But I want you guys to keep climbing. He tells them that he loves them and will miss them. When he finishes, the players just sit there. The only sounds are the hum of the fluorescent lights and the weeping of boys. Maybe the questions are too simple, asked too soon.
Hard data is scarce.
A total of 260 graduated. A handful dropped out. About a dozen transferred to other schools. Of those who graduated, about 85 percent said they were going to college. ThunderRidge freshmen and sophomores scored higher on standardized tests than the rest of the schools in the district.