Unfortunately the BCPWFL kind of screwed up with that. I know for a fact around 5-6 years ago it was brought up to the pee wee league to have their Junior and Senior division teams made up of kids going to certain high schools. For instance Boone would have a team in each division represented by kids who would be going to Boone, Conner the same, Cooper the same, and Ryle the same. They refused to do it which was the wrong decision if you ask me. So Ryle went out and got their own Jr and Sr teams and a year later Cooper did the same. I'm sure before too long either the BCPWFL will change it's stance or Boone and Conner may do the same.

Someone from the BCPWFL told me that Thompson was the one coach who objected to the true feeder system, again this is second hand knowledge, but if that is the case, he has been hurt by that decision more than any other program, IMO.

What's going on with Boone, Is their area getting smaller to accommodate the other 3 high schools?

 

Boone is land locked both in terms of the school itself, and its district. There is no room for expanding either the school, or the district population, with perhaps the exception of high density housing. In the next realignment, Boone could be 5A.

Someone from the BCPWFL told me that Thompson was the one coach who objected to the true feeder system, again this is second hand knowledge, but if that is the case, he has been hurt by that decision more than any other program, IMO.

 

It goes back to running Owen Hauck Offense. Very simple offense to run and implement,therefore the need for a feeder (in Thompson's mind) is not there.

Only the school can limit it's borders. Any school can have open enrollment if they want it. It is my opinion that every school should have open enrollment and the ADA money should follow the student to the school they attend. That is the way it is currently done Greenup, Boyd, Carter, Lawrence, and Elliott Counties. The school should have to compete to keep the students, not win by default.

 

One school in my area is now wanting out of the above agreement because they were on probation by the state and ran by the state due to poor test scores and lost over 400 students last year. I say that is the parents choice and a good one to take your child out of a academically underachieving school. Why would you be surprised that students leave when your test scores are one of the lowest in the state.

It goes back to running Owen Hauck Offense. Very simple offense to run and implement,therefore the need for a feeder (in Thompson's mind) is not there.

Could be, never looked at it from that perspective.

Now flash forward 10 years...who do you think is competing for the state championships? It all starts with education! The rich get richer because of education, not their football programs.

 

The rich get richer because they are richer.

Follow the money.

The rich get richer because they are richer.

Follow the money.

 

Not sure what you mean. What does money have to do with kids wanting to go to those schools? When I used "richer", I meant more kids come to that particular school because of the education they get. Schools with great education programs attract more kids.

Only the school can limit it's borders. Any school can have open enrollment if they want it. It is my opinion that every school should have open enrollment and the ADA money should follow the student to the school they attend. That is the way it is currently done Greenup, Boyd, Carter, Lawrence, and Elliott Counties. The school should have to compete to keep the students, not win by default.

 

One school in my area is now wanting out of the above agreement because they were on probation by the state and ran by the state due to poor test scores and lost over 400 students last year. I say that is the parents choice and a good one to take your child out of a academically underachieving school. Why would you be surprised that students leave when your test scores are one of the lowest in the state.

 

And if the test scores are low because the school serves a disproportionate number of IEP, 504 and free and reduced lunch students? Test score comparisons go out the window when one school can select their students and others must educate whatever comes in the door.

 

Furthermore, there are way too many people here who put the responsibility of educating their kids on the school system. when it should be on the parent. This is a GUTLESS abdication of parental responsibility!!

Its like you guys are saying "look at that guy, he is handsome and his parents give him a lot of money, it's not fair, I want the hottest girls to like me too"

 

The way I look at it is to compete with him for the ladies i'm going to have to work hard and do things differently. I'm going to have to earn some money, my parents don't have any, and i'm going to have to treat the girls great because i'm average looking.

 

I can't expect the government to give me a hot girlfriend. Guess what its not equal but it is fair.

 

Seriously?

Not sure what you mean. What does money have to do with kids wanting to go to those schools? When I used "richer", I meant more kids come to that particular school because of the education they get. Schools with great education programs attract more kids.

 

Look and see which schools do best academically. It has everything to do with money and the more affluent communities. It's not a coincidence that the areas with more money do well academically and the areas with a high percentage of poor kids struggle.

Look and see which schools do best academically. It has everything to do with money and the more affluent communities. It's not a coincidence that the areas with more money do well academically and the areas with a high percentage of poor kids struggle.

 

Could it be that the great grandparents/grandparents/parents of the children in the better schools today, learned long ago, that education did indeed improve their quality of life and worked hard to make sure their children got a great education by sacrificing and doing without long ago and it is paying off today?

Could it be that the great grandparents/grandparents/parents of the children in the better schools today, learned long ago, that education did indeed improve their quality of life and worked hard to make sure their children got a great education by sacrificing and doing without long ago and it is paying off today?

 

Probably

It doesn't change what I said though.

I always tell people that Cooper has benefitted from Boone's rule of staying in your district.

 

Gotta disagree here. If you look at the boundaries set for Cooper vs. the other Boone Co. schools, Cooper's square mile footage is the smallest. Sure they benefited when the school first opened, but if you look at the "pool" from which they have to pull from it's the smallest. They have part of Union (which is unevenly split with Ryle who has virtually everything from Triple Crown darn near to Walton) and the majority of Burlington, which is small poplulation wise to begin with and the last mile or so of the South side of Pleasant Valley. Boone Co. virtually has the whole city of Florence with the exception of the portion that butts up against Union an ALL of Oakbrook. Conner of course has a small part of Burlington but the entire Hebron community. The only benefit I see here is that for football they are small enough to remain a solid 5A team in football due to the size of boys enrolled.

Look and see which schools do best academically. It has everything to do with money and the more affluent communities. It's not a coincidence that the areas with more money do well academically and the areas with a high percentage of poor kids struggle.

 

First, I don't think its the money, it's the home life. You don't have to have money to do good in school. It's the enviroment you grow up in. Now it may be easier to grow up with money, no doubt, but what I'm saying by the rich get richer is that ANY kid can come to HHS. Athleticism doesn't know money. If you can figure out a way to pay the tuition or in my case my mom worked two jobs to rent an apartment in Ft Thomas so my brother and I could attend HHS. Why did she do that, education! Kids of all levels of income go to HHS. Yes, they are known for the "well-off" folks, but there are just as many that aren't well-off. They do what it takes to get their kid into the schools so they have the tools they need when they graduate.

 

The point I was making is the rich get richer (or get more athletes to come there) because the education is so good. Money may have assisted in making the schools successful at some point, but HHS get players because of education. Again, I don't think we've ever had a kid come to HHS from Beechwood, NCC, Cov Cath, Brossart, St Henry and none of those schools have the football tradition as HHS. They are good, but not as good as HHS.

Could it be that the great grandparents/grandparents/parents of the children in the better schools today, learned long ago, that education did indeed improve their quality of life and worked hard to make sure their children got a great education by sacrificing and doing without long ago and it is paying off today?

 

Bingo! My mom worked two jobs, had to live on a bus line (because we had no car) in an apartment in Ft. Thomas to send us two boys to HHS. It's the absolute truth! And we both played football and neither of us played in college! So was it a waste or were we there for education?