Recently, our Girls coaches at Charnock Road Elementary asked their students to write letters to our newly elected President. With that simple prompt, what was produced were honest requests about personal hopes and concerns. Their candor is beautiful, the requests are straight-forward and their emphatic support is a sign that the "Obama generation" has transcended further than many ever thought possible. In the letters, our students made the most of their time with pen-pal Barack, asking for anything between a better world to more Vampire Teeth stores (a sign that maybe the Twilight sensation has transcended further than thought possible as well). Below you can read some excerpts from their letters. After you're done think about, if given the chance, what would you ask President Obama? Hopes? Concerns? Favorite ice-cream flavor? Let us know whats on your mind!
Dear President Obama,
"I voted for you at my house. My mom is from Kenya. I want you to change the world. YOU ROCK!!!!!" -Leila
"I just love to learn new things! I just loved your speech! Well enough about me lets talk about some changes I was wondering that you could fix in the world. Maybe you could fix some parts of the world that are in a bad condition and maybe you could help the children..." -Sabrina
"...I loved your speech and I'm really happy you are the new President and I wanted to know if you could donate 1 big mat because the Charnock cheerleaders don't have enough money to buy one...Please write back. :)" -The girls of Charnock Cheerleaders
"I hope you let us go in the White House and let us see you.I hope you make the world a better place. I want to you to let people have more vampire teeth stores, help the poor..." -Mary
"Your daughters look so nice and kind. We watched the inauguration it was awesome! You Rock!!!" -Kendra
"Thank you for giving us hope and thank you for being our first African- America President of the U.S.A. I'm really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, happy for you...I wish I could be friends with both your daughters." -Amelie
"You are history, you are our first African-American President. I was wondering, it would be cool if you would come to my school. My school is in CA. My school is called Charnock. You can google it if you want...You Rock" -Kamari
"I really trust you as President...I know you are a good person. I also think that you can be a good father. I think that you are a nice person. Your daughters are very lucky to have you as a father." -Kimberly
"I am 10 years old and I have a brother he is 6 years old. I have a little cousin she is 5 years old. My brother is in first grade, my cousin is in Kindergarten, and I am in fourth grade. And you are a nice President." -Arelene
"I am very proud of you for being a President. I am in 3rd grade. I liked your speech that you said on the TV. You were very handsome. I know that you are a very nice person. I think that you are the best President in the whole entire world. You are also a good dad for your daughters." -Alejandra
