Go Charter Schools & Go Nittany Lions!

An interesting sidelight to one of the football games I plan to watch today. This came in the Colorado League of Charter Schools newsletter:

While ‘SC and Penn State have their fans, Rose Bowl Game sponsor Citi (Citigroup) has picked its favorite for the big game on New Years Day: Inner City Education Foundation (ICEF) Public Schools, the fast-growing public charter school operator based in Southern California.

ICEF charter schools students will be featured in Citi’s “Chairman’s Message” to be aired at half-time of the national ABC telecast of the Rose Bowl game on January 1 (consult local listings for kick-off time). This marks the first time public charter schools will be highlighted in a bowl game message… to an audience of tens of millions of Americans tuned in around the country!

See a preview of the message at ICEF’s website or on YouTube. Congratulations to ICEF, for helping raise awareness about how public charter schools are turning around the lives of millions of students in our nation.

For more information, read the full announcement here.

Go, Nittany Lions! …

Fight on State!
Fight on State!
Strike your gait and win!
Victory we predict for thee.
We’re ever true to you dear old White and Blue.
Onward, State!
Onward, State!
Roar, Lions, roar!
We’ll hit that line, roll up the score,
Fight on to victory ever more,
Fight on, on, on, on, on, Fight on, on, Penn State!