Welcome To Case's Column
Let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings Case's Column. I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken.
Since 2008, it's been a real privilege to come on here and share some of my life with you, and it's a big world where we live.
In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, there's a place below for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.
Thanks for taking your time in reading Case's Column. Hopefully, you'll enjoy being entertained by it as much as I've enjoyed putting these writings together. And thanks for the time you spend in City-Data.com, where it's great to be alive!
Regards,
case44
Let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings Case's Column. I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken.
Since 2008, it's been a real privilege to come on here and share some of my life with you, and it's a big world where we live.In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, there's a place below for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.
Thanks for taking your time in reading Case's Column. Hopefully, you'll enjoy being entertained by it as much as I've enjoyed putting these writings together. And thanks for the time you spend in City-Data.com, where it's great to be alive!
Regards,
case44
Frisco Needs To Keep Their Old Rivalries Together
I realize that this is still a work in progress. This began when Centennial High School opened in Frisco, Texas, to form the city's second high school. That was in 2003. This would break the mold and set the stage for future Friday night football dates and anything else that applies. Frisco High and Centennial has seen a rivalry grow over a period of time, and now it's one of the most anticipated games in town.
Rivalries take time.
That said, Frisco Independent School District is going to build more high schools after Reedy opens in West Frisco next fall. Lebanon Trail is high school number nine, to open in 2016. That's nine (9). And number 10 is also coming by about 2017 at a still-undisclosed location in North Frisco. And number 11 is planned for a tract of land in McKinney in Frisco ISD's extreme eastern side. Here's the deal: After Reedy (number 8) opens, what's Frisco going to do when the UIL keeps making realignments every two years?
Here is my suggestion: Keep the district's eight oldest schools in a district, with Lebanon Trail and other subsequent facilities in a separate district so they can build some rivalries with one other. Frisco ISD can petition the UIL to keep Frisco, Centennial, Wakeland, Liberty, Independence, Heritage, Lone Star, and Reedy in one place for sports. Why not? Keeps the spirit of Frisco in check so nothing becomes rare or strange.
Traditions, after all, can't be built with the parties involved are apart from one another.
Rivalries take time.
That said, Frisco Independent School District is going to build more high schools after Reedy opens in West Frisco next fall. Lebanon Trail is high school number nine, to open in 2016. That's nine (9). And number 10 is also coming by about 2017 at a still-undisclosed location in North Frisco. And number 11 is planned for a tract of land in McKinney in Frisco ISD's extreme eastern side. Here's the deal: After Reedy (number 8) opens, what's Frisco going to do when the UIL keeps making realignments every two years?
Here is my suggestion: Keep the district's eight oldest schools in a district, with Lebanon Trail and other subsequent facilities in a separate district so they can build some rivalries with one other. Frisco ISD can petition the UIL to keep Frisco, Centennial, Wakeland, Liberty, Independence, Heritage, Lone Star, and Reedy in one place for sports. Why not? Keeps the spirit of Frisco in check so nothing becomes rare or strange.
Traditions, after all, can't be built with the parties involved are apart from one another.
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They're just going to have too many high schools to count when all is said and done.
By the way, Lebanon Trail, #10, and #11 may all be open by the time Texas UIL realigns in 2018, so that's when we'll want to look for those schools. LTHS is opening with only freshmen in 2016; that's why.Posted 12-13-2014 at 06:48 AM by case44
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I can see this happening in 2018:
District X
Frisco
Centennial
Reedy
Lone Star
Wakeland
Liberty
Heritage
Independence
District Y
Lebanon Trail
Memorial (High school #10)
Frisco 11
The Colony
Little Elm
Prosper
McKinney
McKinney NorthPosted 01-17-2015 at 08:00 AM by case44
Updated 08-20-2015 at 09:06 PM by case44
