Fitness Center Update
Dear Shoreham-Wading River Residents,
I am writing today with an update on the Fitness Center. I am pleased
to share that a temporary Wellness Center has been opened in a room in
the high school. The room includes floor matting, free weights, cardio
machines as well as a new TRX Fitness station. Students will be able
to utilize the room as part of our physical education program and also
after school.
Additionally, at the 9/25/18 Board of Education meeting, several options
to develop a permanent Wellness Center within the high school were
reviewed as alternatives to remediating the structural supports
necessary to reopen the Fitness Center. The two options reviewed were
the partial use of the auxiliary gym or the use of two rooms located
near the cafeteria.
The Board of Education also directed administration to survey students,
physical education teachers and coaches as to what fitness equipment
they would like to have access to in a Wellness Center and with the
support of District architects develop floor plans with a cost analysis
for outfitting both locations as potential Wellness Centers. This
information will be used to support a decision by the Board of Education
on either remediating the current Fitness Center or creating a Wellness
Center within the high school.
I will continue to keep you updated on any future plans regarding the Fitness Center.
Gerard W. Poole
Superintendent of Schools