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All
out of town players will be placed within the Blue
Valley or Olathe school
districts, both of which are in close proximity of Pepsi Ice Midwest.
Both school districts received Expansion Management Magazine's Gold
Medal (highest rating) in their 2007 rankings of 2,900 school districts
from across the nation. Blue Valley recevied a 98% rating and Olathe
received a rating of 92%, placing both among the countries elite school
districts.
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Blue
Valley School District
The
4 of the 6 high schools within the Blue Valley school district are among
the top 5% of the nations public high schools according to Newsweek's
Top
American Public High Schools article. The entire Blue Valley school
district is rated as one of the nations finest according to Expansion
Management's 2007
Education Quotient ratings. With a 98%
rating (99% being the highest possible) it is easy to see what an
exceptional school district Blue Valley is.
Blue
Valley Accolades
*ACT
composite average score: 23.9 (2006) - National average 21.1
*SAT composite average score: 1258 (2006) - National average 1021
*The prestigious Blue Ribbon distinction from the U.S. Department of
Education has been awarded 14 times to district schools for their outstanding
educational programs, including one that was a finalist in the category
of “Exemplary Elementary Programs: Arts Education”
*Blue Valley teachers have earned the Kansas Master Teacher Award 12
times
*Blue Valley has 34 National Board Certified staff, more than any other
district in the state of Kansas
*Blue Valley’s graduation rate is 98 percent
*2006 graduates posted top ACT composite scores in the KC metro area
*25 students were named National Merit scholarship finalists (2006)
*202 students were named Kansas Designated Scholars
*92 percent of the 2005 Blue Valley graduates pursued a post-secondary
education
*2006 graduates were offered more than $30.2 million in grants, scholarships
and awards
Olathe
School District
The
Olathe school district is another extraordinary school district Russell
Stover hockey places its players with. Olathe received a 92%
rating (of a maximum 99%) per Expansion Management's 2007
Education Quotient, placing it well within the top 10% of all school
districts surveyed.
Olathe Accolades
*ACT
composite average score of 23.0 (2006) - National average 21.1
*SAT
composite average score of 1218 (2006) - National average 1021
*17 National Blue Ribbon School Awards from the U.S. Department of Education
— more than any other district in the state
*Students with perfect ACT scores in 2006-07, 2004, 2003, 2000 and 1999
*Only district in the state to achieve a Level III (highest honor) Kansas
Award for Excellence, the state level Malcolm Baldrige program
*Named to the 2006 and 2003 "Best 100 Communities for Music Education"
lists by the National Association for Music Education
*Kansas Teacher of the Year awards in 2007, 2003, 2000, 1997, 1995 and
1974
*Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards in 2002 and 1997
*13 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
since 1990 — more than any other district in the state
Post High School Education Opportunities
If your
player is out of high school, Johnson
County Community College and Kansas
University Edwards Campus offer college bound students a chance
to continue their education. Both college campus' are within 3 miles
of Pepsi Ice Midwest.
For
more information on schools contact Don
Burns with specific questions.
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