It's out there and has over 250 members already. All of the members are from Big Stone Gap and Appalachia.
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It's out there and has over 250 members already. All of the members are from Big Stone Gap and Appalachia.
Geez...i'll have to bypass it on my way to Kingdoms Of Camelot:p
I don't think much will come of it but I joined. Had the people of BSG and Appalachia joined together earlier this may have been avoided. I do hope that people speak their mind at that public hearing, whatever their opinion is. For all I know, more people may want 2-1 but I doubt it.
I thought the whole point of all this is that those two groups of people didn't want to be joined together. That's why many of their esteemed representatives voted this way.Quote:
Originally Posted by pvfan
But I'm with you...2-on-1 is ridiculous and there's no reason to not have a school in BSG.
The people from Appalachia don't even want 2-1. Had they built a new school with a new name and a new mascot the complaints from both sides would be minimal.
I tought that was the original plan though. They were going to build a new school at the current PV site. It would have been given a different name and mascot. The problem was Appalachia understandably but unrealistically wanted to keep its school.
They weren't fond of the site, understandably. I was in favor of finding a new site and still am. However, I think given the choice of going to that site now (new school name, mascot, etc) or going to Wise most would choose the old PV site.
Is it true that BSG representive from the school board vowed to protect PV high school, but actually voted for the 2 on 1? I am not sure if we can mention names, but I think he is Ted T.Quote:
Originally Posted by JJK guy
I have checked the group out on facebook and only have one complaint. I understand with the current plan that people from appy and bsg will have to drive approx. 15-20 min. to arrive at school with some having to drive a little bit longer. But with what this facebook is proposing is for the 2-1 school to be built in bsg or appy. How is this remotely in their right mind possibly? Wise/Norton is a central location. Most towns take around 20 min to get to the lowes area. St Paul might take a little bit longer but imagine driving to BSG or Appy from St Paul. It would take nearly 30 minutes at a minimum and soem places in Pound it could take nearly an hour.
I understand the 2-1 site idea is beyond crazy but IF it is going to be done it might as well be as central as possible rather than in Keokee or South Fork.
Waste of time because your fighting a battle you can't win. The people of Appy have been fighting for years without the support of BSG. It wasn't until PV was losing their school the people of BSG decided to fight, and now they want the people of Appy to join their fight.
From the way I read it, they want 2-on-2Quote:
Originally Posted by basketballguy
What most don't realize is that BSG, unlike Appy, has the resources and the knowledge to form their own magnate school, or better yet, apply for a city charter and then make their own city school system. Far fetched, but a distinct possibility nonetheless.
I have always been for consolidation and still am, but look at it this way, why was St. Paul left alone and the others are to be closed down? If you are gonna consolidate, then close all of them and start new. Land is already owned by the county behind P.V. and land is owned by the county behind JJ Kelly. Why not just build 2 on 2? Oh and they also own land between Coeburn and St. Paul. All this land is what they call "virgin land" meaning it has not been strip mined.
I can see the folks from BSG voting to raise taxes and buy the buildings inside their "city" from the county. I bet more than 50% of the kids in the BSG schools don't live in the town. I'm thinking that might put a damper on BSG becoming a city and trying to fund their own school system. St. Paul is going to fix itself- either the out-of-county kids will go home, or the taxes from the power plant and the folks that move in the area to be closer to work. Either way, it gets it's own funding and influx of kids or it closes itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by centennialdawg
This isn't about Powell Valley losing their school. We accepted that fact years ago, unlike Appalachia, who is still hung up on a rivalry in which they have been dominated the past several years. This is about a plan like 2 on 1 or 3 on 1 that is completely and utterly absurd.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawgman
You're only for this plan because you just don't want to go to Big Stone Gap with "all them Vikins'"
Good logic .we all know that is the reason he is for this plan...no wait- do you mean that the kids from BSG won't be sent to the same school as the Appy kids?Quote:
Originally Posted by collegetrumpet2010
Wow, that boat sank quick.:D
As long as the school isn't in BSG I don't care. We are giving up a school, what is BSG giving up??? PUT A FORK IN IT BECAUSE IT IS DONE!!!!! We are going to Norton or Wise wherever they build it. As Forrest Gump would say ,"and thats all I got to say about that".
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Originally Posted by dawgman
Well at least simple man tries to gives some legit reasons on his argument.
The problem is, dawgman here, gives the reason most Appy folk (who are against consolidation) were against losing their school for this reason, not because they could care less if they have a school in Appy or not.
Dawgman here is for the 2-on-1 simply to be spiteful, no other reason. The sad part is, the BOS and SB have fallen for this line of hockey.
That's the exact reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shooter
All the blame for this mess is on the BOS and SB members from BSG and Appalachia. The others would have easily approved 3 schools on 3 sites. They did on the SB, and the representative from the south end of the county on the BOS had their own agendas and wouldn't approve it.
The school board presented 6 plans last week and the 2-on-1 was the only one the BOS would fund.
You have a few really intelligent and caring people on the SB and BOS, but you have a few idiots that have made this mess for us.
As dawgman says, it's a done deal, so better make your plans to accept it.