New Fitness Center Opened At Horace Greeley High School

CHAPPAQUA, NY — District and local officials and supporters celebrated the opening of the new Fitness and Athletic Center at Horace Greeley High School on Wednesday.

In May 2018, the Greeley Sports Boosters was awarded a $600,000 Twin Oaks Recreational Community Grant to fund the project. Its purpose was to revamp and update existing athletics building spaces to create a comprehensive fitness facility aimed at amplifying athletics and wellness at Greeley. Greeley Sports Boosters gave the grant money to the Chappaqua Central School District to oversee and administer the renovations.

"This grant will catapult the Fitness and Athletic Center project forward, enabling us to provide state-of-the-art spaces and expanded programming that fosters students’ interest in fitness and wellness, and allows all students the opportunity to improve their overall fitness levels,” said Jason Semo, Director of Physical Education, Health and Athletics. “We truly appreciate the support of the Twin Oaks Board and the tremendous work Greeley Sports Boosters did to secure the Grant for this project.”

The Fitness and Athletics Center Project resulted in three modernized spaces:

The Fitness Center: A 5000-sq. ft. fitness space housing cardio equipment, a turf area for speed and agility training, exercise machines, free weights and audio-visual equipment.

The Mind-Body Studio: A 2800-sq. ft. studio for yoga, Pilates and other movement disciplines.

The Exhibition Gym: The 11,500-sq. ft. Main Gym is equipped with a multipurpose high-tech video, score and media board, six modern basketball systems and multiple divider nets.

The Project was endorsed by the District’s Facilities Committee, Wellness Committee and Board of Education as well as New Castle United for Youth and the Chappaqua School Foundation, who awarded a $50,000 grant to the Athletic Department towards this project.

The Fitness and Athletic Center Project will enable students to take advantage of fitness and athletics spaces on par with other innovative school features such as the iLab and new STEAM center.

The generous grant allowed us to transform our physical education curriculum at Greeley, said Superintendent Christine Ackerman. "Chappaqua Central School District is profoundly grateful to Twin Oaks and would like to thank Greeley Sports Boosters for securing this opportunity for our District."

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