I dont normally buy the news paper anymore just because of all the negatives stuff being reported.

 

I also quit buying it because it is now half the size it used to be, WTH...

 

Maybe that is why they can now only report half the story...Just sayin:thumb:

 

But hey, thanks for keeping HIGHLANDS first in everyone's mind. People say they get tired of hearing about HIGHLANDS, well thank the media...Thank you very much, may I have another:banana:

 

As I always say the media gives the public what they will want to read. HHS is news. Always has been.

 

The writer's Twitter page says he is from Ft Thomas.

As I always say the media gives the public what they will want to read. HHS is news. Always has been.

 

The writer's Twitter page says he is from Ft Thomas.

 

 

Yeah, and TEDFROMVILLAHILLS is from Villa Hills but yet he is a HIGHLANDS guy...Your point?

Yeah, and TEDFROMVILLAHILLS is from Villa Hills but yet he is a HIGHLANDS guy...Your point?

 

Easy, Sweep. Have some coffee. Just threw that out there for the conspiracy folks.

Sorry, game day jitters...Coffee is flowing with a top 10 due any minute and all will be good...:thumb:

Sorry, game day jitters...Coffee is flowing with a top 10 due any minute and all will be good...:thumb:

 

I gotcha. Have fun today. I'm heading to Lex to get my boy's apartment set up so I won't be making it.

Plus, I just found out that my FTEF packet did not come in the mail this week. Guess Iam not allowed on the field this yr.

 

Got my Sideline Club packet though, that makes me happy:thumb:

I gotcha. Have fun today. I'm heading to Lex to get my boy's apartment set up so I won't be making it.

 

C'mon Clyde, he is a big boy now, time to let him go. LOL

 

He will be have some good company down there at The Lex

Just poor journalism. This reporter found some easy information at a few schools because they had detailed spending records available to the public. If info was not easily accessible he did nothing to dig for it. Schools have done many different things as it relates to accounting practices for athletic programs and fundraising activities. Recent mandated accounting practices will level the field a bit and bring a closer to reality look to what is actually spent. Schools such as Highlands have been using current 'red book' accounting practices and the result is an accurate public record. All districts are now required by law to follow those same guidelines.

If there was a real news story here it would be that Dixie runs its entire football program on $10,000 a year. Those guys or incredibly efficient. ............. Or it could be just poor journalism.

 

I don't know what methods this particular reporter took, but I can assure you there's nothing "easy" about having to write a story that requires Freedom Of Information Act filings. That is usually done when the taxpayer-funded institution under scrutiny is being overly secretive in withholding documents and such that the general public has rights to.

 

That said, I don't know if the reporter had to do this in this case. My guess is the schools didn't willingly give this up, but they may have. Private schools, however, have no such obligations to share information regarding their funding. I would presume the reporter asked this of certain high-profile parochial schools and was denied, but I don't know for sure.

 

I read no agenda in the article and am a bit puzzled by the defensiveness of Bluebird Nation on this. It's a fair topic to touch on, given how expensive HS sports it to fund, and how alternate methods of fundraising are necessary since the schools have cut athletic funding so deeply in recent decades.

C'mon Clyde, he is a big boy now, time to let him go. LOL

 

He will be have some good company down there at The Lex

 

Well he doesn't want to sleep on the floor so I need to deliver a bed and a couch.

 

DVR set though.

 

That said, I don't know if the reporter had to do this in this case. My guess is the schools didn't willingly give this up, but they may have.

 

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Sounds like HHS gave it up freely.

I don't know what methods this particular reporter took, but I can assure you there's nothing "easy" about having to write a story that requires Freedom Of Information Act filings. That is usually done when the taxpayer-funded institution under scrutiny is being overly secretive in withholding documents and such that the general public has rights to.

 

That said, I don't know if the reporter had to do this in this case. My guess is the schools didn't willingly give this up, but they may have. Private schools, however, have no such obligations to share information regarding their funding. I would presume the reporter asked this of certain high-profile parochial schools and was denied, but I don't know for sure.

