They will also be visiting classrooms and various places around the facility. All members of the Booker High School family and community are cordially invited to attend. For others, it is a job opportunity or a safe and pleasant place to raise a family. Deeply embedded in these quality of life issues is one element that affects everyone in the community-education. When the public school system is strong, everyone benefits.
Students graduate better prepared to become responsible citizens and employees.
Communities prosper because successful businesses are attracted to areas with a well-educated workforce. Plainly speaking, good schools are good business. Recently, a national publication, Expansion Management magazine, conducted their yearly evaluation of school districts throughout the United States. For many organizations, this survey plays an important role in determining where their company will relocate or expand. The district also earned the Gold Medal distinction in 1997 and 1998.