re: Class of 2018 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: So Long Old Friend Edition

By homeless I mean without a place to live

St Frances Academy (About Us)

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Established in 1828, St Frances Academy (SFA) is an independent Catholic high school with African American and Hispanic roots. St. Frances Academy serves as an agent of positive change within its inner-city neighborhood.

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St. Frances Academy, Father Joubert House Homeless Boarding Program

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Highlighted in the Public Justice Center’s advocacy for homeless youth in Baltimore was the need for both residential and educational components to serve adolescent males experiencing housing instability.  According to Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) officials, the annual number of identified homeless students has increased from 1,400 in 2009 to nearly 3,000.  It is estimated that the number of homeless children is, in reality, more than double this amount. Among the most vulnerable are boys over age 13, who often are not eligible to live with families in shelters, or who are separated from their families and considered “unaccompanied youth.” Others are in danger of dropping out of school without a stable living environment: the high school graduation rate for African-American males in Baltimore City Public Schools is 62 percent, trailing the overall four-year rate of 69 percent.

With its college preparatory curriculum, Saint Frances Academy prides itself in embracing and educating City high school students with multiple socio-economic obstacles. In summer 2012, Saint Frances Academy, with the support of the Abell Foundation, renovated two homes adjacent to the school campus and launched a residential boarding and scholarship program for homeless young men from Baltimore City.The Father Joubert House opened that fall with seven students who were identified for the program based on their status as homeless and living in untenable situations, as well as attending City Schools. 

Today, the Father Joubert House provides year-round housing, meals, activities and a scholarship to St. Frances Academy for young men in high school from Baltimore City Public Schools. Beginning in Fall 2012 with seven students, the program will serve 16 young men in the 2015-16 school year.  Stories range from an a student at Dunbar High School whose only guardian died to a student whose family’s home had burned to the ground with no insurance to a student released from the Hickey School under probation. Many students are repeating a high school grade due to multiple course failures, and enter the program with grades averaging below 70 percent

To date, two of the Father Joubert students have graduated: a June 2015 graduate has earned a full scholarship to Monmouth University to play football. An additional five young men (3 of whom were in the first cohort to begin at Saint Frances as ninth graders) will graduate in June, 2016, with plans for college and career.

Given the high needs of the student residents, The Father Joubert House has been successful in retaining students: 65 percent of the students who enrolled have been retained (including several students who leave to later return). Not only is their attendance near-perfect, but also their GPAs have increased each year they have lived at the house.  While first-year students (typically ninth graders) earn a first year GPA of 1.8, those in the second and third years are earning an average GPA of 2.5. All of the residents have been promoted to the next grade, and 4 of the students are on the honor roll. Within the school, they are proud to be known as the “Father Joubert boys,” and are often the leaders in school and extracurricular activities.

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I feel very proud and glad that Eyabi Anoma is coming to Alabama. I pray that he has great success as a student and player -- and becomes a great source of inpiration to all of his fellow “Father Joubert boys.” God bless them all.

if we close strong with our last 5 recruits we can end up over 300 on 247, which would be a really fantastic class considering how terrible the state of alabama was this year. if we get our five remaining from the following players and keep everyone we have, we break 300 in most scenarios

jj peterson
nicholas petit-frere
tyson campbell
isaac taylor-stewart
penei sewell
tyler friday
jaylen waddle
justyn ross
jacob copeland
james foster

The class looks good but we didn't get the numbers at maybe our biggest position of need. I don't understand why we struggle to find elite nose tackle type linemen but if Payne goes pro and I am betting he will we may be in trouble clogging the middle next year.

Still looks to be a solid top 5 class but it is painful to see Georgia sign the type class that we are used to signing.

I hope to see us keep the 4 we have committed and combine them with some combination of

ITS/Campbell
Frere/Sewell
Peterson
Waddle/Ross
Langham

I know CNS loves to take a QB in each class, but I would rather pass on Foster and use that scholarship to either get another DL like Langham or take BOTH ITS and Campbell.

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The class looks good but we didn't get the numbers at maybe our biggest position of need. I don't understand why we struggle to find elite nose tackle type linemen 

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most of the guys we have signed at nt during sabans tenure would not see the field anymore with the current state of offenses and rules. Even Payne had to lose like 30 lbs to stay on the field for more than just running downs. I like the DL we have signed in this class. They are all the big but quick guys you need on the inside these days, and all can easily grow to the 300-310 size we use in the interior these days

The thing is we don't need a very good one. We need a project who can sit back and learn and won't transfer.

I wonder if we'll sign another LB if Peterson signs with the viles

Might want to become familiar with Juco DE Dorian Gerald (originally from South Carolina). We apparently like him a lot. He didn't sign with anyone this past week. He's about to become VERY heavily pursued.

If we don’t get Peterson I hope we don’t go after Ruggs- not a fan.