Isnt it amazing that the kids who get the fianancial aid from the so called Christian sources for diversity are star athletes. LCA without the girl from East Jessamine does not win the sweet sixteen last year. Seperate State titles is the only way to go.

 

Not the case. Again, your broad generalizations and the use of "always" and "never" is unfounded and demonstrates a lack of understanding of the issue.

Why should a private Christian school not be able to use their own money and offer need-based financial aid? It seems to me that this is a central part of their Christian mission.

 

Regarding a boycott, that would certainly be a mature and thoughtful way of dealing with the issue. Public schools cheat. Private schools cheat. Punish the cheaters and leave everyone else alone.

 

Painting all private schools with a broad brush as the great Satan serves no purpose. Do you honestly believe that ALL small Christian/private schools enjoy an advantage over public schools?? Explain to me how Lexington Sayre will have such a large advantage next week in district play. Lucky for Sayre they benefit from an unlevel playing field. Heaven help them if they didn't have this!

 

There are several small private schools throughout the state in this same situation, fighting many David vs Goliath battles throughout the season and always a huge underdog in post season play. If anyone should be crying it is them. Yet all of the complaints seem to come from larger, more afluent public schools such as the ones in Lexington (with their "courageous" boycott). Let them try competing year after year in the Sayre/Dunbar scenario and then we will talk. (By the way, I wonder why Sayre hasn't been boycotted by the Lexington publics???)

 

Concerning thier right to distribute money as they see fit, that is fine but they are a member of the KHSAA that governs them in sports related issues if they deem an action illegal they surrender to the consequences that is thier choice to belong to the khsaa.

 

As far as do all schools have an advantage? Yes I believe they do they can pull kids from all over the state and have them eligible from day one. That is an advantage anyway you look at it.

Concerning thier right to distribute money as they see fit, that is fine but they are a member of the KHSAA that governs them in sports related issues if they deem an action illegal they surrender to the consequences that is thier choice to belong to the khsaa.

 

As far as do all schools have an advantage? Yes I believe they do they can pull kids from all over the state and have them eligible from day one. That is an advantage anyway you look at it.

 

Not all non-public schools can take students from all over the state.

 

Some public schools can take students from outside thier residential district.

 

No student that played varsity sports can be eligible after transfering from one high school to the next day one, unless they meet the conditions of the transfer rule. If they enroll as a freshman in High School, then the transfer rule does not apply.

Why should a private Christian school not be able to use their own money and offer need-based financial aid? It seems to me that this is a central part of their Christian mission.

 

Regarding a boycott, that would certainly be a mature and thoughtful way of dealing with the issue. Public schools cheat. Private schools cheat. Punish the cheaters and leave everyone else alone.

 

Painting all private schools with a broad brush as the great Satan serves no purpose. Do you honestly believe that ALL small Christian/private schools enjoy an advantage over public schools?? Explain to me how Lexington Sayre will have such a large advantage next week in district play. Lucky for Sayre they benefit from an unlevel playing field. Heaven help them if they didn't have this!

 

There are several small private schools throughout the state in this same situation, fighting many David vs Goliath battles throughout the season and always a huge underdog in post season play. If anyone should be crying it is them. Yet all of the complaints seem to come from larger, more afluent public schools such as the ones in Lexington (with their "courageous" boycott). Let them try competing year after year in the Sayre/Dunbar scenario and then we will talk. (By the way, I wonder why Sayre hasn't been boycotted by the Lexington publics???)

Sayre's tuition is extremely high and to my knowledge do not provide significant financial. They are punished by being in the same district as Station and Scott Co. Maybe the KHSAA could realign the districts in Lexington where Lex Cath and Lex Christian were in the same district with these two powerhouses.

They don't have to give money to the public student athlete. Their school is already being paid by someone....the taxpayers!

 

And these athletes could have theirs paid for as well. If you can't afford it, then I guess you should just attend your local public compliments of the taxpayer.

The public schools have been involved in providing financial aid for several years in the form of breakfast, lunch, and books/fees subsidies. Before you bend out of shape over amount comparisions, I did a little research a few years ago. In 2004, the five public high schools in Fayette Co provided $1,400,000 worth of free/reduced breakfast, lunch, and books/fees. The argument always follows that this is not financial aid, but to get this, the student must bring a form home, the parents fill it out and sign it and return it to the school. On the form, to qualify for the benefit, the family must meet an income test. If this is not financial aid, what is it?

 

You do not have to be a star athlete to receive it. To the contrary, you can look at test scores and see that schools with high rates of students with low income populations have poorer test scores. How about we pay for their lunch and then send them to your school?

You do not have to be a star athlete to receive it. To the contrary, you can look at test scores and see that schools with high rates of students with low income populations have poorer test scores. How about we pay for their lunch and then send them to your school?

 

You don't have to be a star athlete to get financial aid at a private school either.

 

You second suggestion will never happen because the powers that be wouldn't give up their ADA money.

Sayre's tuition is extremely high and to my knowledge do not provide significant financial. They are punished by being in the same district as Station and Scott Co. Maybe the KHSAA could realign the districts in Lexington where Lex Cath and Lex Christian were in the same district with these two powerhouses.

 

There you go. Nothing like a little gerrymandering of the district lines, totally disregarding geography, to fix a problem or problems that the private schools could fix themselves by simply initiating self-imposed, self-authored limitations.

There you go. Nothing like a little gerrymandering of the district lines, totally disregarding geography, to fix a problem or problems that the private schools could fix themselves by simply initiating self-imposed, self-authored limitations.

 

And while the private schools are fixing themselves, the public schools in Lex could do a little self fixing too, would you agree?

What have the public schools in Lex done?

What have the public schools in Lex done?

Not as much as they could have or should have, in the eyes of many.

Explain...

Explain...

I can't speak for leatherneck, but I assume he means that the public schools in Lexington haven't enjoyed as much athletic success as they could have, given their big numbers and the talent available to them.

Explain...

Youth Sports. The youth leauges of Lexington Catholic and Lexington Christian are far ahead of the rest of Lexington IMO. Not quite at CSAA in Louisville level, but there is a gap that has been there for some time.

What have the public schools in Lex done?

 

Placed limits on the number of football games the middle school teams can play and not gotten more involved in the youth football leagues to make sure that they organized and operated in a manner that better prepares them to play football in high school are the two most common criticisms that I hear and I hear if from football types at the Lex public high schools. Unfortunately at this point, I wonder if the Lex public schools can right the ship even if they tried. Soccer has become either the premiere or second most popular sport with basketball in Lex I'm told. Add to that the fact Lex Cath and LCA have become the "schools of choice" for football players in Lex. Perhaps the Lex public schools can become the dominating football programs that they should be with their numbers and talent. I wish they would. But its going to take a real committment from all aspects of the school system. Perhaps if UK can continue to succeed in football, it will spill over into the Lex public schools and community.

 

All I know is that simple logic causes me to believe that private schools can only really succeed when the public schools have created a void for the private schools to step into. Other than those people only sending their kids to a private school for religious reasons, not many sane people will spend multiple thousands of dollars each year to send their children to private schools when there is a free public school with free transportation available in the community that is providing the same quality of athletic and academic programs that are offered at the private schools.