Nearly 1,000 entrants hunted down the first Virtual Golden Egg on Hays Post this weekend in hopes of winning a set of VIP tickets for all three nights of the 2018 Wild West Festival.
And the winner is …
Jamie Durheim of Hays has won two VIP tickets to Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows. Congrats!
HPD
The Hays Police Department would like to remind everyone that fireworks can only be purchased in Hays on July 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
Fireworks can only be shot off on July 2nd, 3rd and 4th from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. in the City limits of Hays. It can cost you $150 ($50 fine & a $100 court cost) for shooting off fireworks illegally.
Please respect your neighbors with only shooting off fireworks during the allowed days and times. Do not shoot off fireworks in the city streets, and clean up after you are done.
Don’t forget to watch the Wild West Festival Fireworks display on July 4th at 10 p.m.
When shooting off fireworks, please remember these safety tips:
• Obey all local laws regarding the use of fireworks.
• Know your fireworks; read the cautionary labels and performance descriptions before igniting.
• A responsible adult SHOULD supervise all firework activities.
• Alcohol and fireworks do not mix. Save your alcohol for after the show.
• Light one firework at a time and then quickly move away.
• Use fireworks OUTDOORS in a clear area; away from buildings and vehicles.
• Never relight a “dud” firework. Wait 20 minutes and then soak it in a bucket of water.
• Always have a bucket of water and charged water hose nearby.
• Never carry fireworks in your POCKET or shoot them into METAL or GLASS containers.
• Do not experiment with homemade fireworks.
• Dispose of spent fireworks by wetting them down and place in a metal trash can away from any building or combustible materials until the next day.
And let’s not forget the safety of our pets!
• Don’t bring your pets to a fireworks display, even a small one.
• If fireworks are being used near your home, put your pet in a safe, interior room to avoid exposure to the sound.
• Make sure your pet has an identification tag, in case it runs off during a fireworks display.
• Never shoot fireworks of any kind (consumer fireworks, sparklers, fountains, etc.) near pets.
CITY OF HAYS
Due to the observance of Independence Day, Wednesday, July 4, 2018, refuse/recycling route collection schedules will be altered as follows:
There will be no changes to Monday, July 2nd, Thursday, July 5th, and Friday, July 6th routes.
Although collections may not occur on your normal day, collections will be completed by the week’s end.
It is anticipated that heavy volumes of refuse/recyclables will be encountered around the holidays. Please make sure your polycarts and recyclables are out by 7:00 a.m., and keep in mind that the trucks have no set time schedule.
City of Hays customers that may have any questions regarding this notice should contact the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department at 785-628-7350.
This must be the year that Kansas Supreme Court justices are looking over their shoulders as they visit the grocery store or idle in the drive-up lane to pick up coffee on their way to work.
The court decided last week that the Kansas Legislature has come up with an equitable way to disperse state aid to public elementary and secondary schools. All school districts from border to border are being treated equally. But…the court also decided that the Kansas Legislature’s five-year plan for boosting state aid to K-12 schools by about $525 million falls short of the amount needed so that every child has access to the best possible education—which is what Kansans want for their children and grandchildren—and the future workers of the state.
Practically, that decision on the longtime school finance case said that lawmakers have done a good job with the most technically complicated issue of that equity in financing of the state’s 286 public school districts. The technically hard part is done. That’s good.
But…while equity is actually the toughest issue, it’s the money…and where the Legislature gets that money…that has exploded among conservative lawmakers who this year and in the next two years are going to run for reelection and don’t want to raise anyone’s taxes.
It all comes down to taxes, this school finance scrap, and conservatives are already campaigning on proposals to prevent the Kansas Supreme Court from deciding whether the funding for schools is adequate.
The conservative solutions all are based on putting the court on a leash held by whomever has a majority in the Legislature. Good idea? Probably not long-term, but for the upcoming few years, as long as money is distributed equitably, it would allow the Legislature to decide how much money to spend—and whether it will or won’t either raise taxes or divert state money from anything else to education.
