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Rewritten or Rigged?

Another advance is underway in the stadium push—an effort to rewrite the rules. In 2012, when RJR Home Field Advantage first proposed the grandiose stadium plan, WS/FCS vowed it would be built entirely with private dollars. Now 9 years later, almost ALL of the funding has come from public funds. An amended MOU will pave the way for the stadium plans to be approved and construction begun, once again using taxpayer dollars.

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Equity Scores!

Mediate July 8, 2021 No Comments advance board of education equality equity fundraising meeting money parkland playing field pledge Reynolds School Board special Stadium vote Winston Salem prep wsfcs

At a special meeting on July 1, Board of Education members raised questions that honed the Home Field Advantage stadium issue to its core. It was encouraging to see equity emerge not just as a token point of discussion but as the mission to place above all others. Equity is finally on the board!

Proposed Plans

Fourth Down

Mediate July 4, 2021 athletics dollars field Funding Hanes Park Home Field Advantage Reynolds Salem school School Board sports Stadium taxpayer Winston

Home Field Advantage made a hard drive towards their goal of funding private designs for a Reynolds stadium and fell far short of their goal.

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Throwback Thursday

Mediate July 11, 2019 No Comments 1980's Deaton debate Reynolds Stadium

“[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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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?

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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…

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Accelerated Development

Mediate February 10, 2019 No Comments access bond Boosters concerns gym Hanes Park high school Home Field Advantage impact middle school park project Reynolds safety schedule Stadium student study timeline wiley

The Wiley gym replacement is a project of the 2016 school construction bond, the only bond in our county’s history that was approved by every…

Presenting Alternatives Reynolds Wiley

Field More for Less

Mediate January 26, 2019 No Comments access alternative bond budget children community dollars education educators equality equity fair field field hockey football girls high school lacrosse magnet middle school model money option parents players priorities priority Reynolds school soccer solutions sports Stadium students taxpayers teachers teams title wiley

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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Taking Advantage

Mediate January 26, 2019 No Comments advantage benefit bias board of education children coach commissioners conflict of interest county election fairness favor football high school recent representative Reynolds RJR school transparency unfair wife wiley

Meet two of our new school board members who are leading on decisions despite a clear conflict of interest. It appears their loyalty to Reynolds…