Musco proposes memorial "mini pitch" between Canal Winchester elementary schools; funding secured, no cost to district

Canal Winchester Local School District board members heard a presentation Feb. 10 from Scott Weibel, a Musco Lighting representative, on a proposed donated “mini pitch” to be installed between the district’s two elementary schools on Gender Road. Weibel said funding for the project has been secured and that the installation would come “at no cost to the school.”

The project is meant as both a memorial and a teaching tool. Weibel said the pitch will honor two children, Demetrius and London, who were killed in an act of domestic violence and that the design will include signs and graphics intended to teach values. “By remembering their names, we show them honor and respect,” Weibel said during his presentation.

Board members and staff discussed logistics, family contact, liability and timeline. Board President Barnes told the board she and Weibel met recently and that she had “reached out to a family friend that is…