Chances are slim, very slim, that the Legislature can gather the 27 Senate votes and 84 House votes needed to pass a constitutional amendment resolution to put the issue on a statewide ballot.
But the talk is powerful. The “courts taking over state government,” or the court “overruling the decisions of lawmakers elected by the voters of Kansas,” or maybe simply: “the court is raising your taxes” (or forcing legislators to raise your taxes).
What’s better than blaming the court for what could be a state spending—and maybe taxing—increase so that conservative legislators can assert they raised taxes under court order and can’t be blamed for it at the next election?
That increase in spending that the court demands be made by next year’s Legislature? The court doesn’t say how much new money the state needs to spend to meet statewide adequacy, but the computations to meet the court’s decision appear to be somewhere between $80 million and $120 million more a year. That’ atop the $525 million approved last session, and while it is quite a bit of money, the state can probably come up with it. Won’t be pretty, but the money is, or can be, there.
So, what’s it look like for those Kansas Supreme Court justices?
They are going to come under continued fire from lawmakers who want to strip the court’s power to determine what the word “adequate” is as it relates to public education. Chances of voters getting to decide that issue are slim, but it makes a great campaign slogan for conservatives.
Maybe the best deal for those justices is that none of them stand for retention election this year.
Syndicated by Hawver News Company LLC of Topeka; Martin Hawver is publisher of Hawver’s Capitol Report—to learn more about this nonpartisan statewide political news service, visit the website at www.hawvernews.com
By ALEXIS SCHABEN
FHSU University Relations and Marketing
A biologist’s book about baseball has been placed on the 2018 Kansas Notable Books list.
Fort Hays State University’s biological sciences lab coordinator Mark Eberle’s “Kansas Baseball, 1858-1941” was placed on the list by state librarian Eric Norris.
The list contains a selection of 15 books reflecting the rich cultural heritage of Kansas and features quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by Kansans or highlights a Kansas-related topic.
“Kansas Baseball,” published in April 2017, describes the nature of early baseball. Eberle became interested in the topic in grade school, playing in his hometown neighborhood of Olathe and following the Athletics when their home was Kansas City instead of California.
Biologist Eberle said the baseball book was kind of accidental. “I was just curious about which ballparks in Kansas were the oldest, and it grew from there.”
“I was just doing the baseball research for the pleasure I derived from it, with no intention of writing a book, so it is humbling to have that work recognized,” said Eberle.
Larks Park in Hays, one of the oldest ballparks in Kansas, got him started.
“Larks Park, completed in 1940 and officially dedicated in 1941, was No. 10 on the list of oldest ballparks when I started looking three years ago, and became No. 9 after Independence demolished their 1919 grandstand,” he said. “Larks Park will soon become No. 8 after Wichita tears down Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, which was built in 1934.”
Town team baseball was widespread in 1858-1941, which is why Eberle chose the time frame.
“Virtually every town had a team at some point that played against other town teams,” he said. “These teams were a mix of amateur, semipro and professional clubs, but unfortunately this was also the period when most teams were segregated by race or gender.”
Some chapters describe baseball played by teams of women, African Americans, Native Americans and Mexican-Americans, while other chapters describe minor league teams and major league tours through Kansas.
The book, ending with a discussion on the disappearance of town teams after World War II, describes early baseball and histories of the nine ballparks built prior to the war that are still used in Kansas: Rossville, Kinsley, Wichita, Garden City, Chanute, Larned, Junction City, El Dorado and Hays.
Eberle has co-written two other books, also published by the University Press of Kansas, which represents all six Kansas Board of Regents institutions. The other books are based on his professional life as a biologist.
Eberle and Joe Tomelleri, FHSU alumnus, wrote “Fishes of the Central United States” in 1990 featuring hundreds of Tomelleri’s color illustrations of fish. An expanded second edition was published in 2011.
