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BillYeoman said:

Both schools are excellent. I know a lot of great parents whose kids attended both Stratford and Memorial. My son was good friends with several kids who attended both. Every school in Houston has some knucklehead kids (and they eventually grow out of it)

As someone mentioned….be involved in your kids lives and all will be okay. Just make sure you stay away from the Skull and Bones Swingers Society.


This, I never meant to imply this did not exist in places like Wilchester, Yorkshire, and even Nottingham...but it just isn't nearly as prevalent. I think it's because the Memorial area is just far more secular/Agnostic overall. 079 and 043 has a higher concentration of good Christians/Catholics.

Hope we can all truce and move along at this point.
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There is no doubt Memorial will rank higher overall - that's a reflection of the student demographics. That doesn't mean that Memorial is necessarily better for your specific kid.
This is a great point.

If you narrow test scores down to only white kids, for example, you get:

Memorial: 90.6th percentile
Bellaire: 90.4th percentile
Stratford: 88.4th percentile

So the actual education quality is probably the same.

Interestingly a school like Clements in Sugar Land scores higher than all three, yet when you hold demographic variables equal you realize it is no better (white kids there score 85th percentile in the state, below the three above).
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There is no doubt Memorial will rank higher overall - that's a reflection of the student demographics. That doesn't mean that Memorial is necessarily better for your specific kid.
This is a great point.

If you narrow test scores down to only white kids, for example, you get:

Memorial: 90.6th percentile
Bellaire: 90.4th percentile
Stratford: 88.4th percentile

So the actual education quality is probably the same.

Interestingly a school like Clements in Sugar Land scores higher than all three, yet when you hold demographic variables equal you realize it is no better (white kids there score 85th percentile in the state, below the three above).
Clements is absolutely dominated by 1st generation Asians/Indians who don't play sports or involve themselves in non-academic extracurriculars. You almost have no shot getting into A&M or UT if you are a normal kid who isn't completely and utterly devoted to only academics, unless you are just a super-genius.
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So at these swingers clubs
You are allowed to have segs with the white womenz??
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BG Knocc Out said:

BillYeoman said:

Both schools are excellent. I know a lot of great parents whose kids attended both Stratford and Memorial. My son was good friends with several kids who attended both. Every school in Houston has some knucklehead kids (and they eventually grow out of it)

As someone mentioned….be involved in your kids lives and all will be okay. Just make sure you stay away from the Skull and Bones Swingers Society.


This, I never meant to imply this did not exist in places like Wilchester, Yorkshire, and even Nottingham...but it just isn't nearly as prevalent. I think it's because the Memorial area is just far more secular/Agnostic overall. 079 and 043 has a higher concentration of good Christians/Catholics.

Hope we can all truce and move along at this point.
no truce. I think you're arrogant and stereotypical and are very similar to the type of people you have been railing on in this thread. Your "discussion" points have been salivating for the guys here just for the kicks, but have no basis in reality. The butthurt runs strong in you and I hope we never have to coach together or have our kids be friends now that we are in the same general neighborhood.

Do you really think Katy Taylor/Katy HS/Cy-fair area families don't say the same about your circle in 77079. Get real peter pan.
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BG Knocc Out said:

BillYeoman said:

Both schools are excellent. I know a lot of great parents whose kids attended both Stratford and Memorial. My son was good friends with several kids who attended both. Every school in Houston has some knucklehead kids (and they eventually grow out of it)

As someone mentioned….be involved in your kids lives and all will be okay. Just make sure you stay away from the Skull and Bones Swingers Society.


This, I never meant to imply this did not exist in places like Wilchester, Yorkshire, and even Nottingham...but it just isn't nearly as prevalent. I think it's because the Memorial area is just far more secular/Agnostic overall. 079 and 043 has a higher concentration of good Christians/Catholics.

Hope we can all truce and move along at this point.


I don't know who did this to you, but I'm really sorry. We've all been there.
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AndesAg92 said:

BG Knocc Out said:

BillYeoman said:

Both schools are excellent. I know a lot of great parents whose kids attended both Stratford and Memorial. My son was good friends with several kids who attended both. Every school in Houston has some knucklehead kids (and they eventually grow out of it)

As someone mentioned….be involved in your kids lives and all will be okay. Just make sure you stay away from the Skull and Bones Swingers Society.


This, I never meant to imply this did not exist in places like Wilchester, Yorkshire, and even Nottingham...but it just isn't nearly as prevalent. I think it's because the Memorial area is just far more secular/Agnostic overall. 079 and 043 has a higher concentration of good Christians/Catholics.

Hope we can all truce and move along at this point.
no truce. I think you're arrogant and stereotypical and are very similar to the type of people you have been railing on in this thread. Your "discussion" points have been salivating for the guys here just for the kicks, but have no basis in reality. The butthurt runs strong in you and I hope we never have to coach together or have our kids be friends now that we are in the same general neighborhood.

