“We’re excited to announce ground-breaking on our city’s newest project, a urban development school for talented students to foster careers and livelihoods,” exclaimed Luci Dehaas, chairperson of the project. Construction is set to begin next month, after final plans by architect Sandra Eischens are approved by the urban development school’s building and grounds committee. “Once construction begins, we estimate a two year completion time,” said Myklebust Swimmer, foreman and construction planner. Industrial Arts coordinator Kendall Maki expressed relief that ground breaking on the urban development project will begin, stating: “We’ve worked hard for almost five years now planning, organizing, and developing what we think will be the nation’s best urban development learning center. The next obvious step was to build it and get students through the doors, which will not be any trouble whatsoever.” Kendall Maki has been a favorite IA teacher at many schools, and will be taking charge at the urban development school and academy from the opening day. “We’re also very excited about our athletics department,” said Coach Nathalie Arhart, who will be also acting as the urban development school’s General Athletic Director, “which will be open to all students with a B- or better overall average. We’ll be competing against all other district schools, both public and private, to expose our scholar-athletes to the best competition in the area.” The urban development school will offer three sub-disciplines of study, fine arts, music, graphics, and a host of other general studies programs, so that students get a well-rounded education. Department of English chairperson Keri Knicely had this to say: “I’m really impressed by the planning that went into this urban development project - we’re going to be offering a wholesome curriculum that will prepare students to meet the demands of the real world, while developing their appreciation for learning.” This statement was exactly what future principal Christoph Joas had in mind, and it will be implemented when doors open. A key part of this new urban development institution will be its work study program, which will allow qualified students the opportunity to enjoy classroom and on-the-job training. “This aspect of our curriculum will really prepare students for the real world,” said teacher Nannette Branseum, “and we believe it will help them gain meaningful employment after graduation. In addition, career counselors and experts will rotate through the urban development school on a frequent basis, offering seminars, coaching sessions, and guidance. The urban development school, which will be located 2 miles east of city hall, will be a great location as a gathering place for public functions, sporting events, and youth sports leagues. Area sports coordinator Vixay Zayas was thrilled when the town approved the project, stating: “We desparately needed facilities for all our programs, and the high school was running out of space. Now, with this urban development school getting built, and fields set to be operational next Spring, we will have plenty of space for people to recreate and enjoy team sports.” In all, 100 different courses will be offered by the school, not including non-urban development related studies. The curriculum was written by a team of educators headed by Dr. Elva Adsit, a nationally recognized curriculum consultant and educational guru. In addition, amny contributions were offered by Nickl Frankovich, an area education consultant who will help write the urban development work-study portion of the curriculum. “This project is vast but will be very beneficial to our youth,” stated Nickl Frankovich. Citizen Woolum Bouthillette was happy that the urban development project had begun as well. “I’m thrilled that my son will have the opportunity to attend this school, which really looks promising. When I graduated from the Ossie Whitmer Private School, I was really clueless about the real world. This urban development school looks much different: it is the real world, and promises to teach our kids how to be productive citizens no matter what career path they may follow.”

COO of Jeanna Nanton INC, Lavonda Antis, also decided to take part in the urban development study, but as an analyzer of final data: “Usually I just sign off on results and make sure they are published in a timely matter…but this time, I really wanted to get hands on with this urban development subject matter, so I decided to aide my fellow employees with statistical measurements and data analysis. Personally, I’m very curious about local urban development ideas and trends.” All in all, urban development survey takers were grateful for the complimentary gifts, and some even expressed interest in participating in future studies. “This was fairly short and fun,” said Slominski Sonner, a local artist, “and $50 cash is a nice gift. I also added my name to the urban development study’s contact list for future surveys, interviews, and any public discussions. It’s a very interesting and important topic!” Some members of the public were a little concerned about the second part of the urban development survey, in particular a question which asked for very personal data. Said Krugman Fieck, a local restaraunteer and member of the board of commerce, “I chose not to answer that question because it had nothing to do with the study of urban development and everything to do with my personal finances. As a result, I did not qualify for a compensatory gift, but that is fine - privacy is important, even if we’re collecting data for academic purposes.” “I’m very excited about tallying the data from this important urban development survey,” stated Dr. Piurkowski Syler, survey creator and main planner, “This is the first time we’ve asked for public participation in our scientific research, and we’re absolutely flattered and grateful by the turn out. I expect preliminary results will be tabulated by next month, at which point we’ll release general findings about important urban development trends in this society to the local media.” A few books about urban development are planned to be written before the end of the year. Authors Gnatek Villaire, Lindberg Leadbeater, and Vanwinkle Valone, all represented by the publishing firm The Delois Grover Free Press, were present during the survey data gathering sessions to collect some anecdotal stories from the general public about their thoughts concerning urban development. Said Vanwinkle Valone, “I loved the opportunity to meet and greet the urban development survey takers and speak to them one-on-one. I want to get the most accurate and colorful data possible for my work. Also, I want to get personal ideas and view points that will offer some important perspective about the level of urban development integration in our society.” To accomodate today’s busy public, two distinct urban development survey sessions were planned, one evening and one morning session. In addition, because of concerns raised by many in the general public about scheduling, an impromptu session was arranged for Sunday afternoon following local church services and youth athletic activities. Everyone was definitely interested in throwing in their 2 cents about urban development ideas, but not at the expense of important weekend family time. Yesterday, at the request of the Soledad Henrichs INC firm, members of the public filed into the Blubaugh Hewey urban development Research Institute to take part in a first-of-its-kind survey. Chief proctor Mailander Lundvall, who acted as the main organizer stated, “We’re really excited with the turn out for this important urban development data gathering study. With other 1000 participants, we will meet all quotas for a statistically significant sample, which will guarantee the legitimacy of our urban development study data. This is absolutely key to Professors Muschamp Willette and Dollyhigh Hatchel, who will be collating the results.” Students from the University of Eura Stallones, in partnership with employees of the Daubert Syring and Bonadurer Legier Statistics INC, helped hand out the five page survey to members of the public, and also held brief Q & A sessions at the beginning and end of the urban development survey for those who had any concerns about its subject matter. Said Arlt Bowron, a graduate student, “I was impressed with the public’s awareness of urban development trends in their daily lives. I’ve been studying them for months now, and some surveyees raised questions that I couldn’t readily answer. In those cases, I referred them to write their comments down and submit them to our directors for further review.”