“Kansas Fishes,” published in 2014, was a collaborative effort organized by biologists from each of the state universities and state agencies that work with fish.
“Among the 60 experts who contributed to the book, nine have connections to Fort Hays State University, including myself,” said Eberle.
Dr. William Stark, FHSU professor of biological sciences, Dr. Nicholas Mandrak, former professor of biological sciences, and FHSU alumni Dr. Donald Cloutman, Guy Ernsting, Jordan Hofmeier, Eric Johnson, Jason Lugnibill and Joe Tomelleri were contributors to “Kansas Fishes.”
His books are available through most book retailers, the Sternberg Museum gift shop, the Fort Hays State Historic Site gift shop or the University Press of Kansas at https://kansaspress.ku.edu/.
Eberle is currently focusing on shorter publications which will be published in science journals and on Forsyth Library’s Scholar’s Repository at https://works.bepress.com/mark-eberle/.
I am from the Hays community and am passionate about our community’s strength and success. In order for any community to be healthy, it must support its children. I’d like to share how we at KVC Wheatland Hospital are working to provide a safe place for children and teens from Hays and our surrounding communities. We are a children’s psychiatric hospital that, for nearly a decade now, has provided inpatient treatment for thousands of kids with thoughts of suicide or in crisis. We help stabilize them and then find them further treatment options to continue to get healthy. We also offer residential psychiatric treatment for youth. These are children and teens who need help finding their way through depression, anxiety, traumatic stress or other mental and behavioral challenges and need longer stays for treatment. While each child is in our care, we offer 24-hour support with round-the-clock supervised care.
In 2017, we also opened a separate short-term children’s shelter for children who need a place to stay until a permanent home can be found. These are children who have experienced abuse, neglect or other family challenges and need a safe place to heal. This facility is the least restrictive of all of our services and the children are able to experience the community through different activities while under the supervision of our KVC staff. By opening this shelter, we’re hoping to ensure all children have a safe and comfortable place to lay their heads and simply be kids.
I’d like to thank the people of Hays for welcoming us into the community, contributing your donations and volunteer time, helping us to fight the stigma around mental health and believing that all children deserve the chance to reach their full potential. The children we are caring for are not bad kids; they are our neighbors who need all of our compassion and help. It’s important to understand that children with significant emotional or behavior challenges have often experienced childhood trauma. It is estimated that 2 out of 3 youth will be exposed to childhood trauma before the age of 16 which includes abuse, neglect, loss of a loved one, domestic violence, parental substance abuse, natural disasters and other life-altering events. Science tells us that trauma impacts the brain, making it difficult to problem-solve, manage stress and build relationships. That is why we provide trauma-informed care that helps you heal from their experience and build resilience. We’re working with these kids to be healthy, happy and positively contribute to their communities.
We are thankful for the amazing men and women of the Hays Police Department, community organizations and every member of the Hays community that help us ensure that the children in our care and other members of the Hays community are safe. If you have any questions about our services, please contact Audrey Lindenmeyer, Program Director at (785) 624-6000. We’re planning a community event in August and will invite those who would like to learn more about KVC Wheatland Hospital and our services. We’ll share updates on our website www.kvchospitals.org/wheatland and Facebook page www.facebook.com/kvcwheatland
Ryan Speier, President
KVC Hospitals
Going into the first week of July, most Kansans are experiencing the dog-days of summer – blistering heat, strong southerly winds and a few scattered showers. In most fields across our state, the corn crop is holding its own and the beans and milo are in “decent” shape as well.
Wheat harvest turned out better than most farmers expected but they know with the continued summer heat their Kansas row crops will need additional moisture during the next few months. Same for the pastures and ponds.
Still, for those Kansans lucky enough to toil in their own gardens, it’s time to taste, enjoy and appreciate the fruits of their labor. Some are already picking tomatoes and cucumbers by the armfuls. Lettuce and radishes remain in the mix as well.
