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Where does Northern go from here?

Three people are already out of a job, and the investigation is far from over. The question I'm most interested in now:

Where does Northern go from here?

Nighthawk students and parents, I'm most curious to hear from you. How are you dealing with everything flying around right now? E-mail me.

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Posted by Tom Keller on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 1:30 pm

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Dudley Dad (imported)

April 16, 2009 - 3:56 pm EDT

They go up!

There is nothing like the challenge of Haters to make you even more successful!

Dave (imported)

April 18, 2009 - 1:53 pm EDT

When I went to high school (Dark Ages), the football coach was the Physical Education instructor and Athletic Director. The basketball coach taught chemistry, the baseball coach taught physics, the track coach taught English etc. And by the way all of these people were Columbia graduates.

Before each season they posted try outs. Then the school also ran (Athletic Director), intramurals for those that could not make the teams. Every one had an opportunity to â€œplayâ€. By 6:30 or sooner all was done.

We turned out some pretty good students for college. Two of our black track stars were
National honor society. One had a career as a prominent neurosurgeon the other a college engineering professor. Our basket ball center was of all things also the foot ball center and a baseball pitcher. He became an engineering executive with a world class company. Others became lawyers, teachers, Dr. Etc. Every one was a walk on.

It can work. We donâ€™t want it too. We are too worried about winning.

Then, kids who played, all won in the end. Now many of the kids with the big athletic scholarships never graduate college.

Just having a coach that is not also an educator is absurd, It shows our priorities.

We deserve the mess we are in. The parents have done it to themselves