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  1. Much appreciated, but I consider myself poorly educated due to the fact that I only did what I needed to make it through high school, as I had no ambitions of attending college. My ambitions at the time consisted of either joining the Marines, or getting a job in the mines. My dad (a Marine who survived Iwo Jima) talked me out of both. Fortunately, I was able to land a job at Eastman, where I learned that being dependable, listening to people with experience, taking an interest in learning the intricacies of my job, actually doing a good job and having some communication skills would allow me to make a nice living and retire comfortably. I consider myself beyond fortunate.
    9 points
  2. Yeah because the seniors have nothing to do with the numbers for the following season so that is odd that they count them. Maybe Riverheads doesn't count their seniors
    2 points
  3. VA. High 10th that tells you how good football is gonna be locally this year. If we finish the season that is
    2 points
  4. MARINES ---GENTLEMAN...just dont go togather. BE POLITE,BE PROFESSIONAL BUT HAVE A PLAN TO KILL EVERYONE YOU MEET .GEN. MATTIS, WHEN ASKED WHAT KEEPS HIM UP AT NIGHT ?He responded "he kept others awake at night".
    2 points
  5. sixcat

    Fall 2021 Covid "moves"

    Folks may want to check out Carroll at some point this season. They have four transfers being recruited at a pretty high D1 level. Two from Tennessee and two from North Carolina. Benji Gosnell is one from East Surry in North Carolina. His brother Stephen is a redshirt-freshman slot receiver at UNC. You will see him tomorrow night against VT. Benji committed to Ohio State during his sophomore season but recently decommitted. He has 52 D1 offers including every SEC, ACC and B1G program.
    2 points
  6. Thinking I will skip our game with Carroll county and head up to Bluefield to see this contest, and hopefully Radford vs Carroll is on NHFS so I can follow this one on my phone. I hate it that the Bluefield and Graham game was postponed for both communities and the kids, fans, alums, but it actually works for me in giving me a chance to get up there that day.
    2 points
  7. Reading your coherent statement, which seems to be coupled with a keen sense of self awareness, tells me that you are far from poorly educated.
    2 points
  8. bucfan64

    ATW Episode 4.1

    ATW EPISODE 4.1 (Please hit the LIKE BUTTON and the SUBSCRIBE BUTTON) it really helps us out! (Listen Here) Season 4.0 is here, new intro, new sponsors, same old crew! WEEKLY RECAP - Week 1 review PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK - Wise Central Player BIG TALK - Abingdon assistant, Rob Ratcliff passes away, Hurley flood report and interview with Mark Cooper BELLACINO'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Mother Nature TOP 5 - 1A and 2A top 5 picks STUMP THE CRIG - What happens when you buy a new bed? PIGSKIN PROGNOSTICATIONS- Who will win week 2 games?
    1 point
  9. 7-0 Fort Chiswell leads George Wythe at Halftime. Fort Chiswell will receive the ball first to begin the second half.
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  10. It was 9-11 for YEARS. Dunno why they switched to 9-12 - just stupid.
    1 point
  11. Rank Team Points Previous 1 Bluefield (15) 183 1 2 Union (5) 183 3 3 Graham (1) 148 2 4 Wise Central 129 4 5 Abingdon 107 5 6 Richlands 81 7 7 Ridgeview 73 9 8 Pulaski County (1) 68 10 9 Radford 63 8 10 Virginia High 57 NR Also receiving votes: Galax (39), Holston (12), Princeton (12), Chilhowie (11), Narrows (10), Rural Retreat (9), George Wythe (7), Giles (6), Carroll County (2), Castlewood (2), J.I. Burton (2), Patrick Henry (2), Fort Chiswell (1), Honaker (1), Montcalm (1), Twin Springs (1)
    1 point
  12. According to Public School Review, Martinsburg has 1365 students while Salem has 1295.
    1 point
  13. As of the March 2020 ADM figures, Salem has 1246. I'm not sure about the future, but this ADM is grades 9-12. On this page... https://www.vhsl.org/alignment/alignmentdistrictregion-table/ The current VHSL handbook also references the ADM as being grades 9-12. It can be found here...https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AchkcF2QGRsPsZVcnCpWdvMb_5cCGIUo/view For the 2021-2024 years, Martinsburg, WV has 1415. This is also grades 9-12. It can be found here...https://www.wvmat.com/statetou/24classes.pdf That enrollment also matches this one...https://www.wvssac.org/classificiations/classifications-aaa/
    1 point
  14. bucfan64

