Marion requests to drop to Hogo

[great_state 12]

Marion's appeal to drop to the Hogoheegee for the 2013-14/2014-15 school years has been submitted. Link below to the official appeal which is included in the VHSL Executive Committee board packets for today's meeting.

 

http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/vhsl/Board.nsf/files/8P9QU96ABF96/$file/Marion%20HS%20Appeal.pdf

 

One thing to note, the existing Hogoheegee principals voted 4-2 to deny Marion's request. I have no idea how that will impact the discussion.

 

Of course, none of this will be official until the redistricting committee gets all of the appeals in February and makes their final recommendation in April.

[Single_A_Fan 30]

Wonder which schools voted for and which against?

[Canes00 434]

most likely George Wythe and Rural Retreat was against it

[deuceswild 15]

most likely George Wythe and Rural Retreat was against it

 

I would think the Washington County schools would be against it. The Wythe County schools would welcome the competition.

[Canes00 434]

I would think the Washington County schools would be against it. The Wythe County schools would welcome the competition.

 

I can see that

[futbolking 766]

I can see that

 

I can't see Chilhowie voting against it....they're in the same county....I'd think that would be frowned upon.

[deuceswild 15]

I think it was probably the four smallest schools.

[gwloyal 192]

most likely George Wythe and Rural Retreat was against it

 

Just curious...Why would you automatically think GW when Marion is already on their schedule?

[Canes00 434]

Just curious...Why would you automatically think GW when Marion is already on their schedule?

 

man I dont know I just know its an easy win for you guys in football

[gwloyal 192]

man I dont know I just know its an easy win for you guys in football

 

Easy or difficult, we still play each other. I just found it odd that the first two schools you were quick to say most likely voted against it was GW and RR. And hey, we could have. I honestly don't know.

 

I will point out, however, that currently GW is the biggest of the Hogo schools while Marion has 250 more kids than us. Northwood alone as 261. Personally, I don't care if Marion joins or not, but I can see why some schools may not want them in. I do think as Marion's numbers drop, it becomes more and more likely even if it were not to happen as soon as next year.

[Single_A_Fan 30]

Well, it won't be next year any way. This discussion is for the cycle beginning 2013.

[player99 10]

The bigger question here is where do the other schools go if the AA schools keep dropping. Where does Northwood and Holston go? Where does Bland and Narrows go? The Twin Valleys, Hurleys, and so on. These schools 300 or less kids to pick from of which 60% of the 300 might be boys so that would take that down to 180 boys if you are lucky 9-12 and we all know out of that you are lucky to find a hand full that are Football Players and a few more to put on the field. Where as Marion has around 600 with lets say the same 60% as above 360 boys to pick from. this is just what the small schools have to look at.

[gwloyal 192]

The bigger question here is where do the other schools go if the AA schools keep dropping. Where does Northwood and Holston go? Where does Bland and Narrows go? The Twin Valleys, Hurleys, and so on. These schools 300 or less kids to pick from of which 60% of the 300 might be boys so that would take that down to 180 boys if you are lucky 9-12 and we all know out of that you are lucky to find a hand full that are Football Players and a few more to put on the field. Where as Marion has around 600 with lets say the same 60% as above 360 boys to pick from. this is just what the small schools have to look at.

 

Marion is actually listed at 710 at the moment. From what I understand, it's dropping every year, though.

 

Side note....If I were still in high school and the enrollment was 60% males, I would transfer ;)

[deuceswild 15]

It was like 750 five years ago. I don't think they're plummeting at an unprecedented rate. Schools have ebbs and flows.

[Beamerball 566]

The bigger question here is where do the other schools go if the AA schools keep dropping. Where does Northwood and Holston go? Where does Bland and Narrows go? The Twin Valleys, Hurleys, and so on. These schools 300 or less kids to pick from of which 60% of the 300 might be boys so that would take that down to 180 boys if you are lucky 9-12 and we all know out of that you are lucky to find a hand full that are Football Players and a few more to put on the field. Where as Marion has around 600 with lets say the same 60% as above 360 boys to pick from. this is just what the small schools have to look at.

 

Aren't those schools in Div. 1 though??? They don't have to go anywhere. Divisional play has extended out to other sports too, so these shouldn't have much to worry about.

Edited December 8, 2011 by Beamerball

[cityofRaven 2,452]

The bigger question here is where do the other schools go if the AA schools keep dropping. Where does Northwood and Holston go? Where does Bland and Narrows go? The Twin Valleys, Hurleys, and so on. These schools 300 or less kids to pick from of which 60% of the 300 might be boys so that would take that down to 180 boys if you are lucky 9-12 and we all know out of that you are lucky to find a hand full that are Football Players and a few more to put on the field. Where as Marion has around 600 with lets say the same 60% as above 360 boys to pick from. this is just what the small schools have to look at.

 

Buchanan Co. will be one big high school sooner than later. Dickenson Co. will be one high school in less than 3 years. The small schools that you speak of will consolidate if feasiable. I could see Rye Cove/Twin Springs and Holston/PH both consolidate if trends continue the same. And if Lee's number keep droping, maybe even adding TW and making one school there too.

[hoard 18]

The bigger question here is where do the other schools go if the AA schools keep dropping. Where does Northwood and Holston go? Where does Bland and Narrows go? The Twin Valleys, Hurleys, and so on. These schools 300 or less kids to pick from of which 60% of the 300 might be boys so that would take that down to 180 boys if you are lucky 9-12 and we all know out of that you are lucky to find a hand full that are Football Players and a few more to put on the field. Where as Marion has around 600 with lets say the same 60% as above 360 boys to pick from. this is just what the small schools have to look at.

 

They don't need to go anywhere. They already have divisional play in the major sports and enough schools make the playoffs in each to where only the least deserving are eliminated from post-season play.

 

The smallest schools in any state are always going to be at a disadvantage no matter what kind of classification system you come up with. If you put all schools with 300 students and below in one group, inevitably a school with 150 kids can complain about playing schools double their size.

[1inStripes 933]

Buchanan Co. will be one big high school sooner than later. Dickenson Co. will be one high school in less than 3 years. The small schools that you speak of will consolidate if feasiable. I could see Rye Cove/Twin Springs and Holston/PH both consolidate if trends continue the same. And if Lee's number keep droping, maybe even adding TW and making one school there too.

 

 

 

Im not sure about the other schools, but logistically it is going to be very difficult for Twin Springs and Rye Cove to consolidate. There are kids who drive an hour to go to Rye Cove from near the TN state line. And there will not be a quick route for a centrally located school between the two schools unless new roads were built. There has been talk of consolidation in Scott County, but to do it equally you would probably have to build a school in Snowflake or Midway and between Speers Ferry and Gate City. It would be hard to figure how you would split the kids who attend GC into the two new schools though because most are going to be filtered in through US23.