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How long before us southern further out suburbs have a private high school? ( Shattuck doesn't count )

thespellchecker wrote:How long before us southern further out suburbs have a private high school? ( Shattuck doesn't count )

I would think the economy needs to get better before it happens.

IN the SW Metro out in Victoria, Noel Rahn should take this program far. They can corral players from Waconia, Chanhassen, Chaska, etc. as there is NO Private School Competition there way!

Let the "Aid packages" start heading your sons way!

They opted up to AA hockey starting next year so that "building another AA private school" process seems to have already started. Smart move by Holy Family.

I think one of the biggest loss in attendance in private schools are because of their sports teams. A lot of kids want to go to schools that are AA. I think making more private christian schools like this will boost attendance.

Orlando private schools

beth124 wrote:I think one of the biggest loss in attendance in private schools are because of their sports teams. A lot of kids want to go to schools that are AA. I think making more private christian schools like this will boost attendance.

Orlando private schools

More private schools like The Geneva School? Boosting attendance where? I'm not sure I follow.

High School attendance is a zero-sum game, unless you can make the argument that dropouts are less likely to drop out if something else is offered.

Private schools are a waste of money - kids are figuring out with the transfer rules the way they are going to a private school does not lead to better sports.

You private school bashers have no idea where we are headed. Minnesota has a great history of strong public schools. Strong public schools cost money. In 2010 Minnesota chose our state legislature to be lead by Republicans, who were elected promising steep cuts in the size of government. That means steep cuts in education. In Wisconsin, Ohio and other states good teachers and coaches are retiring or leaving public schools in huge numbers. Minnesota will be next.

So yes there will be a private school south of the river. We will become more like the rest of the country. The haves will send their kids to private schools. The have nots will send their kids to public schools. It will eventually have a huge effect on sports.

In Massachusetts for example, Catholic schools have won 19 of the last 21 state titles in their top class (called the Super Eight). And that's not counting the private prep schools and academies that have their own tournaments. In Michigan it is 9 of the last 12 by Catholic schools in Division 1.

stpaul wrote:You private school bashers have no idea where we are headed. Minnesota has a great history of strong public schools. Strong public schools cost money. In 2010 Minnesota chose our state legislature to be lead by Republicans, who were elected promising steep cuts in the size of government. That means steep cuts in education. In Wisconsin, Ohio and other states good teachers and coaches are retiring or leaving public schools in huge numbers. Minnesota will be next.

So yes there will be a private school south of the river. We will become more like the rest of the country. The haves will send their kids to private schools. The have nots will send their kids to public schools. It will eventually have a huge effect on sports.

In Massachusetts for example, Catholic schools have won 19 of the last 21 state titles in their top class (called the Super Eight). And that's not counting the private prep schools and academies that have their own tournaments. In Michigan it is 9 of the last 12 by Catholic schools in Division 1.

I kinda doubt that any number of private schools will ever bust the public suburban schools in Minnesota. My opinion of course.

I heard five or 10 years ago Holy Angels considered building a campus in Lakeville, but it never happened. Don't know if it is true or what happened.

StPaul makes a good point - and with the curreny and ongoing budget struggles that could certainly happen. I can not speak for Massachusetts hockey, however I have seen the HS hockey in Michigan and while the Catholic schools have won the state titles, it is not good hockey. Most good players leave HS in Michigan and play AAA, or major midgets and skip HS hockey. Hopefully we do not follow in that path, but that could certainly happen in a big way if the schedules get reduced to fewer games.

As I say often in discussion, much of any "issue" there is with private schools comes from the non-athletic issues of public schools. You fix those, and you get rid of many of the reasons students leave for private schools. As someone who attended private schools for many of those reasons and have spent much time in public schools in recent years, the continued lack of funding for certain programs/positions, jobs that are lost because of it and students that are affected because of it is outrageous. These students are the future of not only our schools, but our country. Fix the public schools and you fix many of the things people complain about private schools on this board. But for some reason the answer is to blame the alternative, not fix the issue.