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Board discusses adding junior-high and high-school wrestling after strong student interest
Summary
Administrators reported roughly 40 students expressed interest in wrestling and proposed starting junior-high and high-school wrestling (including girls); the board directed staff to bring the item to the March meeting for a vote after discussing logistics and a likely multi-year growth timeline.
The board discussed a proposal to add junior-high and high-school wrestling, including opportunities for girls. Administrators said about 40 students attended an interest meeting and estimated 30 would follow through; seven of the interested students are current 8th-graders who could move into high school. The proposal covered logistics—home meets in the gym, storage of mats, scheduling during the basketball season, and potential initial costs—and board members considered coach availability and long-term program growth.
"The total amount of students that came to the meeting today that expressed interest is 40," an administrator reported (speaker S6). Board members and administrators discussed start-up logistics and suggested that creating an initial junior-high program alongside high school would help develop numbers. Several trustees supported bringing the proposal to a March vote to allow more planning and final cost estimates to be prepared.
