Imagine a place where people of all ages come, where health ranks supreme and safety is paramount. A facility where residents of Hatteras Island, young and old, can reap the physical and mental benefits of walking, jogging, running, jumping, and throwing. A Track and field complex where elementary students learn the skills to excel in all other sports in addition to learning sportsmanship and goal setting. High school athletes have the opportunity to compete in one of the few sports where an individual and a team can be competitive. This facility would be "Home of the Hurricanes", a connection to our sister schools where student-athletes are equal. A complex that Dare County Schools is proud to call theirs and invite schools from all over North Carolina to come experience the thrill of competition.
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May 8, 2018
I have officially requested a formal review of the current site plans with the Dare County Schools planning committee. These signatures establish the necessary mandate for that presentation. I will update you on their availability for a site assessment once they respond to my inquiry.
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Running students on an highway is an accident waiting to happen. “Then a track will be built, especially if it’s a DOA”. Build it now before you do have that to consider!
I will be absent from the meeting unfortunately. I have been a coach of Cape Hatteras Elementary School GoFar program for 3 years now. We have over 30 runners in gofar of which many are very passionate about running and their future in track and cross country. It is not fair to these students that all other schools in the county have the opportunity to train on a track, and our schools who have built very competitive running programs are not given the same opportunities.
We have an award winning track and one of the largest Go Far groups in the county. Our deserve reciprocity with the rest of the county. Hatteras should not have to go without!
There is the perfect property at the end of Lighthouse Road. Formerly used by the Navy....been empty for ten years, already has a track
Having grown up on the island and later becoming a runner at Manteo High I definitely know the need for this.
We need this on Hatteras island!
Much needed facility.
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Imagine a place where people of all ages come, where health ranks supreme and safety is paramount. A facility where residents of Hatteras Island, young and old, can reap the physical and mental benefits of walking, jogging, running, jumping, and throwing. A Track and field complex where elementary students learn the skills to excel in all other sports in addition to learning sportsmanship and goal setting. High school athletes have the opportunity to compete in one of the few sports where an individual and a team can be competitive. This facility would be "Home of the Hurricanes", a connection to our sister schools where student-athletes are equal. A complex that Dare County Schools is proud to call theirs and invite schools from all over North Carolina to come experience the thrill of competition.
Updates
May 8, 2018
I have officially requested a formal review of the current site plans with the Dare County Schools planning committee. These signatures establish the necessary mandate for that presentation. I will update you on their availability for a site assessment once they respond to my inquiry.
Reached 100 supporters
May 8, 2018
38 Comments
As a runner who attended college on an athletic scholarship, our school board & county have been doing a disservice to our children for decades! Good runners can very easily earn scholarships to colleges but without an actual track to practice on to reach their BEST puts them at a distinct disadvantage over other student athletes in our area. Track encompasses boys and girls & offers many options within the sport for kids who might otherwise not play a sport the entire year. Think about how many kids lives might be different if this had been an option for the past 20 yrs! I was told by a teacher & coach when they built the football field a track was coming in the next few yrs.....we see how that worked out! It is BEYOND time our school had one!
Running students on an highway is an accident waiting to happen. “Then a track will be built, especially if it’s a DOA”. Build it now before you do have that to consider!
I will be absent from the meeting unfortunately. I have been a coach of Cape Hatteras Elementary School GoFar program for 3 years now. We have over 30 runners in gofar of which many are very passionate about running and their future in track and cross country. It is not fair to these students that all other schools in the county have the opportunity to train on a track, and our schools who have built very competitive running programs are not given the same opportunities.
We have an award winning track and one of the largest Go Far groups in the county. Our deserve reciprocity with the rest of the county. Hatteras should not have to go without!
There is the perfect property at the end of Lighthouse Road. Formerly used by the Navy....been empty for ten years, already has a track
Having grown up on the island and later becoming a runner at Manteo High I definitely know the need for this.
We need this on Hatteras island!
Much needed facility.
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As a runner who attended college on an athletic scholarship, our school board & county have been doing a disservice to our children for decades! Good runners can very easily earn scholarships to colleges but without an actual track to practice on to reach their BEST puts them at a distinct disadvantage over other student athletes in our area. Track encompasses boys and girls & offers many options within the sport for kids who might otherwise not play a sport the entire year. Think about how many kids lives might be different if this had been an option for the past 20 yrs! I was told by a teacher & coach when they built the football field a track was coming in the next few yrs.....we see how that worked out! It is BEYOND time our school had one!