Gymnasium

**Gymnasium** is a covered location for athletics. The word is derived from the ancient Greek *gymnasium*. They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational institutions. Gym is also slang for fitness centre, which is often an area for indoor recreation. A gym may be open air as well. A gym is a place with a number of equipments and machines used by the people to do exercises. The Lincoln Middle School is Gymnasium to the Locker Room go to GYM Clothes. The Elementary Schools is used to be a Jefferson School, Roosevelt School, and Washington School from the GYM. Hawthorne High School's gymnasium has a sharp, new look, complete with the branding the school's mascot, the bear, to promote school spirit and athletic zeal.  The Hawthorne Board of Education had made a strong case for a number of capital projects, including renovating and branding the Hawthorne High School gymnasium, multipurpose room, and auditorium as one of many components in its renovation efforts across all the public schools in the district.  This was enacted thanks to a $24 million referendum which borough citizens approved overwhelmingly by two-thirds in 2019.

Through social media, the Hawthorne High School Athletics Department said, "There is no gym like the gym in Bear Country. Recently painted and looking great with some new graphics."

## Overview

Gymnasium apparatus like barbells, jumping boards, running paths, tennis-balls, cricket fields, and fencing areas are used for exercises. In safe weather, outdoor locations are the most conducive to health. Gyms were popular in ancient Greece. Their curricula included self-defense, gymnastics medica, or physical therapy to help the sick and injured, and for physical fitness and sports, from boxing to dancing to skipping rope.
Gymnasiums also had teachers of wisdom and philosophy. Community gymnastic events were done as part of the celebrations during various village festivals. In ancient Greece there was a phrase of contempt, "He can neither swim nor write." After a while, however, Olympic athletes began training in buildings specifically designed for them. Community sports never became as popular among ancient Romans as it had among the ancient Greeks. Gyms were used more as a preparation for military service or spectator sports. During the Roman Empire, the gymnastic art was forgotten. In the Dark Ages there were sword fighting tournaments and of chivalry; and after gunpowder was invented sword fighting began to be replaced by the sport of fencing, as well as schools of dagger fighting and wrestling and boxing.

## Wall Graphics

The Lincoln Middle School was missing a sense of identity. With no windows, outdated wood flooring and bland two-tone white and blue walls, this space was prime for an update. By refinishing the wood floor and adding a dose of school spirit with the use of contemporary graphics throughout the room, this space has been given an identity that students and guests alike immediately notice and enlivens their outlook whether getting ready to participate in sports with peers, or attending a school function. . There is often times a fine line between what you “expect” and what you ultimately receive, Solutions bridges any gaps so that the vision and the end result are closely aligned. . PROJECT DETAILS: Cost: $65,500 Completion Date: 2021 Location: Hawthorne, New Jersey Category: Renovations Area: 4,715 sq. ft.