We plant our tomatoes on Mother's Day weekend. I would like to have a small greenhouse so we could have fresh tomatoes year round.

Actually, Will, now that you mention I seem to remember a proposal a couple of years ago, the basic gist of which was as follows: greco & freestyle are very, very different than folkstyle and therefore, since they (greco & freestyle) were not KSHSAA sanctioned sports they did not fall under the purview of the KSHSAA. I thought it had a chance. . .might want to dust it off and take another run at it.

I thought at one time some legislation passed for swimmers working with clubs in season and the same time as high school but other sports were not allowed to do the same. Why do the rules vary from activity to activity?

That was the way I was suggesting last year that we should try to approach it under current KSHSAA rules. Maybe it would work this time.

RULE 4 of the KSHSAA Handbook: May be what Smokey and Husker were refering to--also agree that swimming may have had a special exception at one time-also some other sports-I remember at one time baseball was considerered an individual sport and the not effected by the "participation" "squad" restriction..

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE-SPONSORED NATIONAL TRIALS AND COMPETITIONS
Section 1: General Regulations (apply to grades 7-12)
Art. 1: Notwithstanding the other rules of the KSHSAA,

a student may participate as an individual (not representing
his or her school) without loss of interscholastic eligibility:
a. as a member of a National Team (and the actual,
direct tryouts therefore), which is defined as one selected
by the national governing body of the sport on
a national qualification basis either through a defined
selective process or actual tryouts for the purpose of
international competition which requires the entries to
officially represent their respective nations, although it
is not necessary there be team scoring by nation; or

b. in an Olympic Development Program, which is defined
as a training program or competition:
(1) conducted or sponsored by the United States
Olympic Committee (USOC); or
(2) directly funded and conducted by the USOC
member national governing body (NGB) on a
national level (e.g. NGB national championship
competition and the direct qualifications
therefore); or

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, participation as described in
(a) and (b) above is an exception to the other rules of
the KSHSAA only if:
(1) the participation, if during the school year, is approved
by the student’s high school principal,and
the KSHSAA is notified in writing by the principal
at least 30 days prior to the start of the
program; and
(2) the student makes prior arrangement to complete
missed academic lessons, assignments and tests before the last day of classes of the credit grading period in which the student’s absence occurs; and
(3) the student misses no KSHSAA-sponsored postseason
athletic event involving a team in that sport.

When I buy my plants in late May, all that are left are "Leggy" plants--tall and spindly. Thats OK. Either dig a deep hole or a ternch and then bury the root ball and stem. All the hairs on the stem become more roots.

When I buy my plants in late May, all that are left are "Leggy" plants--tall and spindly. Thats OK. Either dig a deep hole or a ternch and then bury the root ball and stem. All the hairs on the stem become more roots.

Vince,

I may be remembering your suggestion or maybe it was also a proposal--can't remember clearly. May have grown some legs if presented (again).

If I remember right Vince compared it to a xcountry coach in the fall then being a track coach in the spring and coaching long distance runners.

Contrarion: You coming around. First, I thank you for your service to our country! 2nd. I apoligize for some of my harsh responses to you. 3rd. You know how to plant tomatoes! And, you must of grown up in the era that bologna was a treat because you bought that and it wasn't farm raised. I couldn't wait until harvest for bologna sandwiches for lunch. Now if we could get you to lean towards the libertarion or conservative side, the conversion will be complete.

Actually I am a registered Republican---but more of a moderate, a centrist, an independent. Can'tand won't go to the extreme--right or left.

That is exactly how they got it by the association in Oklahoma, unless it has changed since I coached there in the early 90's.