On the field house

Last week there was a special called school board meeting, I was not there but after talking to several I'm attendance it's probably a good thingI wasn't.

The board was to take up several items including finalizing purchases for the field house offices, which includes baseball and football. An ice machine and cooler lids and some editing equipment. Oh and a banner.

Through out the building process, Paul and Michael and Jim have questioned the architect and saved the school approximately 15,000 on the project.

One school board member, who has been in support of the project, said that football needed to fundraise for the contents of the building.

So I would like to share a few things: 1. Helmets have to be inspected every year and many this year many were rejected. $5,000 worth of helmets were purchased by the football program. New jerseys are being purchased because having one small washer to keep them clean didn't really help matters and they were worn.
2. The football team fundraises with a program (which is sold at all home ball games including jr. High) and through tshirt and hat sale. We've sold raffle tickets on a tv in the past.
3. The football coaches have never once come to the school board like other sports and asked for anything other than a clean, safe building where the boys aren't constantly getting staph.

Sure we all disagree on things and I am all for getting the needs of each sport but to insinuate that football gets everything is a little over the top.