***Updated***
The new referendum originally set to benefit multiple athletic teams and the arts at PLHS, is now being altered in ways that directly impact the Varsity and JV gymnastics team. The original plans included a designated, permanent gym space for the gymnastics team.
For years, we have been practicing at Twin Oaks so we weren’t in the way of other larger sports. Every season, the gymnasts themselves have to physically take down and set up all of our heavy equipment. This impacts the wear and tear of our equipment, and potentially creates additional hazards in terms of safety (think: traveling carnival rides v. secure amusement park rides). Our mats which are very expensive, specially, see the most damage from being moved all of the time. Our space holds a training season in the summer and fall and is open to gymnasts from nearby schools.
We were recently informed we will no longer be getting a new gym space, and our allotted space at Twin Oaks is being cur down in the off season. In case you aren’t aware, gymnastics is a year round sport. Without this space, we lose that practice time. For as long as I’m aware, we’ve sent individual gymnasts to state every year, and we have a really good chance at making it to state as a team in the next few years. This would really prove our hard work is all worth it, and solidify us as a real competitor in high school gymnastics!
Further, we are receiving conflicting information about why we are not getting a new space, and why the team's space is being cut. We have heard it is to allow space for 9th grade boys basketball, we have heard it is to accommodate middle school physical education classes, etc. Gymnastics is the only program that is not gaining from the referendum, and is actually losing something. Is the school board’s next step to cut the gymnastics program completely?! Other schools in our district have already done this, and we need to set a new precedent and keep our program growing and thriving.
I have been doing gymnastics for fourteen years of my life and if they cut our program, I would have no where to go except quit the sport I love forever. PLHS has plenty of gyms to fit all other sports. If we had the permanent gym space, we could potentially start a club team for younger kids’ classes and be able to build them into high level gymnasts. This decision will impact many generations to come. Gymnastics is one of the most gravity-defying, graceful, and extraordinary sport, and it has been around for 4,000 years.
We plan on sending this petition to the superintendent to show her we belong in Prior Lake-Savage High School. We feel we aren’t recognized for the potential we have, and she needs to see this! Please help us show them we do not deserve to be cut down any more than we already are!
Updates
March 29, 2018
We hit 100 signatures today. Post this link on your Facebook page right now so the school board sees how many people are watching them. Text three friends and tell them to sign before the next meeting.
Reached 500 supporters
March 28, 2018
March 27, 2018
We are approaching 500 signatures and need to hit this milestone before we demand a meeting with the board. Text three friends right now and ask them to add their names to this fight. The district needs to see that we are organized and ready to hold them accountable.
Reached 100 supporters
March 27, 2018
March 25, 2018
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to hit this mark before the board meets. Post this link on your Facebook wall right now to keep the momentum moving.
86 Comments
Cutting the gym space for these athletes would be a disservice to out community! If you look at the schools in the area that are comparable is size they all have thriving programs because they have dedicated space. Don’t take away these opportunities for so many girls for years and years to come!
As a parent with an upcoming HS gymnast this is very concerning and needs to be readdressed. Our girls work hard at their sport and it has shown in their standings. They need their practice space.
Once again these young, talented and dedicated young women are being told that they're not as important as the young men they go to school with. This decision is saying that their hard work, dedication and time does not matter as much as the boys in 9th grade. It needs to stop. When we will STOP telling females they dont matter as much as males?
These young girls have been involved in gymnastics for years practicing year round improving their skills,to much cost and time to there families. This has been a goal for them to participate at varsity level for Prior Lake.Without a practice facility year round it will be difficult to complete at the level they have worked so hard to achieve. Please reconsider your decision.
I voted “yes” on the referendum so that my daughter WOULD have the opportunity to have appropriate gymnastics facilities to practice and compete. Now AFTER receiving my “yes” vote your not going to take measures to ensure all sports have the have equal representation when allotting funds. Really?
I would like to engage in this discussion and ask some questions. The only reason I voted yes for the referendum was so these kids could expand their sports program, so I would like more information about why this is not happening. I'm hoping my insights don't negatively affect the decisions made in the future. 1. I acknowledge that the field house was a random idea thrown in with absolutely no promise behind it. But why mention it if there were no intentions of involving the gymnastics space there? Same thing goes with the mention of moving to the high school gym. When did the board deny the 6 court facility and approve the 4 court facility? Did the 6 court facility get denied and then the rest of the community was informed of the deny and told with that "because the six court facility was denied the gymnastics team will not have the opportunity to move to the high school."? To my knowledge, there was no information of that team moving if, and only if, the original proposal was accepted. But who knows, even with the 6 court approval they would still probably be the team to get the short end of the stick. Why get their hopes up if there truly was no intention to move them? 2. I would slightly disagree that the equipment is well managed and taken care of, I've been in there. However, mat replacement is not what this discussion is about. The football, baseball, and softball athletes that help move the equipment into storage. Do they help set up for the summer program? Will they help tear down at the end of the summer program? Will they then also help set up AGAIN for the competition season? If not, why is this process being pushed onto these athletes and their parents, who clearly did not choose for the fall program to be taken away from them? I thought part of the point of the dedicated space was so that NO team had to set up and tear down the gym. But now the gym has to be torn down MULTIPLE times in the year. 3. No one said this was a 9th grade boys baske
With more space there shouldn't be any need to reduce the gymnasts space
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***Updated***
The new referendum originally set to benefit multiple athletic teams and the arts at PLHS, is now being altered in ways that directly impact the Varsity and JV gymnastics team. The original plans included a designated, permanent gym space for the gymnastics team.
