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Board approves overnight trip for middle- and high-school tennis teams to volunteer at national wheelchair tennis championships
Summary
The board authorized overnight, out-of-state travel for about 15 students to serve as volunteers at the USTA National Wheelchair Tennis Championships in McDonough, Georgia; the district previously took a similar trip in 2024 and the USTA provided strong praise for local student volunteers.
The White County Board of Education approved an overnight, out-of-state trip Thursday for middle- and high-school tennis team members to serve as volunteers at the USTA National Wheelchair Tennis Championships in McDonough, Georgia.
Athletic staff asked for approval for approximately 15 students to travel by district vans with chaperones at a roughly 1-to-5 ratio. The students will serve as ball persons, court monitors and refreshment monitors during the championships. The item was presented as a late field-trip request that required board action before the next meeting.
Board members referenced the 2024 trip, citing an email from a USTA official praising the White County students'knowledge, work ethic and conduct while volunteering at the prior event. Mister Smith moved to approve the November trip; Miss Fowler seconded and the board approved the overnight travel by voice vote.
District staff said chaperoning, travel logistics and student supervision will follow standard district procedures for overnight and out-of-state trips.
