Tennis, pickleball or basketball anyone?

WAITSBURG-Since their ninth grade year, the Class of 2021 raised money for their junior prom and senior homecoming events. Due to COVID-19, they did not get a junior prom and the cost for the amended homecoming event was very minimal. Karen Huwe, the senior class advisor, suggested that they use some of their money to rejuvenate the tennis court area at the high school.

In May, the Seniors began the process of painting the tennis court lines. With the advice of Waitsburg Schools employee Brian Segraves, the seniors began the process of taping the lines prior to painting. They only had about 20 minutes three days a week to work on the project. Taping the lines was a slow process and they were almost finished when Waitsburg received a horrific wind storm and the tape was blown off the court. The lines were retaped and the seniors painted the lines white.

A template for a basketball key was acquired and with the help of Seagraves, Eleanora Montgomery and Huwe, two basketball keys were painted red.

A pickleball template was purchased by the senior class, yet it arrived after graduation. Allen Huwe was recruited and assisted Seagraves, Montgomery and Karen Huwe to paint black pickleball lines which we finished at the end of June.

To finish the court area, Montgomery and Huwe finished painting WHS on the tennis court poles and CARDINALS on the basketball poles in mid August.

Finally, at the end of August, the new basketball backboards that the seniors purchased were mounted on the existing poles.

New LED lights were installed and the courts were painted red, white and black. The Class of 2021 hopes the updated area will be enjoyed by students and the community.