Anti-Consolidation Rally

**Shooter** · October 30th, 2010, 10:56 AM

Today at 2pm at Bullitt Park.

**4six3** · October 30th, 2010, 11:34 AM

Kinda ironic it's in Big Stone.

**MapleGap** · October 30th, 2010, 11:38 AM

Call it ironic if you like, late would be a better term. Powell Valley is the largest school in the county and should have a school on this end of the county, renamed of course. There will be a large amount of stundents lost to neighboring schools if this goes thru.

**simple man** · October 30th, 2010, 11:59 AM

Maybe Lee high has better food?

**1forall** · October 30th, 2010, 12:17 PM

Where was BSG years ago when all this started? They were fine with it as long as they kept their school open. Let's throw Appy under the bus to keep our school. Now they want Appy to stand by them to save PVHS. All I have to say is doesn't feel good does it?

**Shooter** · October 30th, 2010, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by dawgman

Where was BSG years ago when all this started? They were fine with it as long as they kept their school open. Let's throw Appy under the bus to keep our school. Now they want Appy to stand by them to save PVHS. All I have to say is doesn't feel good does it?

Well, unlike you, some of the folks in Appy understand that Appalachia is closing no matter what. And realize that a 2-on-1 is moronic at best and that they suffer even more with that plan.

Where was BSG years ago when all this started? Praying the 3-on-3 would go through so BOTH communities of Appy and BSG would gain from the plan. Are you too simple minded to understand that? Do you not get, as bad as I hate to say this, that Appalachia is turning into a ghost town and the school is closing regardless.

Hey, I stand to lose from Appy losing its school too. In the long run, I may be out of a job because of it. But I have enough sense to see that its gonna happen regardless, so why punish EVERYONE.

**blitzer44** · November 4th, 2010, 01:17 PM

If you stop and think, both PV & APPY are already consolidated schools, due to East Sone & Big Stone forming PV in 1959 and with smaller out lying schools coming to Appalachia. Then add intergration in the 1960's and both schools are a combination of several schools.

They are also the most sucessful schools in Wise County in terms of sports and other school activities.

Over the years many APPY/PV families have been formed when people from each community met and married and started famlies. Citizens from both areas are good people and have great kids.

Consolidation is not new to either area, just been a long time ago. I remember my parents talking about the "New School" at PV and the problems they thought it would cause between ESG & BSG. Never happened, the students blended and became a school of it's own. The same thing happened as the smaller schools around APPY came into the town.

Neither community wants to lose it's school, that's for sure, but it may happen. But just think for a minute, if PV & APPY combined, at whatever location, the school would be great in all areas. New name, new colors and whatever was needed to give the new school it's own idenity and it would become a powerhouse in education and sports.

There needs to be a school in the west end of the county to protect all of the traditions and history of both APPY & PV or it will be lost forever. The citizens of both towns need to work to togeather keep a school in the west end of the county. Consolidation is not a done deal, but only public outcry can stop it now.

**solocam** · November 4th, 2010, 04:54 PM

I agree with you blitzer44. If only Appy residents felt that way about it. I wouldn't care if they built a new school in Appy. Atleast it would be on this end of the county.

**blitzer44** · November 6th, 2010, 12:49 PM

Must be only a handful of people, at the APPY / PV ballgame last night, there was a good physical game and the kids on both sides played hard and fair. No penalties for roughness, no late hits, makes you wonder and no trash talking.

After the game the players and coaches met and exchanged handshakes.