As a father of a girl who played baseball through high school (and still plays, though she is playing softball in college), I can't believe we are having this conversation anymore. Particularly when there's no equivalent sport. Baseball and softball are as similar as tennis and racquetball. Let her play!
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Jamie Alvarado
1 year ago
Go AB!!
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Steve Slavik
1 year ago
Let her play
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Sarah Campbell
1 year ago
Annabelle is an amazing student and athlete. She has qualified to play for the team and should be allowed to. I can not think of any true reason to prohibit her from playing. The school owes us and her an explanation and apology. Her presence on the school baseball team is one of light and her love for Jesus is evident in everything she does.
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Rebecca Compton
1 year ago
Just let the kids have fun!
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Seth Newell
1 year ago
Not letting Annabelle play is silly and obtuse.
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Christopher Lins
1 year ago
What am I missing here? If I could sign this petition 10,000 times to make the point, I would! This Board decision is blatant incompetence.
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Jennifer Lins
1 year ago
As a Christian school, Concord Christian Academy should be a model for justice, encouragement, and doing what’s right. We teach our students to use their God-given talents for His glory — and this young woman has done just that. To strip her of this opportunity undermines her calling, her community, and her character.
Annabelle is the absolute most beautiful example of a young woman walking in character, respect, talent, achievement, and holiness. She is a quiet, powerful reflection of what it means to be a Christian girl — humble, faithful, and strong. She honors her team, her school, and her sport. She has trained, competed, and succeeded by the same standards as her peers.
This is not a transgender issue. Annabelle is not trying to be a boy. She simply wants to play the sport she loves, while attending the Christian school she loves — a school her family has supported and trusted for years.
She should not be punished because she is a girl — she should be celebrated for her perseverance. Concord Christian Academy should lift her up, not tear her down. LET HER PLAY!
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Joe Whitten
1 year ago
Let Annabelle play. Most importantly, this isn’t just about one student and one sport. It’s about the health of the entire school and the kind of leadership guiding it.
Too many Christian schools in New Hampshire have closed over the years, and it almost always traces back to school leadership; boards making decisions that don’t serve God, but another master. Pride, fear, control, or something darker by a different name.
These choices reflect something far from the mission they claim to serve, and the damage is often irreversible, turning once-thriving Christian schools into memories.
This policy is a clear example. It’s not just a ridiculous or “misguided policy change” it’s a sign of something deeper, a rot that creeps in when leadership loses its way. It’s clear to everyone, both inside CCA and the hundreds who have supported Annabelle, that this decision is about more than just baseball. It’s a symptom of a larger problem.
I’m hopeful there’s a few board members who know 1 Peter 5:2, where it’s clear that leaders are instructed to,
“Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.”
Leadership in a Christian school isn’t about control or power; it’s about setting an example, caring for those you serve, and putting the mission above personal interests. When leaders fail to do this, they risk losing the very community they’re supposed to protect.
For those board members who understand the situation, you have direct instruction from Jesus
Himself in Matthew 21:12-13 when he showed us through His example,
“And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers… He said to them, ‘It is written,
‘My house shall be called a house of prayer, ’but you make it a den of robbers.’”
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Bill Libby
1 year ago
Since there is no equivalent sport (softball) there is no reason she shouldn’t be allowed to play. Bad look on the school board honestly.
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Pete Logue
1 year ago
She will be a great teammate, not a distraction.
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Spencer galloway
1 year ago
Let her play.
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Somer Andrews
1 year ago
According to the NHIAA Bylaws, Article 1, Sect. 4: Philosophy, F, 4, "Interscholastic athletics involving mixed (boys/girls) competition is prohibited except in those instances where the member school does not offer equivalent (same) activities for girls. Issues such as cooperative status and level of play should not be considered when determining whether activities are "equivalent (same)". In these situations, girls shall be eligible to try out in any activity and, upon becoming a member of the team, will be eligible for NHIAA sponsored competition. This policy recognizes past inequities created by the traditional male domination of sports opportunities and the need to encourage and protect the development of girls' athletic programs. (CM 11.2019)"
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Arin Blankenship
1 year ago
She definitely should play!!!
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Stacey Lotts
1 year ago
Allowing a young lady to play baseball is setting the tone of athletes to be successful outside the classroom. When some has a dedication to a sport you let them. Let them follow their dreams and love of the game.
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Marian
1 year ago
I am an advocate for females being able to play on any baseball team. We are a retired military family and my daughter plays on a boys’ baseball team with other military families. I play baseball with my daughter on a women’s league in South Korea, and my daughter is being asked to tryout for the high school military baseball team. It’s the parents’ discretion to allow their daughter to play with boys and if they have the skills why stop them?
