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<DIV>I am pleased to see that the University "our tax dollars" are being used at a fine facility I must add. When I was in High School, we did not have wall climbing, fly fishing, in line hockey, biking, camping, but we did have a tennis court. You asked me about a primer climbing wall. We never had a wall to climb. These are luxury's in my book. We did it the old fashion way. Sit ups, push ups, jumping jacks, squats, running in place and running around the neighborhood. Do other High Schools offer all these fine classes? </DIV>
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<DIV>Regarding "physical activity" you are only bussing them less than a mile I think. Just think if they "walked" they would have their 150 minutes in physical activity. Then there would be no expense for gas.</DIV>
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<DIV>If you really want a new High School it could be funded if the University was forced to pay taxes on everything it has taken off the rolls. Forget what they say about "portions" being paid. I pay it all. They should pay it all. Don't raise our citizen taxes any higher. Make the state or the University pay for the new High School.</DIV>
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<DIV>Phil</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:timo5277@uidaho.edu">Timothy Rigsby</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> 04/02/05 16:07:57</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> [Spam] [Vision2020] 1912 Levy Issues</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Phil:</DIV>
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<DIV>I don't know about the downfalls of the science lab, but I do know that if the</DIV>
<DIV>science lab is not up to par, it is not the only facility at MHS that would fall</DIV>
<DIV>into this category.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Physical Education Department, for whom I have worked extensively with this</DIV>
<DIV>school year, is lacking proper and safe facilities as well. Ms. Karla Harman</DIV>
<DIV>busses her students to the University of Idaho Tuesday-Friday to participate</DIV>
<DIV>in Outdoor Education classes. Ms. Harmans students receive instruction on</DIV>
<DIV>Wall Climbing, Fly Fishing, Inline Hockey, Biking, Camping, and Racquet Sports to</DIV>
<DIV>name a few activities. I doubt very seriously that even with a remodel of the</DIV>
<DIV>1912 center, that these activities could take place in the remodeled space. Would</DIV>
<DIV>you be willing to let students play inline hockey at CJs instead of building a</DIV>
<DIV>new building?</DIV>
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<DIV>Not only is Ms. Harman taking her students off campus, but Mr. Amos and Ms. Barnes</DIV>
<DIV>are as well. Bussing students off campus takes away from the students</DIV>
<DIV>activity time. According to the governing authority of Physical Education,</DIV>
<DIV>NASPE, students should receive a minimum of 150 minutes per week in vigorous</DIV>
<DIV>physical activity. By bussing students, we are cutting their classroom time to</DIV>
<DIV>about 35 or 40 minutes per day. Once you figure instruction or demonstration</DIV>
<DIV>and introduction of new skills, the students may only get about 20 to 25 minutes</DIV>
<DIV>of vigorous activity time. 100 minutes per week is nowhere near the NASPE standard</DIV>
<DIV>of 150 minutes.</DIV>
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<DIV>Considering that Unleaded gas is running $2.19 today per gallon and diesel is</DIV>
<DIV>sitting right around $2.70, so I hear, I think that building this new school</DIV>
<DIV>would help cut down considerably on the fuel cost to bus these students to far</DIV>
<DIV>off playing fields and gymnasiums.</DIV>
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<DIV>If this bond passes, and I hope to hell it will, the students will more than</DIV>
<DIV>likely not have to be bussed daily off campus to participate in activity</DIV>
<DIV>classes. Granted, in order for wall climbing to take place, they will still</DIV>
<DIV>get bussed to UI, but this unit is typically only three weeks with the students</DIV>
<DIV>bussed a maximum of 15 times. When you were in school Phil, were you climbing up</DIV>
<DIV>a premier climbing wall, learning to fly fish, or playing games such as Omnikin</DIV>
<DIV>Ball or Pickleball? You probably dont even know what Pickleball or Kin ball are</DIV>
<DIV>do you? Students at MHS have one heck of a physical education program and</DIV>
<DIV>are extremely fortunate to have what little facilities they have as is. Giving</DIV>
<DIV>these students a new school that is light years ahead of where they are now will</DIV>
<DIV>not only help the morale of the students but also will help further the</DIV>
<DIV>educational opportunities these students are missing out on.</DIV>
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<DIV>Tim Rigsby</DIV>
<DIV>Student, University of Idaho</DIV>
<DIV>College of Education</DIV>
<DIV>Physical Education, School & Community Health Education, and Sport Science</DIV>
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