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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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Blog Reynolds School Board Wiley

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.…

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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.

Fact Check School Board

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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Fact Check School Board

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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Reynolds

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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Proposed Plans Wiley

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…

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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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Community Response Reynolds

5 Questions for HFA

Mediate November 27, 2018 No Comments bond Boosters budget build buy-in community consensus Demons devil dollars donors downtown field hockey green space lacrosse model money naming neighbors public questions responsibility Reynolds rights RJR save soccer sponsors Stadium taxpayer teams title title VII urban

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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