And it's a ***swish*** for the rarely seen Ton Racha.

Did STA recruit the athletes mentioned above? Probably not. But do private schools have an advantage over public schools? Absolutely. To say, "The only advantage private schools enjoy is the fact they do not have defined school district boundaries" is ridiculous. That's like saying, "the only advantage private schools have is that they can make state-wide all-star teams and public schools can not." A private school's ability to draw kids from an entire metropolitan area, rather than one section of it, is exactly what makes the playing field less than equal. Would Hayden, Bishop Carrol or STA be able to compete at such a high level if they were restricted to one (school district-sized) area? I think not.

On another note, Sr. Malyer, I have no idea why you're defending this topic so wholeheartedly. To say someone is "whining" after they present a rule which you asked them to show is a juvenile way to respond to an argument. If you'd like, you can go post something like that on the Kids Forum...

That's all for me on this thread. The annual private school/public school argument bores me. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go engage in witty banter somewhere else...