It's sad. The district is struggling as a whole although it's slowly getting better. Parents want their kids to go to Midway or China Spring. Connolly has put out the most D1 players over the last 5 years or so.
If I had to guess I'd say the most talented player in the area is London Smith, he's Rodney Smiths son and plays at Rodney's alma mater University. They're improved this year.
Midway hired Joe Gillespie and he seems to have turned things around halfway through his 1st season. Of course China Spring has had a terrific run recently. La Vega has been good.
When I was a kid Tusa had terrific teams. Losing to Permian one year in the semis I believe. There's not a Louis Fite anymore. Jay Johnson, Derrick Johnson, Kwame Cavil or Kevin Emmanuel aren't walking through that door anytime soon.
Waco ISD passed a $355 million bond a few years ago to build a new HS and rebuild some elementaries and a middle school. Some are already done and the HS should be finished this summer. They're giant upgrades. But more is still needed.
I think only around 6k people voted but it got 60% of the vote. So there is some positive momentum.
The superintendent who passed that is retiring. They just hired her replacement . She needs to be a good hire because she will be fighting the normal battles any administrator fights plus dealing with huge budget deficit.
I've long been of the belief that the most important hire outside of mayor in Waco is the Waco ISD superintendent. Families have to be given a good reason to live in Waco and send their kids to Waco High.
Jmo.