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Board reviews winter sports travel costs, reports activity fees largely offset expenses
Summary
District staff reported final winter sports travel expenses and said activity fees helped recoup costs: middle school basketball travel totaled $2,317 (covered by activity fees), wrestling travel was about $1,580 and overall activity fees helped programs roughly break even though coaching costs were not included.
The Whitehall School District presented a final review of winter athletics expenditures and participation.
Administrators reported middle school basketball travel costs totaled $2,317, which the district said has been recouped by student activity fees charged per season ($100 per participant). Wrestling travel costs were presented at roughly $1,580; administrators said these figures covered travel, food, lodging and busing but did not include coaching salaries. With activity fees applied, the district reported that some programs were roughly breaking even for travel and related expenses.
Officials said the district's position on athletics finances is improved compared with the prior year, but cautioned that covering coaching costs remains a separate budgetary item.
