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30 Residents Voice Thoughts on Combined Middle-School Sports Program Idea

By on February 8, 2013

APPROXIMATELY 30 PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE FOR A PUBLIC FORUM HELD LAST NIGHT (THU) CONCERNING THE PROPOSED COMBINATION OF BURLINGTON’S MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.

 BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TOM PLEIN SAYS CONSOLIDATING THE TEAMS AT EDWARD STONE AND ALDO LEOPOLD MIDDLE SCHOOLS WOULD BENEFIT EVERY STUDENT-ATHLETE.  PLEIN ALSO SAYS THE COMBINED TEAMS WOULD HELP THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS EVENTUALLY BE MORE COMPETITIVE… AND PROVIDE MORE CHANCES TO PLAY FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS…

CITIZENS WERE ALLOWED TO ADDRESS PLEIN WITH THEIR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS LAST NIGHT (THU)… WHILE THE CROWD AT ALDO LEOPOLD MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS GENERALLY POSITIVE, SEVERAL CITIZENS WERE CRITICAL OF THE IDEA…

ONE ALDO LEOPOLD PARENT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LARGE NUMBER OF PLAYERS THAT WOULD BE ON THE COMBINED VOLLEYBALL AND GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS…

SEVERAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE TO LISTEN TO WHAT WAS BEING SAID DURING LAST NIGHT’S (THU) EVENT. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT A REGULAR BOARD MEETING.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SCHEDULED ANOTHER PUBLIC FORUM ON THE PROPOSAL. THAT SESSION IS CURRENTLY PLANNED FOR 6 PM ON FEBRUARY 18TH AT EDWARD STONE MIDDLE SCHOOL.