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Kinda ironic it's in Big Stone.
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.
Maybe Lee high has better food?:D
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawgman
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.
Cry me a river !!!!! Why should APPY get punished? All the other towns have sucked the money out of Appy from the coal tax. Build the school in Wise I don't care!!!!! BSG needs to understand their school is closing like it or not!!! No one Appy wants the school to be built in BSG, why do you think we are fighting this? I do believe BSG was against the 3 on 3 because it was going to be built in Norton and they didn't want their kids driving on the 4 lane in the fog or snow.
**** those Appalachia people, Batman.:D Foiled again. Don't they understand we NEED a school in BSG no matter what happens? I hate to see the kids come out short, but some of this is getting funnier as time goes on.
This is one of the most comical posts I have seen lately.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawgman
1. It's very funny and ironic that you say "BSG needs to understand their school is closing." We were trying to get most Appy folks to face the fact that their days as Bulldawgs were numbered. BSG folks accepted the fact that PV was going to come to an end years ago. What are you smoking?
2. No one in Appy wants the school to be built in BSG? Of course not! Because they're too stubborn to even go to school with PV people because they're stuck on a rivalry that PV has dominated the past 10 or so years.
BSG against the 3 on 3 plan? What are you on dude? The same stuff that Jim Morrison was on?
Little contradiction there ,huh dude. Part one -even if the BSG group was for closing Appy, the ones that don't want to give up a school are just making themselves heard.Quote:
Originally Posted by collegetrumpet2010
And part two - not as many as you think ever considered giving up a BSG school. They just didn't have as much to b1tch about, till now and it seems as if the schools are going to be in Wise or Norton. I'm glad we are going to get new schools, no matter where (if it ever happens), cause we need to improve our schools (unless you are still stuck on the sports issue.):D
Was supposed to be the 3 on 1 site my mistake. we know our school is closing , it's PV that needs to understand that their school is closing to and we are all going to Wise. Be happy!!! Don't need to fight it because you are not going to win. Why should Appy want to help you keep your school when BSG didn't support keeping Appy opened? I love seeing people get mad now that they are losing their school. Some kids are already driving to Wise to take classes at the Career Center.
The parents need to realize this isn't about them, this is about their kids.
If I were a student, I'd be excited for this opportunity. I'd have more classes to choose from, and more exposure as an athlete.
The whole 15-20 minute drive to school shouldn't be an issue, I drove 15-20 minutes during my whole time in southwest Virginia.
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Originally Posted by steer
it's a 15-20min drive straight there. how long is it going to be making stops to pick up kids? that is the big question I think about time and travel. although I like the 2 or 3 school on one site plan I can see the logic in having a school in the Big Stone area and one in the Wise area.
Maybe us that want consolidation should have our counter rally. I'd be willing to attend.
why kill two communities instead of one?
not putting a school on this end of the county kills two communities instead of killing one.
keep one school, who cares if its in appalachia or big stone.
i dont want to get into this bsg/appy mess, but one of these towns should keep a school
how does it not make so much more sense to have two schools on two sites/ our end and the wise end?
and it seems to me, the most logical solution to solve where to put a school on our end is population.
that makes the most sense and does not lend to any bias.
and i honestly dont know which town has more people, if its appalachia then so be it.
I have to say in the past year I have come to absolutely love the town of Appalachia. I would hate to see it go down farther than it has because it's a great place. However, when it comes to the school situation it's ridiculous to think that people form there wouldn't want their kids going to school with people from Powell Valley. It's obviously just the parents. Alot of the kids from PV and Appy are friends and have absolutely no problem with each other. I went to PV and I had plenty of friends from appy and still do. Some of my best friends are from there. But these parents that are still living in the 80's can't get over some stupid rivalry... it's crazy! I don't care where they would have to build the school for a PV/Appy consolidation. I just don't want to see 1 school for the whole area or 3 or 2 school at one site. That's just asking for trouble.
