Middle schools receive $50,000 for intramural sports program

Approximately 5,585 middle school students at Scottsdale Unified School District will benefit from two grants totaling $50,000 given to the schools by the Scottsdale Charros and the City of Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Department, which will be used to provide intramural sports programs for the students.

Superintendent Dr. John M. Baracy accepted two checks on Tuesday, Sept. 14, from Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross and David Langee, president of the Scottsdale Charros. The intramural sports program is designed to bring middle school students together after school to participate in various sporting activities, which enhance the status of their physical and social well-being.

Registration for the program begins Sept. 20 and ends Oct. 8. The cost is $15 per session for each season. The league begins Monday, Oct. 18 at SUSD middle schools. To register, please call 480-312-7657. Sports being offered this school year include:

• October through November season – boys flag football and girls basketball
• January through February season – coed soccer and girls volleyball
• March through April season – boys basketball and girls softball

For information about the Intramural Sports Program, please contact Mark Lescoe, City of Scottsdale, at 480-312-7982 or John Baird, director of Community Schools and Service Learning, at 480-484-6186.

Also attending the event were Carolyn Repp, principal at Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center, Dr. Tere Peterson, principal at Cocopah Middle School; Marla Zimmerman, principal at Copper Ridge Middle School; Tracey Olsen, principal at Desert Canyon Middle School, Cindy Hans, principal at Ingleside Middle School, Clif McKenzie, principal at Mohave Middle School; Dan Cooper, principal at Supai Middle School, John Baird, director of Community School and Service Learning; Mark Lescoe, City of Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Department and Scottsdale Charros representatives.

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