Completely, utterly incorrect. Baseball and softball will most definitely benefit from this field. Don't think so? Why not ask the boy's and girl's coaches and find how how frustrating it is for them to be unable to to get on a field this time of year or not even have enough gym team available for six baseball/softball teams. The field will also be very beneficial to track and the band and can be used by all of the physical education classes. And let's not forget that it can be used for other community events.

 

I would be interested to hear from the other schools that have a turf field on whether the baseball and softball teams are allowed to use the football facilities like cooperstown indicated.

I would be interested to hear from the other schools that have a turf field on whether the baseball and softball teams are allowed to use the football facilities like cooperstown indicated.

 

I know for an absolute fact that most, if not all, of the schools with turf fields in NKY also use them for this purpose.

This is similar to what I was going to post too.

 

This is part of what is wrong with athletics. In my county, according to the 2000 census, we had what I believe was 1 person in the whole county who was designated a millionaire.

 

Things like this stinks when some districts can get huge advantages while others cannot. And it has nothing to do with the kids or the coaching staff.

 

What do you propose then when an alum or benefactor wants to do something for his/her school?

I would be interested to hear from the other schools that have a turf field on whether the baseball and softball teams are allowed to use the football facilities like cooperstown indicated.

 

The baseball team at CCH uses the turf. Picture it raining all day and then stopping at 2:00 in the afternoon. CCH is on the turf at 3:00 while the other schools are in the gym or on the parking lot.

 

Heck, Lexington Catholic's softball team uses the football field as their field.

I know for an absolute fact that most, if not all, of the schools with turf fields in NKY also use them for this purpose.

 

The baseball team at CCH uses the turf. Picture it raining all day and then stopping at 2:00 in the afternoon. CCH is on the turf at 3:00 while the other schools are in the gym or on the parking lot.

 

Heck, Lexington Catholic's softball team uses the football field as their field.

 

Sounds like a great use.

What do you propose then when an alum or benefactor wants to do something for his/her school?

 

Honestly, I don't know.

 

But it gets real frustrating when a school with no resources cannot do the things that raises the level of the program and there are no other avenues for them to consider.

 

The rich get richer and the poor are left to sit back and wonder.

Sounds like a great use.

 

CCH also uses it for lacrosse. I also see a lot of youth soccer using it. I'm not sure if that's free to them or not.

This is similar to what I was going to post too.

 

This is part of what is wrong with athletics. In my county, according to the 2000 census, we had what I believe was 1 person in the whole county who was designated a millionaire.

 

Things like this stinks when some districts can get huge advantages while others cannot. And it has nothing to do with the kids or the coaching staff.

 

Please. So Boone County, and specifically the Union area, is just stock full of millionaires, are we? Don't think so. And I highly doubt that any census identified who is a "millionaire" in your area. I've filled out several census forms and don't recall being asked that question. And interestingly enough, Ryle's big donor isn't from this particular area anyway. They happen to have a grandchild at Ryle.

 

So are you against ANY public school having a turf field or just Ryle? Or just the "rich" public schools (though I'm not sure how Ryle quite falls into this category :confused:)? And you would, I assume, be horrifically offended if the "lone" millionaire in your area offered to do the same for your school? So tell me, what would have been the better thing for Ryle to do? Turn down this gift because it allegedly provides some "huge advantage" that other schools/districts throughout Kentucky don't have?

 

As poor as you perceive your school to be, I can guarantee you that I can find many schools that have far less than you do. Should you be obligated to have facilities comparable to theirs? Gee, isn't that an unfair advantage for you to have nicer things than other schools?

 

This has NOTHING to do with what is wrong with athletics. A need was identified in which a very large school could better serve its student athletes by having this field and this need was met. Period.

 

Here's a thought: Maybe all the people that are bemoaning this horrible act by Ryle supporters (basically because we have something that they do not) should try organizing their own fundraising efforts to do something special for your school. And you have my personal promise that whatever it is you accomplish, we'll not begrudge you it in the slightest.

Please. So Boone County, and specifically the Union area, is just stock full of millionaires, are we? Don't think so. And I highly doubt that any census identified who is a "millionaire" in your area. I've filled out several census forms and don't recall being asked that question. And interestingly enough, Ryle's big donor isn't from this particular area anyway. They happen to have a grandchild at Ryle.

 

So are you against ANY public school having a turf field or just Ryle? Or just the "rich" public schools (though I'm not sure how Ryle quite falls into this category :confused:)? And you would, I assume, be horrifically offended if the "lone" millionaire in your area offered to do the same for your school? So tell me, what would have been the better thing for Ryle to do? Turn down this gift because it allegedly provides some "huge advantage" that other schools/districts throughout Kentucky don't have?

 

As poor as you perceive your school to be, I can guarantee you that I can find many schools that have far less than you do. Should you be obligated to have facilities comparable to theirs? Gee, isn't that an unfair advantage for you to have nicer things than other schools?

 

This has NOTHING to do with what is wrong with athletics. A need was identified in which a very large school could better serve its student athletes by having this field and this need was met. Period.

 

Here's a thought: Maybe all the people that are bemoaning this horrible act by Ryle supporters (basically because we have something that they do not) should try organizing their own fundraising efforts to do something special for your school. And you have my personal promise that whatever it is you accomplish, we'll not begrudge you it in the slightest.

 

Ryle is affluent relatively speaking.

