Lebron on AAU ball

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

No comment. I trust Coach Cal 

[BLUEDOVE3]

​He attends Silsbee elementary school.

His mom works for school district.

His mother works in Beaumont at...... trust me!!!! 

[whsalum]

Oh no, could we have 2 of the best players in the nation in the 4-6 grade group Brons son may be the third best player in this age group

[Big girl]

A kid can attend a school if his/her mother or father works for the school district.

[BLUEDOVE3]

True,  but pay close attention to the UIL rule. You can attend but you still don't have to be eligible to play. I tried to warn a dad about moving his kid from Katy to Houston ISD.  His wife worked at the school.  He could not play varsity his senior year. It's all about where your parents LIVE.  That's the main thing the board looks for. 

[stevenash]

True,  but pay close attention to the UIL rule. You can attend but you still don't have to be eligible to play. I tried to warn a dad about moving his kid from Katy to Houston ISD.  His wife worked at the school.  He could not play varsity his senior year. It's all about where your parents LIVE.  That's the main thing the board looks for. 

Was the kid you just mentioned trying to get into a good communications program?

[Lazeek]

Bluedove is absolutely right (as much as it pains me).  Residency trumps everything.  I've heard stories of coaches who took jobs in nearby schools from where they were and their kids were not eligible for varsity play immediately because they did not live in the district.  You can attend but, you will have to play underlevels for a year if you do not live in the district.

[BLUEDOVE3]

Was the kid you just mentioned trying to get into a good communications program?

aHHH no, he wasn't enrolling in Jack Yates (roll'n my darn eyes)

[BLUEDOVE3]

Bluedove is absolutely right (as much as it pains me).  Residency trumps everything.  I've heard stories of coaches who took jobs in nearby schools from where they were and their kids were not eligible for varsity play immediately because they did not live in the district.  You can attend but, you will have to play underlevels for a year if you do not live in the district.

As much as it pains me to agree here  but yep coaches think they can go coach at a school  ( & not live in the district) and bring their kid to play varsity. Thats not the way it works. 

[whsalum]

As complex as this issue is it seems the right thing to do would be to play where you live ??? Hey there's a novel idea

[BLUEDOVE3]

As complex as this issue is it seems the right thing to do would be to play where you live ??? Hey there's a novel idea

Yep, especially if the main focus is athletics.

[whsalum]

I wouldn't live anywhere to start with that didn't offer very good academics, but I never hear of anyone moving to follow the chemistry program

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

I wouldn't live anywhere to start with that didn't offer very good academics, but I never hear of anyone moving to follow the chemistry program

you haven't heard of the chemistry program at HD?  That's how the Four Horsemen got there

[BLUEDOVE3]

But thats the "bait" that big city schools use to pull in athletes, a magnet type academic program

[AggiesAreWe]

But thats the "bait" that big city schools use to pull in athletes, a magnet type academic program

So, you took the "bait"?

[BLUEDOVE3]

So, you took the "bait"?

Hook, line and some good academic teachers

[TxHoops]

Hmmm, according to testing for 2014-15, HF ranked as the 139th among Texas High Schools and Ozen was 1451st.   

(Sabine Pass was the highest ranked school in SETX at 41st.)

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Hmmm, according to testing for 2014-15, HF ranked as the 139th among Texas High Schools and Ozen was 1451st.   

(Sabine Pass was the highest ranked school in SETX at 41st.)

hmmmmm…… Dove got some explaining to do 

[TxHoops]

In fact, it appears HF ranks only behind Sabine Pass (41st) and Evadale (124th) in SETX among the top public high schools in Texas...

HJ also highly ranked at 172...

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[BLUEDOVE3]

Thats because of the "inner city" school  make-up for Ozen. Ozen has some very good teachers and programs & students. Both my boys qualified for college & NCAA the first time around. Anybody know Jos. Cantu at ozen will tell you that his math classes and tutoring will prepare you for college. Now, on the flip side, Ozen is one of those schools that accept every kind of student out there. They take students who would otherwise flourish in a small classroom setting, but public school life is hard for many of them. Thats why I am a strong proponent for schools like Oak Hill in Va. Every kid can learn, just gotta find the right learning environment for them.