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High School Sports: It’s Hard to Be Good When You’re A Small School

High School Sports: It’s Hard to Be Good When You’re A Small School

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Now that my youngest daughter is a proud member of the high school band, I recently got my first taste of that fall tradition that is celebrated in towns all over America – the Friday night high school football game. Now, you must understand that the town I live in has a population of about 400 people, and the high school itself also has a student body of around 400 (basically doubling the size of town on any given school…

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Back to School Time Already? Better Get Out the Wallet

Back to School Time Already? Better Get Out the Wallet

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Wow, the summer is really flying by this year.  It’s already August, and even though the school year doesn’t start until September in Maryland this year (it was pushed back to a “post-Labor Day” start by state government decree last year), things are already starting to gear up on the education front – specifically, extra-curricular activities. Yes, band and sports parents know well the pull of the school campus come August.  Daily fall sports practices (for things like football and…

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