Why are you in the football section if you don't care?

Steve Brown didn't pick Starr's Mill 1Hammer - he's a nay-sayer.

I'm pulling for you guys man- It's going to take a huge game from everyone now- this is the playoffs baby!

Maybe those big lineman can get it done Friday night for you guys - as always - we wish those Patriots all the best!

Let's hope that Munford and the 8 ball are right regarding Sandy Creek!

pulling for Starr's Mill and even Whitewater (despite their arrogance and obvious disdain for every other school in the county).

I agree with your assessments, however, as a football parent at WHS, I don't believe the Wildcats have to reach the dome to prove anything, this bunch of kids, no D1 superstars, no one going to the academies, just a bunch of kids that have been together for four years and love football have proven to us and the teams they have faced they are for real. This county is rich with football talent.

I wish Sandy Creek and SMH good luck on the road, they finished the season strong and should do well on Friday; I hope we all are victorious! All three teams have played very well and are deserving of the post-season berths.

The Ravens will demolish Vick this weekend, ouch!!! Why not Shaub at QB and Vick in the backfield? It can’t get any worse.

Many of us have said for years that Vick needs to be where Hines Ward is - in the slot. put him in a position to run in the open field (sfter teaching him how to carry a football).

Whitewater may not need to make the dome (which I think they should do) but they sure as heck better get past the first two rounds if they want anything near the bragging rights in this county - which I say because of things like this:

Whitewater has a new 'T' shirt saying that they are "The Kings of the County"....who comes up with this stuff over there? Do they know that Tyrone and Sandy Creek are in the county too? I guess since they didn't personally insult SCHS with the "Only real cat in town" they felt they needed to get them this way. At what cost my friends, at what cost?

All of that being said, good luck to all this weekend.

Yeah Right! Did Stillons have them printed and handed out?

Another perfect example of the "We Are Better Than You" attitude exuded by members of that Community.

As a parent at WHS, I’ll say that I can’t disagree with you guys! The slogans and T-shirts are the work of a very small but loud bunch; believe me, those of us that understand this do not discount the other schools because we know we are not there yet. If you knew how many times, I have turned down the slogan mania; and the majority of the parents here feel the same way. The silent majority is never heard! It’s funny, a lot of us felt that the county did not need another cat of any sort, but we did have any say so in this; it was left to those that spend their free time in the front office. And you which kinds I’m talking about, they are in every school!!!

The county has never seen this kind of behavior before and we are all quite puzzled. It's not like the other schools don't have a long and distinguished record of accomplishment in virtually every field. This has to start at the top with Greg Stillions and what goes around comes around.

I can assure you that Starr's Mill, McIntosh, Fayette County and Sandy Creek are not impressed, not intimidated and not happy with the unprovoked boasting and poor sportsmanship of the "Only Real Cat in Town" and "Kings of the County" crowd.

Dozens of region, state, and national titles (12 State Championships alone at Starr's Mill) are held by these other local schools and unless I am mistaken - Whitewater has yet to have a single title in anything - not even a region championship - I'm not trying to be ugly - I'm just saying that we don't get the "We are better than you" mentality....can you help us understand it?

This type of behavior has been going on in this county for decades!!!! Please when McIntosh opened in '84, FCHS trashed them every chance they got! Anyway they could! Give me a break! If you can't play get out of the sandbox!!

you got TOLD!

"You got told?" And you are a teacher in this county?

Here, add this to the abbreviated list for the last couple of weeks at Starr's Mill:

Volleyball second place finish in state.

Softball team for their 3rd place finish in the AAAA State Championships.

Varsity Competition Cheerleaders for winning the 2 AAAA Region Championship for the sixth straight time.

Still waiting for your list - Or, as you would say, "I be lookin".

I have no kids in school now, but I am tired of reading all this stuff about t-shirts, which school to attend, and noisy students.
Do you not REALLY understand why they are "hell raising?" Or, do you, and want to be cute?
These non-standard happenings are as a direct result of the school leadership for not handling it from the get-go. They are afraid of the lawyers that may come and the fact that they may have to resign for actually doing their job. Ever watch a pro football game and see the same hippity-hop crap there? It is the same thing.
It all comes from feeling inferior as a heritage and getting a thrill out of disturbing those who try to stop them. We don't like what we are afraid of, and will condone that which we are not afraid.

I understand rudeness...yes. My question is: How can the only school in the county with NO titles at all think they are better than the schools that do have titles - and why would the administration and parents facilitate it?

Aside from this they have the lowest SAT scores.....maybe you get it Dollaraday but we don't and we condemn it.

I guess to put it in to your terms, we ARE trying to do OUR job as adults in the community.

