Its not really funny at all. About every ten years the state pushes consolidation by giving less money to small schools. Or change what the the money is based on... amounts to the same thing. Its usually tied to ADA. About 1953 or '54 the Supt. at Sidney could not make ends meet, told the school board that they might as well vote for consolidation. He took a job in Gustine, talked about half of more of the teachers into leaving as well. He did not put Sidney in a UIL district before leaving. The board hired another Supt. who did make ends meet, hired most of a new staff, saved the school. Sidney had to play two years of outlaw ball because of the old Supt. When they were finally assigned to a district it included Gustine. Sidney won the district for the next three years...and Gustine...well, thats how some rivalries begin.
