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Athletics Needs

Improvement: Convert the 16 acres southeast of the stadium (owned by the district) into practice fields for football, soccer, softball and baseball. Provide additional parking in this area. Make improvements to the John C. Haley environmental study area that is part of this parcel.

Current problems: BHS has no practice fields for soccer, baseball and softball, so these teams must travel each day during the season to other schools or community facilities. This requires school transportation and consumes practice time. The environmental study area needs improvements to make it useful for class work, and therefore has not been fully utilized for several years.

Improvement: New gymnasium with flexible seating capacity of 2200 and adjacent new dressing rooms and public restrooms.

Current problems: Main gym, with a capacity of 1140, provides tight seating that is dangerously close to the playing floor. Because the concrete bleachers are fixed, there is little flexibility to hold various kinds of events. During game days, warm-ups are a problem because of the lack of practice areas. Without adequate seating capacity and warm-up facilities, Bartlesville is not able to host regional or special events. Entry to and exit from the concession area is through narrow, congested stairways, and the concession area itself can quickly become overcrowded.

The concrete bleachers in the BHS gym are located only 22 inches from the playing floor, creating a safety hazard to players and fans alike.

Inadequate restrooms are among the many deficiencies in the BHS gym facilities. Neither student nor public restrooms have hot water.

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Granger Meador, Bartlesville High School
gmeador@bps-ok.org