[pjdoug]

I would say intense dislike instead of jealousy because of the way they win. If you live in the tri county area you would have more understanding why. 4 of the kids that started last night for Corbin are transfers into the program. 2 from the county, 1 from south Laurel, 1 from lca. That's just how they do things to win at any sport. That's why they are very disliked outside the city limits of Corbin. If they didn't get these kids that are talented from other schools they never would win much cause the homegrown talent is well not very good, that's why they go get mommy or daddy jobs at or in Corbin to get the talent. If it works keep doing it, khsaa doesn't mind.

I can't disagree with that. lol

[pjdoug]

Not that I think it has a prayer, but if HB 242 ever passed the Kentucky General Assembly, the hand wringing from Corbin would be the ultimate lesson in karma

Whitley County needs another middle school nicker:

[KYHoopsFan71]

I would say intense dislike instead of jealousy because of the way they win. If you live in the tri county area you would have more understanding why. 4 of the kids that started last night for Corbin are transfers into the program. 2 from the county, 1 from south Laurel, 1 from lca. That's just how they do things to win at any sport. That's why they are very disliked outside the city limits of Corbin. If they didn't get these kids that are talented from other schools they never would win much cause the homegrown talent is well not very good, that's why they go get mommy or daddy jobs at or in Corbin to get the talent. If it works keep doing it, khsaa doesn't mind.

The KHSAA is useless. Look how long they let Rose Hill and Cordia off the hook

[The Outsider]

I would say intense dislike instead of jealousy because of the way they win. If you live in the tri county area you would have more understanding why. 4 of the kids that started last night for Corbin are transfers into the program. 2 from the county, 1 from south Laurel, 1 from lca. That's just how they do things to win at any sport. That's why they are very disliked outside the city limits of Corbin. If they didn't get these kids that are talented from other schools they never would win much cause the homegrown talent is well not very good, that's why they go get mommy or daddy jobs at or in Corbin to get the talent. If it works keep doing it, khsaa doesn't mind.

Who are the 2 from the "county" that transferred to Corbin? How many players did Corbin start, 7:pondering:?

[KYHoopsFan71]

I would say intense dislike instead of jealousy because of the way they win. If you live in the tri county area you would have more understanding why. 4 of the kids that started last night for Corbin are transfers into the program. 2 from the county, 1 from south Laurel, 1 from lca. That's just how they do things to win at any sport. That's why they are very disliked outside the city limits of Corbin. If they didn't get these kids that are talented from other schools they never would win much cause the homegrown talent is well not very good, that's why they go get mommy or daddy jobs at or in Corbin to get the talent. If it works keep doing it, khsaa doesn't mind.

Sanders went to South Middle I thought. Who was from WC?

[Rainingthrees]

If I'm wrong I apologize but didn't the Taylors start at oak grove which is a county school? I know they played a lot of baseball in the county when they were young. I know they didn't see the floor last night but 2 kids on the bench I know came from the county. Those 2 would have made Whitley a better team this year because height and inside play would have helped them much more imo.

[Single Wing 77]

Not that I think it has a prayer, but if HB 242 ever passed the Kentucky General Assembly, the hand wringing from Corbin would be the ultimate lesson in karma

That would effect nothing. If that bill did pass I think Corbin would write their own charter. If they didn't whose administration do you think would be promoted? The ones who had the state come in in the last decade, or the administration that leads a top 5 school in the state?

[KYHoopsFan71]

That would effect nothing. If that bill did pass I think Corbin would write their own charter. If they didn't whose administration do you think would be promoted? The ones who had the state come in in the last decade, or the administration that leads a top 5 school in the state?

Hence the phrase, “not that I think it has a prayer.”

However, the thought of Corbin Ind being merged into Whitley and Knox is funny

[Single Wing 77]

If I'm wrong I apologize but didn't the Taylors start at oak grove which is a county school? I know they played a lot of baseball in the county when they were young. I know they didn't see the floor last night but 2 kids on the bench I know came from the county.

Oak grove is a lapped district. Those kids don't "belong" to either side. A lot of kids go to oak grove with the intent to go to Corbin middle school the entire time. oak grove is 4 miles from Corbin middle school, while it's 12 miles from Whitley county middle school. Also, people move and the fact of the matter is that Corbin is the most attractive school system to an incoming family. Higher test scores, higher college and career placement, and a broader range of extracurricular activities than any of the other schools around. Corbin has something for the whole family. Whether its baseball, basketball, football, softball, volleyball, soccer, track, cross country, drama, fishing, academic team, odyssey of the mind, bowling, band, choir, jrotc, cheerleading, dance, or cooking. Corbin not only offers it, but competes at a high level in it. Now the truth is that they have down years in certain areas. It's hard to beat schools with twice your enrollment that only try to really compete in a couple areas year in and year out. Corbin does a better job than anyone else I've seen though.

