Huron League Thoughts and Questions

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• @ November 7 3:58pm Check the stats. Info is available on MPS website. Monroe offers 8 AP classes. SMCC offers 3. SMCC's curriculum has three levels including an Honors/AP level. Many of the subjects where Monroe is offering an AP class or dual enrollment, SMCC has an Honors level class. Ask SMCC grads who attend MCCC whether their Junior and Senior level classes at SMCC were more difficult than their college classes are now. They will tell you they most definitely were harder at SMCC.

  In those 8 AP classes at Monroe only 15% of students in the classes took the exam and scored a qualifying score on the exam. At SMCC 93% of those taking AP classes earned a qualifying score.

  More isn't always better. Sometimes its just more. SMCC clearly does the best job of prepping its students academically for college.

• AP classes are very relevant NJC54. Many parents are basing where they send their children to high school based on that. That is HUGE. Being prepared as much as possible for college is priceless.

  The workload is irrelevant, that is how much a teacher wants to do in class, compared to what they want the student do at home. As long as the lesson is understood, that's what matters. I'm sure your a CC person and are sticking up for your school. That's fine.

  I am a parent of kids at a Catholic grade school and the workforce is extremely tough out there, so parents are looking for more options. I know, I'm in the mix.

  By the way, many kids score 4's on those. Sounds like maybe they don't at CC.

• Nov 4. @ 1:54 poster... I don't see a direct correlation between more AP classes offered and college preparedness. How many of the kids taking those classes score a 4 or better on the exam ? What is the workload comparison AP @ Monroe vs a Standard or Honors Class @ SMCC ? If you are trying to reduce the amount of time you are in college then the credits come into play, but if you are looking forward to a good 4-5 year experience at a top University the AP classes offered pointing to better preparedness is a pretty weak argument. Good Luck to all the Region teams that play this weekend, especially SMCC and Huron.

• I agree totally, 3:56. Well said, that is exactly how I see it. Good of you to admit that.

  Not sure who the other clown is on here, probly a sour benchwarmer.

  Just talking local football. Nice to see a few teams alive still.
  Huron, SMCC and Monroe will all have tough games this weekend.

• Why is Monroe even relevant to this? Just because SMCC is in Monroe, doesn't mean they're of comparing. If they're in the playoffs, cool... but even so they're different divisions and they're not gonna see each other the rest of the season anyways lol bickering about who has technology here or AP classes here. Who cares. To each their own. Not all schools are the same in their teachings. Agree to disagree and move on for crying out loud.

  Anyways, hats off to Huron and SMCC. keep it moving and make the league proud! You both stayed at the top of the league together, now keep it moving!

  KC

• 4:00 they beat the same team that knocked them out in baseball and basketball the year before.

• Monroe would have been home if they would have taken care of business and beat Fordson.

  • Um no, saline would still get you at home because you had 2 losses, including one to a D3 team.

• CC/Clinton game should be good. Got some relatives in Clinton and they regard their sports teams very highly out there. State champs in softball, baseball team went very far.(who did they beat?), and football is right there. For a less than 400 kids enrollment public school, they do very well.

  Should be a great game to watch.
  Recommend this game or Monroe/Saline. Both will be great games. Unfortunately Monroe is away.

• Maybe all of the athletes are in those super difficult AP classes and don't have time for anything else. And yes, the arrogance does continue, and will continue. Keep hatin'!

• SMCC will not be loaded. Sorry. There are a lot of kids out there headed elsewhere because of academics. For what SMCC costs the academics and technology are not there. Sports is pretty good at SMCC, but after this whole sports thing is over, real life and a job take over. Kids need the best academics they can get.
  Monroe has triple the AP classes that SMCC does.

  Apparently the arrogance continues.

  • I have to agree with you. The thing SMCC gives you that a public school doesn't is persistent education. They don't let you fail there. If you have a kid that you want to get back on track in academics and have teachers who really, and I mean REALLY want your kid to do well, then SMCC is great for that. The administration really cares for their students, more than any other school I've been to.

    Now, if you have a kid that's already focused on academics and you want to give them the best chance to get ahead during high school to prepare for college, then Monroe is where you should go. Sure, there are a lot more kids and the atmosphere is different, but they have better technology, resources, and an unusually higher number of AP classes.

    I went to CC and sometimes wish I had gone to Monroe to prepare me better for the University of Michigan, but the sports, atmosphere, and service trips were pretty great things SMCC did provide for me, so I don't necessarily regret going there.

    Back to football, I knew the district was good, but SMCCs district has 3(!) ranked teams in D6??? That's insane.