Xyoo 2013, thaum Lub Zej Zog Foundation tau qhia lub sijhawm los ua qhov sib txawv rau tag nrho lub tsev kawm ntawv theem pib, Mark thiab Ann Thelen tau nce tam sim ntawd. Lawv tau kawm txog Discovery School cov tub ntxhais kawm ntau lub cev thiab tus thawj tswj hwm lub siab xav txhawb kom muaj kev txais tos zoo dua, suav nrog zej zog uas txhua tus xav tias lawv koom nrog.
Ib qho ntawm nws qhov kev xav tau yooj yim: Muab txhua tus tub ntxhais kawm ntawm Discovery School ib lub tsho t-shirt kom cov menyuam tuaj yeem nyob hauv tib pab pawg. Lub Foundation tau hu rau cov neeg pub dawb zoo li Thelens los qhia txog lub tswv yim.
"Thaum lub tswv yim ntawm kev yuav t-shirts tau tshwm sim, kuv nug txog qhov xav tau," said Mark Thelen, tus tswv lag luam laus hauv St. Cloud. "Tab sis tom qab ntawd kuv tau pom tias muaj ntau haiv neeg ntawm Discovery School cov tub ntxhais kawm lub cev thiab qhov xav tau tiag tiag rau ntau tus tub ntxhais kawm tshiab xav tias suav nrog."
Kwv yees li ib feem peb ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv cov tub ntxhais kawm yog cov kawm lus Askiv thiab ntau dua 80 feem pua ntawm cov tub ntxhais kawm tsim nyog tau noj su dawb lossis txo qis. Tsuas yog 40 feem pua ntawm cov tub ntxhais kawm yog neeg Caucasian, 30 feem pua yog African-Asmeskas thiab 21 feem pua yog neeg Mev.
Ann, uas yog tus tswv lag luam tshaj tawm nrog nws tus txiv hais tias "Yog tias sib piv t-shirts ua rau muaj kev nkag siab ntawm ib pawg ntawm cov menyuam yaus sib txawv thiab txawm tias muaj kev lom zem me ntsis, qhov ntawd yog qhov zoo,"
Lub Foundation tau coj ib pab neeg pub dawb uas koom nrog kev txaus siab rau qhov ua rau muaj kev nkag siab zoo dua ntawm kev koom tes thiab zej zog hauv tsev kawm ntawv hauv zos. Cov neeg pub dawb muaj xws li Mark thiab Ann Thelen, Nancy Ehlen, Kathy thiab Dr. John Reisinger, Kevin thiab Teresa Hilger thiab Gary thiab Jane Marsden. Ua ke, lawv tau muab cov nyiaj uas xav tau los muab rau txhua tus tub ntxhais kawm ib lub tsho xiav Discovery Dolphins t-shirt thiab xyuas kom meej tias kev mus ncig ua si tuaj yeem siv tau rau txhua tus tub ntxhais kawm xyoo kawm ntawv.
"Los ntawm qhov peb tau pom, nws ua qhov txawv," Mark hais.
Curt Rock, tus thawj coj ntawm Discovery hauv 2013-2014, tau pom zoo. "Qhov no yog ib txoj hauv kev zoo ua rau txhua tus hauv tsev kawm ntawv muaj kev sib raug zoo," nws hais. "Yog tsis muaj cov nyiaj pub dawb no, muaj ntau qhov kev mus ncig ua si peb cov tub ntxhais kawm yuav tsis muaj sijhawm los ntsib."