The Willow Glen Resident Letters To every holiday there is a season Walking through Willow Glen in the middle of autumn is sheer delight. Pumpkins, scarecrows and all manner of door and porch decorations help us appreciate the fall season once again. My request to Willow Glen residents is this: Let's fully appreciate and celebrate one season at a time. Please wait to put out Christmas and winter decorations until after Thanksgiving. We don't have to keep the same calendar as retailers. Autumn is wonderful (and distinctly non-commercial); let's not hasten to bring in winter and Christmas before their time. Wendy Watkins Willow Glen Way Bring other students in from the cold I am a 16-year-old student at Lincoln High. I work on Lincoln Avenue, at L'Daisy Patch, and have been receiving the Willow Glen Resident for some time. But throughout my reading of your paper, I do not find any mention of any other high school in San Jose Unified, other than Willow Glen. Although I know that the name of the school is appropriate to the name of your paper, why is that the only high school ever mentioned? Is it because your paper only deals with topics concerning the Willow Glen area? Besides San Jose High, Lincoln is one of the oldest schools in San Jose. And like all the other high schools, many interesting events that would be newsworthy happen at Lincoln High School. Pioneer, Leland, Gunderson and San Jose High also get no attention from your paper. Many of those students live right here, in Willow Glen, so why are they getting no recognition? I think that featuring one article each week on a different school would improve your paper greatly and also give more attention to those who have been left out in the cold. Jennifer Murray Morocco Drive Multiculturalism, not monolingualism In response to Sadie Mouber (Speaking Out, Oct. 14) and her statements about River Glen school, I am not sure what she means by "so much for bilingual when they have to steal schools from English-speaking children in the neighborhood." Unfortunately, my husband and I speak English only. Fortunately, for our children, we see the benefits of learning a second language and our children attend River Glen school. I live in the neighborhood, and I never felt as if anyone was stealing schools. I looked at River Glen as a wonderful and inexpensive opportunity for my children. I feel it is more worthwhile for us to embrace the multicultural society that we live in, rather than run from it. Joan Dionne El Abra Way [ Back to Contents Page | Willow Glen Resident Home Page | Archives ] This article appeared in the Willow Glen Resident, November 4, 1998. ©1998 Metro Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.