[Thirsty Dog]

It looks like all the negativity is really being directed at the district administration, not the hires. People in these two communities have been told for the past two years that this was going to be "The high school" that people in Floyd county never had with every opportunity to be the best academic and atheltic programs in the area. What started out as a project of around $48 million, and with all the change orders, is now running in mid $50 million range, people feel the athletic part is not going to happen. Tax payers are beginning to wonder what did we just build? Then,what was to be an aggressive search for quaility coaches ended up going bust. Not that the hired coaches can't do a great job, but applications didn't pour in from all over for the positions. If they did they didn't get an interview. The process was kept so secret that no one knew anything but gossip and hearsay. A lot of people didn't think that the process was transparent. Football coach is coming in way too late to have any effect on strength and conditioning. There is no track at the new facility. With the aforementioned price tag, why was it left out. People from Floyd has told me that in reality the perception is all the BOE did was build a new ACHS with its location. The negativity started when the property was bought and anything pertaining to the new school was locked up in a secret vault. I'm now hearing the principal will come from an elementary school in the right beaver area. So, let's see how long this story is allowed to spin around until someone either confirms or denies the possibility.