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Fairmont students showcase spring plays as activities participation climbs
Summary
Students and staff highlighted a record level of participation in performing arts and athletics; the junior high presented a full-length play and the high school opens High School Musical Jr., while activities director reported more than 1,000 participants districtwide and a switch to the Bound scheduling platform.
The Fairmont Area School Board heard a celebratory presentation April 14 from performing-arts staff and students who previewed the junior high production Is There a Doctor in the House? and the high school’s High School Musical Jr.
Advisor Sarah Goodall said the junior high cast drew 54 students from grades 6–8 — the largest junior-high spring cast she has had — and the high-school junior production includes 55 students from grades 9–12. Multiple students introduced themselves and described roles and favorite parts of being in theatre; senior Sienna said she plays Sharpay and called the program “inclusive.”
Athletic director Matt Mahoney followed with an activities report that framed the performing-arts success within broader extracurricular growth. Mahoney said the district had, to his count, more than 1,000 students participating across fall, winter and spring seasons; track participation for grades 7–12 totaled 163, and the golf program grew to more than 50 athletes. He also noted Fairmont robotics qualified for Worlds and that the district will move from Arbiter to Bound for activities scheduling and registration to consolidate communications, registration, physicals and eligibility tracking.
Goodall and Mahoney invited the community to upcoming performances: a senior-citizen matinee, an elementary show for K–6 students, and public evening performances this week. "We're really proud of how many kids are involved and how far they've come," Goodall said.
The board thanked students and staff for expanding opportunities and noted facilities work this spring — including tennis-court resealing planned at the end of May — that supports activities and performances.
