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Post by outofstate on Jul 15, 2022 3:08:30 GMT -8
Still haven't heard much from Mater Dei. Guess they're going for chemistry over Bosco's immense talent. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That’s right. MD has no talent and it’s all about chemistry. |
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Post by sixthman13 on Jul 15, 2022 8:40:01 GMT -8
Mater Dei has talent. They're pretty young from what I've seen. I like the fact that they are, for the most part, sticking with their home grown guys. Bosco and Daddy Clarkson are all in.
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Post by Bick on Jul 15, 2022 8:52:32 GMT -8
Maitre D has had the cream of the incoming 9th grader classes locked down for a while now, and they'll mix in the occasional xfer.
Los Al seems headed down that path also. Quite a few of this year's seniors started Varsity as freshmen, and it looks like some freshmen this year will get some significant playing time as well.
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Post by Credo on Jul 17, 2022 22:35:10 GMT -8
Maitre D has had the cream of the incoming 9th grader classes locked down for a while now, and they'll mix in the occasional xfer. Los Al seems headed down that path also. Quite a few of this year's seniors started Varsity as freshmen, and it looks like some freshmen this year will get some significant playing time as well. The talent coming out of Rossmoor today is amazing. Looks like Los Alamitos is following the same playbook implemented by St. John Bosco a decade ago and then Mater Dei about six years ago. Why shouldn't the publics get in on the same game? Be careful what you wish for. Like those other schools, your alumni will soon find they don't recognize the school they went to. |
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Post by Bick on Jul 18, 2022 7:18:15 GMT -8
Interesting point you make, Credo. Now that I think about it, my old HS (Lakewood) is nothing like I remember it either. I'm guessing Anaheim HS is nothing like some of you Colonist alums remember either.
My one year stint at St Anthony's in Long Beach featured all Catholic kids from the local Catholic elementary schools as students. Seems like that's no longer the case at most of the other parochial schools as well.
As for Los Al specifically, it would seem having kids enroll as freshmen would be preferable to having them xfer in from another high school. Not sure I get your point.
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Post by SK80 on Jul 18, 2022 7:41:27 GMT -8
Interesting point you make, Credo. Now that I think about it, my old HS (Lakewood) is nothing like I remember it either. I'm guessing Anaheim HS is nothing like some of you Colonist alums remember either. My one year stint at St Anthony's in Long Beach featured all Catholic kids from the local Catholic elementary schools as students. Seems like that's no longer the case at most of the other parochial schools as well. As for Los Al specifically, it would seem having kids enroll as freshmen would be preferable to having them xfer in from another high school. Not sure I get your point. No pun intended @ Bick but don't move the goal posts...., Los Alamitos has become a "destination" school for football. I really didn't answer you last time you questioned that because to do so would be listing a bunch of kids and their personal data which isn't and should not be necessary on a public forum to disclose to make a point, but lets say whether its now freshman coming in to give you cover, when they are from Los Angeles or Harbor City, Servite or Santa Margarita, Arizona, Nevada or Georgia..... it seems to go on and on of late. Like Credo stated in a way, this isn't your dad's Rossmoor Griffins anymore.... |
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Post by MDDad on Jul 18, 2022 8:01:39 GMT -8
So what are you proposing, SK? That schools do everything they can to not become a destination school? Should the mission be to remain an average, mediocre community school that kids only attend because they live nearby? That seems pretty counter-productive to me.
We concentrate here on football, but the "destination school" thing has become ubiquitous. Why do so many excellent wrestlers go to tiny Calvary Chapel in Santa Ana year after year? The 2022 All-County girls swimming team had 13 spots, and 11 of those were filled by girls from Santa Margarita, located in a remote part of the county. The six fastest girls in 1600 meters in Orange County this past season were all from JSerra, a small private school with a tuition of $21,000. How is that possible unless they have all become destination schools for certain sports?
