Private School Transfer Portal

[greenbean.sixpack]

Craziness!

Parents paying 12 years of tuition then having their child's playing taken by someone coming in for a year or two (and not paying tuition), must sting. My sister taught at Canton Academy many years ago and said this was big issue.

J.A. Hits the Transfer Jackpot

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[GloryDawg]

To J. A's credit they let kids who do not play sports go free if they have good academics. How the feel about that? I go to church with a lady who all four of her boys go free and they play not sports. They are really smart kis. Me personally could not see paying that kind of money to send my kids to private schools when I have really good public school. I go even further. I can see paying someone to do something I can do myself.

 

[615dawg]

This is absurd.

Jackson Academy parents should be livid.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

This is absurd.

Jackson Academy parents should be livid.

I know some Hartfield parents who are struggling mightily to send kids there (because that's the 11th commandment). I'm sure a year of two of free tuition for athletes is only to bring glory to God.

 

[AttalaDawg72]

Now they gotta go to school with black kids

 

[jethreauxdawg]

My kids went to a private school for a few years. One day some parents were venting that their kid had played basketball for the school every year since kindergarten, but now that he was in 10th grade he never played anymore because the kids on scholarship got all the playing time. I thought I was being helpful when I asked how many games could they win without the scholarship players. Apparently, I was not helping

 

[Dawg Raid]

Private schools or homeschool should be the way for parents. If you have an opportunity to go to private for free, you should definitely go. For the kids whose spots get taken, transfer to a smaller private school or get better.

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

Some parents care more about their kids than they do winning a high school game. Crazy ain't it ?

 

[patdog]

How this works out could be interesting.

The “quarterback competition”between the returning starter grandson of a board member emeritus and the public school senior transfer will be entertaining. The coach will fold like a lawn chair

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

"All of the Jackson area MAIS schools have done some version of this to varying degrees. MRA is the OG, but has gone away from it in recent years, largely because school leadership stopped it. Hartfield is the worst recent offender, but lost its largest benefactor. It remains unclear whether they can sustain. Prep has had a player here and there, but nothing like the widescale recruiting at Hartfield. JA saw Hartfield and raised the bet."

Any thoughts on the benefactor? I'm just being nosy.

 

[615dawg]

When Hartfield got away with what they did by appealing to the overall MAIS hatred for JA, Prep and MRA, it opened the door for this.

This is basically Jackson Academy buying a competitive team. Its against MAIS rules and its morally wrong. The MAIS is just full of scandals after losing their executive director to a personal scandal, and they do not have the money to fight anything in court so expect more, not less of this sort of thing.

 

[ckDOG]

Such is life. People buy football teams. High school too. Get used to it, kids.

 

[thedoubledeuce]

"All of the Jackson area MAIS schools have done some version of this to varying degrees. MRA is the OG, but has gone away from it in recent years, largely because school leadership stopped it. Hartfield is the worst recent offender, but lost its largest benefactor. It remains unclear whether they can sustain. Prep has had a player here and there, but nothing like the widescale recruiting at Hartfield. JA saw Hartfield and raised the bet."

Any thoughts on the benefactor? I'm just being nosy.

Yeah, I'm curious as well. Kids graduate or dude go broke?

 

[JY1947]

This is horrible news for John Michael and his best friend Thomas Ray Jr

 

[mstateglfr]

Craziness!

Parents paying 12 years of tuition then having their child's playing taken by someone coming in for a year or two (and not paying tuition), must sting.

I guess it would sting, but if it does sting, perhaps those parents should step back and reassess what they are focusing on.
It is insane to pay 12 years of tuition with a HS sport being the reason for all that tuition. That is straight up insane.

Pay 12 years of tuition to a private school because you believe the private school will provide a better education for your child.

 

[SteelCurtain74]

The kid that is transferring to JA from MRA has a younger brother still at MRA. Allegedly, mom now has a job at JA which is how he doesn't have to sit out. I think the main reason he's transferring is because of baseball.

JA is recruiting Clinton and surrounding areas like crazy. Was told by people that would know, that during baseball season the new coaching staff at JA was trying to recruit some of the better players from Tri County and Canton Academy. To no one's shock, the coaches of those schools were none too happy and have said they will not schedule JA in the future. We'll see if that holds true.

Hartfield is still recruiting. Allegedly brought in a kid or two from Callaway this year. Big OL from what I heard.

@greenbean.sixpack the benefactor's kid is now at MRA. He was the kicker for them last year. Irony of ironies is that he missed about a 20 yard field goal against Hartfield last season in the playoffs that would have either tied or won the game, can't remember which. My understanding is that he became upset when his kid was shown the bench and decided to transfer.

 

[8dog]

I guess it would sting, but if it does sting, perhaps those parents should step back and reassess what they are focusing on.
It is insane to pay 12 years of tuition with a HS sport being the reason for all that tuition. That is straight up insane.

