[MHS Parent4Life]

Jesus people. You all have got to get over this obsession you have with Middlesboro athletics. On and on and on about the same old things. Quite sad really. While I won't address the pages and pages of mudslinging, I will say that so many of you that are "positive" of the happenings, are obviously only aware of partial truths.

Those of you trying to bring the whole school down, take a look at how MHS has done on their accountability scores. Not bad for a school that is supposedly in shambles.

As far as the teachers leaving at MHS, do you all even have a clue about why they left? I mean truly.

Frazier (Health) - understandably left to accept coach/teaching position at Whitley.
Sowders (Science) - accepted Curriculum Specialist position at MMS.
Digby (Math) - husband graduated from LMU DCOM. Moved for residency.
Powell (Science) - was accepted the UK dental school.
Bleichechmidt (Science) - completed his 3 year term under Teach for America program.
Carter-Stone (Spanish) - completed her 3 year term under Teach for America program and returned to UK for PhD program.
Hoskins (Youth Career Connect Counselor) - accepted special education position at MMS.

A lot of departures but none are just fleeing the system.

As far as teachers sending their kids to other schools, that is also a situation none of you know about apparently. One teacher, recently divorced from wife, allowed their child to live with wife and attend school in Tennessee in order to receive the Hope scholarship. Other than that instance, I can't think of a single teacher in the middle school or high school that sends their kid elsewhere. Enrollment at MHS increased last year in the face of a declining population.

Finally, I know Frazier's ending was a bit abrupt and unexpected. I have always liked the man. Regardless, he is not the coach anymore and Coach Massengill is. You all can say whatever you want but I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is doing things the right way. Anyone that has followed Middlesbork sports for the last 10 years could have told you that this year's graduating class was quite possibly the lightest group of athletes in decades. There will be a slight rebound this year and should be a great situation in two.

Just my two cents.