Rancho Santa Fe: Where Can We Go From Here?, 50th anniversary school composition, June 8, 1977
Entry/Object ID
2017.011.049
Collection
Rancho Santa Fe School District
Archive Items Details
Title
Rancho Santa Fe: Where Can We Go From Here?, 50th anniversary school composition, June 8, 1977
Description
Handwritten eighth-grade school composition titled Rancho Santa Fe: Where Can We Go From Here?, prepared in connection with Rancho Santa Fe’s 50th anniversary in 1977. Louise Goody describes Rancho Santa Fe as a country community combining resort-like qualities, Spanish-style architecture, and a quiet way of life. She reflects on relationships between older and younger residents through an account of an elderly neighbor who shared his interest in model cars with a child, using the story to emphasize intergenerational friendship and the value of listening to different perspectives. The essay concludes by considering Rancho Santa Fe’s past, present, and future and the importance of learning from both longtime residents and younger generations.