Do you really think Katy Taylor/Katy HS/Cy-fair area families don't say the same about your circle in 77079. Get real peter pan.
In Cypress now, but from Spring Branch originally. Had to get away from the crime, noise and weird stuff. Plus Cy-Ranch beats Memorial, and even Stratford, by just about every metric. Tons of hot Central and South Americans at the HEB out here that definitely work out legs and butt. Their women aren't bad to look at either! JK, Have a great day amigo, maybe one day I'll take you up on the offer and we could kick it
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BG Knocc Out said:

AndesAg92 said:

BG Knocc Out said:

BillYeoman said:

Both schools are excellent. I know a lot of great parents whose kids attended both Stratford and Memorial. My son was good friends with several kids who attended both. Every school in Houston has some knucklehead kids (and they eventually grow out of it)

As someone mentioned….be involved in your kids lives and all will be okay. Just make sure you stay away from the Skull and Bones Swingers Society.


This, I never meant to imply this did not exist in places like Wilchester, Yorkshire, and even Nottingham...but it just isn't nearly as prevalent. I think it's because the Memorial area is just far more secular/Agnostic overall. 079 and 043 has a higher concentration of good Christians/Catholics.

Hope we can all truce and move along at this point.
no truce. I think you're arrogant and stereotypical and are very similar to the type of people you have been railing on in this thread. Your "discussion" points have been salivating for the guys here just for the kicks, but have no basis in reality. The butthurt runs strong in you and I hope we never have to coach together or have our kids be friends now that we are in the same general neighborhood.

Do you really think Katy Taylor/Katy HS/Cy-fair area families don't say the same about your circle in 77079. Get real peter pan.
In Cypress now, but from Spring Branch originally. Had to get away from the crime, noise and weird stuff. Plus Cy-Ranch beats Memorial, and even Stratford, by just about every metric. Tons of hot Central and South Americans at the HEB out here that definitely work out legs and butt. Their women aren't bad to look at either! JK, Have a great day amigo, maybe one day I'll take you up on the offer and we could kick it
He lost his wife to an '024 swinger party, and it was a WOMAN.

So now we understand his posts.
Ronnie '88
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Sounds more like he was priced out of where he grew up
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BG Knocc Out said:

AndesAg92 said:

BG Knocc Out said:

BillYeoman said:

Both schools are excellent. I know a lot of great parents whose kids attended both Stratford and Memorial. My son was good friends with several kids who attended both. Every school in Houston has some knucklehead kids (and they eventually grow out of it)

As someone mentioned….be involved in your kids lives and all will be okay. Just make sure you stay away from the Skull and Bones Swingers Society.


This, I never meant to imply this did not exist in places like Wilchester, Yorkshire, and even Nottingham...but it just isn't nearly as prevalent. I think it's because the Memorial area is just far more secular/Agnostic overall. 079 and 043 has a higher concentration of good Christians/Catholics.

Hope we can all truce and move along at this point.
no truce. I think you're arrogant and stereotypical and are very similar to the type of people you have been railing on in this thread. Your "discussion" points have been salivating for the guys here just for the kicks, but have no basis in reality. The butthurt runs strong in you and I hope we never have to coach together or have our kids be friends now that we are in the same general neighborhood.

Do you really think Katy Taylor/Katy HS/Cy-fair area families don't say the same about your circle in 77079. Get real peter pan.
In Cypress now, but from Spring Branch originally. Had to get away from the crime, noise and weird stuff. Plus Cy-Ranch beats Memorial, and even Stratford, by just about every metric. Tons of hot Central and South Americans at the HEB out here that definitely work out legs and butt. Their women aren't bad to look at either! JK, Have a great day amigo, maybe one day I'll take you up on the offer and we could kick it


Glad you got all this off your chest dawg. Enjoy your commute. No, we will not be kicking it.
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Study complete. If this thread has taught me anything, it's that the men of Memorial and Wilchester are far more uptight and sensitive than the men of The Woodlands.

You can rib The Woodlands for fictitious underground down low gatherings etc and dudes from the Woodlands are like "LOL, damn, I have never heard of that I'll keep my head on a swivel, pretty funny!".

Mildly diss Memorial or Wilchester and dudes be like:



Thanks for participating in my blind study. Hypothesis confirmed.
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terradactylexpress said:

Sounds more like he was priced out of where he grew up
Not priced out of Spring Branch Norte where I grew up, but definitely not paying $750-800k for a cramped fixer upper off Kirkwood or Wilcrest and I-10. Love the neighborhood though and wish money was no object. I would clearly be the lone or co-alpha in a sea of sensitive (but well meaning) men if I ever were to ever make the move.
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BG Knocc Out said:

Study complete. If this thread has taught me anything, it's that the men of Memorial and Wilchester are far more uptight and sensitive than the men of The Woodlands.

