At tonight's meeting, the school board voted to approve the remodeling project of North Junior High's pool. This area will be turned into a very nice multipurpose wellness area; it will be a combination gym/weightroom. Our vision of this area will include volleyball, basketball, weighroom, and other physical education space. We are hoping for a climbing wall in the future with cages for softball/baseball. Not only will it provide a great space, but it will also add about 2 classrooms to an area where the present weightroom exists. North Junior High is excited about this adventure because it will also give them a nice space for the 180 Reading Program they are adding.
Just so everyone knows, about 5 years ago the district decided to close the pools at North and South because of the cost to keep these open and in repair. The city of St. Cloud said they were interested in keeping the South pool open for their programming by funding this. They chose South due to the fact that this was the pool that was in the best shape.
We are also so thankful to ING Direct for their contribution to this project; they will give us their time and money in this great service project.
Thank you ING Direct!
