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<blockquote data-quote="ILikeCoffeeMugs" data-source="post: 1724578" data-attributes="member: 748181"><p>I also remember a kid a year ahead of me who came from somewhere near the Wisconsin-Illinois border. I believe it was on recommendation by either one of his family friends or extended family member to attend the high school. During the school year, he'd stay at his uncle's who lived around the area and then on select weekends if he didn't have any sports or plans he'd head up to the border to visit his parents. It so happens he was also a decent hockey player. At least anecdotally I think this is where reputation and alumni contacts play a big role. I remember during high school when I was wearing my letterman jacket out in public, one time at a movie theater and another at a grocery store, a couple of people pointed it out, looked seriously at the varsity letter and said something to the effect it was a good school. At that time I wasn't fully aware of its impact beyond school premises and its local community outside of sports.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ILikeCoffeeMugs, post: 1724578, member: 748181"] I also remember a kid a year ahead of me who came from somewhere near the Wisconsin-Illinois border. I believe it was on recommendation by either one of his family friends or extended family member to attend the high school. During the school year, he'd stay at his uncle's who lived around the area and then on select weekends if he didn't have any sports or plans he'd head up to the border to visit his parents. It so happens he was also a decent hockey player. At least anecdotally I think this is where reputation and alumni contacts play a big role. I remember during high school when I was wearing my letterman jacket out in public, one time at a movie theater and another at a grocery store, a couple of people pointed it out, looked seriously at the varsity letter and said something to the effect it was a good school. At that time I wasn't fully aware of its impact beyond school premises and its local community outside of sports. [/QUOTE]
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