District Quotations | Page 4

Kristen really has had a great season. At the beginning of the season, she was a little down because the judges were scoring lower than what she was used to. But once she got past that initial shock, she did great. ... To go on to state with the competition at our district is quite an accomplishment.

Jim Crawford at the district office had anticipated (the rise), ... It was good forethought on the district's part.

Jim Crawford at the district office had anticipated (the rise). It was good forethought on the district's part.

Just ask the violent offenders that I have successfully tried and prosecuted myself, ... Go ask them if my failing the bar had anything to with my abilities as a prosecutor. I am the most qualified candidate to be the district attorney.

I think Susan has the maturity and leadership ability to represent in the manner in which this district has become accustomed.

I think every team in the district is beatable on any given night. I told them to go home and get well. We've got next week.

I think District 95 deserves to have a choice just like everybody else does. à This Hatfield-McCoy, Democrat-Republican partisan politics, it ain't working for us. We've got to learn to get along and work together and get things done.

I think District 95 deserves to have a choice just like everybody else does. This Hatfield-McCoy, Democrat-Republican partisan politics, it ain't working for us. We've got to learn to get along and work together and get things done.

I think each individual district is different and we are all being lumped together. What we need may not necessarily be what another school needs.

I represent a district with multiple military bases that have deployed thousands of troops. As I've watched these men and women wave good-bye to their loved ones, I am reminded of the deep love they have for the freedom of this nation and their desire to fight for the freedom of those who are oppressed overseas. Watching France's self -serving politics of passive aggression in this effort has discouraged me more than I can say.

Jess is a returning district and state qualifier in the butterfly and she knows what to expect in these meets.

Our hitting has been inconsistent, but we're getting better. I think we're starting to play our best at the right time with district play on the way.

Our job is not to discourage someone from filing for public office irrespective of how many offices they file for. I would hope that someone would not (file for office) frivolously, because there is the cost to the district and the resources of the elections office.

Our immediate goal is to try to win the district championship. We still have five district games to play.

Our kids battled all year long. Being down, being injured, they pushed through and won a district title. And they came out here and gave a great effort.

Our kids played their hearts out against a talented opponent tonight. I'm proud of the determination they displayed but we still came up short. Against Glades Central, you pay for mistakes. Fortunately, we've now gotten our non-district rivalries out of the way and must now begin focusing on our upcoming district contests.

Nashville was a tough call. I've always wanted to work in this district. I knew an opportunity would come along in this district and all the puzzle pieces fell right for me.

Manny Rivera represents high-quality leadership in our nation's public schools. Since his return to Rochester, Manny has focused on raising achievement standards ... Despite pervasive poverty ? Rochester ranks 11th in the nation in child poverty ? the district has achieved dramatic improvements in the number of students passing the statewide exams in the past three years.

Justice was served. The district attorney had a very powerful case and our attorneys did a great job. We are pleased this matter is behind us.

Johnston was a good fit for me. It was a small district when I was just beginning my career, and it grew as I was becoming more experienced. I was able to not only teach but be heavily involved in athletics, which had always been a passion of mine.

I think the team that plays in the opening round has a little advantage in the semifinal game. District play is a totally different atmosphere and it certainly took us awhile to adjust.

I'm still healing up, and I figured the difference between being first and second wasn't worth the risk of wrestling another match. I've got big expectations going into district. I want to win a district championship to go into state as a No. 1 seed.

I'm still pleased. I would have loved to go a little bit further in the district tournament, but I'm happy with the season.

I'm so thankful the Park District is doing this, ... Rockford is such a great sports town and has a great golf history. It's a great idea to recognize some of the people who were so good in the game, and to have one of them be Ken is really neat.

It is clear the district has no plan to transition us.

Just because he lost, he's not going to stop doing things for the district he thinks are important.

It has potential within downtown to be the major shopping, entertainment and cultural district for the whole state. Most cities don't have that opportunity.

I think I was able to give Darrel a glimpse of our district and our community. I think I showed him some of the excitement that we have in the district.

I think it would be useful for the community if there was some way somebody could buy it and preserve the building, ... On the other hand, the district is in the position where it needs to get a fair market return on the building.

I think it will definitely help us to prepare for the district tournament. It's a little strange not knowing what team you're going to play until about a week before the games start, so that takes a little time out of preparing.

It'd be nice to go over there (Plano) and win. But even if we do, we still have six district games left. There's still a tight race going on in our district.

It didn't work last time. Chet doesn't need to rely on big names from outside of our district because he campaigns on his proven record of being an independent-minded and effective voice in Congress.

I think this team could lose the district championship game. And, I think this team could go to the Final Four. That's how fine of line it is.

Most of the roofs in the district were replaced with metal, so you stop much of the water infiltration. We also do biannual base line air-quality checks in our campuses. Our policy also is that we will not go back with carpets.

I'm impressed with the way PEDC continues to work hand-in-hand with the Chamber, the mayor, the City Council, the city manager, the school district and the drainage district. It's helped bring the city where it is today.