By the way - I'm not cute.

for some strange reason. You really take offense to what we do, how we act, and what we wear at WHS. You only seem to mention the things that we've not yet accomplished. That's really odd. I'll pull out my old DMS-IV and see if I can find out why. You put a lot of energy into knocking our school. Weird.

Have you read the blogs? This is an ongoing problem - here are a few bloggers that have asked these same type of questions:

OldSchool,
RightOnTime,
Head_Ragg,
Myword_mark,
MainFrame,
1Hammer

... shall I go on?

I'm sure your 184 out of district kids (Sam Sweat's numbers) make your school a wonderful place - now if you can get the weapons and drugs we read about out, raise your test scores and actually win something, you will fit right in with the "PTC" crowd.

I just love to call an arrogant bully an arrogant bully

Have a nice night

the same thing over and over. Come up with something new, will you? Have a fine evening yourself!

SOME of the School Awards & Achievements for JUST Starr's MIll HS

* One of only 3 High Schools Selected as a 2005 Georgia School of Excellence
* Starr's Mill High School is a 2005 Single Statewide Accountability System award winner! Starr's Mill High School received a 2005 Silver Award for Highest Percentage in meeting and exceeding academic standards.
* Ranked as one of the best school public schools in America by Newsweek Magazine
* Ranked as one of Geogia's best schools by Atlanta Magazine
* The Academic Team won the R.E.S.A State Championship in 2005.
* The Starr's Mill Chamber Orchestra received straight superior ratings from all adjudicators at the 2005 Large Group Orchestra Festival.
* The Starr's Mill Full Orchestra received straight superior ratings from all adjudicators at the same festival.
* The Boys and Girl's Cross Country Teams were the 2004-2005 Region 4 AAAAA Champions
* The Boys Track Team was the 2004-2005 Region 4 AAAAA Champions
* The Varsity Competition Cheerleading Squad was the 2004-2005 Region 4 AAAAA Champions and placed 4th place in the state Championship.
* The Dance Team was the 2004-2005 Small Pom Division State Champions
* The Girls Varsity Volleyball team was the 2004-2005 State Champions
* The Girls & Boys Tennis Teams were the 2004-2005 Region Champions & both teams made it to the Final for in the 2003 2004, & 2005 State Championships
* The Girls Tennis Team made it to the State Final Four in 2002
* The Prowler newspaper, state champions for 2004-2005, as named by the Southeastern Scholastic Press Association at the University of South Carolina. The paper also received SIPA's top honor as an "All Southern" paper.
* The Prowler has received a GOLD MEDAL from Columbia Scholastic Press Association at Columbia University. The award is for newspapers produced during the 2004-2005 school year. The staff, under the leadership of editor in chief Chris Maury, received
All-Columbia honors in coverage, writing and editing, graphic presentation, and business operations. The Prowler has competed at the national level at CSPA for five years and has won four golds and one silver medal.
* At the Georgia Scholastic Press Association convention at UGA in April, The Prowler received: Superior (first place) for newspapers (for AAAAA schools), The General Excellence Award ("best of" superiors) & Best Sports Coverage in the state
* Since 1997 the Starr's Mill Wrestling Teams have accomplished the following:Dual record: 200-35-1 (85%), Four Area Championships and 3 Runner-up finishes in Area, Two Teams won State Championships, Three Teams finished in the Top Five in State, Two Teams finished in the Top 10 in State, Four Individuals won State Championships, 24 Individuals State Place Winners & 42 Individuals were Area Champions
* The 2005 Varsity Baseball team finished 12-0 in the region 4 AAAAAand were the 2005 Region 4-AAAAA Champions. In the state playoffs the Baseball team advanced to the final 8 and finished with a record of 24-6, including 19 wins in a row.
* The Lady Panther's Soccer Team were the 2005 Region 4 AAAAA Champions
* In the 2004-2005 season the Starr's Mill Speech & Debate Teams had 36 1st place wins, 92 top five finishes, 5 GHSA State Qualifiers, 2 GHSA State Champions, 15 National Qualifiers.
* The SMHS Speech & Debate Teams have had a total of 12 State Champions and 44 National Qualifiers since the School Opened!
* The Boy's soccer Team were the 2000 AAA State Champions
* The Boy's Socer Team have won region championships in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and in 2005
* The Boys Golf team have won Regional Championships in 2000, 2003 & 2004
* The Girls Golf Team were Region Champions in 2000.
* The Football team has participated in the prestigious Corky Kell kickoff classic for 5 straight years!
* The international business class at Starr’ Mill High School (PRISM), were chosen to represent the United States in London in 2005 and were the 2005 National Champions
* The Pride Yearbook has received a GOLD MEDAL from Columbia Scholastic Press Association at Columbia University. The award is for yearbooks produced during the 2004-2005 school year. The staff, under the leadership of editor in chief Matt Jue and Julie Brooks, received All-Columbia honors in Coverage and Design. The Pride has competed at the national level at CSPA for two years and has won one bronze and one gold medal.
* 13 Foreign Language students from Starr’s Mill High School competed in the FLAG Spoken Language Contest. Of the 13 students that competed, 11 students scored superior and 2 scored excellent.
* The Girls Softball team finished 4th in State in the 2005 Season!
* The 2005 Starr's Mill Women's Soccer Team was recently awarded the National Team Academic Award by the National Soccer Coaches Assn of America and Adidas. The team achieved the honor by maintaining a 3.85 GPA during their season last spring.
* SMHS Named 2005 Silver Award Winner!Starr's Mill High School is a 2005 Single Statewide Accountability System award winner! Starr's Mill High School received a 2005 Silver Award for Highest Percentage in meeting and exceeding academic standards.
* The Girls Softball team finished 3rd in State in the 2006 Season.
* The 2006-2007 Academic team defeated Marist on High Q.