You can rib The Woodlands for fictitious underground down low gatherings etc and dudes from the Woodlands are like "LOL, damn, I have never heard of that I'll keep my head on a swivel, pretty funny!".

Mildly diss Memorial or Wilchester and dudes be like:



Thanks for participating in my blind study. Hypothesis confirmed.
LOL. I guess we can add Stratford vs Memorial to the classic tine debates: best burger, best fajitas, best bbq, my backyard vs your backyard.
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BillYeoman said:

One more thing…..Coach Koch is awesome. But "Daddy can't buy you this one."
I can't believe that dude is still there.

He seemed old when I was there, and that was over 20 years ago.

This Thread....Wow man....it's going places.
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BG Knocc Out said:

AndesAg92 said:

BG Knocc Out said:

BillYeoman said:

Both schools are excellent. I know a lot of great parents whose kids attended both Stratford and Memorial. My son was good friends with several kids who attended both. Every school in Houston has some knucklehead kids (and they eventually grow out of it)

As someone mentioned….be involved in your kids lives and all will be okay. Just make sure you stay away from the Skull and Bones Swingers Society.


This, I never meant to imply this did not exist in places like Wilchester, Yorkshire, and even Nottingham...but it just isn't nearly as prevalent. I think it's because the Memorial area is just far more secular/Agnostic overall. 079 and 043 has a higher concentration of good Christians/Catholics.

Hope we can all truce and move along at this point.
no truce. I think you're arrogant and stereotypical and are very similar to the type of people you have been railing on in this thread. Your "discussion" points have been salivating for the guys here just for the kicks, but have no basis in reality. The butthurt runs strong in you and I hope we never have to coach together or have our kids be friends now that we are in the same general neighborhood.

Do you really think Katy Taylor/Katy HS/Cy-fair area families don't say the same about your circle in 77079. Get real peter pan.
In Cypress now, but from Spring Branch originally. Had to get away from the crime, noise and weird stuff. Plus Cy-Ranch beats Memorial, and even Stratford, by just about every metric. Tons of hot Central and South Americans at the HEB out here that definitely work out legs and butt. Their women aren't bad to look at either! JK, Have a great day amigo, maybe one day I'll take you up on the offer and we could kick it
Good thing you got away from all the Christians in 079 so you could stare at women in the HEB in Cypress.
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CowtownAg06 said:

BG Knocc Out said:

AndesAg92 said:

BG Knocc Out said:

BillYeoman said:

Both schools are excellent. I know a lot of great parents whose kids attended both Stratford and Memorial. My son was good friends with several kids who attended both. Every school in Houston has some knucklehead kids (and they eventually grow out of it)

As someone mentioned….be involved in your kids lives and all will be okay. Just make sure you stay away from the Skull and Bones Swingers Society.


This, I never meant to imply this did not exist in places like Wilchester, Yorkshire, and even Nottingham...but it just isn't nearly as prevalent. I think it's because the Memorial area is just far more secular/Agnostic overall. 079 and 043 has a higher concentration of good Christians/Catholics.

Hope we can all truce and move along at this point.
no truce. I think you're arrogant and stereotypical and are very similar to the type of people you have been railing on in this thread. Your "discussion" points have been salivating for the guys here just for the kicks, but have no basis in reality. The butthurt runs strong in you and I hope we never have to coach together or have our kids be friends now that we are in the same general neighborhood.

Do you really think Katy Taylor/Katy HS/Cy-fair area families don't say the same about your circle in 77079. Get real peter pan.
In Cypress now, but from Spring Branch originally. Had to get away from the crime, noise and weird stuff. Plus Cy-Ranch beats Memorial, and even Stratford, by just about every metric. Tons of hot Central and South Americans at the HEB out here that definitely work out legs and butt. Their women aren't bad to look at either! JK, Have a great day amigo, maybe one day I'll take you up on the offer and we could kick it
Good thing you got away from all the Christians in 079 so you could stare at women in the HEB in Cypress.
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079 Wilchester dad here - can confirm - i'm super uptight and sensitive. This thread is awesome
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Heights Ag 06 said:

079 Wilchester dad here - can confirm - i'm super uptight and sensitive. This thread is awesome
Username does not check out....
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It checked out before I got old and lame and moved to the suburbs
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Could be worse. You could live in cypress…
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12thMan9 said:

BG Knocc Out said:

AndesAg92 said:

BG Knocc Out said:

BillYeoman said:

Both schools are excellent. I know a lot of great parents whose kids attended both Stratford and Memorial. My son was good friends with several kids who attended both. Every school in Houston has some knucklehead kids (and they eventually grow out of it)

As someone mentioned….be involved in your kids lives and all will be okay. Just make sure you stay away from the Skull and Bones Swingers Society.


