Notice the last name ---- this gets good. The more things change the more they stay the same.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/06/auburn_recruiting_returns_earl.html#incart_river_default
What do we learn? Plays at a "new" school, Eastern Christian Academy. Plays for Dwayne Thomas.
What do we not learn from AL.com? Thomas was once a coach at Red Lion Christian in Willmington, DE. Red Lion became famous a few years back when a 7th grade quarterback, Davis SILLS, committed to Lane Kiffin. It seems Red Lion has changed their "focas" (sp) because of this:
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100620/SPORTS14/6200366/Red-Lion-Christian-s-costly-crusade
Issues? From the 2010 article:
[h=3]A helping hand[/h] Many at Red Lion are fervent about the role athletics can play in the school's mission for Christian outreach.
To help students who can't afford to enroll, scholarships are available through the FOCAS Foundation, a program co-founded three years ago by David Sills IV, father of the 13-year-old phenom quarterback, who also is named David.
The FOCAS Foundation -- which stands for Financially Obedient Christians Assisting Students -- is a privately funded financial aid program that, Dare said, provided assistance to approximately 60 students last year. It supplements the school's need-based financial aid program. It has provided more than $400,000 in assistance to Red Lion students, including help to a number of football players, in the three years since its inception, said Megahan, a former head of the program.
Sills also has left his mark on the school's campus. His commercial contracting company, Daystar Sills, built the Pusey Center gymnasium and upper school addition "through the bidding process for pay and profit" before Sills became more actively involved in athletics, he said.
[h=3]A changing school[/h] Questions about the Red Lion Christian athletic program have prompted widespread concern within the church and school communities. That was evident when several hundred people attended a May 11 school board meeting in the Red Lion church sanctuary. The pews couldn't hold them all. Some stood against walls or sat on chairs and benches brought in.
During a question-and-answer session, one long-time Red Lion parent, Allen Sachetti, referred to "behavior that did not exist here in the last nine years" suddenly becoming prevalent.
He referred to it as "a level of thuggery."
As mentioned in the AL.com article, this is not the first time this pot has been dipped in:
http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/blackson_angelo00.html
And in addition to Sills moving his two "sons", some 30 players moved to the new school together after Red Lion took their school back from the athletic department-----
http://www.maxpreps.com/news/zbdkVE...-debut-with-david-sills,-red-lion-players.htm
As interesting as this has been so far, it only gets better. From the MaxPreps article:
Fifty students have enrolled in the school, which was established in 2003 and, according to its website, serves more than 60,000 people, providing “an affordable, private virtual school option to students seeking a rigorous, but flexible education.†The program is sanctioned and accredited by the state of Maryland and Eastern Christian Academy is considered a program under the school’s umbrella.
Unlike many online schools, the Eastern Christian students will gather in appropriate groups in classrooms to take the online courses and will have academic coaches (teachers) in the classroom to supplement the online teachers.
I'm laughing so hard ----- this guy will fit in well!
DT_kap: on TideFans.com
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/06/auburn_recruiting_returns_earl.html#incart_river_default
What do we learn? Plays at a "new" school, Eastern Christian Academy. Plays for Dwayne Thomas.
What do we not learn from AL.com? Thomas was once a coach at Red Lion Christian in Willmington, DE. Red Lion became famous a few years back when a 7th grade quarterback, Davis SILLS, committed to Lane Kiffin. It seems Red Lion has changed their "focas" (sp) because of this:
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100620/SPORTS14/6200366/Red-Lion-Christian-s-costly-crusade
Issues? From the 2010 article:
[h=3]A helping hand[/h] Many at Red Lion are fervent about the role athletics can play in the school's mission for Christian outreach.
To help students who can't afford to enroll, scholarships are available through the FOCAS Foundation, a program co-founded three years ago by David Sills IV, father of the 13-year-old phenom quarterback, who also is named David.
The FOCAS Foundation -- which stands for Financially Obedient Christians Assisting Students -- is a privately funded financial aid program that, Dare said, provided assistance to approximately 60 students last year. It supplements the school's need-based financial aid program. It has provided more than $400,000 in assistance to Red Lion students, including help to a number of football players, in the three years since its inception, said Megahan, a former head of the program.
Sills also has left his mark on the school's campus. His commercial contracting company, Daystar Sills, built the Pusey Center gymnasium and upper school addition "through the bidding process for pay and profit" before Sills became more actively involved in athletics, he said.
[h=3]A changing school[/h] Questions about the Red Lion Christian athletic program have prompted widespread concern within the church and school communities. That was evident when several hundred people attended a May 11 school board meeting in the Red Lion church sanctuary. The pews couldn't hold them all. Some stood against walls or sat on chairs and benches brought in.
During a question-and-answer session, one long-time Red Lion parent, Allen Sachetti, referred to "behavior that did not exist here in the last nine years" suddenly becoming prevalent.
He referred to it as "a level of thuggery."
As mentioned in the AL.com article, this is not the first time this pot has been dipped in:
http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/blackson_angelo00.html
And in addition to Sills moving his two "sons", some 30 players moved to the new school together after Red Lion took their school back from the athletic department-----
http://www.maxpreps.com/news/zbdkVE...-debut-with-david-sills,-red-lion-players.htm
As interesting as this has been so far, it only gets better. From the MaxPreps article:
Fifty students have enrolled in the school, which was established in 2003 and, according to its website, serves more than 60,000 people, providing “an affordable, private virtual school option to students seeking a rigorous, but flexible education.†The program is sanctioned and accredited by the state of Maryland and Eastern Christian Academy is considered a program under the school’s umbrella.
Unlike many online schools, the Eastern Christian students will gather in appropriate groups in classrooms to take the online courses and will have academic coaches (teachers) in the classroom to supplement the online teachers.
I'm laughing so hard ----- this guy will fit in well!
DT_kap: on TideFans.com
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