Anonymous
Post 10/02/2025 12:42     Subject: Re:Sports-focused schools
Anonymous wrote:LOL isn't the head coach of the St. James Academy football team the one who had to resign from Hayfield after the whole residency scandal?

Sounds like a class act!

No he didn’t have to resign. There was no proof he broke any laws. The only violation he committed was winning while Black.
Anonymous
Post 10/02/2025 06:16     Subject: Sports-focused schools
Anonymous wrote:I have a nephew who is going into private high school in South Carolina that only gives 4 hours of academic instruction a day and the rest of the day is sports. Is there any thing like that around here?


- sounds like a list of schools to avoid; schools should be first and foremost for academics.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2025 20:38     Subject: Sports-focused schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a nephew who is going into private high school in South Carolina that only gives 4 hours of academic instruction a day and the rest of the day is sports. Is there any thing like that around here?


you won't find that type of schedule anywhere in the DC area.

18-month-old post.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2025 20:35     Subject: Sports-focused schools
Anonymous wrote:I have a nephew who is going into private high school in South Carolina that only gives 4 hours of academic instruction a day and the rest of the day is sports. Is there any thing like that around here?


you won't find that type of schedule anywhere in the DC area.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2025 07:43     Subject: Sports-focused schools
Anonymous wrote:I have a nephew who is going into private high school in South Carolina that only gives 4 hours of academic instruction a day and the rest of the day is sports. Is there any thing like that around here?



Bullis
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2025 11:24     Subject: Sports-focused schools
Anonymous wrote:I’m not the OP and I know this is an old thread. But my current 8th grader would love a sports focused school. We are in private now and going bsck to MCPS for HS. It’s disheartening for kids like mine who struggle with academics ( adhd) but love sports.
Everything is stem now. Stem isn’t for everyone.
A sports magnet would be awesome.


This is exactly my child! In 7th, loves is sport, has anxiety and a decent academic student, but I wish he had more time with his passion. School is very important to our family but there are so many types of options for all types of students and it no longer needs to be done the traditional way.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2025 11:12     Subject: Sports-focused schools
Anonymous wrote:I have a nephew who is going into private high school in South Carolina that only gives 4 hours of academic instruction a day and the rest of the day is sports. Is there any thing like that around here?


which school? We are thinking of heading down there just for that.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2025 07:10     Subject: Sports-focused schools
I’ve heard that St. Mary’s has a great sportsball team.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2025 07:01     Subject: Re:Sports-focused schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:LOL isn't the head coach of the St. James Academy football team the one who had to resign from Hayfield after the whole residency scandal?

Sounds like a class act!

That was some bs though. There was never any proof. The allegations were probably based on racism.
Every school this guy coached at, he built an elite program. He moved to private school were he didn’t have to deal with as the jealous people who were giving him the unnecessary problems.


Of course he did. He cheated.
Anonymous
Post 09/29/2025 23:30     Subject: Re:Sports-focused schools
Anonymous wrote:LOL isn't the head coach of the St. James Academy football team the one who had to resign from Hayfield after the whole residency scandal?

Sounds like a class act!

That was some bs though. There was never any proof. The allegations were probably based on racism.
Every school this guy coached at, he built an elite program. He moved to private school were he didn’t have to deal with as the jealous people who were giving him the unnecessary problems.
Anonymous
Post 09/29/2025 23:23     Subject: Re:Sports-focused schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I really hope OP is not attending St. James Academy, it is awful. $35,000 for an online public school education that is free for anyone in VA to attend. The sports training is hit or miss, one coach will run training for the time they are suppose to, another will end it 30 mins early, another will move times around so they can’t be in their online classes. They took on way too many kids for only their second year. Kids are all over the place all day, in a public and non-secure public building. One kid already expelled for fighting, mean girl groups, kids can’t do work because it’s so loud in the classroom. The list goes on. They only reason to go there is if it is free for you. And if as a parent you have the time to manager your child’s academics.

The football team is crushing every opponent so far. They play Good Counsel on the 26th. That game ought to show if the are legitimately dominant.


They destroyed Good Counsel 43-7.

And they scored I think all but one touchdown the fiirst half. The bench played the second.
Anonymous
Post 09/29/2025 18:26     Subject: Re:Sports-focused schools
Anonymous wrote:LOL isn't the head coach of the St. James Academy football team the one who had to resign from Hayfield after the whole residency scandal?

Sounds like a class act!


Top Athlete families don’t care so much.

The Sidwell girl’s basketball coach left to head up their girl’s basketball program and took some stars with her.