[MHS Parent4Life]

Where would you like me to begin;

1. The school building itself and the academics this is a distinguished system and we continue to get better every year!!
2. the facilities
3. Better teachers pay
4. Better coaching stipends
5. The administration
6. The support (you don't see in fighting here)
7. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE 7-19 RECORD OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AT MHS!!!!!!

Daggum, are you blind??

Oh yeah you can jump on I-75 and be anywhere pretty quick, you on the other hand have to drive an hour just to start your trip somewhere!!

Honestly I think that fact that you can't keep folks in the system should have been your first clue!!!

Who has the axe to grind? I could use simple fact checking to show you your wrong on a few things on your list but I don't want to poke a hornets nest. I know there are a lot of devout WCHS posters on here so I'm not going to try to tear down your school. I respect your academics as well as your boosters' devotion to the kids, enabling great facilities and opportunities. In an attempt to defend MHS, I would argue that they were a top 5 high school in the region (83rd percentile in state compared to WCHS being 86th) with a greater proportion of low income students. The average ACT score for this year was above 20 for the first time in school history (WCHS was 19.2 for most recently published year) showing dramatic improvement. The coaches are paid very well, one might argue too well in fact. And finally, the school has a very long and proud tradition, having not only a state championship under its belt but also ranking very high in all time wins.

I don't say these things to argue. I really don't. I say them to argue that it's not as bleak in Middlesboro is you may think it is.

Back on the topic of this game, I simply think WCHS is too explosive for Bell County. I know so many BC posters keep dredging up past history but there is absolutely nothing about this Bell County team that resembles former teams other than their inability to throw. I'm pulling for a win from the Colonels and I know Chappell and Frazier will enjoy it.