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Post by Bick on Jul 18, 2022 11:20:46 GMT -8
Interesting point you make, Credo. Now that I think about it, my old HS (Lakewood) is nothing like I remember it either. I'm guessing Anaheim HS is nothing like some of you Colonist alums remember either. My one year stint at St Anthony's in Long Beach featured all Catholic kids from the local Catholic elementary schools as students. Seems like that's no longer the case at most of the other parochial schools as well. As for Los Al specifically, it would seem having kids enroll as freshmen would be preferable to having them xfer in from another high school. Not sure I get your point. No pun intended @ Bick but don't move the goal posts...., Los Alamitos has become a "destination" school for football. I really didn't answer you last time you questioned that because to do so would be listing a bunch of kids and their personal data which isn't and should not be necessary on a public forum to disclose to make a point, but lets say whether its now freshman coming in to give you cover, when they are from Los Angeles or Harbor City, Servite or Santa Margarita, Arizona, Nevada or Georgia..... it seems to go on and on of late. Like Credo stated in a way, this isn't your dad's Rossmoor Griffins anymore.... Why would we need cover? The idea is to build a successful public school program. One of the benefits of a successful program is that top kids want to go there and play with other top kids...sometimes without the additional stuff that comes with a parochial school curriculum. Parents are willing to move into the district so their kids can go to school there. Off the top of my head, Cypress is a destination school for baseball, Brea-Olinda used to be it for girls basketball, Pacifica was for softball. BTW, the old Rossmoor Griffins in the 80's & 90's had players that lived in Compton and elsewhere before the school got serious about living within the district, so there's that. |
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Post by MDDad on Jul 18, 2022 11:28:16 GMT -8
The cheapest home in Corona del Mar costs ten gazillion dollars, and the cheapest apartment is a half gazillion a month. That's why no African-American or Polynesian families move there to play for the Sea Kings. If they could, I'd wager SK might change his mind about destination schools.
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Post by sixthman on Jul 18, 2022 16:44:50 GMT -8
Schools with declining enrollment must attract students from outside the district or risk losing school sites and personnel. That's why some superintendents are traveling outside the United States to recruit students.
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Post by SK80 on Jul 18, 2022 19:38:07 GMT -8
There is nothing stated above that isn't true, been talking, smacking this debate around the high school gridirons for decades...., its just funny to watch the debate morph year by year from the denials to the acceptance of the "way it is".
And this statement deserves its own thread.... "Should the mission be to remain an average, mediocre community school that kids only attend because they live nearby? That seems pretty counter-productive to me."
This one is even better..., "The cheapest home in Corona del Mar costs ten gazillion dollars, and the cheapest apartment is a half gazillion a month. That's why no African-American or Polynesian families move there to play for the Sea Kings.* If they could, I'd wager SK might change his mind about destination schools."
So you are saying or stating here exactly what? You are bound for mediocrity otherwise? Your and my definition of mediocrity are completely different. Or maybe its just our view on excellence is far apart.
By the way I am still disappointed you didn't mention anything about the mediocre less than D1 public school with no claim on minority athletes took you to OT at Battle of the Beach and was one catch called out of bounds in OT from winning.
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Post by MDDad on Jul 18, 2022 21:34:23 GMT -8
By the way I am still disappointed you didn't mention anything about the mediocre less than D1 public school with no claim on minority athletes took you to OT at Battle of the Beach and was one catch called out of bounds in OT from winning. I didn't mention it largely because I place as much importance on how teams perform in passing tournaments as I do in tiddlywinks results. It's just kids in their underwear playing throw-and-catch. If you think taking Mater Dei to overtime at Edison means something, we have two openings for preleague games in 2023. Feel free to give us a call and we'll see if you can take us to overtime again. |
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Post by Bick on Jul 18, 2022 22:31:35 GMT -8
Speaking of the Edison tournament and Warren...
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Post by sixthman on Jul 19, 2022 9:16:30 GMT -8
Where does the Pacifica guy go now?
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Post by MDDad on Jul 19, 2022 11:16:34 GMT -8
Speaking of the Edison tournament and Warren... That may be the skinniest high school quarterback I've ever seen. No wonder he's afraid to play and risk injury. Good luck when he gets hit by college players. |
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