    After the Whistle

    Up and running, posted in another thread!
    1 point
  15. It used to be 9-12, however, the rule has since changed. Enrollment now includes 9-11 and seniors are not counted for athletic purposes. For example, school enrollment for funding is calculated 9-12 as every student is needed to be counted for funding purposes. The same rule does not apply when it comes to athletics and classification. In regards to Athletic participation, the numbers are usually turned into the VHSL in the spring, since seniors are on the cusp of graduating, it has been decided that only students in grades 9-11 would be submitted to VHSL. I am not sure at this time if 8th grade enrollment is added to that total, but the way that i understand it 8th grade students are not counted. The reason being, that most 8th graders are attending school in a different facility and although they would naturally be moving to the high school, there is no guarantee that they would be attending and therefore should not be included in the numbers. Hope this helps,
    1 point
  16. Gridiron60

    After the Whistle

    https://biteable.com/watch/3205004/b8f9fe6b0bb6526891c3c84a65faf046
    1 point
  17. sixcat

    Fall 2021 Covid "moves"

    One and the same. Benji also came to Carroll and went back in 2019. Their dad is a preacher. He moved to a church outside Hillsville a couple years ago.
    1 point
  18. EH31

    Fall 2021 Covid "moves"

    The one that’s at UNC - didn’t he transfer to Carroll for the preseason but then transfer back to Surry?
    1 point
  19. I wish you would have joined the Marines and then you could have become The Officer to go with Gentleman you all ready are. Well said!
    1 point
  20. Ryan4VT

    Honaker VS Castlewood

    We’re getting close to it hahah. Original GotW is canceled… so I decided I’d give the extra points to the Eastside/Lee game… nope. Now that’s canned. Now I’ve gotta find a 3rd attempt at a GotW 😂
    1 point
  21. We should start a new thread each Monday and see who can guess the most games right that will be postponed or cancelled each Friday because there's gonna be at least 3 a week lol
    1 point
  22. 02GW12

    GW vs Fort Chis

    Hey can I ask a favor? Can you please tell the G-Men when they come to GW to give Bradshaw a rest game haha. That kid is special I can't wait to watch him on the field. I'm not looking past any of it opponents but that game is shaping up to be rough for my Maroons. I still won't pick them to lose the game but..... Let's just say the score keeper is going to be busy that night trying to keep up.
    1 point
  23. Graham @ Bluefield officially moved to 10/8 at 7:30pm
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  24. Jags52

