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Students and parents urge Appleton board to add a middle‑school weight room at Madison
Summary
Multiple Madison Middle School families and student-athletes told the board they lack on-site weightlifting facilities and asked the district to provide a weight room to aid safety and competitiveness.
Several parents, coaches and middle‑school athletes asked the Appleton board Monday to provide an on‑site weight room at James Madison Middle School, saying students now travel to commercial gyms or other schools for strength training.
Dana Chergy, who identified herself as the parent of an eighth‑grade son at Madison and a fifth‑grade daughter, said other Valley-area middle schools have lifting…
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