If the female player can keep up with the boys, then they are capable enough to play. It’s not right to deny them an opportunity to play!
Let the girl play!!
As a father of a girl who played baseball through high school (and still plays, though she is playing softball in college), I can't believe we are having this conversation anymore. Particularly when there's no equivalent sport. Baseball and softball are as similar as tennis and racquetball. Let her play!
Go AB!!
Let her play
Annabelle is an amazing student and athlete. She has qualified to play for the team and should be allowed to. I can not think of any true reason to prohibit her from playing. The school owes us and her an explanation and apology. Her presence on the school baseball team is one of light and her love for Jesus is evident in everything she does.
Just let the kids have fun!
Not letting Annabelle play is silly and obtuse.
What am I missing here? If I could sign this petition 10,000 times to make the point, I would! This Board decision is blatant incompetence.
As a Christian school, Concord Christian Academy should be a model for justice, encouragement, and doing what’s right. We teach our students to use their God-given talents for His glory — and this young woman has done just that. To strip her of this opportunity undermines her calling, her community, and her character. Annabelle is the absolute most beautiful example of a young woman walking in character, respect, talent, achievement, and holiness. She is a quiet, powerful reflection of what it means to be a Christian girl — humble, faithful, and strong. She honors her team, her school, and her sport. She has trained, competed, and succeeded by the same standards as her peers. This is not a transgender issue. Annabelle is not trying to be a boy. She simply wants to play the sport she loves, while attending the Christian school she loves — a school her family has supported and trusted for years. She should not be punished because she is a girl — she should be celebrated for her perseverance. Concord Christian Academy should lift her up, not tear her down. LET HER PLAY!
Let Annabelle play. Most importantly, this isn’t just about one student and one sport. It’s about the health of the entire school and the kind of leadership guiding it. Too many Christian schools in New Hampshire have closed over the years, and it almost always traces back to school leadership; boards making decisions that don’t serve God, but another master. Pride, fear, control, or something darker by a different name. These choices reflect something far from the mission they claim to serve, and the damage is often irreversible, turning once-thriving Christian schools into memories. This policy is a clear example. It’s not just a ridiculous or “misguided policy change” it’s a sign of something deeper, a rot that creeps in when leadership loses its way. It’s clear to everyone, both inside CCA and the hundreds who have supported Annabelle, that this decision is about more than just baseball. It’s a symptom of a larger problem. I’m hopeful there’s a few board members who know 1 Peter 5:2, where it’s clear that leaders are instructed to, “Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.” Leadership in a Christian school isn’t about control or power; it’s about setting an example, caring for those you serve, and putting the mission above personal interests. When leaders fail to do this, they risk losing the very community they’re supposed to protect. For those board members who understand the situation, you have direct instruction from Jesus Himself in Matthew 21:12-13 when he showed us through His example, “And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers… He said to them, ‘It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer, ’but you make it a den of robbers.’” Thi
Since there is no equivalent sport (softball) there is no reason she shouldn’t be allowed to play. Bad look on the school board honestly.
She will be a great teammate, not a distraction.
Let her play.
According to the NHIAA Bylaws, Article 1, Sect. 4: Philosophy, F, 4, "Interscholastic athletics involving mixed (boys/girls) competition is prohibited except in those instances where the member school does not offer equivalent (same) activities for girls. Issues such as cooperative status and level of play should not be considered when determining whether activities are "equivalent (same)". In these situations, girls shall be eligible to try out in any activity and, upon becoming a member of the team, will be eligible for NHIAA sponsored competition. This policy recognizes past inequities created by the traditional male domination of sports opportunities and the need to encourage and protect the development of girls' athletic programs. (CM 11.2019)"
She definitely should play!!!
Allowing a young lady to play baseball is setting the tone of athletes to be successful outside the classroom. When some has a dedication to a sport you let them. Let them follow their dreams and love of the game.
I am an advocate for females being able to play on any baseball team. We are a retired military family and my daughter plays on a boys’ baseball team with other military families. I play baseball with my daughter on a women’s league in South Korea, and my daughter is being asked to tryout for the high school military baseball team. It’s the parents’ discretion to allow their daughter to play with boys and if they have the skills why stop them? If the female player can keep up with the boys, then they are capable enough to play. It’s not right to deny them an opportunity to play!
everyone deserves a chance
Let her play!
YES, let her play!