Moving back to the Capstone

by I hate UT on Feb 23, 2009 11:42 AM CST

Not that anyone cares, but I was recently offered a job at UA. Of course I accepted the offer and now I am stoked to be moving back to Tuscaloosa. The university obviously means a lot to everyone at RBR and I cannot express how happy I am to have the opportunity to contribute at a place that means so much to me.

Any Tuscaloosa residents with some info on area schools would be much appreciated. I have a sense that Northport has better schools, but honestly I have no clue and as with any parent this is an important issue.

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Congrats on the Job

Can you spill what you will be doin’

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by That Other Dave on Feb 23, 2009 11:56 AM CST reply actions

I went to old Central (east and west)

Now Bryant High. Central-East was a nice, reasonably challenging school…Central-West was a ****-hole. Hillcrest has some nice public schools; I have friends with kids out that way, and they rave about them. Avoid Holt and Tusc. Co. (unless they have both gotten appreciably better).

NB: These are public schools only. Obviously, the privates are decent (TA, esp, is quite good, if that’s your bag).

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by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 23, 2009 12:01 PM CST reply actions

Schools

If you’re going the public school route, Hillcrest (county school – south of town) is probably the way to go.

For private, I would go the Tuscaloosa Christian or American Christian route (TA if you’re going to be an assistant coach at UA or your wife is a doctor and you want to mingle with the affluent).

My kids go to Tuscaloosa Christian (small student/teacher ratio, outstanding academics and character development).

by theotherend on Feb 23, 2009 12:07 PM CST reply actions

i hear

northridge is nice thats were the all the fanny north of the river kids go.I went to Brookwood (10 miles northeast of tuscaloosa home of all the coal mines)so i don’t know for sure.

by chinesedentist on Feb 23, 2009 1:28 PM CST reply actions

Dude what year did you graduate Brookwood

my cousin went there

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by BamaReturns07 on Feb 23, 2009 3:47 PM CST up reply actions

long ago

in the awesome year of nineteen hundred ninety eight,glory days and such.

by chinesedentist on Feb 23, 2009 4:01 PM CST up reply actions

wow...

that means you were BORN the year I graduated high school

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by LittleSis on Feb 23, 2009 4:24 PM CST up reply actions

Oh ok

I think she graduated around 2002, so nevermind lol.

BTW, I graduated in 1995.

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by BamaReturns07 on Feb 24, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions

lol

thats when I graduated too.

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by Bens4vcobra on Feb 23, 2009 4:30 PM CST up reply actions

Thanks for the advice

This actually does help a lot. I am a product of public schools, but I have become more and more interested in private schools for my kids.

To answer The Other Dave, I am an Assistant Professor.

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by I hate UT on Feb 23, 2009 3:02 PM CST reply actions

Try out

Holy Spirit Catholic High School by the interstate.. Awesome school, not many people know about.

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by morri029 on Feb 23, 2009 4:16 PM CST up reply actions