Calkins: What’s so secret about a high school football game? At Collierville High, apparently, everything
An open letter to Collierville students about the stupidity of their leaders
Collierville High School leadership seemed to be more interested in appearances than solutions at the Aug. 21, 2020, football game. (Daily Memphian file)
By banning media from a high school football game, Collierville High School taught their students a valuable lesson in leadership. The lesson: Don't be as small and as shortsighted as this.
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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
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