NussBusDriver

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Where is MRA?

I know a few people from the Kentwood area that sent their kids to Parklane over OFA. Currently have friends and relatives whose kids are at OFA and doesn’t have any complaints.

We live mid-parish and are torn between OFA and Courtney Christian to send our kids.

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MRA is in Madison area near Jackson. Parklane is really our only option unless we wanna make the drive to OF. This thread actually made me do some asking around to my friends and family that have kids at Parklane and OF. They both seem very happy with the education their kids are receiving. I'm not familiar with Courtney Christian so I can't comment on that. My biggest question to my friends and family were if any woke nonsense was in either OF or PA and it was a resounding NO.

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This can be deceiving until you get in the mix of it. From my experience with schools like this, I'd estimate about 25% of the kids would be able to handle an honors level curriculum. That doesn't mean the others aren't good kids, but there's no advanced pacing for the ones who can take it on.

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From what I know the typical MAIS schools in this region are very strong academically. I have family members that send their kids to MRA and Parklane Academy. I have friends that send their kids to OF. My kids currently go to a public school but I'm seriously considering sending them to Parklane. Apparently the vast majority of the student populations at these schools go to college and they have very high ACT scores.

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Historically Centreville is probably the best team on their schedule

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Centreville has gone down in the past 10 years. The last few times they have played OF or Parklane they have gotten killed. I live in South Miss now and Centreville is losing enrollment. They aren't what they were in the past.

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Dunno the quality now but back in my day OFA was very competitive but it was like LSU/Bama under the Bear: a very good team that couldn’t get titles because they couldn’t get past the one

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They won a state championship a few years ago according to my friend that has kids there but his kids are young still so they didn't play on the team.

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The principal there this year came from Bowling Green in Franklinton. He's a huge sports guy, in fact I'd dare say he cares about sports/academics 90/10. He's what we call out in the real world "a no talent pussy". He's a yes man for the board and that's why he's been promoted from football coach to running both schools. He will treat your kid like dogshit unless you're of some use to him.

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Think you may have the wrong school. I have some friends in the area that send their kids there. I texted them asking about the school when I saw this thread. The guy in charge is from Amite and went to school there from the info they gave me.

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This is very true….. Chalmette should just play their JV team. Maybe they can win that

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My BIL kids go to MRA. I'm originally from BR but live in South Ms now. I didn't know much about MS football but going to watch my nephew play at MRA opened my eyes. They are impressive.

Just my anecdotal side of this but I'd say from 2020-2023 it was much harder to catch redfish. In the past couple years it's been pretty easy. Seems like the population has bounced back in the last couple year. I fish anywhere from PAC to GI to Venice. Noticed a major bounce back last year near GI. Went on a warm day in December and reds were thickest I could remember in Marsh between GI and Leeville.

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You think Sloan and Davis know what they’re doing?

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They absolutely know way more than you.

Yet the coach that gave us most of those top 10 finishes is universally hated by our fanbase.

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Lol WOW! You can’t be this naive. SMH DeVonte Smith said publicly in so many words he trusted Petitto etc. and why he followed him to Alabama. Make sure in the 2nd link you scroll halfway down and read the part where DeVonte Smith says it’s been a while since he talked to Sam but he can go to him for anything etc etc etc.

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Yea HS kids aren't ever going to come out and say they are going to a school because of the money and the money the handlers are getting. Don't be so naive.

If you think players are committing to schools bc of a support staff guy you are way off. If you think that support staff guy helped make sure that players handlers got paid then you'd be correct. Kids don't commit to school based of the guy that sets up recruiting visits. But they do go to school (pre NIL) that their handlers push them too based on their handlers getting a kick back. This isn't complicated.

Two words for you....

Private School