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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Whitnall's Disc Golf Course on Hold

The district's focus is to make the Nature Pod more useable for science students, and then possibly installing the nine-hole disc golf course.

Disc golf fans hoping to see a new course built in the Nature Pod on the Whitnall School District grounds near the middle and high schools will have to stem their enthusiasm a bit, at least for now. The Whitnall School Board wants to explore partnerships with other school groups before committing to installing a nine-hole course as proposed by Whitnall senior Clayton Anderson with the help of the district’s Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Matt Karshna. Superindent Lowell Holtz said the district's science department has shown an interest in turning the Nature Pod into a school forest. “That’s the focus now, getting it cleared out of the invasive species and making it easier for the science students to use it,” Holtz said. “And then it …

Lee

10:51 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Well I hope something happens. Usually when things get put on "temporary hold" they have a strange way of turning into " permanent hold". Where was this Science Department before? Only when a Senior comes up with a grand idea does it spur interest? Appears to be Politics as usual.   more ›

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Disc Golf Course Proposal Flies Forward

The Whitnall School Board gave senior Clayton Anderson the go-ahead to continue to build on his disc golf course plan he presented to them earlier this month.

A proposal by Whitnall senior Clayton Anderson and the district Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Matt Karshna to develop a disc golf course on district land moved ahead Monday. The Whitnall School Board voted unanimously to allow Anderson to pursue funding for the plan to build a course in the district’s Nature Pod, and for him to work with Karshna to help build upon a concept for the course he presented to the board earlier this month. “Once we develop a scope of work and contact the appropriate stakeholders, we’ll move the project to the next step,” Karshna said. “I needed to know that the board supported the idea and they do.” Karshna said Anderson, son of Whitnall School Board member TJ Anderson, will be largely in charge of coming up …

Stephen Stevanovic

12:21 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013

I love frolfing and having a course so close to my school sounds good, and i am very excited! This could also be a good way to start a new school club!   more ›

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