SWVAgridiron 1,443 Report Share Posted November 6 I heard these two may combine football teams next season and that consolidating schools was coming in the near future. Any truth to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 895 Report Share Posted November 6 Buchanon County has had an opportunity to consolidate and build a new school for sometime but hasn’t dotted all the Is and crossed all the Ts it seems. ‘Mainly from people in the county who want to stop it it seems but obviously it is needed for the county as enrollment continues to dwindle. SWVAgridiron and Hokie Bound 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,497 Report Share Posted November 6 13 minutes ago, SWVAgridiron said: I heard these two may combine football teams next season and that consolidating schools was coming in the near future. Any truth to this? It’s not unheard of, Rocky Gap High School & Bland High School made up Bland County Bears football team long before there was ever a consolidated Bland County High School. It would be a smart move honestly for Buchanan County. SWVAgridiron and Hokie Bound 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandanaVTDavis4321 1,644 Report Share Posted November 6 It's a good thing. Consolidated schools is upcoming for schools across the country even crossing county lines. I think it's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWVAgridiron 1,443 Author Report Share Posted November 6 2 minutes ago, BandanaVTDavis4321 said: It's a good thing. Consolidated schools is upcoming for schools across the country even crossing county lines. I think it's awesome. It’ll happen everywhere but Giles County lol Hokiebird7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPF 402 Report Share Posted November 6 A vote to consolidate passed to build one county high school but I'm not sure what happened beyond that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPF 402 Report Share Posted November 6 Just now, CPF said: A vote to consolidate passed to build one county high school but I'm not sure what happened beyond that. Edit: 2 schools council would not be part of the consolidation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRISH-FAN18 319 Report Share Posted November 6 Hurley doesn't want to consolidate with anybody or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 570 Report Share Posted November 6 Funny thing ... a former head coach of Hurley and Whitewood is Grundy's principal right now. I suspect it was to help oversee the merge, but who knows when it might happen. We've been talking about this for 20 years now. I think we have a good chance of a '27 opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokie Bound 106 Report Share Posted November 6 13 hours ago, 1inStripes said: Buchanon County has had an opportunity to consolidate and build a new school for sometime but hasn’t dotted all the Is and crossed all the Ts it seems. ‘Mainly from people in the county who want to stop it it seems but obviously it is needed for the county as enrollment continues to dwindle. There are other in SWVA schools that need to consolidate. Some schools are getting so small the kids are taking off the wall classes so the school has somewhere to put the kids. Consolidation would allow kids the opportunity to take better classes preparing them for the future. I get that people don't want to lose their school but what is best for the kids is what needs to be done. kids are kids and they would be fine with consolidation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,798 Report Share Posted November 6 We have seen the "Buchanan County Marching Band" at several band competitions this fall. If the county can consolidate for marching band, they can consolidate for football. 1inStripes, Ryan4VT, Gridiron60 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 895 Report Share Posted November 6 Considering what Grundy once held in school enrollment Im not sure they they couldnt just move all of them to Grundy until the new facility is built. -Well other than people being hardheaded. VHSLhelper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipinbogey 149 Report Share Posted November 6 12 minutes ago, 1inStripes said: Considering what Grundy once held in school enrollment Im not sure they they couldnt just move all of them to Grundy until the new facility is built. -Well other than people being hardheaded. It would make entirely too much sense to do that. The consolidation talk has been going on there for as long as I can remember, and they still insist on operating 3 older school buildings in need of replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,395 Report Share Posted November 6 46 minutes ago, chipinbogey said: It would make entirely too much sense to do that. The consolidation talk has been going on there for as long as I can remember, and they still insist on operating 3 older school buildings in need of replacement. Hmmmmm sounds familiar SWVAgridiron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_bean 1,055 Report Share Posted November 6 1 hour ago, chipinbogey said: It would make entirely too much sense to do that. The consolidation talk has been going on there for as long as I can remember, and they still insist on operating 3 older school buildings in need of replacement. Including one that took how much money for fire repair??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHoss 247 Report Share Posted November 6 Didn't Whitewood and Council have a combined football team back in the 80s or 90s? cityofRaven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucfan64 299 Report Share Posted November 6 1 hour ago, JDHoss said: Didn't Whitewood and Council have a combined football team back in the 80s or 90s? Yes, rather short lived. Council ended up sending 2 players over to Whitewood. So, the combination had little to no impact. JDHoss and 1inStripes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 570 Report Share Posted November 6 9 hours ago, sixcat said: We have seen the "Buchanan County Marching Band" at several band competitions this fall. If the county can consolidate for marching band, they can consolidate for football. That's two schools.... and a total of 13 kids. Big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,798 Report Share Posted November 7 12 minutes ago, VHSLhelper said: That's two schools.... and a total of 13 kids. Big difference. So, a community can come together to coordinate a marching season with kids spread across the county but those same people coordinating a football season is a bridge too far? Begs the question, why not? Seems a bit defeatist to just dismiss something the whole community would arguably benefit from. Union_Fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird 13 Report Share Posted November 7 Does a high school really need a football team? Mountain Football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,825 Report Share Posted November 7 5 minutes ago, Bluebird said: Does a high school really need a football team? Isn’t that why high schools exist? Mountain Football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandanaVTDavis4321 1,644 Report Share Posted November 7 23 minutes ago, Bluebird said: Does a high school really need a football team? What the hel$? Bluebird, you hate Merica or sumthin? Liam McPoyle and Mountain Football 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,497 Report Share Posted November 7 29 minutes ago, Bluebird said: Does a high school really need a football team? For the love of all things holy, what blasphemy doth thou speak? BandanaVTDavis4321, Liam McPoyle and Mountain Football 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queue 18 Report Share Posted November 7 2 hours ago, Bluebird said: Does a high school really need a football team? Does a football team really need a high school?? Liam McPoyle, appyvol and BandanaVTDavis4321 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_bean 1,055 Report Share Posted November 7 11 hours ago, Liam McPoyle said: Isn’t that why high schools exist? Well there is Council... Liam McPoyle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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