St James Academy

[Anonymous]

It is now $35k to attend and they could care less about the younger kids, unless the sport doesn’t have many enrolled. It is absolute chaos, way too many kids in the spaces, not to mention St. James is a public building. Anyone can walk in and use the same bathrooms and locker rooms as 10-12 year old boys and girls. It’s online school but a terrible model for them to use since the kids are in and out for training but still required to attend live online classes or watch the recordings. Kids are stressed because there isn't enough time to get their work done. Or they just aren’t doing it at all.

[Anonymous]

What a joke

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Anonymous wrote:We are not considering the option but I see why it is appealing. A lot of the HS coaches around here are terrible (and they think they are good) and FCPS is also kind of a let down. STJ is cheaper than other privates and there is a good amount of money and opportunity available for college athletes. Your kids doesn’t have to be a pro to benefit from college sports

Ok. I guess I get that but the odds of most of these kids going D1 is slim and D3 school admissions are still going to focus on academics. I can’t see how they could consider a kid from STJ as a legit academic candidate. Wouldn’t a catholic school or cheaper private be a better route coupled with a better club sport option?

You are missing the bigger picture. Significant NIL money is happening with HS athletes and schools like this will have staff out arranging deals for their athletes. There is a local HS basketball player at Highland that just signed a Reebok endorsement for 6 figures.

Also, they poached the women’s basketball coach from Sidwell who is very connected at top colleges…and the football coach is connected at D1 programs.

They will absolutely attract D1 athletes and they can do it in a way that no DMV private school will allow.

Most of these athletes find the school part annoying…so this removes most of that.

I’ll believe that when I see it. I’m sure Sidwell players will be just fine staying where they are - at a top notch school and working their chances while getting an amazing education.

The D1 Sidwell players are following her. Sidwell’s team will be much worse next year.

Then clearly they don’t care about getting an education. That’s very sad. Sidwell is probably the best
school in the DMV.

The Duke basketball players could care less that Duke is a top school…that’s not why they are there.

They weren’t choosing between Duke, Stanford and Harvard. They were choosing between Duke, Kentucky and Auburn (or insert other top D1 basketball programs).

I am a Duke athletic alum and an Iron Duke. I don’t think your statement is accurate. Some kids do choose Duke because of its academic reputation. They view it as an unexpected opportunity to open doors later in life. By way of example, Cooper Flagg and his parents clearly chose Duke not just for its basketball program. We know this because schools like UNC claim they were never in the running for a player like Flagg.

I think the main point however is NIL money. NIL money is harder to consistently raise in basketball relative to football. Duke is using its Wall Street connections to raise NIL and recruit for basketball. In this the school’s reputation and network really help. Duke has always been about money since Buck Duke started the place in 1924. Don’t see the SEC - including Kentucky - going away though. Duke has some unique factors.

[Anonymous]

The football team is kicking butt.

[Anonymous]

Unlike the other sports at St. James, they don’t have a hockey team attached to the school. So instead having practice mixed in during the school, you have to drive your kid to practice at night. Or, if they play on a st james travel team, which aren’t affiliated with the school, wait around a couple of hours before practice. Never mind the overuse.

Even if they had a team, there aren’t other academies within a five hour radius they could play during the week.

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Anonymous wrote:We are not considering the option but I see why it is appealing. A lot of the HS coaches around here are terrible (and they think they are good) and FCPS is also kind of a let down. STJ is cheaper than other privates and there is a good amount of money and opportunity available for college athletes. Your kids doesn’t have to be a pro to benefit from college sports

Ok. I guess I get that but the odds of most of these kids going D1 is slim and D3 school admissions are still going to focus on academics. I can’t see how they could consider a kid from STJ as a legit academic candidate. Wouldn’t a catholic school or cheaper private be a better route coupled with a better club sport option?

You are missing the bigger picture. Significant NIL money is happening with HS athletes and schools like this will have staff out arranging deals for their athletes. There is a local HS basketball player at Highland that just signed a Reebok endorsement for 6 figures.

Also, they poached the women’s basketball coach from Sidwell who is very connected at top colleges…and the football coach is connected at D1 programs.

They will absolutely attract D1 athletes and they can do it in a way that no DMV private school will allow.

Most of these athletes find the school part annoying…so this removes most of that.

I’ll believe that when I see it. I’m sure Sidwell players will be just fine staying where they are - at a top notch school and working their chances while getting an amazing education.

The D1 Sidwell players are following her. Sidwell’s team will be much worse next year.

Then clearly they don’t care about getting an education. That’s very sad. Sidwell is probably the best
school in the DMV.

The Duke basketball players could care less that Duke is a top school…that’s not why they are there.

