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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I second this, my sons and his friends are all straight A athletes and they all opted in (from different ES). I think the biggest factor was the parents who prioritized the pathways over sports - esp those of us who know that a year of sports makes little difference in the end. I was delighted to hear they will offer intramural sports - for a freshman, that is good enough, unless you have serious D1/Pro aspirations and that is not the end result for most student athletes. [/quote]

This just confirms that families with kids who care about sports are unlikely to opt in to Skyview regardless of whether their parents like to call them “straight A athletes.”  It’s easy to get straight As in middle school and athletes who take their sport seriously want to do more than play intramurals, even if they have no expectation of playing D1 at the college level. [/quote]

Let me clarify, parents who have kids in or through college already realize what many eager young "sports" parents do not. These kids I refer to are playing AAU and travel and elite travel in their sports - but most of them are not the oldest child and what everyone learns when college comes around is no one ever talks about high school sports again, or cares.  So yes, parents may love watching their kids play and have them engage at high level and elite teams but they also know it's 99% not going to end as a recruited athlete with pro prospects which is the only situation in which playing D1 makes sense (or if you could only get into the school for it).  It is such a long shot - if you are choosing a high school for sports, I just feel bad for you at this point unless that is the only route for your kid. And for some kids, that is the case and all power to them. For most - you are chasing a dream. I've seen this over and over and over in the many years I have been in FCPS - I'm at the end of 4 kids now, I have seen it all.  That is why I could care less about sports. Brains and education matter a whole lot more.[/quote]

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