[BeaverCreek Connection]

Did it ever occur to you, that PERHAPS those "Transfers" who were "recruited" just WANTED to play for BMR? I know that if I was an elementary/Middle school student choosing a high school, esp in Eastern Kentucky where there are so many, that I would take one look at coaching stats and styles and know beyond the shadow a doubt that BMR would be one of the BEST to help me develop myself as a player and as coach.

OR, more importantly, when choosing a high school, I would definately look for one where I would get a quality education. Now, pulling data from www.education.ky.gov and comparing any school contiguous (that means touching) Johnson County, I would consider the following scores:

Paintsville Ind 86.6
Johnson Central 78.3
Betsy Layne 68.9
Allen Central 68.2
South Floyd 66.9
Prestonsburg 64.3
Magoffin 62.4
Lawrence County 62.1
Sheldon Clark 55.55

http://www.education.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres...rtHigh.pdf

This is the actual folder scores were taken from. Please see the academic index (cumulative score) in the end column.

Now, before anyone accuses BMR of anything, they need to take in the BIG picture! He will develop you as a player, you will get a GREAT education (95% transition to post secondary schools), and you can attend a high school with a LONG tradition of excellence. Most importantly, you can attend a school where the teachers care, parents care, and you always feel like one family. At present, in the high school alone, there are numerous graduates working there because they CARE. Yes, they could make more money elsewhere, but they choose to be at PHS!! So THANK YOU JR, Coach Ratliff, both Mrs. Ratliffs, Coach Runyon, Coach Baldwin, Coach Ward, Mr. Auxier, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Wiley, Mrs. Glenna, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Austin, Mr. Rice, and Coach VanHoose! Thank you for caring enough to take the paycut to see PHS be what it is (this list only counts those working in the building of PHS- not the elementary). :Cheerlead

I apologize for the long post, but this issue gets me everytime!!

Thank you for making my point. It kinda brought a tear to my eye, talking about everyone taking paycuts because they care. Care about what? If it is the kids they care about then why dont they take thier expertise and teach at the lower scoring schools. Now that would really impress someone. As far as your indexes go, they are often manipulated. I will tell you one index I would like to see; the average income of the parents of your students compared to the rest of the county(s). By the way; I know what contiguous means, not all non-Paintsville people are dumb a _ _ _ _. I have had several educators tell me that the scoring system is a joke anyway. I'm not buying the "smarter kids only go to Paintsville" argument. So, finally the real issue comes to the top-its just a Paintsville thing. You have to be born in it to understand it. So there you go, an opposing view to the kingdom. I wonder if anyone else has the guts to speak thier opinion.