Comments on: Student Voice: Fighting the bake sale ban http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ambassador Mom http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9698 Ambassador Mom Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:07:05 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9698 Huge LOVE goes out to NYC high school students taking action! I view the bake sale ban as another unacceptable, completely undemocratic policy imposed upon parents, teachers and students from the Mayor's office via Tweed. PTA sponsored bake sales have been a back-bone, national treasure to schools for a hundred years. It's disheartening that Mayor Bloomberg has taken away the simple American pleasures associated with Baseball (who can afford a ticket?) and now, Apple Pie (either baked or bought) to support school fund-raising efforts. Maybe some of the students could reach out to Pillsbury, Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker and solicit help in standing up to this bully! Couldn't hurt, right? Huge LOVE goes out to NYC high school students taking action! I view the bake sale ban as another unacceptable, completely undemocratic policy imposed upon parents, teachers and students from the Mayor’s office via Tweed.

PTA sponsored bake sales have been a back-bone, national treasure to schools for a hundred years. It’s disheartening that Mayor Bloomberg has taken away the simple American pleasures associated with Baseball (who can afford a ticket?) and now, Apple Pie (either baked or bought) to support school fund-raising efforts.

Maybe some of the students could reach out to Pillsbury, Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker and solicit help in standing up to this bully! Couldn’t hurt, right?

]]> By: Toni Bruno http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9682 Toni Bruno Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:40:29 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9682 *ATTENTION* The time of the protest has been changed. It is now from 3-6pm. Still this Friday. Still in front of City Hall. Hope to see you there! *ATTENTION*
The time of the protest has been changed.
It is now from 3-6pm. Still this Friday. Still in front of City Hall.
Hope to see you there!

]]> By: Sid Kivanoski http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9665 Sid Kivanoski Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:05:02 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9665 How about adequate funding for the schools? Plenty of money goes to the banks, wars, etc. Until then, we need the bake sales. How about adequate funding for the schools? Plenty of money goes to the banks, wars, etc. Until then, we need the bake sales.

]]> By: Naomi Smith http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9663 Naomi Smith Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:50:55 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9663 Actually, we applaud the ban. We have all been consuming too much cake, chips, soda, etc. Let's put our activist energies into improving school lunches and securing funding for clubs and teams. At our school we have moved on to non-cake sales with great success. Let the teams and clubs think out of the box for other things to sell. Such creative minds will surely come up with great ideas. (pens with slogans, slogan buttons, magazines, books, theatre parties, dismissal sales, etc.) Actually, we applaud the ban. We have all been consuming too much cake, chips, soda, etc. Let’s put our activist energies into improving school lunches and securing funding for clubs and teams.

At our school we have moved on to non-cake sales with great success. Let the teams and clubs think out of the box for other things to sell. Such creative minds will surely come up with great ideas. (pens with slogans, slogan buttons, magazines, books, theatre parties, dismissal sales, etc.)

]]> By: Toni Bruno http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9638 Toni Bruno Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:37:36 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9638 I'll have to make that suggestion to someone more artistically capable than me.. like an art major :-) I’ll have to make that suggestion to someone more artistically capable than me.. like an art major :-)

]]> By: LaGuardia parent http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9632 LaGuardia parent Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:05:37 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/10/29/student-voice-fighting-the-bake-sale-ban/#comment-9632 I completely support a reversal of the ban at the high school level and am proud of the LaG students for leading the charge. Just one question though: tomorrow kids will be in full regalia for Halloween which is a BIG deal at LaG... Anyone dressing as a banned cupcake and then going to the protest? I completely support a reversal of the ban at the high school level and am proud of the LaG students for leading the charge. Just one question though: tomorrow kids will be in full regalia for Halloween which is a BIG deal at LaG… Anyone dressing as a banned cupcake and then going to the protest?

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