[Pulp Fiction]

100% acceptance to college doesn't mean 100% college attendance or a 100% college graduation rate.

I will say that is something to be very proud of for Paintsville.... but a 1A school with a small graduating class can have numbers like that when a certain amount of their students go to BSCTC or someplace like that.

Dont get me started Pulp. I for one can speak personally of the Paintsville Education preparation for college.
Few close people know the story and if any want to hear it face to face. I will be more than happy to share it with you. Trust me....this one's a nerve striker.
Paintsville educators are second to none.

You can belittle it all you like, but a teacher or nurse with a degree from Big Sandy make the same money as teachers and nurses from Morehead for example. They just have less debt after school. I feel even acceptanceis a huge accomplishment.

I don't really know why you would put someone down for trying to better themselves and get an education at any institution whether it is at a community college or at the University of Kentucky. Not only are there numerous quality professors at Big Sandy but it is also extremely affordable to students (especially impoverished students) from Eastern Kentucky. In this area I would congratulate anyone trying to further their education. I know Pulp can be an easy target for many on this site and I'm trying to not pile on. However, that comment really annoyed me. I hope you didn't actually mean the way it sounded.

I didn't say anything to downgrade Paintsville's academic standards on any level. Like I said in my original post, a 100% college acceptance rate doesn't equal 100% college attendance or a 100% college graduation rate. I know several teachers and administrators in the Paintsville School System, Chuck McClure was my basketball & football coach when he was at Meade Memorial back in the 90's, I go to church with Paintsville's A.D..... I'm not saying they aren't some of the best in their field. All of the yearly testing numbers show Paintsville is always one of the best in the tested subject matter.

I graduated from BSCTC with an Associate in Applied Science, so I'm not trying to 'belittle' anybody from attending any type of institution of high learning. I paid (not mom & dad or scholarship money) for every single penny of my classes at BSCTC. That expensive piece of paper is proudly displayed in my house and landed me a great career.



A neutral party that didn't know who I was or what team I support, would read that original post and have to agree with what I said.
A small graduating class each year should have a very percentage rate of students getting accepted to college. I realize that you can't make somebody attend college, high schools are responsible for getting their students prepared for life after graduation, no matter what path they take. If Paintsville could say their class of 2016 had a 100% college attendance rate and those students are still enrolled or their class of 2014 had a 100% graduating rate this coming Spring or Winter semesters, or those who haven't graduated are still in school, then yes, Paintsville by far would be the best non-private high school in the United States.