Construction of a new gymnasium to replace a “non-regulation” one is a major component of a bond referendum April 6 in the\u00a0Graettinger-Terril school district.<\/p>\n
A former school board member told the Spencer Daily Reporter<\/em><\/a> that GT “is the only district in the state without a regulation gymnasium for competition.” I’m pretty sure that has to do with the size of the court. The pictures that scroll by on GT’s website<\/a> show little margin for error on the sidelines \u2014 although I don’t see the special inbounds line like Wellsburg had in the ’90s. The note about “referees unfamiliar with officiating a non-regulation court” further lends itself to the size thing.<\/p>\n The bond issue would include new science classrooms and a new shop in addition to the gym. The Terril school will get some renovations as well, reports the Emmetsburg News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Since so many schools built new gyms during the baby boom era, it would be interesting to poll the state and see whose active<\/em> gyms for high school activities are the oldest, and which ones have different dimensions like GT’s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Construction of a new gymnasium to replace a “non-regulation” one is a major component of a bond referendum April 6 in the\u00a0Graettinger-Terril school district. A former school board member told the Spencer Daily Reporter that GT “is the only district … Continue reading