Martirano Gets Visit from His Friends
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Martirano Gets Visit from His Friends
Leonardtown MD - 6/12/2011
By Dick Myers
School Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano with his friend James Quade
In this day and age when many people have Facebook Friends, St. Mary’s County School Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano had a couple of his “friends” visit him in person.
With high school graduations over, the school year winding down, a budget vote just an hour away at Wednesday’s school board meeting, the superintendent invited two students to the table with him as kind of a reality check about what the school system is all about – the kids.
James Quade is a legally blind first grader at Green Holly School. James said he had a good year at school and at one point told Dr. Martirano: “I love you.” That brought a tear to the eyes and temporary speechlessness to the usually unflappable superintendent .
The other student, George Washington Elementary School kindergartener Jaylen Johnson, read to the superintendent, with a little help from him.
Both student’s parents, principals and teachers also attended the meeting.
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