Schools
Whitnall Plans to Light up its Scoreboard
The School Board approved dipping into the district's facilities project contingency funds to purchase a video display scoreboard for the high school's new stadium.
Whitnall football fans will be given a new meaning to scoreboard watching next fall.
new stadium will be equipped with an impressive, and more expensive video scoreboard.
On Monday, the Whitnall School Board approved a $115,000 scoreboard that will include a video display that is expected to provide a source of revenue through paid advertising and provide an opportunity for the high school’s broadcast journalism, digital production and communication classes to expand curriculum.
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“The belief is that it will pay for itself in a short amount of time,” Superintendent Lowell Holtz said. “And classes at the high school will tie very well into learning how to program the board.”
The Board originally budgeted $30,000 for a static scoreboard, but since then, the district learned it will receive a $20,000 donation from the booster club. On Monday, board members agreed to dip into the project’s contingency fund for the additional $65,000 needed for the upgraded scoreboard, which would be approximately 24 feet wide and 21 feet high, according to Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Matthew Karshna.
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Approximately $117,000 remains in the contingency fund.
In a related attempt to generate revenue, the Board also approved the request to seek a sign code waiver from the City of Greenfield in order to lease property on the northeast corner of the high school property near 1-43 and allow a future sign vendor to erect a double-faced LED billboard.
In addition, the Board also approved a plan to spend approximately $140,000 to .
With the Board’s approval, the district will purchase $114,000 worth of hardware after April 1. Minor installation work will begin June 1, and a major wiring and installation project will occur once students leave for the summer.
The project is expected to be completed by Aug. 24.
Board members also approved a boundary change that will from Hales Corners Elementary to Edgerton Elementary.
“All the families that will be affected have been contacted and are fine with the move,” Holtz said.
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