redtiger 1,740 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 I would think a school would need 8-10 acres, HHS sits on just a couple. The location of HHS is THE reason the school is in bad condition. It sets on a fault line and that has caused structural issues with the school. No need to put another building there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,919 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 The amount of acreage to adequately build a new school is vastly different than the acreage required to adequately build a new school. The guidelines and regulations in place provide for some pretty intense design constraints. One such constraint is access to campus. Two distinct entrances and exits are required for any new school construction leading to two different parts of campus. It is preferred those access points lead to two different highways but that is not always feasible. The state and federal governments also have minimum standards that must be met for such things as stormwater collection, sewage collection, public water, communications, condition of maintained highways, parking, lighting, vegetation, landscaping, and the list goes on and on and on. The new stormwater regulations that went into effect July 1st would add several acres to any site development project. The larger the site being developed, the more acreage would be needed to comply. If public access facilities would be required such as football stadiums, baseball fields, gyms or auditoriums, they would be required to have separate parking and access points than the general student body. Many of these regulations can be seen in the photo on the Dickenson County Public Schools website. https://branchgroup.app.box.com/s/v00oe753tb2e99ttycck/1/2644060683/22542914485/1 Notice the parking facilities removed from the main school buildings serving the athletic fields, distinctly different access points behind and in front of the school and the stormwater detention pond above the baseball field. redtiger, cityofRaven, Deleted Account and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC_Quincy 582 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Last I had heard, GC was dropping Richlands. Do you know something we, here in Richlands, do not? Heard today that the Daniel Boone series was scratched, so maybe GC and Richlands is still on. Bigrhsfan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,552 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Heard today that the Daniel Boone series was scratched, so maybe GC and Richlands is still on. I certainly hope so! This is not a rivalry that needs to end. Gates are huge for both teams. Usually a good game. No need to end it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC_Quincy 582 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 I agree. i also can't wait to check out Ridgeview next year. I would assume it would be an away game for us since we would've been away at Lebanon and we dropped them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Champ 3 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I wish they had come up with a better name than Ridgeview... We have a Ridgeview in Augusta County (Stuarts Draft) that is a private Christian school and schools like Clintwood and Haysi deserve something better than that generic name, but I will enjoy following them next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwood78 161 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I wish they had come up with a better name than Ridgeview... We have a Ridgeview in Augusta County (Stuarts Draft) that is a private Christian school and schools like Clintwood and Haysi deserve something better than that generic name, but I will enjoy following them next year! don't know about Augusta County, but we are on a ridge, (slash mountain )and we have a view.... and a good one at that..........folks around here took a vote, it is what it is.... i wanted mountaineers,....but my favorite was Woodsmen, Axe for helmet logo...LOL. but i knew haysi and ervinton folks, woulda raised hell over that one....woops!!! got my horse before cart.... i was looking for DICKENSON COUNTY Mountaineers, woodsmen...etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,740 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I was all about the mascot being Trailblazers (with a plaque in the school supporting Colley and Mullins the 2 earliest settlers in the area, Colley Haysi area and Mullins Clintwood area). No one seemed to like that. The School Board didnt want to call it Dickenson County High because everyone would refer to it as Dick. High(thats really the reason). Ridgeview is generic but its ok. Personally I like Pine View(Pine Mtn is out behind the school), Apex or Pinnacle but whatever. I also liked just calling it DC(for Dickenson County) but that wasnt popular either. cwood78 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason 299 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Heard today that the Daniel Boone series was scratched, so maybe GC and Richlands is still on. I think they was dropping Bluefield for Daniel Boone and Richlands for Ridgeview. Now it's Lebanon for Ridgeview and looking like Bluefield and Richlands will stay on the schedule. Lebanon is the logical choice. They did try to drop GC the last time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,740 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I hear Lebanon is picking Ridgeview up so that would make some sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRazor 1,147 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I sure hope that Richlands and Ridgeview can make it happen. I just think it would be a win win situation for both. Big traditions with big loyal fan bases, the gate should just be huge for both not to mention a great series that could be awesome to watch. redtiger, Ryan4VT and Bigrhsfan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigrhsfan 884 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Great competition, big fan bases, great gate, and the travel wouldn't be bad, it sure sounds like a win win game to me also. I hope it does work out ! Does anyone know if it is in the works for them to play each other ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,740 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Last I heard Ridgeview was at 9 games and was having a hard time finding a 10th. They desperately need a tough out of district opponent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,552 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Last I heard Ridgeview was at 9 games and was having a hard time finding a 10th. They desperately need a tough out of district opponent If Richlands isn't on that schedule already, then there no reason why they should be having a hard time. Lol. I'm sure we would drop LB for a Ridgeview series. BlueRazor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Champ 3 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I think it would have been cool if they had taken something from both schools and formed Haywood High school... I've never been a fan of consolidated school names though, it takes a while for them to grow on me, but eventually they usually do. I'm going to miss the green wave as a mascot though, as it's one of the few more unique ones I have seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,740 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 They werent on the schedule I saw but like I said it was very rough. No one wants to drive all the way to DC. Idk if the available dates with RIchlands match up or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigrhsfan 884 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 God, I hope the dates will/would work. I would love to see the blues drop LB and that drive. But just because both might want it, and both may have a open date doesn't mean they can work it out. The dates for both teams have to align, which can be a lot tougher then it seems. but even if they don't get it worked out for next year, I would bet that this is a game that will happen in the future and has the possibility to become something like the GC and Richlands series is now. Just to many good reasons for it not to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,740 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I completely agree! If it doesnt happen in this cycle I think it will at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRazor 1,147 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Conflicts in dates is the only logical reason for this to not happen. Like Tiger said its only a matter of time either way. I believe this would turn into a Rivalry pretty quickly and much like our games vs. Gate City and Union. No matter who you pull for they are just great High School Football games ! redtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggamesjames 18 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'm not a fan of the Ridgeview name. Super generic. I preferred numerous names over that but the taxpayers got no say in this. I really liked Skyline High or Havenwood High. I would have been ok with either Mount or Grand Vista High. Even Ridgemont high would've been better. Fast Times! However, I do like "Wolfpack" as the nickname. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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