Dear Editor: WHS Activity Fees

Dear Editor,

The school board recently voted to establish a $100 activity fee for each middle school and high school athlete/participant per season, including fall, winter, and spring activities. Please know that this decision was not made lightly. I intend to provide a comprehensive background regarding this decision.

Three years prior, the account to fund extracurricular activities started depleting itself more than was being funded. Our previous clerk had informed the board of this concern. The activity fee was raised to $90 per year per athlete at that time. As the fund was continually bei...