGHN

Anonymous said...

"Jimmy C. Draugh High School Dedication"

Ray must work for the News Herald.

Anonymous said...

We have to stay on topic when it starts hurting weak livered cowards feelings about their heroes Buddy,David,and Sam. These fools are jokes. Why has the news herald witheld news about the new Human Resource director? Is it because he is African American? Also I hear the board may land someone as Technology Director who yes, has a Doctorate and use to teach.Wow, I thought the fraud five was to stupid to make such hires.Damn, we better hide they are smarter than we thought! Those of us who support them know they are trying to do the right thing.Maybe, we just want too much blood to fast! Keep up the good job board! Oh, by the way, Buddy sure looked great on stage at Draughn sunday!

Anonymous said...

No, you don't have to stay on topic. It makes it easy to figure out if you have something useful to say. But it is just difficult to have a conversation with someone who continues to jump from one topic to another, dodging things that they do not want to hear, and not able to finish a thought. And then replying like a child with "hee hee har har". It just proves the point that there are board members who behave unprofessionally, childishly and make the entire county look bad. The voters made some major mistakes, hopefully they learned a leason.
As for why the News paper does anything ... who cares. They are not there to report everything that this board does. They dont report when you go to the bathroom, and I am glad for it. They report news, and I did not think it was the reason for this blog.
As for who looked good on stage Sunday. Buddy did look comfortable and did a decent job, I did think he took a little long. But that was better than what was said by the lesser of the Fab 5 and at least it made sense. Which was a lot more than what Tracy said. Never even understood that crap. Kinda like some of the meaningless blogs on here.

Anonymous said...

David Burleson was quoted today in the News Herald as saying "he did not know what was going on there".The reference was to East Burke High's drop in SAT scores.
He finally admits he does not know what is going on.The truth shall set him free.The problem is Rexanna Lowman has been preoccupied with who is on the board to do her job.David needs to move her back to an elementary school.He would not because the retaliation from Rexanna would cause David to leave town.Aka she would tell what really happend in the Billy Anderson debacle and their are some people who would sail down river fast. As for having to stay on topic maybe if she would at East Burke the children would not be suffering in their test scores.

Anonymous said...

Pat Draughn needs to chear up,he looked sad like Buddy sunday at something that was in honor of his father.I have heard he is documenting everything Mike Kenney does so they will be able to move him at the end of the year.Mike watch your back you are among wolves!

Anonymous said...

You are an idiot. Now, you want us to think Pat is corrupt and a wolf? Right. As far as I could tell Pat looked no different than he always does. And Mr. Kenny has done a wonderful job. Just like everyone on staff at Draughn. Damn you are reaching. Who's next? Would you like to say something about the band director? Chorus? Anyone? The janitors? Hey lets blame the sun, moon and stars of corruption. They are all out to stab each other in the back and us.

Anonymous said...

Temper! I just stated what I observed and what I think.You know you should take some Buddy Armour pills and go to bed! I will reach as much or as far as I think.It must have struck a damn nerve.Get your head out of your ass and watch what is going on.I do not pretend to have all the right answers but walking around with your head in the sand is one screwed up way to go through life.

Anonymous said...

Oh that was not temper. At least when I don't like what you post, I don't type "hee hee har har" and fill up the blog. I respond with my opinion. The people may have voted this group of idiots in, but most of the ones I know are really regretting the outcome. And are just waiting to vote you out.

Anonymous said...

I do not post the hee hee har har,and the dumb burleson bio.Their are many just waiting for him and Randall to hit the open road.I assure you Mr.Armour has no chance at winning and should not waist 20 dollars.All 7 board members have made many angry that they have allowed Burleson and Brackett screw up and under fund the opening of another school.Micromanagment is what needs to be done from here on out til they are gone.Many are talking about how Sam and Buddy being dumb enough to allow it at Patton and now Draughn.I can not believe that no one could not have called another county who has built another high school,and asked whatto expect for fees such as National Honor Society,Nchsaa membership and so forth.Trusting the administration to get it right is like trusting a drug addict not to take drugs when they are in front of him. This duo of Brackett and Burleson is the pits.I hope Sherrill can roll up his sleaves and clean up some of this nonsense.Keith Lawson should be fired for criminal activity.He slashed his girlfriends tires,and I am told he did it at a bank and there is an atm video to prove it.I dont know how true it is,but it needs to be looked at!

Anonymous said...

REF: "and should not waist 20 dollars."

"waist" ???????????


showing off that IQ again, huh ?

Anonymous said...

"Micromanagment is what needs to be done from here on out til they are gone."

Then why did the new board hire a personnel director when Hairfield needs a job? Why did they hire a technology director when Barnard is "semi-retired". The store is only open three days a week. Tracy, a self-proclaimed EC expert could have taken Joel's job. Think of how much money this new majority could have saved!

Why hire an attorney? This new majority isn't ever going to challenge the county or fight for our kids.

A total "waist" of money, don't you think?

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Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Yeah, they will challenge the county when the guard changes in the county commission.It is on the horizon.

Anonymous said...

Tracy has failed at home education. She also failed at being an assistant teacher, helper at Nathan's, helper at Curve's.

Things have not went her way at all the different churches she has attended.

Tracy has failed as a wife, daughter, mother, sister, the list goes on and on.

Tracy received no attention as a child, this has caused her to crave it at unhealthy levels as an adult.

Tracy must be the center of the attention or she get bored and moves on to her next thing.

Tracy is bi-polar. This is why she acts the way she does.

Tracy left her family and moved into the doublewide with her mama. When she did this she was living out of her district. She knew this fact but looked for ways to cover it up.

Her long time husband and 3 sons have moved on and have adjusted well in her absense.

Soon her run on the school board will be over. This is when she will reach a point that will force her to address some personal issues.

Tim will not leave Charlotte for Tracy.

Tracy has no formal education.

Do you think Tim will still want Tracy to be his bag girl after her board days are over?

What will Tracy do for money to support herself?

I guess she can start a realty show?

What employer needs a loud mouth know it all?

Anonymous said...

Tracey had the worst speech, it was as if her xanax had kicked in. She also had on a jacket that showed every fat fold-I counted 6, then she took the mic and was walking around the podium, revealing that she had camel toe. (If you don't know what that is, look it up). She didn't look sad, she just sounded stupid and was very poorly dressed.