This, I never meant to imply this did not exist in places like Wilchester, Yorkshire, and even Nottingham...but it just isn't nearly as prevalent. I think it's because the Memorial area is just far more secular/Agnostic overall. 079 and 043 has a higher concentration of good Christians/Catholics.

Hope we can all truce and move along at this point.
no truce. I think you're arrogant and stereotypical and are very similar to the type of people you have been railing on in this thread. Your "discussion" points have been salivating for the guys here just for the kicks, but have no basis in reality. The butthurt runs strong in you and I hope we never have to coach together or have our kids be friends now that we are in the same general neighborhood.

Do you really think Katy Taylor/Katy HS/Cy-fair area families don't say the same about your circle in 77079. Get real peter pan.
In Cypress now, but from Spring Branch originally. Had to get away from the crime, noise and weird stuff. Plus Cy-Ranch beats Memorial, and even Stratford, by just about every metric. Tons of hot Central and South Americans at the HEB out here that definitely work out legs and butt. Their women aren't bad to look at either! JK, Have a great day amigo, maybe one day I'll take you up on the offer and we could kick it
He lost his wife to an '024 swinger party, and it was a WOMAN.

So now we understand his posts.
Same dude that avoided the woodlands because of its swinger/DL population, right?
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htxag09 said:

Could be worse. You could live in cypress…
Cypress resident hearing someone call Wilchester "the suburbs".

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BG Knocc Out said:

terradactylexpress said:

Sounds more like he was priced out of where he grew up
Not priced out of Spring Branch Norte where I grew up, but definitely not paying $750-800k for a cramped fixer upper off Kirkwood or Wilcrest and I-10. Love the neighborhood though and wish money was no object. I would clearly be the lone or co-alpha in a sea of sensitive (but well meaning) men if I ever were to ever make the move.
Huge alpha male move to **** on everyone because you live in the land of cookie-cutter homes. You're definitely not insecure about it though. Big time alpha!
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Most of the people that live in memorial started in heights/tg/garden oaks
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terradactylexpress said:

Most of the people that live in memorial started in heights/tg/garden oaks
And Montrose apparently...geez. Lot's of estrogen in here. Definitely not the neighborhood I remember. Liberal transplants ruin everything. People need to chillax.
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1978 Football State Champs



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BillYeoman said:

1978 Football State Champs




And 87 State Finalists. Home of Craig James, one of the goats. Pretty sure the baseball team went pretty deep into the playoffs in 94 or 95. And we definitely had a salty basketball team in the late 90's.

Academically, there's a discussion to be had. Athletics? Memorial simply doesn't stack up.
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Who's graduated the most NFL franchise quarterbacks?
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This thread is hilarious.

I never thought that a thread comparing Stratford and Memorial would turn into innuendos about secret swinging societies. I know a lot of people whose parents and kids went to both schools. Great kids and great parents. I never in my life ran into a "swinger" society. But I am also not fat and ugly in which that swinger business preys upon….
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It's Brittmore Car Club and his sock on this thread that always pushes this strange swinger agenda when this area gets brought up. Strange but easily dismissed
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71 jock said:

It's Brittmore Car Club and his sock on this thread that always pushes this strange swinger agenda when this area gets brought up. Strange but easily dismissed


Spring Branch Norteños 4 Life foo we've always had a tostada on our shoulder. Me walking up to Sam's Deli Diner back in the daze when it was where iFratelli Pizza is. "Gimme a number 4 Henry lolz!" (RIP)



We used to steal chromies and rob lemonade stands in the 079, but now we just troll onlinez.

(To be read in high pitched semi confident cholo voice)
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BillYeoman said:

This thread is hilarious.

I never thought that a thread comparing Stratford and Memorial would turn into innuendos about secret swinging societies. I know a lot of people whose parents and kids went to both schools. Great kids and great parents. I never in my life ran into a "swinger" society. But I am also not fat and ugly in which that swinger business preys upon….


Great area, beautiful neighborhoods, and great place to raise a family. I still would personally rather my child have a more "real world" experience at Stratford, but Memorial is the better academic school for obvious reasons.

Luckily we are zoned to Cy-Ranch, which is in another tier, but both Memorial and Stratford are solid.
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BG Knocc Out said:

BillYeoman said:

1978 Football State Champs




And 87 State Finalists. Home of Craig James, one of the goats. Pretty sure the baseball team went pretty deep into the playoffs in 94 or 95. And we definitely had a salty basketball team in the late 90's.

Academically, there's a discussion to be had. Athletics? Memorial simply doesn't stack up.


Did he start killing hookers there?
 
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