Build the Ridge High School Track

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Recently, we have been informed that the Ridge High School Track will not be finished, until possibly April. The reason we were given is because the contractor's felt it was too cold to do the work. The track surface was removed in late August/early September and what remains is a sub surface of uneven asphalt. The condition of the track is in no way conducive for any serious running and potentially harmful for anyone who would use it for running. The timing of the proposed finish date is significantly inappropriate. Why you ask? Because Ridge HS has a very large participation from it's student body for its track team. In fact the boy's and girl's track team is the largest athletic team that Ridge HS fields. There are over 100 students that participate in Track & Field. And now these students will not be able to practice or compete on their track during the main part of their season. How unreasonable is this? I don't think another sport's playing surface would be removed and not replaced prior to it's season. This is unfair to the students who participate in track & field.

91 Signatures

  • Neil Franzese
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    • Somthing needs to be done. There are over 100 students at Ridge High School who love competing in Track and Field and the opportunity to do so cannot be taken away from us.
  • Kaitlin McWhorter
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    • The track needs to be put in before our season starts because it is only going to hurt our legs for the meets
  • Brian
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    • I think that the track for ridge should be redone in time for spring track
  • Ryan Roelke
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    • I find it ridiculous that the track was not replaced during the almost three-month down time during September, October, and hopefully not November. It makes no sense to tear up the track, then wait until THE SEASON WHEN IT IS NEEDED has passed before even beginning construction.
  • Hannah Szepkouski
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    • please finish the track. We need it for our season.
  • Evan Roelke
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    • The workers shouldn't complain about the cold if they could have worked and finished over the summer and early fall!!!!
  • tyler hill
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    • buld the track already so we can stop hearing the complaing
  • Sam Schraer
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    • We need this track, and the Ridge HS Track and Field Team definitely deserves it !
  • Robby Heindel
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    • Go Ridge Track!!!!
  • Caitlin Murphy
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    • Practice area for many athletic fields, not only the track team and therefore consequences should have been considered before actions were taken.
  • Ashley Wain
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    • we need the track.
  • Greg Falzon
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    • open up the track please
  • Bradley Wachenfeld
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    • WE WANT THE TRACK
  • Tyler Gibbons
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    • We need a track! Period! You cant wait till april to install it.
  • Rebecca Smith
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    • we need a track for "TRACK and field"..!
  • Amanda Wachenfeld
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    • I am not actually part of then track team but I have a lot of friends on it and i think that the track should be rebuilt asap not only for spring track but winter track as well
  • Sarah Valente
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    • I'm not on Track but I still believe they should make an effort to complete the track by a more reasonable date.
  • Alex Huynh
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    • This is not fair for track and field athletes.
  • Alex Liao
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    • Are we not paying them enough?
  • Josefine Kvist
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    • The track is necessary for the upcoming seasons of track
  • Howard Wei
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    • The track should be completed a soon as possible so we can start running in the spring!
  • Juliana F.
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    • .
  • Ryan Hellings
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    • Not fair for track athletes
  • Sean Helverson
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    • We really need this track. The winter track and spring track seasons are huge, and without the track we won't be able to properly practice.
  • maria sirenko
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    • finish the track please.
  • Dylan Canete
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    • The track needs to be built soon!
  • Derek Reedy
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    • I think this is an obvious one, do we even need to explain?
  • Vandana Ayyar
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    • Please take the time and means to repave the track, or at least provide another area where the team can practice.
  • Emily Bradford
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    • Track is a huge part of my life. I think it is very irresponsible to put off finishing the track for this long when it was started in August. I want every year to be my best, and I feel that without the track, I will not be able to train efficiently and therefore, won't do my best.
  • Karli Ryan
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    • rebuild the track
  • JJ Heindel
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    • the asphault creates more stress on the legs and the uneven surface is an easy way to hurt your ankles when your running
  • Chris Giannone
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    • As a collegiate Track and Field athlete I understand the importance of a reasonable track surface to train on. The stress that asphalt or an improper track surface has on the legs can ruin a season. By not having a track the athletes are losing out on the bulk of their training for not only the winter season, but also the outdoor season. Many of the seniors on the team have put in the time and have been committed to the program for four years, to them this ruins there season and any chance of competing at the highest possible level.This is something that needs to be done.
  • Dana Guglielmo
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    • The Ridge High School Track and Field teams are one of the most successful sports teams in the school. To not have a facility to practice on is an outrage.
  • Melissa Bizjak
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    • MAKE THE TRACK!!
  • Jason Jan
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    • There are so many students that participate in Track and Field at Ridge High School. It won't be fair to all those who have spent so much time and effort in the fall to be unable to train in the winter and spring.
  • Kristyn Julian
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    • hey
  • katie keefe
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    • good luck (:
  • Julius Trombino
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    • go sons
  • Joseph Patchett
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    • I as a student, former runner, and general supporter of all Ridge athletics deem this petition to be beneficial and necessary to the welfare of a respected and vibrant program.
  • Rubie Canete
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    • People need the track
  • Kelsey Cosentino
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    • BUILD THE TRACK NOW!!!
  • Sara Jones
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    • Good luck!
  • Sally Marvi
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    • Its gotta get done
  • Emma Granowitz
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    • i hope they can get a new track
  • Samantha DiMaggio
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    • I support the Build the Ridge High School Track Petition
  • Dan Russak
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    • We need a track for winter and spring track. Transporting our team to other places is just ridiculous.
  • James Belardo
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    • Ridge has an excellent group of runners this year, and a delay in the construction of the track would seriously hurt a team with an enormous amount of potential.
  • Matthew Lefler
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    • running is not a sport its a lifestyle
  • Sarah Lakos
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    • do work
  • Rae Conklin
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    • All sports programs, not just the track team, will have major issues with practices if we do not have a track to run on for endurance days. The preciseness that a track can give us in distance in very hard to find in the trails and roads around the school.