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transportation to put the schools and these satellite campuses right in the community. Right in
<br />the subdivision. It decreases the amount of traffic on the highway. It kind of, you know, it
<br />becomes a community's school, and I think that that's the biggest [inaudible]. You saw the
<br />pictures. It's really humble. It's not a, it's a real humble place. I think that, you know, I really
<br />think that you should offer four years to get it going `cause why put these children, you know, a
<br />whole new class. If you don't know the Shady Grove method, they take kids from first grade all
<br />the way through sixth grade, so another class will be starting next year, and they'll be on the
<br />second year of this extension, so I think that to give it some more time would be really a fair
<br />judgment for you, so I ask for an extension, a four-year extension. Thank you very much.
<br />CLARKSON: You're welcome. The next testifier, please.
<br />MARUMOTO: Hi. My name is Keanu Marumoto. Yeah, the reason why I think you guys, that
<br />think you should not close down my school is because not only me and my fellow classmates
<br />have learned so much from our teachers, but I bet they have learned a lot from us, too. All of
<br />Shady Grove is like one big family. We all work together. We all play together. And, we all eat
<br />together.
<br />The one thing our teacher strives to teach us is it doesn't matter where you come from. It doesn't
<br />matter who you are related to. It doesn't matter how fast you are. It doesn't matter how strong
<br />you are. It doesn't matter on your wealth. It just matters what you do here and now in our
<br />lifetime. It matters on what you can do here and now.
<br />Most people are focused more on their past and their future. Well, I guess what I'm trying to say
<br />is our past is already changed. You won't be, and you won't be able to change it, so just stick to
<br />the future you have and, and deal with it pretty much. But, in this case, our school is not, is,
<br />might not be able to get new students that might be able to share our same experience that we
<br />have, that we have in our school.
<br />Well, our teachers are really good teachers, like Aunty Jean, Aunty Raquel, Aunty Denise, and
<br />Aunty Kristy. They all have been teaching us so much, and it's really, it's really good. I've
<br />really learned a lot from all of these teachers so, yeah, that's why I think you guys should not
<br />close down our school.
<br />BARTHOLOMEW: Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you. My
<br />name is Anthony Bartholomew. I am a resident of Puna. Some of you may know, I'm a retired
<br />family court judge and presently serving as a per diem judge on an occasional basis. That's, I
<br />want to make clear, I'm not here as a representative of the judiciary in any capacity. And,
<br />nothing I say should be understood as, you know representing a position of the judiciary. I'm,
<br />I'm here because at Shady Grove I'm known as Terra's Uncle Tony. And, it also might be
<br />useful for you to know, before I embarked upon my career in the law, it was my plan to be a
<br />teacher. And, I have a master's degree in education from the University of Utah with a specialty
<br />in elementary education. At one time was a certified elementary school teacher.
<br />During my years on the bench, I sat for four years as the juvenile court judge. I was for eight
<br />years as a public defender, the juvenile court public defender. And, I also served as a judge on
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