Did you peek in high school? Is that why you are so involved in high school sports, or do you actually have some reason for getting so defensive about a school that you didn't even attend?

The girls' locker room had a partition blocking the entrance. It did not go all the way to the ground, so that if you got low enough you could see in. A couple of buddies and I arranged a "fight" outside that allowed us to fall to the ground and have a look.

Didn't see much, though. And P.E. coach was wise to us and chased us off.

Deerfield Beach, Florida, 1970

cut and paste! But what is your point?

Still looking for your list? This is all current and JUST Starr's MIll - not all 9 years by the way.

Where's your list only cat in town? Where's your list Kings of the county?

So far this year you have lost region in every sport - got beaten by a AAA football team (in county) and posted the lowest SAT scores in the county - Oh, and you have had more guns taken form your campus than all the other schools in the county .... waiting.... Hello??? Your list???

This is just the last couple of years...when you were a couple years old already... your turn "Only Cat in Town" .... hello??

Obviously somebody keeps a handy dandy stat. book! Where are your stats. on all the drug arrests on these high achievers from SMHS? Hummmm.....

and see what we can do. Or do we have to do in 4 years what SM did in 10?

Then you would really hate our screensavers!! ha ha ha

Explain it to us all? Here is what a GOOD WHS parent says about it:

re: The Kings...??
Submitted by Proud2BWcat on Wed, 11/15/2006 - 7:40pm.

As a parent at WHS, I’ll say that I can’t disagree with you guys! The slogans and T-shirts are the work of a very small but loud bunch; believe me, those of us that understand this do not discount the other schools because we know we are not there yet. If you knew how many times, I have turned down the slogan mania; and the majority of the parents here feel the same way. The silent majority is never heard! It’s funny, a lot of us felt that the county did not need another cat of any sort, but we did have any say so in this; it was left to those that spend their free time in the front office. And you which kinds I’m talking about, they are in every school!!!

Maybe you can help us all understand what you are thinking?

picked the mascot. The current seniors chose the mascot as 8th graders. I don't know who the front office people are...volunteers?

They don't say region champs, they don't say state champs, what do they say "Lowest SAT in town?"

is what they end with. You fill in the rest!

I would have thought the county tradition of good sportsmanship and success would have laid a better foundation for you and your school. We have failed you.

Do you think if you ever actually win a county, region or state championship your school will outgrow this inferiority complex?

the majority of the student population (and numerous faculty and staff) is from the Brooks/Woolsey/unincorporated Fayette County area. How, exactly, was this area treated years ago when Starrs Mill opened. Oh, that's right...we were allowed to go for the 1st year and then PTC decided that they didn't want any of the "Brooks trash" in their school. Having children that opened and graduated from SMHS and children that will eventually graduate from WHS, I won't take offense to your comment regarding an inferiority complex. I will, however, write that a lot of us have waited a long time for a place of our own and we're very proud of our school and our principal (that everyone seems to be down on) and if we want to rub it in your face (so to speak, or would that be write?) why would you even care? How is it hurting you? I'd really like to know.

What is it that you think you have done that can be rubbed in our face??? Lowest SAT scores and no region championships.... ?

I fail to get the whole "rub it in your face" part....as for the inferiority complex - your own statement:

"How, exactly, was this area treated years ago when Starrs Mill opened. Oh, that's right...we were allowed to go for the 1st year and then PTC decided that they didn't want any of the "Brooks trash" in their school." explains the inferiority complex. the really troubling part is that you blame PTC for building a school for your area that is already overcrowded? Wow.

Maybe if you stop acting like you are on Jerry Springer redneck with your na-na T shirts, vandalism, weapons carrying students, low test scores and false arrogance you will be more readily accepted. Maybe.

