[The Red Eminence]

This is from the outside looking in. Maybe it’s just me but Superintendents need to understand importance of sports. I understand academics and things like that and what needs to be done for kids that don’t play sports but, what kids come to school the most? What kids try to get good grades? What kids can be positive role models while sharing their gift of talent to their community youngsters? That’s right athletes. I’m all for good academics and things like that but most of your student population plays some kind of sport. For a superintendent to go into a job thinking of stripping youth programs or pulling the budget for sports. They need to realize they are hurting the main student population that cares about coming to school and that cares about their community as a whole. They put the name of your town or county across their chest and wear it. So help those kids out with a good hire and when you have a coach like Clevenger, you don’t let him go. You keep him around 25-30 years and have stability for your program. I don’t know I just feel that sports are a very important part of the school system. It shouldn’t be treated like a rec league basketball program.

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It is certainly a shame. You couldn't be more correct about what high school sports mean to a community.