Just a few short weeks ago, many folks walked out to their machine sheds or garage and plucked a spade out of one of the dark corners or cranked up the turf tiller and headed for the garden. Springtime on the farm or in town always means preparing the soil, planting seeds and growing food.
Growing up in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, fresh produce wasn’t as abundant in the grocery store as it is today. Knox Market, located on old Highway 24 on the west edge of Hoxie, did boast cantaloupes and watermelons trucked in from western Colorado and New Mexico.
This amounted to some fine, delicious summer eating. Juicy and cold, a big slice of watermelon – you couldn’t beat it for a summer treat.
During this period, most families grew their own. Many couldn’t afford to go to the store and buy their fresh fruits and vegetables.
Today, while most people can afford to buy their produce from the local grocery, some still prefer to grow their own.
Few things are better in life than fresh sweet corn picked, steamed and served slathered with butter a few minutes before lunch or dinner. The kernels taste as sweet as candy. Yep, tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupes and watermelons all taste better when they’re “fresh picked.”
Also, there is nothing more satisfying than to walk out to your own garden, pick a couple of tomatoes and head for the kitchen. Once inside, wash and cut the red delight, sprinkle on a little salt and pepper. Umm, they’re so good.
People are discovering once again, or in most cases for the first time, how good foods taste fresh right out of the soil.
If you don’t believe me, just bite into a fresh carrot, radish or slice up a cool, refreshing cucumber and slip it into your mouth. The proof is in the tasting.
Some of us were born with a sweet tooth. I’m one of them. Fresh fruit, ice cream and chocolates are my favorites. If you’ve ever picked fresh strawberries and sprinkled them on a heaping bowl of vanilla ice cream, you know you’ve just experienced a little bit of heaven right here on earth. Sometimes popping a few fresh ones right from the vine and into your mouth is even better.
So, the next time you’re working in your garden this summer and the sweat begins to drip down your face and into your eyes, think about all those wonderful fresh strawberries, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers you’ll soon eat on your own dinner table. When you harvest the fruits of your labor, you’ll know it is worth it.
John Schlageck, a Hoxie native, is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas.
DISPATCHER
CITY OF HAYS
The City of Hays is looking for our next Dispatcher. Dispatchers are the lifeline for citizens of Ellis County and Law Enforcement, Fire, & EMS personnel. They are responsible for making sure citizens get quick responses for the help they need by answering both emergency & non-emergency calls.
Typical work schedule includes seven 12-hour shifts every two weeks which provides, on average, 3.5 days off each week. Holidays and every other weekend required.
REQUIREMENTS
High School diploma or GED and valid driver’s license required. This position is required to work in a fast-paced environment where quick decisions are vital. The ability to multitask, enter data into the computer system, keep confidentiality & communicate effectively is essential.
Paid on-the-job training for the right candidate. All Dispatchers are required to live within a 40-minute response time of the City of Hays within 180 days of employment. Job offers contingent on pre-employment tests.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
2018 Base Pay Range: $31,099 annually plus additional overtime and holiday pay compensation. Additional pay may be given for previous experience. The City of Hays offers great benefits. Visit www.haysusa.com for a full list of the benefits provided.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications will be accepted online at www.haysusa.com until position is filled. Questions about the position may be sent to Human Resources at [email protected] or by calling 785-628-7320.
Each month of the 2018 season, Sunflower Electric Power Corp. and its member-owners will give away a pair of tickets to see a Kansas City Royals home game! Enter below and be sure to come back and enter each month for your chance to win!
