LCCCA not awarded grant funding

Aww. This is so sad. Will the money come from the surplus they have?

Why would you not want more opportunities for the children in our county? You people are crazy!

Too bad this didn't go through, would have been a good thing for Lamar Co. kids who aren't college material to move them towards a useful vocation. It's a shame that you can make more selling drugs than working an honest job.

we used to have a very good vocational program here,buses brought kids from pike co. here for shop classes,because we had nice shops and they didnt.

As a taxpayer, you should become more educated on what this was about. It was to be a school within the school to offer vocational programs for kids that would give Lamar Co a better prepared work force for those that don't go on to college or are more technical school material. I think it would save taxpayers in the long run and help the county to have more productive and prepared citizens who will be working here.

Also agree. Set this up as a private school type education. If you don't pay for it, you don't get it. This is designed to "propel children forward". But what it will be used for is to help those "special kids" that can't quite keep up with everyone else. It's stupid to see our tax money going to this same thing again. We waste enough money on educating those that don't want to be educated. I hope Lamar County drops this program all together. Though I know that wont happen. After I refuse to pay this "Fire/EMS Fee" bill I got, I'll put the new "Educator Fee" bill with it when the powers to be create it.

What is wrong with you? Traditional colleges are not for everyone. Just because you choose a Technical School over a "College" does not make you a loser or lacking in ambition. In fact, there are many programs at Technical Schools that will prepare you for higher paying jobs right out of school than traditional colleges. When is the last time you had to call a plumber, electrician or heating and airconditioner technician. These are honorable professions that pay well. We should be trying to prepare all students for the future -- everyone will benefit from that.

What is wrong with the people in this county? Why is it that you don't want to see everyone have a chance to excel? No wonder this county can't attract good businesses that pay well. There is so much ill will and negative thought that it drowns out anything positive about Lamar County. Remember, you reap what you sow.

I wanted Lamar County to get this grant so bad, until I spent two days in the high school. Half of the kids here don't care about anything, and it is a shame. All I heard as I walked through the hallways were students talking about getting into the Crow's nest and getting drunk and having sex. Maybe if the students in Lamar County wanted an education, this grant would be effective for the whole community. Unfortunately, the building this grant would fund would end up a mess and destroyed by the ungrateful and uncaring students. For the students who are interested in the opportunity they could've had if LCCHS was given this grant, I suggest becoming Dual enrolled at Gordon, or Southern Cresent. Lamar County Comprehensive High School is a joke. I spoke to a senior whom is in all Advance Placement Classes, and she could not even write a grammatically correct paper. I am going to school to be a teacher, and this just discourages me and disappoints me. Hopefully one day parents and teachers will take responsibility for the youth, and do something to get their failing students help.