They weren’t choosing between Duke, Stanford and Harvard. They were choosing between Duke, Kentucky and Auburn (or insert other top D1 basketball programs).

I am a Duke athletic alum and an Iron Duke. I don’t think your statement is accurate. Some kids do choose Duke because of its academic reputation. They view it as an unexpected opportunity to open doors later in life. By way of example, Cooper Flagg and his parents clearly chose Duke not just for its basketball program. We know this because schools like UNC claim they were never in the running for a player like Flagg.

I think the main point however is NIL money. NIL money is harder to consistently raise in basketball relative to football. Duke is using its Wall Street connections to raise NIL and recruit for basketball. In this the school’s reputation and network really help. Duke has always been about money since Buck Duke started the place in 1924. Don’t see the SEC - including Kentucky - going away though. Duke has some unique factors.

No one on the Duke basketball team is getting paid to play school.

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Anonymous wrote:We are not considering the option but I see why it is appealing. A lot of the HS coaches around here are terrible (and they think they are good) and FCPS is also kind of a let down. STJ is cheaper than other privates and there is a good amount of money and opportunity available for college athletes. Your kids doesn’t have to be a pro to benefit from college sports

Ok. I guess I get that but the odds of most of these kids going D1 is slim and D3 school admissions are still going to focus on academics. I can’t see how they could consider a kid from STJ as a legit academic candidate. Wouldn’t a catholic school or cheaper private be a better route coupled with a better club sport option?

You are missing the bigger picture. Significant NIL money is happening with HS athletes and schools like this will have staff out arranging deals for their athletes. There is a local HS basketball player at Highland that just signed a Reebok endorsement for 6 figures.

Also, they poached the women’s basketball coach from Sidwell who is very connected at top colleges…and the football coach is connected at D1 programs.

They will absolutely attract D1 athletes and they can do it in a way that no DMV private school will allow.

Most of these athletes find the school part annoying…so this removes most of that.

I’ll believe that when I see it. I’m sure Sidwell players will be just fine staying where they are - at a top notch school and working their chances while getting an amazing education.

The D1 Sidwell players are following her. Sidwell’s team will be much worse next year.

Then clearly they don’t care about getting an education. That’s very sad. Sidwell is probably the best
school in the DMV.

The Duke basketball players could care less that Duke is a top school…that’s not why they are there.

They weren’t choosing between Duke, Stanford and Harvard. They were choosing between Duke, Kentucky and Auburn (or insert other top D1 basketball programs).

I am a Duke athletic alum and an Iron Duke. I don’t think your statement is accurate. Some kids do choose Duke because of its academic reputation. They view it as an unexpected opportunity to open doors later in life. By way of example, Cooper Flagg and his parents clearly chose Duke not just for its basketball program. We know this because schools like UNC claim they were never in the running for a player like Flagg.

I think the main point however is NIL money. NIL money is harder to consistently raise in basketball relative to football. Duke is using its Wall Street connections to raise NIL and recruit for basketball. In this the school’s reputation and network really help. Duke has always been about money since Buck Duke started the place in 1924. Don’t see the SEC - including Kentucky - going away though. Duke has some unique factors.

No one on the Duke basketball team is getting paid to play school.

There is something called NIL that has existed this century

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Anonymous wrote:We are not considering the option but I see why it is appealing. A lot of the HS coaches around here are terrible (and they think they are good) and FCPS is also kind of a let down. STJ is cheaper than other privates and there is a good amount of money and opportunity available for college athletes. Your kids doesn’t have to be a pro to benefit from college sports

Ok. I guess I get that but the odds of most of these kids going D1 is slim and D3 school admissions are still going to focus on academics. I can’t see how they could consider a kid from STJ as a legit academic candidate. Wouldn’t a catholic school or cheaper private be a better route coupled with a better club sport option?

You are missing the bigger picture. Significant NIL money is happening with HS athletes and schools like this will have staff out arranging deals for their athletes. There is a local HS basketball player at Highland that just signed a Reebok endorsement for 6 figures.

Also, they poached the women’s basketball coach from Sidwell who is very connected at top colleges…and the football coach is connected at D1 programs.

They will absolutely attract D1 athletes and they can do it in a way that no DMV private school will allow.

Most of these athletes find the school part annoying…so this removes most of that.

I’ll believe that when I see it. I’m sure Sidwell players will be just fine staying where they are - at a top notch school and working their chances while getting an amazing education.

The D1 Sidwell players are following her. Sidwell’s team will be much worse next year.

Then clearly they don’t care about getting an education. That’s very sad. Sidwell is probably the best
school in the DMV.

The Duke basketball players could care less that Duke is a top school…that’s not why they are there.

