Quotes by Chris Brewer

“Middle school is a tough age, ... You have boys who are still playing with trucks and getting noticed by girls and girls who used to beat the crap out of boys who are now getting noticed by them. Out here, theyre friends who laugh and tease each other and horse around. This is a good group of highly motivated kids.”

“Theres so much character and history in that than there ever would be in a Wal-Mart.”

“[The area] is 98 percent student based. Theres an opportunity for more than that.”

“The specific thing were trying to accomplish here is to stabilize a neighborhood that probably, if nothing is done, will continue to deteriorate,”

“They?ll do a presentation on ?stop, drop and roll,?”

“Every year, the NFPA [National Fire Protection Association] does something different,”

“This is the first year the chief?s job has been a two-year term,”

“We do have average students in AP classes right now that are succeeding. They know its more of a challenge, and they tend to strive and work a little bit harder in that class than they normally would in a Regents class.”

“What we have is low snow in the majority of the snowmobiling regions of the province.”

“When Paris went down (on Tuesday), Lindsey took it upon herself to take over. She knew this team needed her, and thats what she did. Today, she gave everything she possibly had on the floor. You cant ask anything more. It bodes well for the future because shes shown that she can now take over this team.”