# In the past few week, our nondescript public school has had

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**Created:** [April 29, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-past-few-week-our-nondescript-public-school-has-had/1017634 "2025-04-29T00:13:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-past-few-week-our-nondescript-public-school-has-had/1017634/1 "2025-04-29T00:13:38Z")

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1. A former student selected early in the second round of the WNBA draft, and 2. Had a former student accepted at Harvard with a full ride.

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**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\
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That’s much better news than I had thought when I read the title.

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**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-past-few-week-our-nondescript-public-school-has-had/1017634/3 "2025-04-29T13:02:56Z")

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It’s neat how your school keeps up with former students’ prospects. My high school was remarkably similar in that respect.

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**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-past-few-week-our-nondescript-public-school-has-had/1017634/4 "2025-04-29T13:18:30Z")

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> [@Palooka](#):
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> That’s much better news than I had thought when I read the title.

I know! Given what is happening in schools these days, I had to hold my breath. LOL

Our gym is named after a former student who played AAA baseball. I can’t even remember his name at the moment. That’s all I’ve got. 😳

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-past-few-week-our-nondescript-public-school-has-had/1017634/5 "2025-04-30T01:19:32Z")

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In the few years before I arrived, my high school had students who became an Olympic athlete/pro football player, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, and a rock star. I don’t think that an equivalent confluence ever happened before or since at the school. The universe just throws crazy stuff at you every once in a while.