rikberry Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Keep telling yourself that. Do 95+% of your small town school go to college after they graduate? Don't feel sorry for the private school students. They are not living for their glorious high school days, they are preparing themselves to be successful in the real world after college. Where you go after high school has less to do with where you went to school than it does with who you are as a person and what you're made of. If you think that a private education replaces character and proper upbringing you are mistaken, I see it every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Posted December 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Keep telling yourself that. Do 95+% of your small town school go to college after they graduate? Don't feel sorry for the private school students. They are not living for their glorious high school days, they are preparing themselves to be successful in the real world after college. They can do both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico3 Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Where you go after high school has less to do with where you went to school than it does with who you are as a person and what you're made of. If you think that a private education replaces character and proper upbringing you are mistaken, I see it every day. You are making a stupid assumption that private school students do not have "character and proper upbringing". How many hours of community service does your beloved little town school require their students to perform throughout the school year? Our school requires the students to complete 60 hours of community service a year while several students log over 200 hours. Go tell the local Children's home here that the 20 students who host a monthly party (kids idea, not the schools) for them do not have "character" due to their un-proper upbringing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Posted December 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Many do dozens or hundreds of hours and it's not required. Keep trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikberry Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 You are making a stupid assumption that private school students do not have "character and proper upbringing". How many hours of community service does your beloved little town school require their students to perform throughout the school year? Our school requires the students to complete 60 hours of community service a year while several students log over 200 hours. Go tell the local Children's home here that the 20 students who host a monthly party (kids idea, not the schools) for them do not have "character" due to their un-proper upbringing. You are the one making assumptions, I never said private school students do not have character or proper upbringing. In fact most of the success in the private setting is due in large part with the motivation (going the extra mile to attend a private is evidence of motivation) and expections of those going there. You are making ignorant assumptions and generalizations about public schools. You must have attended a public school given your model of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazam37 Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 I'm all for the moral code of conduct administered by private schools....I'm sure most have the word God written right into their mission statements. Sure wish the State and Federal Governments would allow that three letter word to be added in some fashion to ours. So I really do "get" the inclusion of those principals being applied to those institutions. There is a lot to like about what these schools have to offer in the way of academics....structure....and athletics. In the nuts and bolts department though they are operating with a different set of tools than the publics which brings us to the core of our problem. If any kid with true potential in athletics can be enticed to attend these schools (especially in urban areas), it gives these schools the ability to selectively enhance their prospects from year to year. I assure you that if I add two or three quality players to a Single or Double A program from year to year, they would be able to compete favorably with schools that do not have that "built in" ability. Case in point, our team could have been a much more formitable opponent this season adding just a couple of kids to the mix. Conceivably even reached the State Championship Game. (after all, we lost to GB by 5 points) Just food for thought. Kazalooney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazam37 Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Kaz's Christmas Wish List: -Two big beefy linemen (make it a tush hog and road grader) -One speedy little WR (the emphasis on speedy) Kaz's Reality: Go to work boys.....out in the sticks, you got to chop your own wood!!! Kazeeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Posted December 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Here's an attempt at a fix. Not very complicated-Divide all teams, including MBA, McCallie, etc, into six classes by strength ratings. Private schools can go up at most two classes, public schools at most, one class, based on enrollment without multiplier. Not all private schools go up which leaves the smallest/least successful in 1A or their other strength class. Schools can go down up to 2 classes , putting teams like Glencliff in 4A. This mixes strength and enrollment, leaning to enrollment since a lot of the strength is enrollment-based to begin with. 56/57 teams per class, 8 regions, about 7 teams per region. Numbers before team are strength rankings statewide. Franklin Grace should be a little higher but lacked some results in the rankings I used. Class 1A 281-Oliver Springs 282-Houston County 283-Howard 284-Jackson County 285-Midway 286-Sunbright 287-Carver 288-Tellico Plains 289-Collinwood 292-KIPP 293-Copper Basin 294-Gleason 295-Memphis Douglass 296-Fayette Academy 297-Memphis King Prep 298-Perry County 299-Scott Hill 300-Huntland 301-King’s Academy 302-Memphis MAHS 303-Whitwell 304-MTCS 305-Union County 306-Chattanooga Grace 307-Memphis BTW 308-South Greene 309-Cumberland Gap 310-Gibson County 311-Cornersville 312-Fayette Ware 313-Clay County 314-Tipton Rosemark 315-East Robertson 316-Greenfield 317-Community 318-McEwen 319-Rossville Christian 320-North Greene 321-Zion Christian 322-Cosby 323-Wartburg 324-Mt Juliet Christian 325-Red Boiling Springs 326-Lookout Valley 327-Oahaven 328-Cannon County 329-Oakdale 330-Unaka 331-Middleton 332-Richland 333-Memphis Northside 334-Hancock County 335-Jellico 336-Pickett County 337-Franklin Grace 338-Sale Creek 339-Concord Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Posted December 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) Class 2A (strength over past 5 years) 117-Greenback 127-South Pittsburg 134-Wayne County 136-Coalfield 176-Gordonsville 185-Humboldt 225-Lake County 226-Spring Hill 227-Fairley 232-Cascade 229-Riverside 230-Ripley 234-Bledsoe County 235-Jackson South Side 236-West Carroll 238-Mt Pleasant 239-Sheffield 240-Grainger 241-Chattanooga Christian 242-Bolivar 243-Johnson County 244-Silverdale Academy 245-Grundy County 246-West Greene 247-Waverly Central 248-Sullivan East 249-Creekwood 250-Whites Creek 251-East Hickman 252-Watertown 253-West Creek 255-Jackson Christian 257-Moore County 258-Summit 259-York 261-Bruceton 262-Meigs County 263-Monterey 264-Happy Valley 266-McNairy Central 267-Fayettville 268-Loretto 269-Unicoi County 270-Cloudland 271-Harriman 272-W TN Halls 273-Memphis Hillcrest 274-Montgomery Central 275-Ezell Harding 276-Kingsbury 277-Westwood 278-Stewart County 279-South Fulton 280-Claiborne County 291-Sullivan Central Edited December 11, 2015 by Indian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradertwo Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Keep telling yourself that. Do 95+% of your small town school go to college after they graduate? Don't feel sorry for the private school students. They are not living for their glorious high school days, they are preparing themselves to be successful in the real world after college. Actually...yes, at Scotts Hill they do. 99 point something percent of all freshmen who enroll graduate in four years, and 94 point something percent of the graduates are accepted to, and enroll in college(less the CDC population). Public schools work just as hard to educate kids as the privates, if not harder. Do you think that it's more impressive to put out numbers like these with parents who "sacrifice" to place their kids in a private school, or with parent(s) who really couldn't care less about their kid's education? Not putting this out there for you to feel sorry for our kids either...just answering your question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Posted December 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 There you go Bass-a region with SP, Grundy, Bledsoe, Chattanooga Christian, Meigs, and Silverdale. No powerhouses but no.Sale Creeks either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladykee Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 We picked up our 3rd ace P in the off season. You thought your boy had a shot at us, that's now gone. We had 2, now we've got what we need to make another run. The # to the office in Hermitage is in the phone book. Send them the pictures of the fall ball kids practicing, LOL! I'm really going to enjoy beating your kid, and sending him packing again......... Greenback is looking forward to joining the baseball party in our District! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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