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Commission approves $125 per-student donation for Beaver High contestants attending national tournament
Summary
The Beaver County Commission approved a request to donate $125 per contestant toward national tournament entry fees for Beaver High School competitors in return for community-service hours at the county fair; students must complete assigned service and submit forms.
Students and coaches from Beaver High School asked the commission to fund national-tournament entry fees of $125 per contestant. The county has historically provided smaller awards; staff and commissioners discussed a $100 standard but agreed to the $125 amount for this request. The students offered community-service hours at the county fair in exchange for the support; commissioners asked that the students fill out required paperwork and that the fair director coordinate service assignments.
A motion to approve the donation was made and seconded; the commission voted "aye" and approved the request. Staff directed the students to complete the county’s standard paperwork and to coordinate service assignments through the fair director ahead of the event. The students said they would depart June 13 and return June 21 for the national tournament.
Why this matters: the donation supports youth extracurricular travel while the county seeks an accountability mechanism through community service and reporting in return for the funding.
