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Athletics update: winter sports underway; gym roof repairs remain makeshift during colder weather
Summary
Athletic director reported winter teams have begun play and new Unified Bocce programming; district staff said ongoing roof leaks at the gym are being managed with tarps and temporary drainage until repairs can be completed in warmer weather.
Athletic Director White reported that winter sports have begun and noted early-season results for varsity teams and upcoming games.
“We had our first official games last week,” Athletic Director White said, reporting that the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams had mixed results and announcing a varsity game versus Central scheduled for the following night.
White also highlighted program additions and participation: indoor track has begun, and the district added Unified Bocce with four events (two home, two away) and a larger-than-usual cheer squad supporting home and some away contests.
Board members and staff then discussed an ongoing issue with gym roofing. A board member raised the topic, asking whether roof repairs discussed at a previous meeting were holding up under wet weather. Athletic Director White and other staff described continuing leaks and the district’s interim measures.
“The tarp is supposed to catch any excess water,” White said. “They are going up to dump the tarp weekly. It funnels down into a pipe, and the pipe takes it into a can. We’re just gonna catch all the water.”
White and another staff member explained contractors have been “chasing leaks,” with crews addressing defects in different roof sections (including the cafeteria roof). They said permanent repairs requiring PVC piping or refinishing cannot proceed in freezing conditions because piping work requires higher ambient temperatures.
“We can't put PVC piping in in the wintertime. It has to be a certain temperature,” a staff member said, describing why crews are using temporary asphalt and tarps until temperatures allow permanent work.
Director Liggins, representing buildings and grounds later in the meeting, confirmed the committee received standard monthly building reports and that the gym roof topic had been covered in athletics. A board member asked about building use permit forms on the district website; Director Haynes said permit forms can be posted under the buildings and grounds menu to make them easier to find.
No vote or formal action was taken in committee; the discussion was presented as operational status and follow-up items for buildings and grounds staff.
