What will be constructed at Wiley: a fully funded playing field or a mini-stadium that can barely seat the student body but appeals to a private fundraising group. The question goes back to the Board for a vote at their next meeting. Sign the petition to support a field!
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R. J. Reynolds Athletics is going to receive the capital funds they so desperately wanted after all. So why would a win for RJ Reynolds be received like such a loss by Crowley and Kaplan?
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On July 1, our Board of Education members met for the second special called meeting of the pre-holiday week to discuss funding for a Reynolds…
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“[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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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.…
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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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How would Parkland’s future facilities at a renovated Deaton-Thompson be different when compared with a new Reynolds stadium partially funded by parents?
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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…
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Be a Team Player. As the Wiley gym project approaches, stadium advocates have an opportunity to build consensus rather than fuel divisions. By finding an…
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If you’ve already made a pledge to Home Field Advantage, here are 5 questions you should ask: I made my contribution with the understanding that…
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