I’m really hoping that we will one day be able to get an indoor gym for our school athletics program.
- In the meantime, we have had to improvise for gym class and our sports teams.
Football is one thing, but the volleyball and basketball teams would really appreciate a gym! They have to practice in the hot sun. They also have to play home games in the sun. Depending on the time of day, rain may also be a problem. Both volleyball and basketball matches have been canceled in the past because of bad weather. The sun may also be in their face when they’re practicing or even playing a game. Most of all, I feel that the sports teams would benefit from air conditioning. It’s not easy pushing and exerting yourself as hard as these volleyball and basketball players of ours do. Because our school is smaller, It means that there are less people on our teams compared to other competing schools. This of course means that they tire faster. At least the air conditioner would be able to cool them down during practice and home games. The school is selling a piece of land we have held onto for a while, waiting for a good price. This should give us the money we need to build the gym and have a nice cool air conditioning system running for these hard working kids! I can’t wait to see the look on their faces when we announced that we will have an air conditioned gym by next year!