TBH i think we should put consolidation or talks of it on hold til after the power plant is operational, people should be moving in for jobs and the coal industry may take off. hell it may not work but it MAY solve a lot of our financial troubles.
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Originally Posted by Rocky
Correct me if I am wrong, but the power plant has 5 times more employee's right now during construction than it ever will operational. I was thinking that it would only have like 75 employee's when open. So there will be no influx of people moving in for jobs, all those people are already here and will be leaving as soon as the jobs done. You will see an increase in the number of mining jobs but it won't be close to what people are thinking it will be, (the boom of the 70's and 80's). Those jobs will go to people already here and the county population will still continue to decline or level off and stay the same.
So wait, y'all, what's the word? Did this rally happen? Was any poster from the board there?
I believe consolidation has to happen. But the 2 in 1 plan is the most idiotic idea ive ever heard. Build three schools, 1 in Wise, 1 in BSG, 1 in Coeburn. The End.
Where do they keep getting the 1 site Idea from? Why do they have such a hardon for it?
Need more money appropriated from the BOS to do anything else (in terms of new schools) is the way I understand it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeJones
Im guessing they figure once they get em all on one site, it will be easy just to turn around and make it a 1-on-1. Ted Thompson wants to get rid of all sports and extracurricular activities, and that would be the path to it as there wouldn't be another AAA school close enough to compete.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeJones
when will this **** end?
At a BOS meeting a few weeks ago, Dr. Perry was asking the board to approve a plan by mid-November so the school system could apply for a state grant, which he believed they would qualify. He said the school board would consider any consolidation plan the BOS would approve, but this was time sensitive as the school board would need time apply for this multi-million dollar grant.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeJones
Then Fred Luntsford, ardent opponent of progress, asked what it would take for a 2-on-1 plan. He said he would support that because (and this is basically a direct quote) he hates the idea of consolidation but felt like because the two towns in his district (Appy and Pound) would be losing their schools, he wanted to see as many other communities lose theirs.
As I understand it, the three reps from Wise (Bates, Kilgore, and Atkins) each voted to approve a plan to build three new schools in BSG, Wise, and Coeburn...but they were the only three to vote "yea" on this. Then they voted to build two new schools in just Wise and BSG...but again they were the three to support this. Finally the 2-on-1 plan came to a vote and the three from Wise voted yea as well as district 1 reps, Luntsford (from Appy) and Short (from Pound).
What about band and choir and such?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shooter
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Originally Posted by JJK guy
That was the only way Appy was going to get a gym for the grade school. The people from BSG need to grow up and remember it not alway about you.
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Originally Posted by Shooter
That isn't recent news....Appy started it's slow road to "Ghost Town" status 30 years ago.
You can offset some sports cost with the gate- I'd bet the other things like you mentioned go sooner.Quote:
Originally Posted by collegetrumpet2010
WRONG. Dr. Perry told Luntsford many many many times over the last 2 years that no matter what plan was chosen, the Gym funds would be attached to the project. If Fred had voted for a 3-on-3, 2-on-2 or whatever plan many moons ago, the elementary school would have already had it's gym.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawgman
Not until the new schools were built. Like I said, get over it because it's over get ready to travel to Wise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shooter
Really? Why would you believe a guy who can't get funding for the project he wants, when he says he is going to provide funds for something he doesn't care about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shooter
They need to make a dam on Appy straight and flood the whole place. Maybe stock it with Largemouth Bass, smallmouth, Trout etc...
Perhaps we should stock Loudmouth Bass as well.
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Originally Posted by solocam
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What- you never seen a loudmouth bass?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by centennialdawg
Not the bass, just the dam is what I thought was funny. Yeah, I've seen loudmouth bass. Lived with one for 33 years.
I'd like to hop a jig down the steps of the home football stands. Bet all those steps leading from the field to the school would hold bass. ;)
Steps would be perfect. It would be my favorite spot !Maybe when the water was down a man could drag a Carolina rig across the football field. With all the rocks it should hold some bass!!Quote:
Originally Posted by NotSoSilentBob