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Dedication to strong school system helps bring Community together

June 2, 2011 /

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"Quite frankly, what brought the community together are the schools. We got the kids involved," said Steve Jenkins, former mayor of 23 years and a current Douglas County commissioner. "The district’s most recent (construction bond) passed by more than 70 percent, and that doesn’t happen unless the community believes in the schools."

Bridgeport High School was one of three finalists in the nationwide Race to the Top Commencement Challenge, vying to bring President Barack Obama to speak at graduation. When he selected a school in Tennessee, the White House pledged to send a Cabinet member – Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis.

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