Regardless, win something would ya? You guys are bringing the whole county reputation down.

Your are jealous. You continue to harp on low SAT scores and regional championships. Get over it. We're here and arrogance is real. ha ha ha

Your blogs are soo much more articulate and witty than mine. I'm just jealous. All special education teachers like you are just sooo smart! Wow!

highly qualified! It's the law.

Look how the 'teachers' act. It does explain your inferiority complex though. You are after all a 'special education' teacher at the lowest functioning high school in the county.

What a jerk you are. I'm sure your comment implying that special ed is at the bottom of the academic barrel will offend and sadden quite a few parents, including those at your beloved SMHS. How could you make such an insensitive comment? What kind of jerk are you?

wildcat is offended! Oh goodness.... Do you think your cute little tee shirt where you make fun of the other schools is offensive? Do you think your screen saver is offensive? Do you think your comments about all of PTC was offensive?

Let me tell you what's offensive. Your attitude and condescending remarks are offensive. Your "You got told." comment was offensive because you are supposed to be an educated woman who works for the county and the state. As a professional, shouldn't you at least use proper grammer?

Typical WHS zealot - can dish it out but can't take it, can point it out in others but can't see it in yourself. You bore me and I am done talking with you -

Good!!! Obviously you don't have a life since you spend all day here on the blog!!!You seem to be the only one that can't take it! Who else is blogging from SMHS about all these supposedly bad sportmanship? Of course, at the state cheerleading competition, SMHS cheerleaders showed such great sportsmanship and booed the Whitewater cheerleaders while they performed. So much for your great leaders!!! But of course, there you are insulting students with disabilities that have nothing to do with this conversation. But I guess that is par for the course for your kind.

Check your well water- I think it has lead in it.

Go Chiefs!

You should be ashamed of yourself. Why would you pick on a group that was born with one, and sometimes two, strikes against them? A population that struggles each and every day. You're sick. I can take whatever you want to dish out about my school, but don't knock my kids. That's low. You're a jerk.

I never knocked kids with disabilities - you are a liar for suggesting I did - it's YOU and your arrogant school I criticise ...YOU....don't hide behind the disabled. That's pathetic.

Don't change the subject - got a list to "Rub my face in" or NOT? Your words wildcat... "Rub" away!

and the tone I will ask. Who is on the tricycle being chased by the tanks?

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majidida al-Tikriti trying to make good an escape.

(You think that will get censored Git Real?)

Thanks for changing the subject by the way!

PEACE!

It's acceptable to make road kill out of radical Islamists and other Muslim terrorist garbage.

With regards to myword_mark's on-going comments, my only response is ... get over yourself. Everyone reading this blog sees what a pathetically shallow existence you lead and how you need to come to grips with the fact that you have no life except to verbally bash people you don’t even know. Your repetitive comments about the splendor of SMHS lead one to believe that you are a perfect example of a fanatic ... your narrow and limited mind can't be changed and you won’t change the subject. You certainly get overly excited about your own comments, regardless of how mundane and idiotic your responses sound. Do you quiver with overzealous joy when you discuss SMHS ... perhaps experiencing incontinent episodes because of your thrill? You probably retire to bed each night to hold a picture of SMHS in your one, unoccupied hand ... or perhaps your SMHS fixation is compensation for other "smaller" issues you "handle" each day. As a special education teacher, wildcat is at least trying to make the world a better place for some of society's less fortunate individuals. I applaud wildcat's WHS loyalty and dedication to the teaching profession and dismiss you for what you really are ... one who uses this forum to make up for other inadequacies in your own pathetic little life. I'm sure you’ll respond with another epistle about the "greatness" that is SMHS, but you'll be fooling no-one. You are truly a pompous, arrogant ass. Wildcat ... thank you for your dedication to your vocation and for making a difference in the lives of others.

Oh, you really hurt me that time. Ouch. Oh my, I am not sure I'll recover.

As an alumni from McIntosh in PTC, (you know, the ones who "wildcat" accused of "rejecting you" and your ilk and "forced you" back in to the woods of Brooks, "made you open another school", yada yada yada) I just think Starr's Mill is about the same as Sandy Creek, McIntosh and Fayette County - GREAT, WONDERFUL, FANTASTIC and REMARKABLE!

Now if you "only Real Cat in Town", "Kings of the County", "Priceless" little 'wildcats' will just pull your own weight academically and learn some humility .... we would all appreciate it.

I assume since you are making crass, odius and shallow personal attacks you too will not be able to back up your 'screensaver', 'Tee Shirt', 'Gym Wall' arrogance and braggadocio with any facts.

Does it hurt to be so piteous?