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| April 16, 2011 |
Dear Editor:
If any one has any doubt if our school sports
programs contribute to successful adults out
there in the world, they only have to look at
the front page of this week’s Bonners Ferry
Herald.
Here are two fine examples of Bonners Ferry high
school athletes who have gone on to successful
college careers, maintaining good grades and
enjoying success beyond high school, in their
sport of choice. They did not do this without a
lot of hard work and discipline, which they
certainly learned while participating in Bonners
Ferry High School sports programs.
Scholarships enabled them to further their
education. I can guarantee you that Adam Hall
and Adam Hiatt would surely not be where they
are today if we had not passed M&O levies to
keep our sports programs available, when they
attended BFHS. They are but two of our
community’s many success stories.
Sports programs are not a luxury. Not only do
they contribute to the fitness, health and
discipline of our youth, they can and do lead to
opportunities that might not otherwise be
available for kids from a small town in a time
of recession and increasing college tuition
rates.
It is expensive to pursue a higher education and
those student-athletes who have worked hard, in
both their studies and their sports programs,
can open doors that might otherwise be closed.
As for the families of non-athletes who resent
paying for these sports programs, you are still
investing in your own futures – the future or
your community, your country and your world. And
I will not resent you if your non-athlete
student chooses to apply for loans, grants and
other tax-based entitlement programs, whether it
be for attending college or otherwise.
Every student may not be an athlete, but every
one of our kids should be able to combine our
community support with their own drive and
initiative to create a secure and successful
future for themselves.
Congratulations to Mr. Hiatt and Mr. Hall. You
make Bonners Ferry proud. Let’s all ensure that
these same opportunities are available to our
current and future students.
Thank you. |
Rhonda Vogl
Bonners Ferry |
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