St James Academy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are a the Junior Varsity version of IMG Academy.

Not really...IMG Academy is very expensive and doesn't provide much scholarship money. I think it's like $90k/year.

I think many people realize that there is huge demand for a much cheaper option, and partnering with St. James that already has built an amazing facility makes a ton of sense.

Yes, the St James Academy schooling is not going to be great. You will sit in essentially and office room and learn virtually with one teacher that tries to help kids that need help.

The IMG HS teams are getting worse and worse these days. It's becoming more of a 5th year captive team for D1 college programs or kids looking to go pro that want a post-HS facility but not college.

Another twist in the model is a place like Pro5 out of Raleigh. It costs like $20k, but you just enroll in the local high school and then train at Pro5 starting at 3pm+ all year round. You aren't allowed to play for the HS teams...I think they may only offer baseball right now. You play Junior Colleges for your game schedule in the Spring.

I know someone with a kid at IMG high school right now and they’re bringing the kid back home after this academic year bc the quality of education is poor. The parents told me there is very high turnover in teachers during the year and there is no consistency. If your child needs any sort of accommodations learning wise good luck. They have it 2 years and are bringing him home.

No financial aid. It is super expensive.

[Anonymous]

anyone going to admit on an anonymous forum that they have registered their kid?

[Anonymous]

I am interested in going to the upcoming open house. I want to see where they are going to have school in that building, who the academic coaches will be and what other families are in attendance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am interested in going to the upcoming open house. I want to see where they are going to have school in that building, who the academic coaches will be and what other families are in attendance.

They have already been running the academy this school year. I think they turned the previous offices into the classroom - that's why they are now using half of the store as the administrative area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are a the Junior Varsity version of IMG Academy.

Not really...IMG Academy is very expensive and doesn't provide much scholarship money. I think it's like $90k/year.

I think many people realize that there is huge demand for a much cheaper option, and partnering with St. James that already has built an amazing facility makes a ton of sense.

Yes, the St James Academy schooling is not going to be great. You will sit in essentially and office room and learn virtually with one teacher that tries to help kids that need help.

The IMG HS teams are getting worse and worse these days. It's becoming more of a 5th year captive team for D1 college programs or kids looking to go pro that want a post-HS facility but not college.

Another twist in the model is a place like Pro5 out of Raleigh. It costs like $20k, but you just enroll in the local high school and then train at Pro5 starting at 3pm+ all year round. You aren't allowed to play for the HS teams...I think they may only offer baseball right now. You play Junior Colleges for your game schedule in the Spring.[i]

this is a concept I could get behind. stay at your public but play at a more elite level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:anyone going to admit on an anonymous forum that they have registered their kid?

I did. And I will gloat when the first pro paycheck comes thru

[Anonymous]

This post made me check out the St James academy. I laughed out loud when I saw under leadership that they had hired Darryl Overton to be head of football. Then I closed out my looking. St James has no credibility with that clown. Good luck parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post made me check out the St James academy. I laughed out loud when I saw under leadership that they had hired Darryl Overton to be head of football. Then I closed out my looking. St James has no credibility with that clown. Good luck parents.

They were doing an info session last night with their “St. James Football Academy vs. Everyone” sweatshirts…so cringe.

[Anonymous]

they used to wear "hayfield vs everyone' shirts. its embarassing. yes, everyone hates cheaters.

[Anonymous]

St James is really going all in on collecting the most shady people in NOVA sports. Walt Webb, Book Whathisface who was a felon..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post made me check out the St James academy. I laughed out loud when I saw under leadership that they had hired Darryl Overton to be head of football. Then I closed out my looking. St James has no credibility with that clown. Good luck parents.

The guy gets football results…not sure what made you “laugh out loud”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post made me check out the St James academy. I laughed out loud when I saw under leadership that they had hired Darryl Overton to be head of football. Then I closed out my looking. St James has no credibility with that clown. Good luck parents.

The guy gets football results…not sure what made you “laugh out loud”.

He might but he also might get the award for shadiest former FCPS employee (and that bar is not low)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post made me check out the St James academy. I laughed out loud when I saw under leadership that they had hired Darryl Overton to be head of football. Then I closed out my looking. St James has no credibility with that clown. Good luck parents.

The guy gets football results…not sure what made you “laugh out loud”.

Overton is a joke. So she laughed. Thats how good jokes work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And college admissions officers at D1 schools don’t consider your straight A online performance academy kid to be a true straight A student. You still have to get admitted even if your kid is that good, which is unlikely.

Huh? Alabama or Georgia or some other power 4 school just cares if you scored an 800 (total) on the SAT and yeah they are fine with your online transcript (BTW…they do offer 12 AP classes) if you are a really strong athlete.

I’m talking about hockey specifically. Look at the D1 schools who offer hockey. Um no - your St James online Performance Academy kid is not getting into Harvard, Boston College, Colgate, U Mass Amherst, etc. These college admissions offices wouldn’t even know how to evaluate your online school. There are plenty of other D1 athletes they can chose from that - you know - went to school. And if you look at Tier 3 - yea - Middlebury, Colby, Amherst, and the likes are going to literally laugh at your rink schooled kid.

[Anonymous]

I know someone who sent their kid to St. James Academy this year and pulled him our halfway through the year. Said it was a terrible education and the school offered no support for struggling students. If your kid is good at a sport and wants a good education - send them to an actual school with an actual decent sports program.