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Manchester athletics update: fall offerings steady but Central shows participation decline
Summary
The Manchester School District’s special committee reviewed fall rosters and offerings. Athletic Director Christine reported most teams avoided cuts but Central High’s roster is down (about 198 students); members cited school-choice transfers and students working as likely causes and discussed staffing and facilities gaps.
Athletic Director Christine (surname not specified in the transcript) told the Manchester School District Special Committee on Athletics that most fall high-school and middle-school programs are running as they did last year, but participation varies by school.
Christine listed fall offerings at Central High — football, boys and girls soccer, field hockey (a co-op with Memorial), cheer, boys and girls cross country and golf — and said Central currently has 198 rostered students for the fall. Memorial reported about 271 students participating and West about 119. Christine said, "The majority of our teams in the city of Manchester did not make cuts." She also noted…
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