Buchanan consolidation?

[EH31 1,833]

 

thoughts?

[olewave 31]

28 minutes ago, EH31 said:

 

thoughts?

If the Corp of Engineers is going to had you a check for 236 million, there should be thoughts of JOY!!!

[The Sports Reporter 0]

The board will be required to make a final decision by April. The vote was 4-2-1. Hurricane District board member abstained. Knox District and Garden District board members voted in opposition to it.

 

[#1BLUESFAN 153]

So 1 high school in the whole country

[SXSW 367]

Where is Southern Gap? I am sorry I don't know

 

[#1BLUESFAN 153]

4 minutes ago, SXSW said:

Where is Southern Gap? I am sorry I don't know

 

Head of poular creek

[Plywood_King 261]

That'll create a 3A school. If folks in region 3D thought that the travel distance to and from Abingdon was tedious...

[SXSW 367]

17 minutes ago, Plywood_King said:

That'll create a 3A school. If folks in region 3D thought that the travel distance to and from Abingdon was tedious...

At the current numbers yes, but who knows what the numbers will be by the time the school opens and the next round of VHSL reclassification.

 

[Blue 72 288]

How many schools are involved the merge?

[olewave 31]

21 minutes ago, Plywood_King said:

That'll create a 3A school. If folks in region 3D thought that the travel distance to and from Abingdon was tedious...

With todays numbers, it would be 791 total 9-12. By time school is built 725.

 

[SXSW 367]

Grundy, Twin Valley, Council and Hurley

[olewave 31]

1 minute ago, Blue 72 said:

How many schools are involved the merge?

4

[The Sports Reporter 0]

The total enrollment for Buchanan County Public Schools High School's is 828 students as of January 31

[Ryan4VT 3,536]

24 minutes ago, The Sports Reporter said:

The total enrollment for Buchanan County Public Schools High School's is 828 students as of January 31

Have to factor in losing some of that by normal attrition plus kids going elsewhere. I could see a world where some Council kids go to Honaker or something TV kids going to Richlands if they don’t want to drive to SG. 

[The Sports Reporter 0]

Buchanan County Public Schools numbers have declined for the past three months. In January alone they lost 15 students and they lost 6 in December and 6 in November 

Grades 9-12  Hurley has 190; Twin Valley has 169; Council has 95 and Grundy has 374

[EH31 1,833]

What’s the AA/AAA cutoff number?

[Union_Fan 1,177]

39 minutes ago, EH31 said:

What’s the AA/AAA cutoff number?

Couldn't find the hard cutoff number, but it used to be 750 with a +/-  5% over or under that number. Currently the largest 2A is 732 and the smallest 3A is738 according to the most recent ADM table.

[Liam McPoyle 590]

I'm seeing a place named Poplar Gap Park, a county park that was built in 2001 on a former strip mining site.  The park appears to contain ballfields (football, baseball, softball) along with a fairgrounds area.  Is this the proposed location?

@olewave mentioned Corps of Engineers funding. Is Buchanan in-line for COE funding similar to DIckenson Co. when they built Ridgeview?  If so, it's a no-brainer. It's akin to your school system winning the Powerball.

[Ryan4VT 3,536]

1 hour ago, Liam McPoyle said:

I'm seeing a place named Poplar Gap Park, a county park that was built in 2001 on a former strip mining site.  The park appears to contain ballfields (football, baseball, softball) along with a fairgrounds area.  Is this the proposed location?

@olewave mentioned Corps of Engineers funding. Is Buchanan in-line for COE funding similar to DIckenson Co. when they built Ridgeview?  If so, it's a no-brainer. It's akin to your school system winning the Powerball.

Poplar Gap is where Grundy plays soccer. I used to work at a call center up there. Not sure that’s the same place, though. 

[redtiger 1,107]

Its the same place.  Very nice location for that part of the county, not so much for Council or Pilgrims Knob but thats pretty much unavoidable.

[cwo7998 7]

I think alot of the Council kids might end up going to Honaker.

 

[Ryan4VT 3,536]

14 hours ago, cwo7998 said:

I think alot of the Council kids might end up going to Honaker.

 

That was my thought, too. And you may see some Twin Valley kids go to Richlands. Maybe. 

[VHSLhelper 376]

On 2/15/2020 at 1:17 PM, Liam McPoyle said:

I'm seeing a place named Poplar Gap Park, a county park that was built in 2001 on a former strip mining site.  The park appears to contain ballfields (football, baseball, softball) along with a fairgrounds area.  Is this the proposed location?

@olewave mentioned Corps of Engineers funding. Is Buchanan in-line for COE funding similar to DIckenson Co. when they built Ridgeview?  If so, it's a no-brainer. It's akin to your school system winning the Powerball.

$235.6 million, which is unreal...about 3x what Ridgeview cost

[Weatherman 75]

44 minutes ago, VHSLhelper said:

$235.6 million, which is unreal...about 3x what Ridgeview cost

I think I would go to that new school!

[big ugly vol 88]

Step 1 for Buchanan Schools - Pass a resolution to never hire Haydee Robinson. Step 2, Look at everything Dickenson County did with how they handled their money and do the EXACT opposite. You will probably be O.K. On a serious note, Council Doesn't field a team and Twin Valley is historically not very strong. Hurley despises Grundy, I doubt most football players will go there. Which means Grundy basically stands alone vs 3A competition and gets absolutely destroyed anytime they play at that level. I hope not, but that's the way I see it shaking out for a few years anyway.