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Fees Eliminated for Extra-Curricular Activities, Athletics
Wayne Hills Principal: 'Any student who may have not been able to participate in clubs or sports because of the fee now can, which is great.'
Playing football or joining the chess club just got cheaper.
The Board of Education announced Thursday that the fees for co- and extra-curricular activities, including athletics, have been eliminated for the 2011-2012 school year.
Officials made the decision as a cost-saving measure.
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If a student’s family had to pay for him or her to join an athletic team and the student was cut from the team the family would be refunded the fee. The Board had to pay for the bookkeeping to be conducted on those accounts.
Wayne Hills Principal Scot Beckerman called the move a “win-win for the students and the community."
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“Any student who may have not been able to participate in clubs or sports because of the fee now can, which is great,” Beckerman said.
Seniors will still have to pay a $50 fee to park their vehicles on campus.
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