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When did you graduate?

I graduated in 2004 and very few teachers at Sheldon Clark were dedicated to educating their students then...

If SC is such a great educational facility, why are they ranked at Tier 4 and in jeopardy of losing their school completely if test scores and college admissions don't raise?

It's not about leaving because you're "too good" or "better than anyone" its leaving to BETTER YOURSELF and get prepared to succeed in the adult world... Sheldon Clark doesn't provide that. They produce kids that are almost incapable of functioning anywhere but that surrounding area.

And no, you weren't being rude, I am, that's what it takes to get people to understand how educationally handicapping Sheldon Clark can be for the average student.

There are successful students that come from there, but most often it is NOT because of the school.. they have parents that are overly driven for their child's success (not that it is a bad thing) and let it be known how important higher education is.

I graduated the same year you did, had the same classes you did, and have been friends with you for a while, and you'll probably be able to figure out who this is after you read it. And you are right, I've had great success and I feel I could definitely function somewhere outside of our area because I had great parents who pushed me EXTREMELY hard. They didn't teach me chemistry, pre-cal, or AP English, the teachers at SC did. I want to live in our area, just as many others that were in OUR classes. I think our teachers tried the hardest they could to help those students who were willing to learn. Not all of our classmates were, and with some people, you just can't do anything. They can't make someone go to college who does not want to go. However, alot of the ones that have gone on to any college, whether it be a community college or university, have had success.

I admit our school looks extremely crappy, and they are trying to fix that, if the state will give the okay. I love our school, I always have, and I always will.

I'm not trying to attack you, I just get tired of the whole principle. It hurts to hear people talk about our hometown that way and I will defend it.

And as far as people transferring goes, we had 6 people in our class transfer out of our school system: 4 to Paintsville, one to Scott County, and one to Rose Hill. They ended up no better off than those that they could have graduated with, academically speaking. So what if Alex got to play in the state tournament, and Justin got to sit the bench at Rupp. IMO, if they had stayed, our basketball team would have walked to the state tournament our senior year and JR probably wouldn't be in this mess.

5 of the 6 are in college just like we are and other people we graduated with, and I don't know that any of them are majoring in anything equivalent to "rocket science." AND, only two of these people received athletic scholarships for college: Desi for basketball, and Tyler for golf. Think about how many the people in our class received, and I'm not included in that group because I am not on scholarship. Yes, Alex definitely could have, but there were others in our class that could have but did not.

In fact, one of my best friends transferred to Johnson Central this year to get away from the basketball team. It wasn't to receive a better education. If things had been different athletically, he probably would have stayed.

It's not a bad thing that people return to our area. Maybe it's good that people cannot function outside of it. We need them to stick around and preserve it...if they can stay off drugs....lol...but that is a different story altogether.

Look, I'm not trying to argue with you. I know who you are, and I knew who you were when I replied the first time. I've been friends with you for a while and I'm not going to let an internet site ruin that. The site is about opinions, I gave mine, you gave yours.

See you at the turkey dinner!