I still think that we're a playoff team that can go deep. I still think that we're a team in District 20-4A that can tie for the championship or even win it. I still feel that way. I tell my kids that, and I want them to believe that.

I think the 10th District (of North Carolina) sent him to Washington to work for them, not Tom DeLay or Karl Rove.

I think the 4th District needs a person from this community who understands the people of this community.

I think that it shows that the people have trust in the direction the school district is going in, and they would like to see it continue.

I think that the school district did not make an adequate case for the new school.

I suspect the district attorney's office is investigating to see whether or not there is enough evidence for any of the charges. They are certainly looking at other incidents to see if there is any involvement.

J.P. got a pretty good look but it just didn't drop. The games in this district are so close that it comes down to making plays and making free throws.

J.T.'s really impressed me. His district tournament was the best he's wrestled all year. His toughness and his ability to win the close matches has really impressed me. He's my drill partner, so that's really been making both of us better all year.

John is going to focus on education of the community and fire district personnel. He as a great wealth of knowledge and experience that needs to be passed on to benefit the future of the fire department.

Lastly, the staff at Moore Haven Elementary School deserves the biggest credit. The staff had to pack up all their teaching materials, personal materials and school district materials at the end of the school year last year to be moved from the 64,000 plus square-foot facility, then they have come back on their own time to unpack all those materials and get their rooms back in order.

I think the commercial district will look very different in five to 10 years, particularly from the Kohl's Shopping Center to the New Milford town line,

I think the district belongs to the voters who live there and vote there, ... I'm too busy doing the job I was elected to do to focus too much on an election that's over a year away.

I think the district is as wide open as it's ever been. Everybody has tapes on each other, so there's not much mystery. It will be a matter of who out-executes whom.

I think the board and the district have lost 90 precious days of progress in solving the problem of growth in this community.

I think the board feels that a competition gym meets the needs of the district for a little extra money ... basically upgrading what we have in the plan.

I think the boys team next year will be a lot better. They were very disappointed in themselves for not qualifying to district because they worked so hard and they really put in a lot of extra effort. We'll be getting a couple freshmen which will add a lot to the team. I think next year we'll see a lot of boys qualify to district.

I think the changes on Washington are positive for the Beat Festival. The streets are safer, the district offers more options for dining before the event, and more residents means more attendance. The Beat Festival has always been an opportunity for people to check out everything Washington Avenue has to offer. Now there's just a lot more to check out.

It is huge that the district has agreed to redesign this school based on this concept. This did not happen before because there is a huge resource question with this.

Last year I was told all throughout the (regular season) how good I was and how I could achieve and likely place at state. I got to the sectional and won that, but got to district and I hit a stumbling block and that's when I got hurt. That was a big letdown. I sort of hit a brick wall.

I think we?re making the push toward district and we?re looking like we?re ready to go, or as ready as we?re going to get.

It is an honor for HNTB to have the opportunity to assist the New Orleans District of the Army Corps of Engineers in continuing its valiant efforts to rebuild the city's infrastructure. We have assembled a talented team that will quickly deliver some diverse and complex services to meet the Corps' accelerated schedule.

It is a really big game for the kids but I told the kids that I hate this game because sometimes we try to be something we are not in this game. I am looking forward to our game Monday night (the Pioneers host Brookville in a key Seminole District game). That is the big one. That's the one where everything is on the line for us.

I think the voters in the district wanted change, and they supported my effort to bring change to the board.

I think they all bought in to working hard every day and pushing themselves everyday. That is a common goal. Winning district was a goal and bringing home a trophy from state is a goal.

I think they got a little sour taste in their mouths from not winning that district title. I think that gave them a little extra hunger. They're not ready for their season to end. In hindsight, it might have been a blessing in disguise to not get that victory. I think it's made them more focused to try and get a nice run in before they're gone.

I think there's a variety of options for what could be done with this property. The district will have to assess the value and determine if it's worth selling to someone to develop.

Roads were pretty slick, but the school district got kids in the buses and to school on time.

Right now our concern is exactly what happened in the classroom, but also more importantly whether it was on a computer with the district or it may have been the substitutes own personal computer.

Right now the district tournament comes through Ellensburg. We have as good a shot as any team to win the tournament.

Over the course of the past 12 months the operations division of the district has studied utility costs at all sites. Because those costs were comparatively much higher at Old Union Elementary, Eubanks Intermediate and Dawson Middle, we enlisted the assistance of the engineering firm of Estes-McClure to develop possible solutions to this problem. Using the data that was collected, we developed a recommendation for air balancing and reconfiguring the hot water system and advertised for bids.

Outside of the inexperience our other big concern will be the lack of size. In the Commonwealth District that was a major concern, I'm assuming it will be one in the Cedar Run as well.

Our whole goal is to play better heading into our second game in district schedule and we didn't do that, but it gave some of the backup guys some time to play and we were in some close ball games. You can only practice and simulate that a few times. There's no substitute for that. Hopefully this can be something we can learn from as we start district.