[Bulldogs4Ever]

Corbin is the best school in the area. Academically and athletically. Thats why kids move into that area. Corbin is a good town to live in as well. I sure would of liked to of moved there. Think their average ACT score is in the upper 20s. Givem a little credit. People want whats best for their kids.

[Bulldogs4Ever]

And Andrew Taylor is the best player in the Region. Should of been player of the year.

[KYHoopsFan71]

Oak grove is a lapped district. Those kids don't "belong" to either side. A lot of kids go to oak grove with the intent to go to Corbin middle school the entire time. oak grove is 4 miles from Corbin middle school, while it's 12 miles from Whitley county middle school. Also, people move and the fact of the matter is that Corbin is the most attractive school system to an incoming family. Higher test scores, higher college and career placement, and a broader range of extracurricular activities than any of the other schools around. Corbin has something for the whole family. Whether its baseball, basketball, football, softball, volleyball, soccer, track, cross country, drama, fishing, academic team, odyssey of the mind, bowling, band, choir, jrotc, cheerleading, dance, or cooking. Corbin not only offers it, but competes at a high level in it. Now the truth is that they have down years in certain areas. It's hard to beat schools with twice your enrollment that only try to really compete in a couple areas year in and year out. Corbin does a better job than anyone else I've seen though.

The motto should be: Corbin, everything’s gonna be all white

Sorry, I couldn’t resist

[pjdoug]

The KHSAA is useless. Look how long they let Rose Hill and Cordia off the hook

I agree.

[pjdoug]

Oak grove is a lapped district. Those kids don't "belong" to either side. A lot of kids go to oak grove with the intent to go to Corbin middle school the entire time. oak grove is 4 miles from Corbin middle school, while it's 12 miles from Whitley county middle school. Also, people move and the fact of the matter is that Corbin is the most attractive school system to an incoming family. Higher test scores, higher college and career placement, and a broader range of extracurricular activities than any of the other schools around. Corbin has something for the whole family. Whether its baseball, basketball, football, softball, volleyball, soccer, track, cross country, drama, fishing, academic team, odyssey of the mind, bowling, band, choir, jrotc, cheerleading, dance, or cooking. Corbin not only offers it, but competes at a high level in it. Now the truth is that they have down years in certain areas. It's hard to beat schools with twice your enrollment that only try to really compete in a couple areas year in and year out. Corbin does a better job than anyone else I've seen though.

Oak Grove is a Whitley County Elementary school and not a Corbin Elementary school. Whitley County also has every single thing that you just named. Boston and Pleasant View Elementary schools are closer to Jellico Middle School than they are to Whitley County Middle School, but that doesn't mean that they are Jellico Elementary schools.

[pjdoug]

The motto should be: Corbin, everything’s gonna be all white

Sorry, I couldn’t resist

:lame::ChairHit:

[Single Wing 77]

Oak Grove is a Whitley County Elementary school and not a Corbin Elementary school. Whitley County also has every single thing that you just named. Boston and Pleasant View Elementary schools are closer to Jellico Middle School than they are to Whitley County Middle School, but that doesn't mean that they are Jellico Elementary schools.

I'm not saying they are dougie, but if a kid or their parents have the plans all along of coming to Corbin in middle school and high school then does that student qualify as a Whitley kid? I would think that you all would like that they atleast go to oak grove for elementary school. You all have 6 years to try to convert them.

Also, there is a difference in offering things and competing at a high level in them.

[KYHoopsFan71]

That would effect nothing. If that bill did pass I think Corbin would write their own charter. If they didn't whose administration do you think would be promoted? The ones who had the state come in in the last decade, or the administration that leads a top 5 school in the state?

The bill, as I understand it, eliminates independent districts and merges them into larger county systems to form 55 school systems in Kentucky.

How are you proposing Corbin circumvents this or finds a loophole?

HB 242 was introduced to the educational committee in the house back in January. I can’t see 242 getting much traction. If anything, I see Frankfort gearing up for a fight with that terrible school system in Louisville, JCPS

[HCS]

Oak grove is a lapped district. Those kids don't "belong" to either side. A lot of kids go to oak grove with the intent to go to Corbin middle school the entire time. oak grove is 4 miles from Corbin middle school, while it's 12 miles from Whitley county middle school. Also, people move and the fact of the matter is that Corbin is the most attractive school system to an incoming family. Higher test scores, higher college and career placement, and a broader range of extracurricular activities than any of the other schools around. Corbin has something for the whole family. Whether its baseball, basketball, football, softball, volleyball, soccer, track, cross country, drama, fishing, academic team, odyssey of the mind, bowling, band, choir, jrotc, cheerleading, dance, or cooking. Corbin not only offers it, but competes at a high level in it. Now the truth is that they have down years in certain areas. It's hard to beat schools with twice your enrollment that only try to really compete in a couple areas year in and year out. Corbin does a better job than anyone else I've seen though.

