Mediate, Author at Save Hanes Park

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The Money Pit

Mediate September 26, 2020 No Comments

Despite the promises of a 2016 School Bond, Brunson Elementary’s future has yet to take shape. Construction was scheduled to begin this year however WS/FC…

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Throwback Thursday

“[RJR] Stadium Hearing Raises Questions of Cost, Fairness.” Sounds familiar, but this was the title of a Journal article that ran in 1986.

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Campaign Value

Mediate June 3, 2019 No Comments campaign equity fair pay Stadium teachers value WS/FCS

There is so much wrong with this picture. This is a teacher at Wiley Middle School. He was outside the school this morning greeting parents.…

A RJR Home Field Advantage Facebook Post with an image of the Paisley/Lowrance school construction that reads: This is what happens when you don't have home practice fields! The fields previously used by our RJR Boys' and Girls' lacrosse teams are now massive construction zones for new Paisley Middle School. RJR coaches, parents and athletic staff scrambled to find new fields but they are further away, in poor conditions and with time limits. This is NOT RIGHT! Voice your concern at Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Feb 13, 6:30 p.m. at Kernersville Elementary.

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Words Matter

Mediate April 25, 2019 No Comments access campaign equality equity Home Field Advantage RJR School Board Stadium WS/FCS wsfcs

For almost two-years, RJR Home Field Advantage has made Access and Equity their rallying cry in demands for a multi-sport stadium—but on what grounds?

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Common Sense

Mediate April 18, 2019 No Comments

Hanes Park and the schools around it had a sustainable partnership long before sustainable was cool. This Earth Day, let’s recommit to 100 years of common ground.

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Blowing Smoke

Mediate April 11, 2019 No Comments agreement Building & Grounds School Board Stadium user WS/FCS

Our school board was elected to find answers and solve problems. Why are some members cranking up the smoke machine?

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Cost per Seat: $93,240

Mediate March 15, 2019 No Comments Ashley bond construction Cost Home Field Advantage Reynolds school Spending wiley

To get the Wiley gym onto the bond (and out of their way), stadium boosters convinced WS/FCS to take on the gym construction as a rebranded STEAM classroom addition. Per seat, it’s three times the price of the average school expansion.

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RJR $6.2M – Parkland $0

Mediate March 2, 2019 No Comments Demons Reynolds Stadium

How would Parkland’s future facilities at a renovated Deaton-Thompson be different when compared with a new Reynolds stadium partially funded by parents?

Brunson Community Response

What’s Best for Brunson?

Mediate February 26, 2019 No Comments Brunson elementary

While our school district is looking to buy land for a new Brunson, it should also consider the suitable sites on school-owned land close to its current campus.

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Setting Sites on Brunson

Mediate February 24, 2019 1 Comment 2016 bond Brunson Cook downtown property Reynolds site wiley wsfcs

Brunson Elementary is the residential school for the downtown neighborhoods of West End, West Highlands and parts of Ardmore. Today, due to the steadfast efforts…