Interview with David Jones

By David Storm Dotson and Zach Zache

Storm: If you changed the length of school days how long would they be?

David: I would change the length of school days from eight to eight and one-half hours.

Zach:   What do you have in store for the school in the future?

David: We work hard so that we can be a model for future schools. We also want to build a tennis court, and another basketball court. We also plan to clean out some buildings, put in a science museum, ping-pong tables, and a biology and physics laboratory. We also want to put in a telescope room.

Storm: What do you think of the new computer laboratory?

David: Twenty-five computers were going to be added but no more technology. I also want to have the after school program in the computer laboratory.

Zach:   What is your favorite thing about the school, not including the students or teachers?

David: The humanity and the intellect.

Storm: What is your opinion on the war in Iraq?

David: The war is neither right nor wrong, but it will benefit the people of Iraq in the long run.

Zach:   Do you plan on building a high school, or do you plan on leaving the high school students with the middle school students? 

David: We will mix the students according to where they are academically. 

Storm: When you get on a computer and you don’t have any work to do, what would you do first?

David: I would explore the Internet.

 Zach:  Which scientist or historical hero inspires you?

David: Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and Mendel.

Storm: Of all inventions which five seem most important?

David: The printing press, the Internet, the discovery of the DNA sequence, the telephone, and vaccines and other medicines.

Zach:   What three books would you recommend for the middle school students to read during the winter break?

David: The Little Prince, Time and Space, and The Twentieth Century.

Storm: What vitamins or minerals does pomegranate have?

David: It’s rich in Vitamin C, but I don’t know what else.

David Jones and Zach Zache

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