NIT – Students, parents, teachers, coaches and citizens are not the only ones who are scratching their heads these days at the actions, decisions and seemingly endless financial struggles going on in the Mason City school district.
This weekend, one of Mason City’s best-ever athletes – Jeff Horner – took to social media and blasted the current administration in Mason City, saying he is “ashamed to have graduated from Mason City High School”.
Recently, the district attempted to fire its athletic director, threatened to fire a swath of other coaches – just as they did last year – and, despite getting all the tax dollars it asked the citizens for in a vote last year, remains $36 million in debt with threats of more cuts to teachers, coaches and programs a possibility.
According to the Des Moines Register, Jeff Horner’s dad, Bob, has been snubbed a number of times in attempts to get his old coaching job back, at the helm of the hapless boy’s basketball team. Bob won state titles in the 1990’s – with the help of another all-timer, Dean Oliver – and also took the team to state with the point guard play of his son Jeff.
Apparently, the district does not want Bob Horner back, and that isn’t sitting well with Jeff, who just weeks ago resigned as head basketball coach at West Des Moines Valley, a school in a town where money doesn’t seem to be an issue.
Jeff Horner cut loose via Twitter on Saturday and Sunday, and later Sunday deleted the posts.
“If I lived in the MC School District I would send my kid to another school. Everything about that school is an absolute joke and they wonder why they r never good at sports anymore. I can honestly say I am ashamed to have graduated from Mason City High School. It is sad to see the current administration bringing it down.”
It has been said that Mason City School Superintendent Anita Micich favors the fine arts programs over athletics. She is under fire in Clear Lake at this time as well, as concerned citizens wonder if the sharing agreement with Mason City for her services is worth the supposed cost savings.
Its a hell of alot better looking town than it was 15 years ago. I can vouch for that. If you think athletics aren’t important to the development of young adults then you are a complete talentless moron!
you should be, you had a much better thing at Lake Mills
Well… arts are more beneficial and important than sport’s. How many guys do you know who blew their knee out or something similar at 17 and have suffered from it ever since? Most people dont go pro theres no future in that. With an art degree at the very least you can teach people which is beneficial. Less head injuries for children, im sure some dick has an arguement against calm intelligent human beings being creative instead of aggressive morons with brain truama.
Maybe MC is ashamed you graduated from MCHS too.
Spoiled stupid jock. MC sports stink.
I heard that Jeff use to play Tummy Sticks with the rest of the boys in the locker room.
You get high school diploma the same diploma as at the high school for attending school at the alternative school. Maybe if you were educated, you’d know that or to research your ignorant comments.
he bad mouths mason city cause he hardly got out of high school, not much of a scholar, if it wasn’t for daddy he would be over in the alternative school trying to get his ged
hahaha ha haha?? maybe consider this. if you dont understand the joke here,,, … then you’re dumb .. and you will always consider this nonsense to be important . you’re dumb idiots , all of ya! the dumbest is definitely those superstar family ‘high school coach’s super fam from he’ll,,, the Horner’s. they suck , any of their followers have manure for brains. and how about leaning real life learn-ables when your at a spot that’s chocked full of people getting paid to try to teach things to kids all day?? Eff scrappy high school sports , might as well the the ‘Tommy Too-Cools’ on the team learn how to play ducky for $$ ,, at least they’ll have sucked for a reason.
Wow!
What are kids sent to school to learn? Basketball? Football? No. Those are extra curricular activities. What ANY local sports team does during ANY season has NO real or lasting effect on a local population. Focus on the quality of an education at school not the sports that is PLAYED there.
I agree Jeff!!