The Hays Police Department responded to 10 animal calls and conducted 24 traffic stops Fri., June 29, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Driving Under the Influence–300 block W 8th St, Hays; 12:25 AM
Drug Offenses–400 block W 5th St, Hays; 1:28 AM; 2:47 AM
Suspicious Person–4500 block Hoover Dr, Hays; 1:44 AM
Water Use Violation–2900 block Walnut St, Hays; 5:52 AM
Animal At Large–1000 block E 15th St, Hays; 7:54 AM
Suspicious Person–3800 block Willow St, Hays; 8:20 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–32nd and Vine St Frontage Rd, Hays; 8:49 AM
Suspicious Person–1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 9:38 AM
Animal At Large–11th St and Fort St, Hays; 10:01 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–1300 block Lawrence Dr, Hays; 10:23 AM
Suspicious Activity–500 block W 17th St, Hays; 12:26 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–1200 block Main St, Hays; 1:13 PM
Fraud–2700 block Elm St, Hays; 2:11 PM
Animal Cruelty/Neglect–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 2:49 PM
Harassment, Telephone/FAX–300 block E 11th St, Hays; 5:10 PM
Animal Cruelty/Neglect–200 block E 11th, Hays; 6:20 PM
Welfare Check–200 block W 6th St, Hays; 7:06 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–500 block W 12th St, Hays; 9:59 PM
Liquor Offense, sell, furnish, transport–300 block E 18th St, Hays; 11:12 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–4100 block Vine St, Hays; 11:36 PM; 11:36 PM
The Hays Police Department responded to 4 animal calls and conducted 15 traffic stops Sat., June 30, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Suspicious Person–2800 block Hall St, Hays; 12:239 AM
Intoxicated Subject–500 block W 17th St, Hays; 1:42 AM
Battery on LEO–1400 block Walnut St, Hays; 2:55 AM
Abandoned Vehicle–400 block E 19th St, Hays; 9:39 AM
Found/Lost Property–2600 block Donald Dr, Hays; 10:45 AM
Animal Bite Investigation–200 block Northridge Dr, Hays; 11:23 AM
Criminal Transport–1300 block Kansas Highway 264, Larned; 1:34 PM
Animal At Large–2500 block E 19th St, Hays; 2:14 PM
Drug Offenses–3200 block Vine St, Hays; 6/29 3 PM; 6/30 11 AM
MV Accident-Private Property–3600 block Vine St, Hays; 4:21 PM
Suspicious Activity–100 block W 38th St, Hays; 5:14 PM
MV Accident-Hit and Run–1100 block Centennial Blvd, Hays; 12 AM; 5:26 PM
MV Accident /DUI–24th and Main St, Hays; 7:19 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–1200 block Donald Dr, Hays; 8:14 PM
The Hays Police Department responded to 10 animal calls and conducted 12 traffic stops Sun., July 1, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA–100 block E 7th St, Hays; 12:35 AM
Suspicious Person–2300 block Vine St, Hays; 2:27 AM
Mental Health Call–2900 block Ash St, Hays; 6:37 AM
Animal At Large–100 block W 34th St, Hays; 9:21 AM
Animal At Large–1200 block Maple St, Hays; 9:52 AM
Drug Offenses–4200 block Vine St, Hays; 10:17 AM
Animal At Large–27th and Fort St, Hays; 11:21 AM
Wildlife Incident–1500 block US 183 Alt Hwy, Hays; 11:39 AM
Dead Animal Call–1000 block E 8th St, Hays; 12:26 PM
Unwanted Person–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 1:21 PM
Criminal Threat–100 block W 11th St, Hays; 2:01 PM
Civil Dispute–2700 block Vine St, Hays; 2:32 PM
Theft (general)–200 block W 10th St, Hays; 2:54 PM
Drug Offenses–1000 block E 41st St, Hays; 3:21 PM; 3:35 PM
Animal Injured–25th St and Donald Dr, Hays; 4:57 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–1200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 6:12 PM
MV Accident-Private Property-Hit and Run–200 block E 28th St, Hays; 8 PM; 8:08 PM
Found/Lost Property–300 block W 43rd St, Hays; 8:09 PM
Civil Dispute–500 block Vine St, Hays; 9:46 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–3600 block Vine St, Hays; 10:30 PM; 10:48 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–3400 block Vine St, Hays; 11:33 PM
The Hays Police Department responded to 9 animal calls and conducted 17 traffic stops Mon., July 2, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Drug Offenses–400 block W 4th St, Hays; 12:28 AM
Mental Health Call–400 block W 5th St, Hays; 5:55 AM
Theft (general)–1300 block Lawrence Dr, Hays; 8:16 AM
Theft (general)–400 block E 19th St, Hays; 8:35 AM
Child in Need of Care–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 11:08 AM
Animal At Large–1000 block E 29th St, Hays; 11:18 AM