I don't have a dog in the fight, but there is no such thing as a "lapped district." Oak Grove is in the Whitley district so the Whitley board pays for the teachers and the school and the students are Whitley students.

[HCS]

I have great respect for you sir for being a man and standing up could you list the other people who voted for all of us to see.

Thanks, but it's not my business to speculate on who else voted.

[Rainingthrees]

I'm not saying they are dougie, but if a kid or their parents have the plans all along of coming to Corbin in middle school and high school then does that student qualify as a Whitley kid? I would think that you all would like that they atleast go to oak grove for elementary school. You all have 6 years to try to convert them.

Also, there is a difference in offering things and competing at a high level in them.

The county would compete at a high level in every sport if the kids would stay. That's why we get so mad. Whitley has great teachers, a great campus and team facilities. If the kids would stay they would like the high school.

[The Outsider]

If I'm wrong I apologize but didn't the Taylors start at oak grove which is a county school? I know they played a lot of baseball in the county when they were young. I know they didn't see the floor last night but 2 kids on the bench I know came from the county. Those 2 would have made Whitley a better team this year because height and inside play would have helped them much more imo.

The Taylor's lived in the Corbin School District. They may have gone to Oak Grove, not sure, a lot of kids who live in that area of the Corbin District do go to Oak Grove and then on to Corbin Middle School after that, although many remain in the Whitley Co. School District.

The Corbin and Whitley Co. Districts work really well together for the sake of the children, which probably explains why both Districts are thriving right now.

[pjdoug]

I'm not saying they are dougie, but if a kid or their parents have the plans all along of coming to Corbin in middle school and high school then does that student qualify as a Whitley kid? I would think that you all would like that they atleast go to oak grove for elementary school. You all have 6 years to try to convert them.

Also, there is a difference in offering things and competing at a high level in them.

You compete at a high level because you have so many county kids. lol. Whitley County needs to build a wall nicker:

[pjdoug]

I don't have a dog in the fight, but there is no such thing as a "lapped district." Oak Grove is in the Whitley district so the Whitley board pays for the teachers and the school and the students are Whitley students.

Exactly right.

[KYHoopsFan71]

I don't have a dog in the fight, but there is no such thing as a "lapped district." Oak Grove is in the Whitley district so the Whitley board pays for the teachers and the school and the students are Whitley students.

If Oak Grove, Whitley Middle, South Laurel Middle etc has a talented football or hoops player, it becomes a de facto feeder school for Corbin.

It’s no secret, Corbin’s done this for years. Hence, the dislike

[pjdoug]

The Taylor's lived in the Corbin School District. They may have gone to Oak Grove, not sure, a lot of kids who live in that area of the Corbin District do go to Oak Grove and then on to Corbin Middle School after that, although many remain in the Whitley Co. School District.

The Corbin and Whitley Co. Districts work really well together for the sake of the children, which probably explains why both Districts are thriving right now.

:trolldad:tare: is all I have to say about that.

[pjdoug]

If Oak Grove, Whitley Middle, South Laurel Middle etc has a talented football or hoops player, it becomes a de facto feeder school for Corbin.

It’s no secret, Corbin’s done this for years. Hence, the dislike

I have to agree with you at least once :biggrin:

[KYHoopsFan71]

Thanks, but it's not my business to speculate on who else voted.

The OP doesn’t need to know who voted for or against Taylor. In this nutty world we live in you couldn’t rule out some nutjob harassing or stalking the ones who voted for Turner.

[KYHoopsFan71]

I have to agree with you at least once :biggrin:

We have a common foe.

Think of it as the enemy of my enemy is my friend lol

[The Outsider]

I don't have a dog in the fight, but there is no such thing as a "lapped district." Oak Grove is in the Whitley district so the Whitley board pays for the teachers and the school and the students are Whitley students.

The area he is talking about is actually in the Corbin School District, but was at one time in the Whitley School District. Both Districts send school buses into these areas and parents can choose where to send their kids. The property taxes from this area, which are by the way higher than the property taxes in the Whitley District, go to the Corbin School District. Oak Grove School(Whitley District) sits just outside the Corbin District. I have attached a map.

https://www.google.com/search?q=map+of+c...irefox-b-1

[Rainingthrees]

If Oak Grove, Whitley Middle, South Laurel Middle etc has a talented football or hoops player, it becomes a de facto feeder school for Corbin.

It’s no secret, Corbin’s done this for years. Hence, the dislike

Don't forget Williamsburg, doesn't happen much but the Corbin quarterback last few years was once a Jacket.