It was unfortunate this year that 18 students had no where to go after completing years of playing hockey in town. Mr. Embury stated that there is a high level of interest for a girl s hockey team too. He thanked the Board for their serious consideration of his request. He stated that 53 kids are eligible to play high school hockey next year and without a JV team they will have no where to go. He stated these students are talented and have a high level of commitment to the sport.
Involved students have better grades, are more responsible and have higher self-esteem.
He urged the Board to consider his request for funding of a JV hockey team in their budget preparation for next year. It provides informational programming on education and transportation as well. It recently aired a program on How safe are our Schools . Mr. Thomson stated he had recently watched a State Board of Education meeting on CPTV2. She stated that the problem with the current ice hockey program in high school is that it is not very inviting to students less experienced in the sport.