Pay 12 years of tuition to a private school because you believe the private school will provide a better education for your child.

Meh. Lots of people pay for private school for all sorts of reasons. One of them being they don’t want their kid in a class with 400-500 kids and want them to be able to experience more than the classroom if capable. To whittle school prior to college down to just education isn’t a great thing.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

I guess it would sting, but if it does sting, perhaps those parents should step back and reassess what they are focusing on.
It is insane to pay 12 years of tuition with a HS sport being the reason for all that tuition. That is straight up insane.

Pay 12 years of tuition to a private school because you believe the private school will provide a better education for your child.

For some, ensuring their kid has a contributing spot on the team is likely more important than education/religion.

My kids went to NWR and weren't much into sports, so nothing i had to worry about.

 

[8dog]

The kid that is transferring to JA from MRA has a younger brother still at MRA. Allegedly, mom now has a job at JA which is how he doesn't have to sit out. I think the main reason he's transferring is because of baseball.

JA is recruiting Clinton and surrounding areas like crazy. Was told by people that would know, that during baseball season the new coaching staff at JA was trying to recruit some of the better players from Tri County and Canton Academy. To no one's shock, the coaches of those schools were none too happy and have said they will not schedule JA in the future. We'll see if that holds true.

Hartfield is still recruiting. Allegedly brought in a kid or two from Callaway this year. Big OL from what I heard.

@greenbean.sixpack the benefactor's kid is now at MRA. He was the kicker for them last year. Irony of ironies is that he missed about a 20 yard field goal against Hartfield last season in the playoffs that would have either tied or won the game, can't remember which. My understanding is that he became upset when his kid was shown the bench and decided to transfer.

That was the other kicker that missed it. I hated it for him bc I like that kid.

 

[ETK99]

Here's a secret, all larger public schools recruit too. This is a non-issue.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Such is life. People buy football teams. High school too. Get used to it, kids.

That's where I'm at with it. Who cares. I'm kinda dealing with it now on my son's football team, the school constantly recruits over kids. It's a machine and all they care about is winning, no real regard for the players except for the few elite studs. Players should view it the same, look out for yourself.

What's most funny is that they are doing all of this to win MAIS 6A or whatever it is - which is a 4-team tournament. A travel ball tournament in essence. Mississippi people do some dumb asss shlt. To say the least.

 

[dawgstudent]

JA is recruiting Clinton and surrounding areas like crazy. Was told by people that would know, that during baseball season the new coaching staff at JA was trying to recruit some of the better players from Tri County and Canton Academy. To no one's shock, the coaches of those schools were none too happy and have said they will not schedule JA in the future. We'll see if that holds true.

JA's baseball staff is primarily comprised of the Mississippi Yankees baseball organization so they have connections if some of those kids have played with them previously.

Mississippi Yankees - Next Level Baseball | Madison, MS

Next Level Baseball is located in Madison & aspires to be an outstanding Youth Baseball organization, providing a high level of training for every athlete.

msyankees.com

 

[The Cooterpoot]

The funny thing about this is most of these kids are AA kids whose parent generally oppose charter schools and vouchers because it hurts public schools and helps private.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Meh. Lots of people pay for private school for all sorts of reasons. One of them being they don’t want their kid in a class with 400-500 kids and want them to be able to experience more than the classroom if capable. To whittle school prior to college down to just education isn’t a great thing.

I don't know that I see a big problem teaching kids to expel themselves from the sports matrix, unless they are a stud athlete or something. Of course, most parents think their kid is so therein lies another problem.

It's like Randy Floyd said, "I think we could do just as well if we were in a band or something." IYKYK

I'm thinking it might be better off for kids, specifically boys, to learn jiu jitsu/lift weights (i.e. learn to fight/defend themselves), focus on academics and learn a side trade (one of plumbing, HVAC or electrical) while in the high school years.

 

[mstateglfr]

Meh. Lots of people pay for private school for all sorts of reasons. One of them being they don’t want their kid in a class with 400-500 kids and want them to be able to experience more than the classroom if capable. To whittle school prior to college down to just education isn’t a great thing.

'Better education' is a pretty wide net. Better academics, more personalized instructions, EC opportunities, etc are all definitely part of that wide net.
...and yet paying for 12 years of private school with the hope that your kid will play HS football is still bonkers.

 

[mstateglfr]

For some, ensuring their kid has a contributing spot on the team is likely more important than education/religion.

My kids went to NWR and weren't much into sports, so nothing i had to worry about.

Yep, and I find that to be crazy...but people spend their money how they want.
The goofy part really is being upset if it doesnt come to fruition. As if 'I have been paying since Gunnar was 4!' is justification for making a sports team in high school.

