Blue Hawks looking to improve facilities

Thompson Falls athletic facilities will be the focus of a new committee created by the school board.

At the board meeting on Monday, board members approved the recommendation by Superintendent Jason Slater to form the Blue Hawk Athletics Facility Committee. The committee includes board member Jake Helvey, High School Principal Rich Ferris, Athletic Director Jake Mickelson, head volleyball coach Sandra Kazmierczak and head football coach Jared Koskela.

Slater first approached the board with the idea of the committee in September. The committee will assess and prioritize different projects for the school district’s athletic facilities and make recommendations to the board. Some of the items for consideration, according to Slater, will include replacement of wooden bleachers and updating the track, wrestling room, weight room and tennis courts.

Slater said that meetings of the committee will be open to the public and he encouraged anyone with interest in changes to the athletic facilities to attend.

Also Monday, administrators reported an increase in enrollment. As of October, total enrollment is 463 (222 in the elementary, 65 in the junior high, and 176 in the high school).