Texas school set to begin work on $60 million stadium

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<p>And this state influences textbook purchasing nationwide. No child left behind means no child gets ahead…</p>

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<p>In response to post #6, the total combined enrollment of Carroll High School (9th & 10th) & Carroll Senior High School (11th & 12th) enrollment is 2485 (Carroll ISD website, Quick Links, Enrollment). Compare that to the enrollment of Allen, which is 5,043 for grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 (according to Allen ISD’s website under facts and figures).</p>

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<p>Isn’t that amazing? I remember a client buying property in Allen in 1995 - I had to look it up on the map!</p>

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<p>Hey, Thomas Jefferson really wasn’t that big a deal…</p>

<p>To catch the rest of you up:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/education/13texas.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/education/13texas.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I just looked up Austin Westlake - its enrollment is 2,500. It’s the only HS in the district. There were fewer than 900 students when I went there, many moons ago.</p>

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<p>Heck, they just blew up Texas Stadium last week–could’ve used that</p>

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<p>Wow. Just Wow. With minimal interest, that still comes to more than $100 per high school student per year for the next 25 years.</p>

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<p>At which point they can charge $20 a car to watch the implosion.</p>

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<p>JohnAdams - what a public school spends and what a private school spends are two entirely different things. Harvard Westlake is a private school and they can line all of their classrooms with gold as far as I’m concerned. And you can’t compare spending to rehab buildings (including libraries) with spending for a football field, which only benefits a handful of students.</p>

<p>I truly don’t get why these people don’t realize that they live up to every negative stereotype about them. Don’t they care? </p>

<p>From Friday Night Lights: “There’s too much learnin’ going on at them schools!”</p>

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<p>As someone who attended a small private school - my first experience with Texas HS football was a bit overwhelming! But I have grown to love it. There are so many students involved. At our school, betweent the team members, student trainers/assistants, flagmen, cheerleaders, mascots, dance team, color guard, drum line, and band - about 25% of our student body is involved in every game. And that doesn’t include the siblings and friends who are in the stands.</p>

<p>Just for fun - here is a video of 2 schools performing a joint half-time show. On the field are the bands, drum lines, color guards, and dance teams for each school. I believe there were over 700 kids involved (from the 2 schools).</p>

<p>[YouTube</a> - SLHS Band & JET Bands’ PART 1 Joint Halftime Performance 11-6-09](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGBRPH0UeNc&feature=related]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGBRPH0UeNc&feature=related)</p>

<p>Also, keep in mind that football stadiums are not ONLY used for football games. In our district (and I’m sure many others), they are also used for major soccer tournaments and marching competitions.</p>
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<p>Unbelievable news. 20 years ago Allen was little more than a bump in the road.</p>

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<p>curm, trying to respond to your quote and can’t find it… did someone delete a message?</p>

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<p>although, quite frankly, I agree with your summary without even reading the full presentation.</p>

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<p>I pm’ed you, dragonmom.</p>

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<p>wow, curm’s posts can predict what others will say</p>

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<p>I must need to get faster internet service or give up on current conversations</p>

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<p>???:confused:</p>

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<p>Yeah, with something like 800-900 of one school’s students being actively involved? Let’s not forget the opponent and likely their cheerleaders, band, dance team, etc. Just a handful of students…</p>

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<p>Quick math for my D’s high school Friday nights from memory. </p>

<p>600 kids in high-school. </p>

<p>About 50 boys on varsity. Another 5 managers, male and female. JV and Varsity cheerleaders and the mascot, maybe 17 kids. 200 in the state award winning marching band/drill team. Another 20 girls on the dance squad. A couple in the press-box. 3 or 4 manning the Touch-Down Bell. A couple taking photos for the paper and yearbook. </p>

<p>That’s half. There were probably a handful of students who had better things to do. Everybody else was in the stands. Away games? The same thing happened for the students and parents. Just a few less town-folks making the trip.</p>

<p>Now JV is on Thursday night…</p>