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I agree. No offense to Kelly fans but I'll pass.

Tactic for a bond issue perhaps?

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Who will be this year's overachievers and underachievers from their preseason rankings?

Teachers are granted 450 minutes worth of conf time in a 10 day span. Some districts who have a block schedule may actually give 900 in the same span. I would wager that the powers that be have determined Jasper has to improve in the academic areas. Football records are all fine and dandy but it is the classroom where performance must shine the most. Also with tightening budgets folks are required to do more and more and coaches are no exception. Athletics are secondary in a school setting.

2006 West Columbia game. Up by 10 with 3 minutes to go.

I felt bad for Jasper. That must have been a long drive to New Caney.

Lot bigger than your central office. I do not know all the ins and outs but it takes solid teachers, parents, and most importantly students to make a difference. It is obvious you dislike your school's leadership over there but money issues are not dictating your TAKS scores. Back to the original post, I would imagine the Orange county economy probably has more to do with enrollment than anything else. Hasn't BC and OF dropped a bit as well?

Isn't Lufkin going back to the more pro set type offense like back when McNeil was their qb?

The Wing T will not get it done That is a tough offense to stop when it is clicking. They did a good job last season. I don't know how many players hey have returning but I'd imagine several teams in the district will have a tough time with them. I could see them possibly finishing 4th or 5th.

I went to school with him. He wasn't that great on the fb field but he could definitely throw the weights around.

So you have them in the playoffs! Nothing wrong with being positive. That would be a tremendous turn around from last season.

Do we have a listing on who each district plays in the playoffs?

I have no doubt the team should be improved over last season, but 6 wins will be tough. Based on the limited info I have I can see a win versus Kountze, Buna, with a wildcard versus HJ.

Disagree with the qualification of having a school aged student. Taxes are paid by all, young and old and whoever is dedicated, has the children's best interest at heart, and supported by the community should be allowed to work on a board.

I really don't keep up with BC, but what is their schedule and which ones are the wins?

It was just a matter of time. Cheerleaders and drill teams have had to pay for years. Problem I see is once you start having money directly and visibly leaving parent hands you'll get more of those vocal "stand coaches" trying to become more involved.

We may have the skill positions back but at this point we are very inexperienced in the lines.

Although it doesn't happen often Silsbee has beaten WOS. The games are tough.

That case affected me going to law school. :-\

Shooter please do not misconstrue that one statement as my entire point of view. That was just part of the issue no matter how affluent one's upbringing is. I merely was implying that not all people can and will learn the same. Some people just have the ability to achieve easier and more than others. Some people do have limitations. I understand that is a view many people may not have thought about or may accept. It is not meant as derogatory towards anyone. In regards to inequality in schools, you can put every kid in the nicest facility known to man, but if the expectations and importance are not placed on education by the child's support group (parents/grand parents/teachers) then it is all for naught. Of the 168 hours each week a teacher in a school with a traditional schedule will only see that student 7 of those hours. That is a short time to make such a major impression on each child. There has to be more input ans support from parents to stress the importance of education. Far too often schools are seen as an adversary rather than an ally. This is a sports board and we are always talking about new stadiums for more fans to attend etc., how many folks attend a board meeting, a PTA meeting, or even a mere parent/teacher conference? If people want a better education for their child then they need to work hand in hand with the teacher to better meet their child's needs. That simple view can cut across any background or financial situation. That is not to say every participant will agree, but at least everyone knows the goal. There is not one school out there thats goal is to be vindictive or oppressive to any student. I am in no way a supporter of No Child Left Behind, quite the opposite. That legislation was put in place by people who do not spend day to day time with today's youth to even understand their needs. It was passed by people who probably have not even been in a classroom in 20+ years. An example of that flawed legislation deals with special needs kids. The government wants each of these identified kids to have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that works on the individual's identified needs. Although the child may be in the age appropriate grade they may be 3,4, or even 5 levels behind, but when testing (state's new TAKS-M) rolls around they have to take the same test. How fair and individualized is that? The teacher has to meet and teach at the student's level, but the state testing can be several levels higher. It just doesn't make sense. If anyone ever wants to look at a TAKS test the TEA website releases the tests to the public every other year. The 2004 and 2006 TAKS versions are available for download now. [Hidden Content] The new TAKS-M for special needs populations is new and will not be available for at least two years.

Actually Mark White and Ross Perot were instrumental in no pass/no play around '82-'83. The TAAS test was in the 90s to early 00s. TEAMS testing was in the late 80s.

This is really a nonissue. He was asked about hockey and obviously he doesn't follow it. Why should he have made up a favorite just for the media? The only way I even knew who was in the finals and won was because of the publicity Tiger gave the sport because of this supposed issue. The NHL and its fanbase shouldn't be dissing Tiger they should be dissing themselves and trying to figure out how to change their perception to the general public. More people probably watch "wrestling" than hockey.

But they were axed for minimum academic standards which I am going to guess is talking about TAKS. TAKS is based on percentage of pass/fail, not the number of dropouts. If 500 students take the test and 250 of them fail, then it is a 50% passing percentage. It doesn't matter if 300 students dropped out that didn't take the test. If that is true, then the district's TAKS rating is probably better off with the dropouts. I would bet that a large percentage of the dropouts would not have passed anyway. It would increase their failure rate if those students stayed in school and failed the tests. Drop outs can be part of the equation. In this instance however, it all has to be based on preliminary test score projections. The state is not releasing any official rankings until August 1st. The state one minutes says the students are all the same but when the TAKS is put into play they break everything down demographically. A school can actually meet the exempliary status overall but have the school rank as academically unacceptable if a subgroup is deemed too low. One thing I will never understand is if we as a society can recognize that some folks are born with superior physical talents (ie. sports players) over others why can't we accept the fact that some people just do not have the same mental talents? These standardize tests pretty much assume we all learn the same or can learn the same when that is just not true.