There Are Times When I Am Ashamed of Some Americans

[Shell B]

Agreed. That is why they are "extracurricular" activities. Frankly, the only sports I ever entered my stepson into were baseball, basketball (camp) and karate, so I'm not really on the up-and-up about high school football. I just know that you can't play if your grades suck here and you have to pay out of your ass to play. Still, we have a pretty top-notch team. You don't have to be dingleberries to have great sports and academics. I know the school has a great drama club, a film club, foreign language electives, art electives, etc. Most of the town hall screamers would rather chew their arms off than cut a program.