Our school district looks dramatically different now in comparison to what it looked like right after Katrina hit. It looked as if there was no way we would be able to have school one month after the storm, but we were very optimistic from the beginning and took an aggressive approach to getting our children back in the classrooms.

Our team had a little meeting and starting with Langley, it's another mini-season, and our next four games are huge. If we win all four, we'll win the district and, so, technically we're 2-0.

Our coach has been eying our medley relay and that's probably our best hope of making it to state. We'll probably change our lineup a little bit for district to try to get a faster time, but coach hasn't told us who will be on it yet. We're on our full taper now, so our times should drop.

Our counties are growing. They're projecting about a 200,000-student growth for our district territory over the next decade, and we're preparing for that.

Our goal is to be district champions - and if that doesn't happen, our goal is to win a state championship. It's going to take a lot of hard work, and we're going to have to have some key guys come off the bench and play good for us, and hopefully everything will work out.

Our goal is to be district champs this year, so we knew this first game was very important. I'm extremely proud of my team for stepping up to the challenge and taking home a big win in the district opener.

Our goal is to establish better relations with private and public schools in the state of Nevada, and hopefully recommend that the Clark County School District at least gives us some temporary time to address these problems before they consider withdrawing from our association.

Our goal is to get a playoff spot. We definitely have the pieces, but we're going to need to execute and we'll need a little luck, too. Our district is killer.

I was happy with the way the district fell. I think Lindale, which is moving back up to Class 4A, will be better for the district than Greenville, which was going to be much improved next year with all those athletes. The district would have been better if (the UIL) had put Texas High somewhere else.

I was unaware they had set the preliminary hearing, but the district attorney's office has been in contact with us on other issues.

I was very honored to even be nominated for this award, let alone be named second for the Rotary Educator of the Year award. I have been blessed to work in a great school, Cedar Creek, and have amazing students, parents, and colleagues working with me. I wish there were enough awards to go around for so many other educators. Our district is full of people deserving of this award.

I think I bring that representation to District 4 as well or better than all the other candidates.

It does take a little bit of the pressure off when you might not be expected to be there. This town has had a lot of close calls, so it's great just to be able to go and be part of the regional tournament. It's nice walking around, and have everyone say how cool it was to see you win a district title, and wish you good luck.

I was very pleased with the enthusiasm showed by our players. It was good to see that type of attitude in a district opener. The win started us off nicely in district and hopefully we can keep moving in the right direction.

It feels great. It's been up and down and to get a district win... It's great.

I was going crazy (when Mullens fouled out). I've never heard Chris Beals yell so loud. In the fourth quarter, the memories of the past two district finals did kind of creep up. But those fears were kind of squelched because I trust my brothers. I looked around and I said these are my best friends. These are guys I have been playing with my entire life.

I think he can bring a lot to the table, as far as experience is concerned, to help the younger kids develop a strong game and be very competitive, especially in our district and conference.

I teach on that (East) side of the district and I know a lot of the East wrestlers. It isn't fun to have to compete against that team.

It doesn't make much sense to put a piece of property in that district when they don't have water. They have it out for the Big Wave project; they don't want it built there. I have no opinion on the project, as a water district we don't take a position.

It doesn't get any easier for us. We have Pine Ridge on Tuesday night. If we're going to get the No. 3 seed in the district playoffs, we may as well try and beat the best team in the district to get there.

It feels really good to be able to cut down the net on Senior Night. We were ready to play and the girls felt like they had something to prove. We played hard all season and winning a share of the district crown is one of the rewards for that.

It felt great to reach the championship two weeks in a row, so I know we are doing things right. We competed well, but we play New Caney this Friday in a district game that means more and we weren't going to show them everything that we had.

It feels good to get that first district win. After what we've dealt with the last two matches, this is refreshing.

Just to get out of this district is quite an accomplishment, so I'm proud of Trevor.

Just to make sure that the five lane proposal by the highway district really is the best proposal and if it's not, what the alternatives might be.

I think that's an additional tribute to him, that in a small district he was able to do something that stands out.

I think that the district would be well-advised to do a little bit more legwork to make sure they fully understand what the problem is before coming up with the ideal solution,

It is a credit to Richland that they made it to here. Anytime you come out of Region 6 and District 11, you know you have done something.

I think it's really more of a pride thing. I think their guys and our guys want to be the first to win a regular-season district championship in this district. Our teams like playing against each other, so it's another opportunity to have a good game.

I think it's the code of the streets. The district attorney may want to imply it's our clients (intimidating people). ... Clearly, intimidation goes around because the two people we put on today also went south.

I think it's time we as a school district say no. I think it's time we put some teeth into what we say to them.

I think we are ready. We had to play good ball to win, especially at the close of district and we did.

I think this is ridiculous. I think (certain district officials) just want to get rid of me. . . . It's horrifying that this can happen. I've never, never, never been accused of anything like this. Never.