Keep Ortega Open

The reason that I think Ortega should stay open is because I think it is a good school for kids to go to. Also my little brother is in second grade and is going to get moved to another school that we don't even know about. I have only been at Ortega for two years and I think it is the best elementary school that I have ever been to. So I do not want Ortega to close because I want other kids to go to the Ortega school and see how good the school is for Pre-k through 5th grade.

                    Sincerely,
                               David and Estevan


The reason that I do not  want Ortega closed is because I have a brother that is in the second grade and he wants to stay here until fifth grade. We both have a house close the school but if their going to close the school than why did we buy the house. Some other kids can come to Ortega and you learn a lot and have a lot of fun. When I first go to Ortega I was shy but when you talk to a classmate you will find a friend and a lot more. An alternative to closing Ortega is to make a sixth grade so there are more students here.

Sincerely,
David

The reason Ortega Elementary should stay open is because there are so many great things about it.  For example, our Physical Education program: almost everybody in the school likes it; or our Art Program: because sometimes if our art is good we go into competitions (once we sent our art to someone in authority and got awards.) Another good example to not close our school is our Choir Program: because we always go to performances around the city (even singing during the Austin Marathon in February.)  We represent our school, our self, and our district with these programs. That is why our school should stay open. Also, our library is really cool too because we have so many good books and a lot of kids at the school love to read and we have a wonderful librarian Ms. Miller.  Instead of closing Ortega Elementary, some solutions for Ortega’s school closer are: creating a sixth grade so we can have more students registered at the school, the district could run a campaign to increase the number of students at the school or we can raise more money for the school and ask for donations.

Please do not close our school.

Sincerely,
Estevan