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Coach urges Greene County board to adopt black as a third school color to boost participation
Summary
During public comment, Coach Sizemore urged the board to adopt black as a third official color for William Monroe, saying informal polling of students and coaches indicated it could increase athletic participation; he suggested fundraising to cover uniform changes.
During the public comment period, Coach Sizemore urged the Greene County School Board to consider adopting black as a third official school color for William Monroe High School to boost student participation in athletics. He said he had polled coaches and students informally and reported broad interest in having black available as an option alongside existing colors.
"I wanna propose to the board to consider to review adopting black as the 3rd official color for the school," Sizemore said, noting fundraising and uniform cycles could limit cost impacts; he suggested families or teams could fund changes when uniforms are due to be replaced. Board members asked procedural and logistical questions and the chair encouraged Sizemore to meet the new activities director after July 1 to pursue the idea within the activities department.
Board members thanked Sizemore for bringing the idea and encouraged him to continue work with the activities director and athletic staff; no formal action or change to policy was taken at the meeting.
