I've never been a fan of private schools joining the VHSL. That's what VISAA is for.
I know that Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy will be next to join...or at least they expressed interest in joining the VHSL...in 2025. I don't know what district they will be assigned to or the classification they will be in.
I do have a worry that later down the line, a lot of these "dad-type AAU style teams" posing as private schools will get the itch to join the VHSL. And then you will have a situation to where those same schools are immediately competing for and winning state titles in the same sports. And that won't make things fun for the public schools.
Maybe I'm just thinking hypotheticals, but according to the notes from the July 30th Alignment Committee meeting, the VHSL is going to green light any private school that wants to join the league.
Now, I know that the counter argument to that is, "You just gotta get better." But if we ever get to a point to where; over the next decade or two, we see more and more "privates" apply and receive VHSL membership, that won't be good for competitiveness amongst public schools in the future.