Civil Dispute–400 block W 4th St, Hays; 12:10 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–400 block W 23rd St, Hays; 1:10 PM
Theft (general)–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 1:20 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–300 block W 13th St, Hays; 1:40 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–2900 block Vine St, Hays; 3:35 PM; 3:37 PM
Animal At Large–3300 block Willow St, Hays; 3:47 PM
Criminal Trespass–500 block E 20th St, Hays; 4:43 PM
MV Accident-Co Road/St Hwy–27th St and Woodrow, Hays; 5:09 PM
Water Use Violation–400 block E 13th St, Hays–5:10 PM
MV Accident-Co Road/St Hwy–100 block W 14th St, Hays; 5:11 PM
Unwanted Person–1800 block Pine St, Hays; 5:56 PM
Harassment, Telephone/FAX–1100 block E 22nd St, Hays; 6:10 PM
Water Use Violation–1700 block Marshall Rd, Hays; 6:48 PM
Found/Lost Property–600 block E 13th St, Hays; 7:41 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–3300 block Vine St, Hays; 8:18 PM
Civil Dispute–3700 block Canal Blvd, Hays; 8:49 PM
Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph.
Independence Day Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. South wind 11 to 16 mph.
Wednesday Night A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
FridayA 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Friday NightA 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
The Hays school board approved a pilot program to study the use of Chromebooks in the district at its meeting Monday night.
The program will include purchasing Chromebooks for students at the Learning Center, a middle school class and an elementary school class.
The total cost for 70 Chromebooks, licensing and teacher training will be $22,543.
The board recently approved the purchase of Dell computers for high school students. During that debate, some board members expressed frustration the technology committee did not present an option with Chromebooks. They thought Chromebooks might be a cheaper option.
Superintendent John Thissen said the real test of the pilot would be of the Google platform compared to the Microsoft Suite, which the district uses now.
Board member Sophia Rose Young voted against the pilot program, saying she was not convinced a switch to Chromebooks would save the district money. She said she was concerned about the cost of training on a new system. She said her employer, Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas has been in the midst of a conversion to Google since she has been with the organization. Some systems are still not converted to Google.
“This could be bigger beast than a little study on a laptop,” she said.
Thissen said the investment would not be wasted if the district decided not to transition to Chromebooks. He said the computers would be used in the district in some way.
Board reorganization
The board elected Mandy Fox, former board vice president, as the new president of the board. It elected Mike Walker as the new vice president of the board. Lance Bickle vacated the position of president after serving three years.
The board approved a number of other annual appointments, but delayed board president appointments so nominations could be taken. Those included Hays Recreation Commission, Early Childhood Connections Policy Council, Hays Area Children’s Center Board, Technology Committee and USD 489 Foundation for Excellence Board.
More on the bond
At the end of the meeting, board member Luke Oborny asked if the board needed to direct the superintendent to collect opinions from the public through town halls or a survey since the board voted last week to delay any action on a bond until January.
Board president Mandy Fox said she thought the vote last week directed the administration to do nothing until January.
Board member Paul Adams said he wanted communicated to the public their opinions are valued and there are many opportunities to communicate with board, including attending board meetings and speaking during the audience participation period.
Other business:
• Sarah Wasinger of the USD 489 Foundation gave a report on a dinner and auction the foundation will conduct on Nov. 3. Proceeds will go toward security upgrades at USD 489 schools. The foundation hopes to raise $50,000 toward the cost of the upgrades, which are being done this summer.
• Student handbook revisions were approved
