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Why can't magnet schools have sports here?
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:06 pm
Many schools across the country have strong academics and athletics. Texas and Cali come to mind. IN BR, catholic is an example of both. Even Ben Franklin has a football team. Why cant BRMHS or Lee have a football, basketball, or baseball team?
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 12:10 pm
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Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:08 pm to Captain Cruze
Smart white people aren't good athletes
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:08 pm to Captain Cruze
Catholic has a magnet school BECAUSE of sports, not vice versa.
Heard their English department sucked.
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Ben Franklion
Heard their English department sucked.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:09 pm to ZekeTheTeke
BRMHS has more asians and black people then white people.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:10 pm to tigerstripedjacket
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Catholic has a magnet school BECAUSE of sports
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:10 pm to Captain Cruze
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catholic is an example of both
Catholic is also not a public school
And magnet schools have sports...just not the ones you are likely interested in.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:12 pm to Captain Cruze
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BRMHS
chess team or soccer. take your pick
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:12 pm to Captain Cruze
LSMSA has a rowing team.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:13 pm to Captain Cruze
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Why cant BRMHS or Lee have a football, basketball, or baseball team?
Not enough athletes. Their Cross Country and Rasslin teams are always good.
They competed with us in Cross Country(7-4A) and track in the early 90s.
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:14 pm to Captain Cruze
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BRMHS has more asians and black people then white people.
Then your options are technology or soft jazz save the sports for the others.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:33 pm to Captain Cruze
the focus of magnet schools should stay on academics and the arts, not sports.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:35 pm to iluvdatiger
Magnet schools should also ONLY be magnet. No regular neighborhood kids mixed in with magnet kids.
They tried that with Scotlandville Magnet High School in the mid 90s(thankfully after I graduated) and it failed miserably.
They tried that with Scotlandville Magnet High School in the mid 90s(thankfully after I graduated) and it failed miserably.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:36 pm to iluvdatiger
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the focus of magnet schools should stay on academics and the arts, not sports.
I actually chose NOT to go to BR High b/c of football. Turned out fine and there were about 10 of us in same boat(went to McKinley magnet but then to Woodlawn b/c of football). I don't think I'd want my kids doing that.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:38 pm to iluvdatiger
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the focus of magnet schools should stay on academics and the arts, not sports.
Exactly.
If someone wants to play one of the major sports, then the magnet program is not for them.
It's a specialized program and the school isn't designed to be all things to all people.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:38 pm to lsunurse
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They tried that with Scotlandville Magnet High School in the mid 90s(thankfully after I graduated) and it failed miserably.
Dude a big fat blackeye / lie of deseg order was happening at Buchanan Elementary in the mid 80s. They took all the smart white kids around BR and bussed us to the middle of the hood for advanced classes. We got a great education and head start on the rigors of McKinley.
But we 3-4 blacks in our classes in 4th and 5th grade. All while next door to 100% black classrooms of 'regular' students.
Eta: bussride was about 1.5 hours long each way. We Picked up every damned white kid along highland from CCL(was just being built) to University Gardens.
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:38 pm to Captain Cruze
Scotlandville magnet school does
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:43 pm to mikelbr
I was in gifted and went to Greenville Elementary. Same thing. Wasn't really that big a deal in elementary school though.
Now in HS or middle school...it makes a huge difference.
Most of all the good teachers hauled arse from SMHS when they heard it wasn't gonna be just magnet. I graduated in 96, changes took place the following year. My brother still went there and saw firsthand what a difference it made. Went from maybe one fight a year there(like us nerds knew how to fight) to fights daily. Place became a mini war zone from how he describes it
Now in HS or middle school...it makes a huge difference.
Most of all the good teachers hauled arse from SMHS when they heard it wasn't gonna be just magnet. I graduated in 96, changes took place the following year. My brother still went there and saw firsthand what a difference it made. Went from maybe one fight a year there(like us nerds knew how to fight) to fights daily. Place became a mini war zone from how he describes it
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:43 pm to MikeBRLA
Ben Franklin has football and they are ranked best public high school I'm the state
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:44 pm to mikelbr
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I actually chose NOT to go to BR High b/c of football.
Me, too. I was at MMM when Jindal was there (he was Piysh then), got accepted to BRHS but went to Lee because I wanted to experience football.
Looking back, stupid move on my part
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:46 pm to lsunurse
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Most of all the good teachers hauled arse from SMHS when they heard it wasn't gonna be just magnet. I graduated in 96, changes took place the following year. My brother still went there and saw firsthand what a difference it made. Went from maybe one fight a year there(like us nerds knew how to fight) to fights daily. Place became a mini war zone from how he describes it
No doubt. I wouldn't blame them. McKinley Middle Magnet's 'magnet program' was MOVED from Glasgow(in Southdowns) for obvious reasons a few years before I got there. We had some AWESOME teachers. I remember so much of those lectures/lessons to this day.
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