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Board hears proposal to add junior varsity golf team; estimated additional annual cost about $4,400
Summary
Administrators proposed adding a JV golf program for the 2025–26 school year to expand participation, create tryout standards and provide more coached competition. The board was asked to consider the proposal; the item will appear on the next agenda for approval.
Greencastle-Antrim School District administrators presented a proposal on April 17 to add a junior varsity golf program for the 2025–26 school year and asked the board to consider approving the position at a future meeting.
Dr. Reif introduced the proposal and thanked Jeremy Eby (current golf coach) and Travis Boubour (athletic director). Administrators said participation in the golf program has risen to roughly the mid-20s and that a JV program would allow more students to receive instruction, expand competitive opportunities and support clearer selection through tryout rubrics.
The district provided an estimated first-year cost of about $4,400 for the JV program: approximately $3,000 for a coach (salary range noted as dependent on experience), $1,000 for equipment and fees (balls, range keys, course/cart fees) and about $400 for transportation. The Greencastle Golf Club and local boosters were described as supportive; boosters currently provide shirts for varsity players and indicated willingness to do the same for JV if the program is approved.
Administrators proposed using the Greencastle Golf Club for practices and beginning with roughly four matches for JV, with nearby schools such as Northern Big Spring, Gettysburg and Boiling Spring already running JV programs. Board members expressed support, asked whether middle school students could play JV, and asked whether the golf club had been consulted; district staff said the club had been contacted and was supportive.
No formal motion or vote was taken. Dr. Reif asked the board to consider the program and said the proposal will be on the next agenda; board members were given two weeks to review the item before the district posts the position and begins recruiting if approved.