They weren’t choosing between Duke, Stanford and Harvard. They were choosing between Duke, Kentucky and Auburn (or insert other top D1 basketball programs).

I am a Duke athletic alum and an Iron Duke. I don’t think your statement is accurate. Some kids do choose Duke because of its academic reputation. They view it as an unexpected opportunity to open doors later in life. By way of example, Cooper Flagg and his parents clearly chose Duke not just for its basketball program. We know this because schools like UNC claim they were never in the running for a player like Flagg.

I think the main point however is NIL money. NIL money is harder to consistently raise in basketball relative to football. Duke is using its Wall Street connections to raise NIL and recruit for basketball. In this the school’s reputation and network really help. Duke has always been about money since Buck Duke started the place in 1924. Don’t see the SEC - including Kentucky - going away though. Duke has some unique factors.

No one on the Duke basketball team is getting paid to play school.

You are a babbling idiot

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Anonymous wrote:We are not considering the option but I see why it is appealing. A lot of the HS coaches around here are terrible (and they think they are good) and FCPS is also kind of a let down. STJ is cheaper than other privates and there is a good amount of money and opportunity available for college athletes. Your kids doesn’t have to be a pro to benefit from college sports

Ok. I guess I get that but the odds of most of these kids going D1 is slim and D3 school admissions are still going to focus on academics. I can’t see how they could consider a kid from STJ as a legit academic candidate. Wouldn’t a catholic school or cheaper private be a better route coupled with a better club sport option?

You are missing the bigger picture. Significant NIL money is happening with HS athletes and schools like this will have staff out arranging deals for their athletes. There is a local HS basketball player at Highland that just signed a Reebok endorsement for 6 figures.

Also, they poached the women’s basketball coach from Sidwell who is very connected at top colleges…and the football coach is connected at D1 programs.

They will absolutely attract D1 athletes and they can do it in a way that no DMV private school will allow.

Most of these athletes find the school part annoying…so this removes most of that.

I’ll believe that when I see it. I’m sure Sidwell players will be just fine staying where they are - at a top notch school and working their chances while getting an amazing education.

The D1 Sidwell players are following her. Sidwell’s team will be much worse next year.

Then clearly they don’t care about getting an education. That’s very sad. Sidwell is probably the best
school in the DMV.

The Duke basketball players could care less that Duke is a top school…that’s not why they are there.

They weren’t choosing between Duke, Stanford and Harvard. They were choosing between Duke, Kentucky and Auburn (or insert other top D1 basketball programs).

I am a Duke athletic alum and an Iron Duke. I don’t think your statement is accurate. Some kids do choose Duke because of its academic reputation. They view it as an unexpected opportunity to open doors later in life. By way of example, Cooper Flagg and his parents clearly chose Duke not just for its basketball program. We know this because schools like UNC claim they were never in the running for a player like Flagg.

I think the main point however is NIL money. NIL money is harder to consistently raise in basketball relative to football. Duke is using its Wall Street connections to raise NIL and recruit for basketball. In this the school’s reputation and network really help. Duke has always been about money since Buck Duke started the place in 1924. Don’t see the SEC - including Kentucky - going away though. Duke has some unique factors.

No one on the Duke basketball team is getting paid to play school.

There is something called NIL that has existed this century

And there was money under the table for years and years before that. NIL just made it more public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The football team is kicking butt.

They've played no one that is even remotely good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is something called NIL that has existed this century

Googled "Cooper Flag nil" and this is the result.

Cooper Flagg did not have a NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) "nil deal" but rather signed a series of significant NIL contracts, reportedly totaling $28 million with companies like New Balance and Fanatics during his one season at Duke. These massive deals are likely multi-year contracts, with the $28 million representing the total value rather than a single-year payment.


Coop is likely a bright guy and will surely save a few hundred K to return to Duke in case the pro bball player thing doesn't work out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The football team is kicking butt.

They've played no one that is even remotely good.

Their next game is against one of top WCAC teams. Let’s see what happens this weekend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The football team is kicking butt.

Yay!!! Now, let's have a basic educational skills test administered SAT/ACT style, no phones, books (LOL), tablets, or outside "helpers" during the test. What percentage do we think would make grade level scores? If this is too scary, we could do an elementary school level spelling bee.

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Anonymous wrote:The football team is kicking butt.

They've played no one that is even remotely good.

Their next game is against one of top WCAC teams. Let’s see what happens this weekend.

I don't think the WCAC teams should dignify their "school" team with a game.

Some of their players already graduated high school. Its absurd.

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Anonymous wrote:The football team is kicking butt.

They've played no one that is even remotely good.

Its like a bishop sycamore situation. no one will play them.