.... and the work required in the classroom..

St. Henry boys aren't required to work in the classroom?

What type of lunches do they have in Park Hills.

St. Henry boys aren't required to work in the classroom?

 

Never said they didn't

What type of lunches do they have in Park Hills.

 

There chicken sandwiches are excellent.

I know at kid from Campbell Co. was deciding between NewCath and CovCath and the lunch during his visit was the deciding factor.

All of my sons still talk about how great the lunches were.

I applied for a gig at St. Henry's a few years back (about 7 or 8 years ago now) and asked about starting football. I was told directly that it is a money issue. The cost to refurbish facilities to incorporate football, equipment and travel costs were all prohibitive for the school. St. Henry's is not a financial powerhouse, so the costs were a major factor. I was also told that the troubles Bishop Brossart had when they started with getting coaches, facilities and kids to commit to the program were a factor because St. Henry's did not want to go through similar struggles.

There chicken sandwiches are excellent.

I know at kid from Campbell Co. was deciding between NewCath and CovCath and the lunch during his visit was the deciding factor.

All of my sons still talk about how great the lunches were.

 

Obviously needed more work in the classroom! :lol:

^ St. Henry is a much bigger school so getting players would be no issue at all IMO. Secondly, most people tell me that football generates revenue. Third, don't schools get a boost in enrollment with football that also brings in revenue? No doubt there would be start up cost but I think it would be revenue positive in rather short order.

Not to be silly but how not?

 

Just like in the NewCath situation, there is a financial component to that, that no one wants to talk about. At the end of the day St. Henry is just a pawn in a bigger chess game.

 

I guess I would compare diocesan funds versus parish and school funds to something like federal government versus state or city government.

To say it the reason not to start football is b/c it would hurt soccer and cross country is dumb. It may pull kids away from soccer, but who can honestly say they know someone who would've played football if there was a team but since there wasn't they settled for cross country? What about schools that added soccer well after the football program was started? Brossart seems to be staying strong in non-football boys sports. Yes I know they are quite bad in football. Why is it fair for prospective football players to just be content sitting in the stands?

I guess I would compare diocesan funds versus parish and school funds to something like federal government versus state or city government.

 

And when a city falls down who comes to their rescue!?

^ St. Henry is a much bigger school so getting players would be no issue at all IMO. Secondly, most people tell me that football generates revenue. Third, don't schools get a boost in enrollment with football that also brings in revenue? No doubt there would be start up cost but I think it would be revenue positive in rather short order.

 

I am only sharing what was directly told to me.

 

I do think that it is important to point out a few things that I know working in private schools in many capacities for over a decade:

 

1. Football start up costs are the most prohibitive of just about any program. Unless you get a chunk of funds that are earmarked for starting the program or have access to a lot of cash, it is very difficult for a school as small as St. Henry to absorb those costs.

 

2. Any boost in enrollment would not come close to offsetting the costs of football because most parochial schools do not rely solely on tuition to cover costs for educating students. The diocese will foot part of the cost and fundraising will cover the rest. That means that they will have to decide how to cover the costs for educating additional students before even thinking about how to allocate additional tuition dollars to football, and in all likelihood football will never see any of those additional tuition dollars.

 

3. Football does not generate the type of revenue that would cause it to be cash flow positive in short order at the overwhelming majority of high schools around the country and I would imagine that it would be similar at St. Henry's. I am not on the inside to confirm this, though.

 

I hope this does not come across as an attack, VOR. It is not meant as such. I am just sharing what experiences I have had and the information gained from said experiences.

Obviously needed more work in the classroom! :lol:

 

So true.

Next got many holy cards for spelling.

Something else that may be a factor.

If football is added, a male sport, would they be required to add a female sport?

Something else that may be a factor.

If football is added, a male sport, would they be required to add a female sport?

 

I am not sure if there is a requirement for a private school to do this, but St. Henry's already has more girl sports, 12, than boys sports, 11, according to their website. Cheerleading has no male equivalent right now at SHDHS.

I am only sharing what was directly told to me.

 

I do think that it is important to point out a few things that I know working in private schools in many capacities for over a decade:

 

1. Football start up costs are the most prohibitive of just about any program. Unless you get a chunk of funds that are earmarked for starting the program or have access to a lot of cash, it is very difficult for a school as small as St. Henry to absorb those costs.

 

2. Any boost in enrollment would not come close to offsetting the costs of football because most parochial schools do not rely solely on tuition to cover costs for educating students. The diocese will foot part of the cost and fundraising will cover the rest. That means that they will have to decide how to cover the costs for educating additional students before even thinking about how to allocate additional tuition dollars to football, and in all likelihood football will never see any of those additional tuition dollars.

 

3. Football does not generate the type of revenue that would cause it to be cash flow positive in short order at the overwhelming majority of high schools around the country and I would imagine that it would be similar at St. Henry's. I am not on the inside to confirm this, though.

 

I hope this does not come across as an attack, VOR. It is not meant as such. I am just sharing what experiences I have had and the information gained from said experiences.

 

Oh, I definitely am not taking any of your comments as an attack. Good points and a good discussion.