Playtime is getting a Makeover

By Travis Thornburgh

                As a spring thaw approaches, there is a new addition in the works to the playtime that the elementary children at Interstate 35 enjoy.  Mr. Casey Christensen, elementary principal, along a committee made up of many teachers and a few students have decided that the playground equipment that we have is not adequate for our growing student body. 

                “During recess, we have 120 students out there.  There are only six swings, one piece of equipment, two basketball hoops and two tetherball poles. There are not enough places to play for our numbers,” stated Mr. Christensen, when asked about the motivation for purchasing the new equipment.

                The committee has decided to purchase a Merry-Go-Round, worm tunnel, more swings, a ring race apparatus, and a rock duo climber.  Beyond everything that was planned by the committee, they also opened voting to the student body on the final two pieces of equipment that were going to be purchased.  The results of this vote showed that there was a desire to put in a teeter-totter, as well as a complex monkey bar apparatus.

                “This is a purchase that we feel will satisfy our needs for years to come.”