Since my brother Donald granduated from McKinley, we've been paying pretty close attention to the whole debacle surrounding Jayvonna Kincannon and the principal - lovingly known as "Bitchy Barton." I didn't come up with the nickname but you have to admit it fits.
For 75 years, a graduate from McKinley has won the "I Dare You" award for youth leadership presented by the Alumni Association. For the past 29 of those 75 years, a great man named Otto has been giving this award out personally. Well, in a move that can only be classified as "Classic Crystal", she banned Otto from the building yesterday and had the cops there to make sure he didn't show up. Rumor was that she was going to try and skip the award all together. NOT!!!!!!!! Donald was asked to present instead. With his quick wit and easy smile, he calmed the nervous crowd, poked fun at his alumni counterparts from 1949 & beyond "I still have my original hair color" and then proceeded with a speech written by Otto. In front of news cameras, a reporter from the Buffalo news, and to thunderous applause, he announced Jayvonna's name. We got to see him on Channel 4 (www.wivb.com) at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00 and 11:00 pm. Not to mention he has a video on Channel 4's site. Aside from naming him "Ronald" in the original broadcast, we're all damn proud of him.
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