For years, we have been practicing at Twin Oaks so we weren’t in the way of other larger sports. Every season, the gymnasts themselves have to physically take down and set up all of our heavy equipment. This impacts the wear and tear of our equipment, and potentially creates additional hazards in terms of safety (think: traveling carnival rides v. secure amusement park rides). Our mats which are very expensive, specially, see the most damage from being moved all of the time. Our space holds a training season in the summer and fall and is open to gymnasts from nearby schools.
We were recently informed we will no longer be getting a new gym space, and our allotted space at Twin Oaks is being cur down in the off season. In case you aren’t aware, gymnastics is a year round sport. Without this space, we lose that practice time. For as long as I’m aware, we’ve sent individual gymnasts to state every year, and we have a really good chance at making it to state as a team in the next few years. This would really prove our hard work is all worth it, and solidify us as a real competitor in high school gymnastics!
Further, we are receiving conflicting information about why we are not getting a new space, and why the team's space is being cut. We have heard it is to allow space for 9th grade boys basketball, we have heard it is to accommodate middle school physical education classes, etc. Gymnastics is the only program that is not gaining from the referendum, and is actually losing something. Is the school board’s next step to cut the gymnastics program completely?! Other schools in our district have already done this, and we need to set a new precedent and keep our program growing and thriving.
I have been doing gymnastics for fourteen years of my life and if they cut our program, I would have no where to go except quit the sport I love forever. PLHS has plenty of gyms to fit all other sports. If we had the permanent gym space, we could potentially start a club team for younger kids’ classes and be able to build them into high level gymnasts. This decision will impact many generations to come. Gymnastics is one of the most gravity-defying, graceful, and extraordinary sport, and it has been around for 4,000 years.
We plan on sending this petition to the superintendent to show her we belong in Prior Lake-Savage High School. We feel we aren’t recognized for the potential we have, and she needs to see this! Please help us show them we do not deserve to be cut down any more than we already are!
Updates
March 29, 2018
We hit 100 signatures today. Post this link on your Facebook page right now so the school board sees how many people are watching them. Text three friends and tell them to sign before the next meeting.
Reached 500 supporters
March 28, 2018
March 27, 2018
We are approaching 500 signatures and need to hit this milestone before we demand a meeting with the board. Text three friends right now and ask them to add their names to this fight. The district needs to see that we are organized and ready to hold them accountable.
Reached 100 supporters
March 27, 2018
March 25, 2018
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to hit this mark before the board meets. Post this link on your Facebook wall right now to keep the momentum moving.
86 Comments
My daughter was fortunate enough to be a Laker gymnast this last year. She has loved being involved with her school by participating in the sport as opposed to being at a club. These girls work hard and represent our community well. Please reconsider cutting their gym space/time but also not giving them a dedicated spot to practice.
Cutting the gym space for these athletes would be a disservice to out community! If you look at the schools in the area that are comparable is size they all have thriving programs because they have dedicated space. Don’t take away these opportunities for so many girls for years and years to come!
As a parent with an upcoming HS gymnast this is very concerning and needs to be readdressed. Our girls work hard at their sport and it has shown in their standings. They need their practice space.
Once again these young, talented and dedicated young women are being told that they're not as important as the young men they go to school with. This decision is saying that their hard work, dedication and time does not matter as much as the boys in 9th grade. It needs to stop. When we will STOP telling females they dont matter as much as males?
These young girls have been involved in gymnastics for years practicing year round improving their skills,to much cost and time to there families. This has been a goal for them to participate at varsity level for Prior Lake.Without a practice facility year round it will be difficult to complete at the level they have worked so hard to achieve. Please reconsider your decision.
I voted “yes” on the referendum so that my daughter WOULD have the opportunity to have appropriate gymnastics facilities to practice and compete. Now AFTER receiving my “yes” vote your not going to take measures to ensure all sports have the have equal representation when allotting funds. Really?
I would like to engage in this discussion and ask some questions. The only reason I voted yes for the referendum was so these kids could expand their sports program, so I would like more information about why this is not happening. I'm hoping my insights don't negatively affect the decisions made in the future. 1. I acknowledge that the field house was a random idea thrown in with absolutely no promise behind it. But why mention it if there were no intentions of involving the gymnastics space there? Same thing goes with the mention of moving to the high school gym. When did the board deny the 6 court facility and approve the 4 court facility? Did the 6 court facility get denied and then the rest of the community was informed of the deny and told with that "because the six court facility was denied the gymnastics team will not have the opportunity to move to the high school."? To my knowledge, there was no information of that team moving if, and only if, the original proposal was accepted. But who knows, even with the 6 court approval they would still probably be the team to get the short end of the stick. Why get their hopes up if there truly was no intention to move them? 2. I would slightly disagree that the equipment is well managed and taken care of, I've been in there. However, mat replacement is not what this discussion is about. The football, baseball, and softball athletes that help move the equipment into storage. Do they help set up for the summer program? Will they help tear down at the end of the summer program? Will they then also help set up AGAIN for the competition season? If not, why is this process being pushed onto these athletes and their parents, who clearly did not choose for the fall program to be taken away from them? I thought part of the point of the dedicated space was so that NO team had to set up and tear down the gym. But now the gym has to be torn down MULTIPLE times in the year. 3. No one said this was a 9th grade boys baske
With more space there shouldn't be any need to reduce the gymnasts space
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My daughter was fortunate enough to be a Laker gymnast this last year. She has loved being involved with her school by participating in the sport as opposed to being at a club. These girls work hard and represent our community well. Please reconsider cutting their gym space/time but also not giving them a dedicated spot to practice.