Creation of Drakes Creek HS

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With all of the new development in the area, it has created a problem for schools such as Station Camp and Beech. With Station Camp being a relatively new school, with all the development it has already become overcrowded and has forced the county to build on to the current school building.

 

Supposedly, there will be a new high school in the area that would be located next to the Knox Doss at Drakes Creek Middle School. This middle school feeds into both Beech High School and Station Camp High School, but would become the primary feeder school of the new high school when it is built. This new high school would likely not effect either the Hendersonville HS zone (school pulls from 2 landlocked peninsulas), or Gallatin High School (distance), but would most likely affect Beech and Station Camp's athletic programs, especially in football.

 

So, with Hendersonville, Beech, Station Camp, and Gallatin being within 15 minutes of each other and yet still being powers of the 5A football landscape, how would the addition of another high school in the area in the coming years affect the power that this area has in producing some of the top teams in 5A year in and year out?

[Verb58]

The proposal was for a Cottontown HS next. It would pull from SC and Beech. But the current situation for Dr. Phillips is first and foremost to cut budget. Don't look for any new schools to be built with him as super. They are going to promote Hville and SC to 6A after next season. Hville already has the numbers to be 6A and the board wants SC to be the crown jewel of the county. The next discussion will be to rezone the Gallatin kids out of SC and back into Gallatin. They have already sent Out of County Kids back to their proper schools. One school in particular will be hurt by this very bad. SC wanted 8 new classrooms the board approved 16. 8x20=160, 16x20= 320 which will put them into 6A easy.

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The proposal was for a Cottontown HS next. It would pull from SC and Beech. But the current situation for Dr. Phillips is first and foremost to cut budget. Don't look for any new schools to be built with him as super. They are going to promote Hville and SC to 6A after next season. Hville already has the numbers to be 6A and the board wants SC to be the crown jewel of the county. The next discussion will be to rezone the Gallatin kids out of SC and back into Gallatin. They have already sent Out of County Kids back to their proper schools. One school in particular will be hurt by this very bad. SC wanted 8 new classrooms the board approved 16. 8x20=160, 16x20= 320 which will put them into 6A easy.

 

Cottontown? I've spoken to a teacher at KDDC Middle and they have told me that the future plan would be for the high school to be located there, which would pull from Beech and Station Camp. This is right in the heart of where all the new development is happening

 

And where have you heard that Hville and SC would be going 6A in 2013? And this theory on Station Camp becoming the 'crown jewel' of sumner county and sending all the Gallatin kids back to Gallatin? I would say Hendersonville already holds that title, what makes you think the county wants for it to be Station Camp?

 

In any case... i see this new school not effecting GHS or HHS, but would definitely take a hit for BHS and SC.

[sportsobserver]

Cottontown? I've spoken to a teacher at KDDC Middle and they have told me that the future plan would be for the high school to be located there, which would pull from Beech and Station Camp. This is right in the heart of where all the new development is happening

 

And where have you heard that Hville and SC would be going 6A in 2013? And this theory on Station Camp becoming the 'crown jewel' of sumner county and sending all the Gallatin kids back to Gallatin? I would say Hendersonville already holds that title, what makes you think the county wants for it to be Station Camp?

 

In any case... i see this new school not effecting GHS or HHS, but would definitely take a hit for BHS and SC.

 

If you pay attention to the Community Access School Board meetings and see where the money is going in, it's not difficult to see this. The School Board Chairman and another influential member on the school board have their kids in the Station Camp pipeline. It was through their efforts that created the $100,000+ financial fiasco of renaming Knox Doss to Station Camp Middle and all the work and money to update the school. It was through their efforts that some of the fundraising rules / guidelines have changed. I can only assume that was due to Station Camp not being as successful in their fundraising efforts as other schools.

 

Now having said that, except for the Knox Doss / SCMS fiaso, that's part of the political ebb and flow of Sumner County School Board politics. Right now, it's Station Camp's turn to have "clout" on the board as other schools have been in that position in the past. In the future, another school will be in that position and take advantage of their situation.

Edited January 25, 2012 by sportsobserver

[wreagle71]

If you pay attention to the Community Access School Board meetings and see where the money is going in, it's not difficult to see this. The School Board Chairman and another influential member on the school board have their kids in the Station Camp pipeline. It was through their efforts that created the $100,000+ financial fiasco of renaming Knox Doss to Station Camp Middle and all the work and money to update the school. It was through their efforts that some of the fundraising rules / guidelines have changed. I can only assume that was due to Station Camp not being as successful in their fundraising efforts as other schools.

 

Now having said that, except for the Knox Doss / SCMS fiaso, that's part of the political ebb and flow of Sumner County School Board politics. Right now, it's Station Camp's turn to have "clout" on the board as other schools have been in that position in the past. In the future, another school will be in that position and take advantage of their situation.

How many years away is this idea away from becoming reality????????

[Squoshwave17]

ya know, its really no wonder the state of tn ranks so poorly in education. every time a classroom gets more than 30 kids, they have to build a new one.

[sportsobserver]

If you pay attention to the Community Access School Board meetings and see where the money is going in, it's not difficult to see this. The School Board Chairman and another influential member on the school board have their kids in the Station Camp pipeline. It was through their efforts that created the $100,000+ financial fiasco of renaming Knox Doss to Station Camp Middle and all the work and money to update the school. It was through their efforts that some of the fundraising rules / guidelines have changed. I can only assume that was due to Station Camp not being as successful in their fundraising efforts as other schools.

 

Now having said that, except for the Knox Doss / SCMS fiaso, that's part of the political ebb and flow of Sumner County School Board politics. Right now, it's Station Camp's turn to have "clout" on the board as other schools have been in that position in the past. In the future, another school will be in that position and take advantage of their situation.

 

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120223/HENDERSONVILLE01/302230111/Fieldhouse-bid-raises-questions?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Hendersonville

 

Here is a link to an interesting article pertaining to the bidding process for a Station Camp athletic facility that, according to the article, has been pushed to the head of the list for projects.

[tandem]

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120223/HENDERSONVILLE01/302230111/Fieldhouse-bid-raises-questions?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Hendersonville

 

Here is a link to an interesting article pertaining to the bidding process for a Station Camp athletic facility that, according to the article, has been pushed to the head of the list for projects.

Nothing new here. Meanwhile, parents at Beech sit on their condemned basketball bleachers and try to come up with ways to fund raise to pay for their field house themselves.

Edited February 26, 2012 by tandem