Please. So Boone County, and specifically the Union area, is just stock full of millionaires, are we? Don't think so. And I highly doubt that any census identified who is a "millionaire" in your area. I've filled out several census forms and don't recall being asked that question. And interestingly enough, Ryle's big donor isn't from this particular area anyway. They happen to have a grandchild at Ryle.

 

So are you against ANY public school having a turf field or just Ryle? Or just the "rich" public schools (though I'm not sure how Ryle quite falls into this category :confused:)? And you would, I assume, be horrifically offended if the "lone" millionaire in your area offered to do the same for your school? So tell me, what would have been the better thing for Ryle to do? Turn down this gift because it allegedly provides some "huge advantage" that other schools/districts throughout Kentucky don't have?

 

As poor as you perceive your school to be, I can guarantee you that I can find many schools that have far less than you do. Should you be obligated to have facilities comparable to theirs? Gee, isn't that an unfair advantage for you to have nicer things than other schools?

 

This has NOTHING to do with what is wrong with athletics. A need was identified in which a very large school could better serve its student athletes by having this field and this need was met. Period.

 

Here's a thought: Maybe all the people that are bemoaning this horrible act by Ryle supporters (basically because we have something that they do not) should try organizing their own fundraising efforts to do something special for your school. And you have my personal promise that whatever it is you accomplish, we'll not begrudge you it in the slightest.

 

I will contact the census bureau who provided information to the elders of my church and myself when we were studied who lived in our community that their information is incorrect per cooperstown on BGP.

 

They will be happy to know that you know more about the information they collected than they do.:thumb:

 

I am getting sarcastic in my old age.:irked::sssh:

 

We have set up a bake sale this weekend to raise money for our school. Brownies 2 for 50cents come on down and buy 1.5 million please.

 

And before you think it is Ryle thing, I don't give a hairy hindtails about Ryle.

 

Just like in girls sports where for 20 years before Title IX came and forced people to do it, I got tired of having to watch girls sports play second nature and here the crappy argument that "well no one comes to your sport and you don't deserve to have the nice things that the boys have."

 

It shouldn't work then and it shouldn't work now.

 

Public schools IS NOT and SHOULD NOT be about the haves and have nots but rather a fair opportunity for all.

 

Private schools are a TOTALLY different ballgame. If they want to make it about haves and have nots. That is great because they are PRIVATE.

 

But if I can't say Jesus in a public governmental forum because it offends someone and I have to make everything equal and include everyone, then by golly sports should be held to the same measure.

 

Sorry for the rant. I am tired and going to bed.

Ryle is affluent relatively speaking.

 

I guess it depends on who we're being compared to. But I'm quite certain we aren't "rich."

 

Hebron is growing fast and putting up some very large homes. I don't think that makes Conner "rich." Florence has some nice subdivisions also and is the school in this district that has by far and away the most business tax base. Cooper lies in the middle of Ryle and Conner, so if either of us are "rich", than so is Cooper.

 

Ultimately, no matter who you are, there is someone richer and someone poorer. I find it rather irritating when someone from School "A" cries about the facilities that rich School "B" has, when there is undoubtedly an even poorer School "C" that doesn't even have what School "A" has. (I think that makes sense. Let me re-read it. Yeah, it's good. )

 

Public schools IS NOT and SHOULD NOT be about the haves and have nots but rather a fair opportunity for all.

 

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You still didn't answer my previous question. What is Ryle or any other public school to do when someone wants to give them money?

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Ultimately, no matter who you are, there is someone richer and someone poorer. )

 

Correct. On that scale, Ryle is wealthy/rich.

Please. So Boone County, and specifically the Union area, is just stock full of millionaires, are we? Don't think so. And I highly doubt that any census identified who is a "millionaire" in your area. I've filled out several census forms and don't recall being asked that question. And interestingly enough, Ryle's big donor isn't from this particular area anyway. They happen to have a grandchild at Ryle.

 

So are you against ANY public school having a turf field or just Ryle? Or just the "rich" public schools (though I'm not sure how Ryle quite falls into this category :confused:)? And you would, I assume, be horrifically offended if the "lone" millionaire in your area offered to do the same for your school? So tell me, what would have been the better thing for Ryle to do? Turn down this gift because it allegedly provides some "huge advantage" that other schools/districts throughout Kentucky don't have?

 

As poor as you perceive your school to be, I can guarantee you that I can find many schools that have far less than you do. Should you be obligated to have facilities comparable to theirs? Gee, isn't that an unfair advantage for you to have nicer things than other schools?

 

This has NOTHING to do with what is wrong with athletics. A need was identified in which a very large school could better serve its student athletes by having this field and this need was met. Period.

 

Here's a thought: Maybe all the people that are bemoaning this horrible act by Ryle supporters (basically because we have something that they do not) should try organizing their own fundraising efforts to do something special for your school. And you have my personal promise that whatever it is you accomplish, we'll not begrudge you it in the slightest.

 

I tip my hat to Ryle and its supporters. I think it raises the bar for the rest of the schools, private or public, as to what can be accomplished with proper planning and extra-special effort!!!

Ryle went out and got thier field, good for them. They put a plan together and were lucky enough to accomplish it in a short amount of time. How many NKY tax dollars are sent to Frankfort and what is the percentage that is returned to the "rich" NKY schools while the rest is distributed to other "less fortunate" schools? NKY has been fighting that battle for quite awhile to consistently being told the formula will not be changed. Thank goodness for kind hearted individuals who are willing to step up to the plate. Sometimes you have to find your way around the system, they did !!!