OpenLetter

Dear Mr. Sahm,

I __would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all that you have done for Bishop Chatard High School. You created many new fundraisers in order to financially support different school programs. You reinforced the Catholic view by creating class masses. However, there are several things that you did to ruin Bishop Chatard for many people, including myself__. //Confusing// You first got rid of the free days we had when various sports teams won state. This was a Chatard tradition. Although it was not crucial to a high school experience, it definitely disappointed many people. You spent school funding on many unnecessary items, such as new doors for classrooms, signs around the parking lot, and new technology, which most teachers do not know how to use. The technology does not work half of the time. You bought a new sound system for the theater department, which was needed. However, the sound system did not work correctly, nor did any professional know how to connect it or fix the problems they had. The sound system continued crashing, and the theater department abandoned most attempts to fix it. The school's money would have been better spent if you had consulted somebody before making a purchase instead of buying something which you knew nothing about. Now, you have to buy a new sound system.

Your major mistake was firing members of Chatard's staff. Miss Fry was every students' favorite teacher. She cared about the students and took the time to give many people advice during troubling situations. The band and choir both had many members and both were very good. When Miss Fry was dismissed as choir director, several students decided either to join the band or quit music all together. When you fired Miss Fry, many of the students were very angry. They were wanting to protest until you agreed to compromise on her contract. You fired Miss Jennings, who was the coordinator of most of Chatard's events. She helped with Chatard-A-Bration and Dance Marathon. She was in charge of open houses, ambassadors, and student shadowing. Many members of the Chatard family were shocked when they heard this news. Miss Jennings had devoted all of her time to Chatard and its students. When Mr. Holok was fired, everyone wanted to riot. He was the backbone of the school. He gave everything he had to Chatard and always made time to talk to the students. He always attended every student event, from football games to dance team performances to theater productions. There were times when he would gather up classes and tell them how much he cared about each individual person. Every student in my graduating class has his own reasons for disliking you, but you firing Mr. Holok was the reason why almost every one of us hated you. You had your reasons for firing different members of the staff, but based on what some teachers have said, you fired Mr. Holok because he did not share the same views you did for the school. This is what lost you the respect of the majority of the student body.

Sincerely, Alyson Goldner