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WYNN: I do. <br />DREWER/SHAPIRO: Yes. <br />CLARKSON: Whoever's going to start, please state your name and the area you reside in and <br />speak clearly into the microphone. <br />DREWER: The area I what? <br />HO: Reside. Where do you live? <br />CLARKSON: Where do you live? <br />DREWER: Puna. <br />HO: Okay [inaudible]. <br />DREWER: Hello, my name is Isabella Nina Kelana Drewer, and I live in Puna. Over the past <br />six years at Shady Grove School from lst to 6th grade, I've learned so many things. I've had such <br />an amazing experience. To me, I don't think there is any other curriculum that would be so <br />great. The teachers, the education, and the environment. I don't know what my life would be <br />like without this school, but I know I'm having a great life right now. Even if I went to every <br />other school in the world, Shady Grove would still be my favorite. I love this school for so many <br />reasons. I think that Shady Grove should stay a school forever; a school meant for everyone. <br />The playground is like a forest, but a safe forest. The curriculum is amazing. The teachers are <br />so nice. I love the school. Future students will say the same thing. Mahalo. <br />CLARKSON: Thank you. Would you please state your name and where you live? <br />SHAPIRO: My name is Gabrille Shapiro. I live in Puna. Hello, everyone. My name is Gabrille <br />Shapiro of Shady Grove, and I have been going to Shady Grove School since I was in first grade. <br />The past six years have been amazing, and here are some reasons why. Instead of having <br />humongous classrooms, we have two small ones which personally helps me work better. Also, <br />instead of changing teachers every year, we have one teacher who follows us from grade to <br />grade. My teacher is Jean McKeague or as some may know, Aunty Jean, and she's the best <br />teacher I've ever had. She is loving, caring, kind, and she is very good at explaining difficult <br />concepts. And, altogether, she is a wonderful teacher. Also, instead of having more than 20 <br />students, we have 18, and we all fit together like a perfect family. The small, nurturing <br />environment of Shady Grove really helps the teachers get to focus on their students so we can get <br />a perfect education. Altogether, I really hope that you will grant us this permit extension because <br />I don't know what I would do if Shady Grove closed. I hope when I'm in high school, I can <br />volunteer to help my teacher's new students and also someday when I have a job and children of <br />my own, I will be proud to say that I was a Shady Grove student. Have a great day. Mahalo. <br />CLARKSON: Thank you. Would the next testifier— <br />EXHIBIT A <br />6 <br />