Persuasive Essay

648 Oak Ave

Las Animas CO 81054

26 October 2010

Mr. Nickell

300 Grove

Las Animas CO 81054

Dear Mr. Nickell:

Every school in the United States is having trouble with the lack of funding that the government is sending.  There is a solution to the budget cuts that may or may not work but I feel that is worth the risk.  I even have knowledge of a woman who has volunteered to look up grants to help the school.  Las Animas doesn’t have a hired grant writer and I think that if you hire one the school will be better off.  There are some cons to hiring a grant writer.  The major one is what if we hire a grant writer and don’t get any grants then we just wasted all the money we used to pay their salary.  There are two schools in the valley that seem to be successful in acquiring grants.  For tips on hiring a grant writer you should ask the McClave and La Junta.  They both have gotten large  grants for sports.  If they were able to get these grants why couldn’t we too?

 

Everyone in Las Animas can’t deny how helpful a grant can be.  After all, the elementary school completely turned around and is now considered one of Colorado’s best schools thanks to a grant.  Grants are something that there is a large range of.  Find a good grant writer and you can get grants for anything from sports to academics to school buildings.  When there is an opportunity to get money for so many areas the students could suggest what they feel we should try for grants on.  Giving the students a say in the way their school spends money will they feel more empowered.  This school is always asking for students to participate more, and if there is an issue that the students care about they will.  The girls seem to run the school since many of the boys could care less.  If they are given a choice to voice their opinions on the areas the school could improve then most will probably participate more. 

           

Parents want their children to get a well-rounded education.  There are grants that could give our school a chance at reestablishing past electives into our curriculum.  With more choices more students would consider coming to Las Animas which means more money for the school.  All the other letters sent to the administration propose what we should do with funding money.  A grant writer could try finding a way to make some of them happen.  The grant researches we have now have many other things on their plate and a grant writer could lighten that load.  Although not every grant will pass a grant writer could change out school for the better.

            Thank you for taking the time to read my letter and hear my thoughts.  I hope you will consider my proposal because this is something I believe will change the school for the better.

Sincerely yours,

Bailey Huffman