    Central @ Marion

    Chilhowies cases where after the game so Marion will still play as of right now. This will be the best competition wise has seen so far this year. Thats not saying much because Eastside and Lebanon have not impressed me so far. Wise is a very good well coached team but if they are looking ahead to Ridgeview it could be a good game. Marion has some good athletes out side that can make plays. I would not be surprised at all if this is Wise has to play to whole game in this one.
    1 point
  25. Honest to goodness journalism died during the Reagan administration when so many policies were deregulated. Which allowed for the creation of CNN and Fox News type programming. It got progressively worse through competition and failed attempts to put the toothpaste back in the tube up to the advent of social media. Social media created an explosion to an extent nobody could have predicted. At this point, attempts at "journalism" are set aside in an effort to be the first to get a story out. Forgoing traditional methods of sourcing data in responsible ways. Especially when nontraditional news sources like social media often get "news" out well ahead of traditional media outlets. Leaving traditional media outlets scrambling to remain relevant. It's truly a "Catch-22" situation.
    1 point
  26. I've lost faith in more human institutions over the past year and a half than I can recall. But the performance of the media (painting with a broad brush there) has been particularly dismal. The phenomenon of social media certainly has a key role in the rampant confusion attached to this pandemic, but "journalistic integrity" seems to be a term of pure nostalgia at this point. I also never thought I'd see the day (in this country at least) where fear and ignorance are actually guiding principles for public policy. The truth in all matters will reveal itself, but that will probably take a long time. And it's hard to imagine that those who write history in the future will view our contemporary society in very charitable terms.
    1 point
  27. Boom. You trust your doctor to treat you for the flu, for a sinus infection, for a broken arm, for a colonoscopy, etc… why wouldn’t you trust them on this? They are trying to save your life. I’m glad you’re vaccinated and protected! There’s a certain piece of mind that I have knowing my wife is vaccinated — and I’m sure that sense exists with your family, too.
    1 point
  28. I got my third (booster) dose of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday afternoon. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
    1 point
  29. I'm an older, poorly educated Appalachian American. My research skills are shaky at best, not to mention my ability to comprehend the actual findings of my research. That's why I consulted with my doctor of 35 years. He's always been pretty good at understanding shit related to the medical field, and has never steered my wrong. He told me emphatically that I needed to get vaccinated, so I did as soon as I was eligible.
    1 point
  30. This is where a lot of people are — and that’s 1000% understandable. The issue is that most people don’t do the research you did to find out more about it. They just keep assuming — and keep refusing to get the vaccine. What we need is more redtiger’s in the world
    1 point
  31. I think it was characterized as the end all. From President Trump to President Biden to Tony Fauci and so on. But especially the media. I can remember things said such as "If we can just hold on until we get a vaccine. When the vaccine is here we can put away our masks, etc. So people are really feeling lied to about this whole mess. Now there have many such as myself that have said "not so fast". And those have been from both sides of the political spectrum. But those voices have been drowned out. Whether it was intentional or not the message being sent was we can all get back to normal as soon as X percentage of the people get the vaccine. The problem with the 'vaccine" is that the bar was lowered so low from what constitutes normal certification and approval. Remember President Trump stating that "we are going to remove red tape and get the vaccine out quickly" (paraphrased). What that translated into is that most of the procedures and red tape that test the long term effectiveness and side effects are going to be laid aside. The bar was also set very high for what the vaccine could do when it was approved for emergency use. The way I look at it is this way. I think at most colleges you have to score 90% to get an "A". Now if I start a college and all you have to score to get an "A" is 60% then the standard of an "A" is compromised and confused. I honestly think that is what has happened here when the words "safe" and "effective" are used regarding this vaccine. The CDC has lowered the bar so low as to what constitutes "Safe" and "effective" that those words that used to give people confidence are now causing great doubt and the are eroding the confidence of the public. When you make statements that vaccinated people no longer to wear a mask you are implying that vaccinated people can no longer get or transmit the virus when they knew all along that this wasn't true. I suspected this because every year when I get the flu shot the nurse told me that I could still get the virus and could still transmit it. We all know that the Covid-19 is from the same family.
    1 point
  32. I reckon a kid farted in 2nd period today. Whole school is quarantined for 2 weeks now.
    1 point
  33. its all made up as we go. no real structure or reasons why they do stuff. its just do as i say and dont ask why!!!
    1 point
  34. This is heartbreaking for me to post as Sean (Mike) as he was called when growing up in the Richlands area, and graduating from Richlands High School is related to close family. His wife Heidi is sedated, on a ventilator and doesn't know of her Sean's passing. May God's mercies reign on Heidi. Prayers needed for their 11 year old son Marshall, John (Sean's brother), who was an assistant head Coach at Richlands High School until moving to GA, Linda, Sean's mother, and for Sean's uncle, Jim Hammond, who was a former head football coach at Richlands High School. Dalton teacher passes away after battle with COVID-19; Hammond remembered for love of family and children | Local News | dailycitizen.news
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