 

I read no agenda in the article and am a bit puzzled by the defensiveness of Bluebird Nation on this. It's a fair topic to touch on, given how expensive HS sports it to fund, and how alternate methods of fundraising are necessary since the schools have cut athletic funding so deeply in recent decades.

 

From a Beechwood perspective. everything in the article is emailed monthly to all boosters.

 

I saw nothing negative in the article. As for the education foundation paying for the scoreboard, that is a huge mistake in my opinion. When I give money to a "educational" foundation, I expect it to go to education. Sounds like there's a little too close of a relationship between the Boosters and the FTEF.

QUOTE=Old Sports Dad;4758498]From a Beechwood perspective. everything in the article is emailed monthly to all boosters.

 

I saw nothing negative in the article. As for the education foundation paying for the scoreboard, that is a huge mistake in my opinion. When I give money to a "educational" foundation, I expect it to go to education. Sounds like there's a little too close of a relationship between the Boosters and the FTEF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am a member of boosters and I am a member of the foundation club of the Fort Thomas Education Foundation.

 

The education foundation board does a wonderful job of raising funds, providing grants, and capital improvements for school system. Never have I questioned the distribution of funds because I know that the members of this board have the best interest of the students of Highlands High School at heart. HHS athletic boosters have been involved in funding of turf fields for football and soccer. Boosters have been involved in funding for baseball field and the new softball field. FTEF has not crossed over into these athletic only upgrades. When the time came for a new scoreboard with video technology, the FTEF became involved because of the educational opportunities it provides. HHS has course offerings in the audio/video broadcasting areas. This scoreboard will serve as another outlet with which the students can gain experience. It will become a part of the curriculum. I know the board discussed the funding of the board and its perception as an athletic donation, they did a great job of informing donors of its benefits.

 

I look forward to watching the talented members of the broadcasting class use the board to entertain and inform throughout this season and beyond. Since school has only been in session one week I think we will only get a taste this week of how the students can use this technology. By seasons end I expect great things from these students

From a Beechwood perspective. everything in the article is emailed monthly to all boosters.

 

I saw nothing negative in the article. As for the education foundation paying for the scoreboard, that is a huge mistake in my opinion. When I give money to a "educational" foundation, I expect it to go to education. Sounds like there's a little too close of a relationship between the Boosters and the FTEF.

OSD, the article failed to describe why the Education Foundation provided a grant for the scoreboard. The Fort Thomas Education Foundation (FTEF) played a critical role in the renovation of Highlands High School. As part of that effort, they helped fund the facilities for the Broadcast Journalism program, including a TV studio, production room, and cameras. This scoreboard was not only purchased for athletics but as a major enhancement to that Broadcast program. The FTEF provided a grant to the program which help offset the costs of the scoreboard. They did not pay for the whole thing. Also, in return for their support, they receive the exclusive advertising rights to the signage and video ads on the scoreboard. The monies that they raise come back and help the students in all 5 of our schools from elementary to high.

 

For today's game, the teacher and the students will be operating the scoreboard and cameras. Eventually, they can learn to run a stats ticker along the bottom of the scoreboard ESPN-style or they can create commercials for the Game Day sponsors. The announcer is now one of our high school students. This was more than a purchase for football, but it was to enhance the learning experience of our students as well. This is real-world experience that these kids will be getting and can apply in college or in a paying job after graduation. I donate to the Foundation and am very proud of the grants they have made to our school system!

Do they rent apartments with that money for all the transfers?

 

Close, we rent space in our homes. I moved my girls out to the shed and have 2 linemen doubled up in their room and a QB/RB tandem in the guest room. I think they are all from Independence but not really sure. Doesn't matter.

Sounds like HHS gave it up freely.

 

That's the impression I got from the quotes in the article. However, that doesn't necessarily mean the school itself readily gave up the information in question without an FOIA request. Those commenting on behalf of the individual booster orgs seemed happy to cooperate from the tone of the quotes, but the decision to release that information comes from the school district. It's a lot easier to get a quote if you already have the information in hand.