[the crossover]

1) I'm sorry your daughter has leukemia, but I'm glad she returned to the court.
2) Congrats to your son's academics. Calculus, Trig and Chemistry aren't easy classes.

That being said
- Cordia has nothing to do with Mississippi
- Cordia's academics aren't ranked very high. For someone who prides your son's education, there are THOUSANDS of places you could have taken him. HUNDREDS in Kentucky.

You also said you hope "kids don't leave because of the coach" and you thought "you were doing the right thing to help him get into college"

1) If kids leave, it would seem it could show it was BASKETBALL RELATED (which every parent, Cordia player and supporter are doing their darndest not to admit in public).
2) Doing the right thing is?
- Sending him out to Podunk at a poor academic school (again, check the rankings)
- With a minority enrollment of 6 percent (which has actually trended upward because of all the basketball kids arriving from all points on the globe)
- to play for a school who has had issues getting kids eligible from Day One?

He was probably better off academically where he was.

U.S. News & World Report ranking of Cordia:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/se...clnk&gl=us

http://www.city-data.com/school/cordia-h...ol-ky.html
"City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2010 test average as compared to other schools in Kentucky) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 22."

That's an F-MINUS.


http://local.wfpl.org/kycir/unbridled/
search for cordia
None of Cordia's three schools -- Elementary, Middle, High -- received better than a 47.2. Cordia High was ranked 17th WORST in the entire state (there are more than 200 schools in Kentucky). It has NOTHING to do with size. NOTHING to do with location.

North Laurel, Jackson County, East Ridge, Bell, Greenup are all EKY schools. And all vastly superior to Cordia.

Pikeville Independent is a distinguished school (with better athletics across the board). Small enrollment.

I'm not from Pikeville or ANY school listed. Not from a rival. I'm south of Louisville. Not connected to the big green Catholic schools, either.

So it's not sour grapes.

It's about research and due diligence.

First. I did not send my son to Cordia for basketball or education. I sent him because I needed him in a situation that would prepare him for college but more importantly remove him for the situation of my daughter. They are very close and I wanted him to remain focused. That I don't have to explain neither do I regret it. He missed the hard and most difficult times. Academically I was not concerned because I made sure he had a better than good foundation. I didn't have any problems with the education that Cordia provided. I can't speak for other but my son did not Come to Cordia for Basketball.......... I did not know Coach Rhodes, his past, or coaching staff but that didn't he would not tryout. My son was not an All American, top 100 and to be honest no one one the team was but they were coachable......... Basketball is extracurricular and is a possible route to free education..... Academic and.....

No when I spoke about kids leaving it had nothing to do with how they got there it was related to making sure the coach had their all of the teams best interest at heart. Recruitment for athletes is important. That statement had absolutely nothing to do with why they were there but the NOW THAT WE ARE HERE.......

Please don't read more than what's there...... We love our kids and want the best for them.