It's not at all clear what your message was trying to say-- but if you think families are moving into the Wyoming school district because of their winning football team (which is not a new phenomenon-- Wyoming currently has the highest all-time winning percentage in Ohio HS football history-- going back to Wyoming's first team in 1930) then you just don't know or understand the Wyoming district. THAT is NOT why people move into that district-- I know this from first-hand experience, having lived in both the WW and Wyoming districts, for many years (each).
Either way, use the Finneytown example, if you want a realistic goal for the WWSD to aspire to-- and winning HS football is a foreign concept in Finneytown.
Your post above has made all the arguments needed AGAINST putting emphasis on football (or any sport) over academics. If you think "ain’t nothin wrong with them academically they jus lik any other school", then really, there's nothing more to discuss. And the football team has been sending only a tiny number of its huge roster to college-- and I'll bet that the number of those who then actually GRADUATE from college is pitifully small. For example, does Carlton Gray have his degree from UCLA?
I can only hope that people who subscribe to your views (about the false importance of HS football in WWSD) will become an ever smaller and smaller percentage of the residents in the district, as the district's neighborhoods get slowly gentrified by new residents moving in.
4GX you make some very good points however...
Wyoming and Walnut hills top the Cincinnati area public high schools in academic performance. (There is a reason CPS students have to test into Walnut, this is CPS crown Jewel).
Finneytown is also a small well run district competing in a league stacked with academic and athletic success.
The Finneytown house system has payed off with their diverse population. Wyoming as a district is #3 in Ohio. When you look at the demographics of income, two parent house holds, disciplinary report, FRL, average instructional staff salary of $92k its evident there is a lot more support at home than is found at other public schools from these systems especially WW.
Now as you stated,
Every parent wants the best opportunities for their children and most move into a district checking out the school system before they buy or rent (if they plan on using the system). Those that cannot afford a private school education will seek to get into a better performing public school if they can. (Some people purchased or are renting in an areas they can afford even if its an underperforming district).
With that said, I guarantee there is at least one starter on the Cincinnati areas public highs top programs (all sports) that is not a product of the district (some have several). The parents that have athletic kids will look for avenues to get opportunities for their students beyond academics if their current district cannot provide them.
There are pathways parents can take to get those opportunities if they live in a lower performing academic district with poor athletic opportunities like a WW outside of FB.
Seeing what Princeton is doing with recent coaching hires throughout their athletics programs and improvements made in student outcomes when Valarie Hawkins was the director of teaching and learning (up until last year) Princeton is going in the right direction and will pull families / athletes from neighboring districts down the road for both. (On a side note: they have already been doing this to a degree with athletics).
Mrs. Hawkins is now the Superintendent of Mt. Healthy City schools and is building one hell of a support staff for students.
It will be a challenge but she is laying the groundwork (through acquisition of talent) to improve student outcomes.
It will be interesting to see where Mt Healthy is at in 3 to 5 years in total academic and athletic achievements .
WW does not have the administration or funding to do what a Princeton or Mt. Healthy is trying to do thus why I sad give it 2-3 years and its over.
