Keeping Score....

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QND Seniors cruise past QHS Freshman


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QHS Sweeps QND 8-0

Quincy School Board additions...

The Quincy School Board announced today that during the QHS football games this year that if the team makes it over the 50 yd line, that will count as a score.

In addition, any play that is run and results in negative yardage, the team will be allowed to run it again without any loss of down.

After all, "we need to work with them to make sure they succeed."

What's Wrong with Our Schools?

Got this in an email a while back and think it has some truth to it:

Scenario: Jack goes duck hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.

1973 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.

2006 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

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Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1973 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.

2006 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

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Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

1973 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal. Sits still in class.

2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

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Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping.

1973 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2006 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

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Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1973 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.

2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

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Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.

1973 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.

2006 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

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Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.

1973 - Ants die.

2006 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

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Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1973 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

What are your thoughts?

Fair and Balanced ???

I see by reading the Quincy Notre Dame Herald Whig that August must be Quincy High School Bashing Month.

• Tort Fund
• Grading Scale
• Low ACT scores

What's next QNDHW ????

Update 8/16:

WGEM jumps on the QHS bashing bandwagon "

A former Quincy High basketball player is in custody of U.S. Marshals".....

Electric Rate Relief ?

Ameren has a message for you:

It's Freakin' HOT !

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
610 AM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007


TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE INCREASING EARLY NEXT
WEEK. HEAT INDICES ARE FORECAST TO CLIMB INTO THE 100 TO 105
DEGREE RANGE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AND ITS POSSIBLE THAT THESE
HIGH LEVELS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY.

Stay Cool........