Did Lewis Cancel Its Softball Season?

[Anonymous]

Was Lewis unable to field a girls varsity softball team this year? It appears that may have been the case, but not 100% sure.

If so, that's a shame. This isn't an expensive sport to play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was Lewis unable to field a girls varsity softball team this year? It appears that may have been the case, but not 100% sure.

If so, that's a shame. This isn't an expensive sport to play.

Are you kidding me? Softball is pretty expensive.

Quality bats are $400. Helmets another $50. Cleats, gloves another $200 or so.

The bigger issue is demographics. Softball is primarily played by upper middle class white girls. It's unfortunate and the sport tries to diversify, but what do the school's demographics look like?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was Lewis unable to field a girls varsity softball team this year? It appears that may have been the case, but not 100% sure.

If so, that's a shame. This isn't an expensive sport to play.

Are you kidding me? Softball is pretty expensive.

Quality bats are $400. Helmets another $50. Cleats, gloves another $200 or so.

The bigger issue is demographics. Softball is primarily played by upper middle class white girls. It's unfortunate and the sport tries to diversify, but what do the school's demographics look like?

Sure, you can spend lots of money if you want to. But all the basics would have been readily supplied by FCPS.

Part of what FCPS needs to do is acclimate students from different backgrounds to American culture and activities. Not sure they are succeeding at Lewis.

[Anonymous]

They did cancel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was Lewis unable to field a girls varsity softball team this year? It appears that may have been the case, but not 100% sure.

If so, that's a shame. This isn't an expensive sport to play.

Are you kidding me? Softball is pretty expensive.

Quality bats are $400. Helmets another $50. Cleats, gloves another $200 or so.

The bigger issue is demographics. Softball is primarily played by upper middle class white girls. It's unfortunate and the sport tries to diversify, but what do the school's demographics look like?

Sure, you can spend lots of money if you want to. But all the basics would have been readily supplied by FCPS.

Part of what FCPS needs to do is acclimate students from different backgrounds to American culture and activities. Not sure they are succeeding at Lewis.

Huh?

[Anonymous]

Lol. People literally move heaven & earth to avoid sending their kids to a school like Lewis out of fear, and then complain that it can’t field a team in a sport played predominantly by those in the demographic that avoids the school.

[Anonymous]

They need to change the boundaries of that school and do away with so much IB in that area of the county. This has been told to them for decades now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lol. People literally move heaven & earth to avoid sending their kids to a school like Lewis out of fear, and then complain that it can’t field a team in a sport played predominantly by those in the demographic that avoids the school.

Maybe it's not fear but a desire to avoid IB and the stupid academy being foisted on the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was Lewis unable to field a girls varsity softball team this year? It appears that may have been the case, but not 100% sure.

If so, that's a shame. This isn't an expensive sport to play.

Are you kidding me? Softball is pretty expensive.

Quality bats are $400. Helmets another $50. Cleats, gloves another $200 or so.

The bigger issue is demographics. Softball is primarily played by upper middle class white girls. It's unfortunate and the sport tries to diversify, but what do the school's demographics look like?

Sure, you can spend lots of money if you want to. But all the basics would have been readily supplied by FCPS.

Part of what FCPS needs to do is acclimate students from different backgrounds to American culture and activities. Not sure they are succeeding at Lewis.

Maybe for football, but any other sport you're getting a uniform (which you may or may not have to pay for) and you're on your own for everything else

[Anonymous]

Lewis's problems stem from having an IB program and from the West Potomac Expansion. Fix these and you will fix the school. It's in a location ripe for redevelopment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was Lewis unable to field a girls varsity softball team this year? It appears that may have been the case, but not 100% sure.

If so, that's a shame. This isn't an expensive sport to play.

Baseball/softball—you need to start young because older kids playing for the first time get scared of the ball.

Softball/Baseball (and wrestling) were huge where I grew up. Schools didn’t even have lacrosse, field hockey or volleyball teams.
Softball & baseball fields were
everywhere.

I played from kindergarten until the summer before 3rd grade, which was when I was playing catch with my sister outside, the ball hit me in the nose & I fractured it. Had surgery to move it back into place. Tried to play the following season, but was simply too scared of the ball even with a face mask. I took up gymnastics, dance and later xc/track. Ball sports are not my thing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lewis's problems stem from having an IB program and from the West Potomac Expansion. Fix these and you will fix the school. It's in a location ripe for redevelopment.

What? Lewis is separated from West Potomac by Hayfield and Edison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lewis's problems stem from having an IB program and from the West Potomac Expansion. Fix these and you will fix the school. It's in a location ripe for redevelopment.

What? Lewis is separated from West Potomac by Hayfield and Edison.

There are too many IB schools in the area and they increased West Potomac which detracts from people attending those schools. It's been proposed that only one of these schools be IB so it becomes more like a magnet school and the others become more equal. This has been talked about for years. Go back and do a search.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lewis's problems stem from having an IB program and from the West Potomac Expansion. Fix these and you will fix the school. It's in a location ripe for redevelopment.

What? Lewis is separated from West Potomac by Hayfield and Edison.

There are too many IB schools in the area and they increased West Potomac which detracts from people attending those schools. It's been proposed that only one of these schools be IB so it becomes more like a magnet school and the others become more equal. This has been talked about for years. Go back and do a search.

What does that have to do with Lewis and West Potomac? West Potomac is not a destination for Lewis kids trying to get out of Lewis. West Spring Field, South County and Hayfield are all better schools that actually border Lewis

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lewis's problems stem from having an IB program and from the West Potomac Expansion. Fix these and you will fix the school. It's in a location ripe for redevelopment.

What? Lewis is separated from West Potomac by Hayfield and Edison.

There are too many IB schools in the area and they increased West Potomac which detracts from people attending those schools. It's been proposed that only one of these schools be IB so it becomes more like a magnet school and the others become more equal. This has been talked about for years. Go back and do a search.

What does that have to do with Lewis and West Potomac? West Potomac is not a destination for Lewis kids trying to get out of Lewis. West Spring Field, South County and Hayfield are all better schools that actually border Lewis

I have no dog in this hunt as I live in Western Fairfax. However, PP who said to get rid of IB is right. That could resolve a lot of the 'equity" issues across FCPS.