 

[WrapItDog]

It's a shame what has become of youth sports. The greatest high school football player of my lifetime probably wouldn't make the team or have to play tight end

 

[Rezdog]

The kid that is transferring to JA from MRA has a younger brother still at MRA. Allegedly, mom now has a job at JA which is how he doesn't have to sit out. I think the main reason he's transferring is because of baseball.

JA is recruiting Clinton and surrounding areas like crazy. Was told by people that would know, that during baseball season the new coaching staff at JA was trying to recruit some of the better players from Tri County and Canton Academy. To no one's shock, the coaches of those schools were none too happy and have said they will not schedule JA in the future. We'll see if that holds true.

Hartfield is still recruiting. Allegedly brought in a kid or two from Callaway this year. Big OL from what I heard.

@greenbean.sixpack the benefactor's kid is now at MRA. He was the kicker for them last year. Irony of ironies is that he missed about a 20 yard field goal against Hartfield last season in the playoffs that would have either tied or won the game, can't remember which. My understanding is that he became upset when his kid was shown the bench and decided to transfer.

Your recollection of Hartfield's benefactor is correct. Unfortunately, no such recruiting exists for cheerleading.

 

[85Bears]

Nothing new, private schools have always recruited. Public schools have had rules where you have to live in the district etc..but some of those rules are changing.

 

[patdog]

Nothing new, private schools have always recruited. Public schools have had rules where you have to live in the district etc..but some of those rules are changing.

The scope of it is very new. You used to maybe see one of the Jackson metro academies put a player in a p4 league once every 3-4 years. Now they’re putting a half dozen per year in big schools.

 

[615dawg]

Nothing new, private schools have always recruited. Public schools have had rules where you have to live in the district etc..but some of those rules are changing.

Yep. Tupelo has a administrative transfer rule that allows non Tupelo citizens to attend Tupelo schools for a fee. Lots of their good athletes do not live in their district.

 

[85Bears]

The scope of it is very new. You used to maybe see one of the Jackson metro academies put a player in a p4 league once every 3-4 years. Now they’re putting a half dozen per year in big schools.

yea it’s probably growing much worse but private schools were recruiting players from surrounding towns 30-45 minutes away when I was in school back in the 80s.

 

[TheBannerM]

Here's a secret, all larger public schools recruit too. This is a non-issue.

Right. I know of three kids on my son's HS team who live out of district, but they're all travel ball buddies with the principal's son.

 

[TheBannerM]

The funny thing about this is most of these kids are AA kids whose parent generally oppose charter schools and vouchers because it hurts public schools and helps private.

You know the parents personally?

 

[615dawg]

Right. I know of three kids on my son's HS team who live out of district, but they're all travel ball buddies with the principal's son.

Madison Central had a starting defensive player last year that I know for an absolute fact lived in Jackson. There are several more that live in Ridgeland or Canton. It happens everywhere. The JA parents that are upset about this still have a right to be upset though.

 

[Villagedawg]

 

[Villagedawg]

Nothing says red pants, navy dress shirt, powder blue blazer, red solo cup full of Natty, Ole Miss Grove quite like private school.

 

[cadawg26]

Not surprising to be honest. The MAIS is a joke.

 

[patdog]

Madison Central had a starting defensive player last year that I know for an absolute fact lived in Jackson. There are several more that live in Ridgeland or Canton. It happens everywhere. The JA parents that are upset about this still have a right to be upset though.

I remember several years ago MC starting QB was a SR transfer from in other local school for 3 years in a row. I’m sure just a coincidence (I think 1 was from Neshoba Central but the other 2 were definitely local). **

 

[o_Hot Rock]

As long as we as adults value winning HS games, your kid is not going to play if he/she sucks. Life ain't fair, learn it now.

Participation trophies are not allowed when the coaches job is on the line. You don't like it? So what, 90% of the other kids don't' get to play either.

High School Sports are not for the kids anyway, if they were, all the kids would get to play if they wanted to play and none of them would miss a minute of classroom time to do it. But we make coaches win and their job is to play the best players, not be your baby sitter. Sorry, HS coaching is a business.

Sports were an extra-curricular activity when I was a kid or at least was after school. We have let sports become way too important. It's a damn game folks. Quit taking kids out of the classroom to play a game for any reason. Some of you are coaches, just stop it. Quit make announcements about sports during instruction time, make instruction time about learning and sports the extra-curricular activity it should be after school.

Another pet peeve of mine is Thursday night games:

Thursday night games eliminate Friday class time. That's 20% of the weeks instruction time. I ain't talking about a 1 hour game between 6th graders or even 9th graders that get home by 8:30 but a 3-4 hour game starting at 7:30 that takes travel time and the leave early on Thursday. You just lost 40% of the weeks instruction time for the late afternoon classes for a damn game.

Yet, we got teams playing them more and more. Why? They do not have the kids education in mind and coaches are the ones in charge of our schools.