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History of Class 5A - Cutoff numbers 2019 - 1,230 (+80 over previous) 2017 - 1,150 (+50 over previous) 2015 - 1,100 (+40 over previous) 2013 - 1,060 (+55 over previous - First reclassification as Class 5A) 2011 - 1,005 (+15 over previous - Last reclassification as Class 4A) 2009 - 990 (+10 over previous)

I am not saying it is a negative to have a turf field. I am saying the argument that it pays for itself is a fallacy.... and the cost for upkeep to a natural field nowhere approaches the total cost and upkeep for a turf field over the same time period. I worked up playoff game reports for a school district for 10 years and know that we as a district got very little to no financial benefit from hosting games in our stadium. Sometimes, the gate would not be enough to cover the expenses and I would have to invoice the 2 schools to ensure that we did not lose money. The plus side of playing on a better surface every game is true. Additionally, the extra revenue that businesses get from visiting people frequenting their establishment during a playoff game does not get passed on the district at all. The only way a school district would benefit would be if the restaurant poured in capital to the building itself so that the appraisal went up, resulting in an increase in property tax revenue. School districts receive NO sales tax revenue.... only cities, counties, special districts and the state of Texas.

Concession sales usually go to the groups that run the concession stands (booster clubs, etc.), not the school. Ticket revenue is split between the UIL (16% of gross gate), and the two schools playing there after paying for officials, not the neutral host school. The money the businesses in town receive stay with them... school districts do not receive funding from sales taxes and school property taxes the businesses pay are based on the value of the buildings, not sales.

The bid to redo the track and football field was $560,908. I know some portion of this was for the track, but since I do not know the exact amounts, I will use the total bid amount. If Crockett uses the same rental fee that Rose Stadium in Tyler does ($2,000), it will take over 280 playoff games over the life of the turf to pay for itself. The Field Turf company puts an 8 year warranty on their fields and proclaims that some last as long as 13 years. So you will have to have 35 playoff games each year for 8 years or 22 playoff games each year for 13 years to cover the total installation costs. In addition, the rental fees that districts charge also pay for things such as utilities and other miscellaneous costs, so these game figures would actually have to be higher to say that playoff games will pay for the installation of turf football fields. The same thing can be said for turf baseball and softball fields. They are not costs that will be totally absorbed by playoff rental fees and amounts saved on maintenance and watering of natural grass fields.

Recent video of turf installation 55325767_345191292758784_8085783350746284032_n.mp4

Rusk High School to Pittsburg High School - 96 miles / Rusk High School to Eagle Stadium -152 miles / Pittsburg High School to Eagle Stadium -115 miles Will have to sell a lot of tickets to avoid writing a check to Allen ISD to use their stadium. Eagle Stadium Rental Agreement: Rental Fee: $5000 + 20% of the gross / Allen ISD will pay fees/mileage to Officials along with the 15% UIL fee. If 800 tickets are sold at the gate at the $10 amount they are charging, there will be a $200 profit ($8,000 Gross (800 x $10) - $5,000 Rental - $1,600 Rental (20% of $8,000)- $1,200 UIL (15% of $8,000)) before paying the officials (would be $115 for each official with that amount of gross sales without mileage), which means they would end up each writing a check to play the game. I saw that pregame ticket amounts are $6/Students and $8/adults, so they will probably will have to have over 1,000 tickets sold to break even. Figure they will have more than that, but it is a shame that a lot of fans won't be able to make the trip on Black Friday. Here are comparisons of 2 local stadiums fees: Tyler Rose Stadium - $4,000 + 15% of net (50 miles from Rusk/57 miles from Pittsburg) / Pine Tree Stadium - $2,500 + 15% of gross (63 miles from Rusk /40 miles from Pittsburg)

I know you are more in the loop than I am and from what I have read on here and the little bit I have heard, I would agree with you that the two are not related.

Yes it had been posted, then taken off. Alief posted the position yesterday (2/24).

POSITION: Campus Athletic Coordinator - Head Football Coach LOCATION: Taylor High START DATE: 2015-2016 School Year JOB STATUS: OPEN POSTING DATE: 02/24/2016 CLOSING DATE: 03/08/2016 What impact, if any, does this posting on the Alief ISD website have on Rusk?

Notice is hereby given that on February 22, 2016 the Board of Trustees of the Rusk Independent School District will hold a Special Meeting at 6:00 PM at the RISD Administrative Office at 203 East 7th Street, Rusk, Texas 75785. The subjects to be discussed are listed on the agenda, which is attached to and made a part of this notice.Rusk Independent School District Board of Trustees Agenda for February 22, 2016 6:00 PM I. Call to order II. Personnel A. Update on the progress of the Athletic Director/Head Football Coach search process B. Consideration and Board action to approve the terms and conditions of the proposed Separation Agreement between the Dean of Students and the Rusk Independent School District III. Adjourn

Breakdown by gender to see the number of boys in each class: Grade 1 Male 92 Grade 2 Male 97 Grade 3 Male 85 Grade 4 Male 81 Grade 5 Male 82 Grade 6 Male 77 Grade 7 Male 89 Grade 8 Male 101 Grade 9 Male 71 Grade 10 Male 88 Grade 11 Male 71 Grade 12 Male 56

These were the enrollment numbers for Rusk ISD for the 2014-2015 academic year.... the last year that TEA has posted online. Numbers will obviously fluctuate from year to year as kids move/transfer in and out. Grade 1 164 Grade 2 174 Grade 3 146 Grade 4 176 Grade 5 175 Grade 6 159 Grade 7 188 Grade 8 185 Grade 9 139 Grade 10 176 Grade 11 135 Grade 12 125

You can see both the Henderson and Kilgore brackets at Longview Lobos website (www.lobobaseball.com) Mahlon Acres Bracket of the Oil Belt Classic at Henderson THURSDAY 10:00 - Nacogdoches vs Center 12:15 – Nacogdoches vs Longview Heritage 2:30 – Chapel Hill vs Henderson 4:45 – Chapel Hill vs Rusk 7:00- Jacksonville vs Henderson FRIDAY 10:00 – Rusk vs Jacksonville 12:15 – Rusk vs Glenbrook 2:30 – Longview Heritage vs Chapel Hill 4:45 – Glenbrook vs Nacogdoches 7:00 – Diboll vs Henderson SATURDAY 9:00 – Rusk vs Nacogdoches 11:05- Nacogdoches vs Chapel Hill 1:10 – Jacksonville vs Longview Heritage 3:15 – Jacksonville vs Glenbrook 5:20 – Glenbrook vs Henderson

This is from the 2014 UIL Football Manual (Paqe 36) ~ School Practice and Game Restrictioins ~ Participation a. Sundays. A League participant school shall not participate in any athletic contest or conduct any practice, or teach any plays, formations, or skills on Sunday

Diboll - 4, Rusk - 0 Rusk - 3, Longview - 2