BUILD THE SHIELD
ABOUT US
The Weddington High School Athletic Booster Club is excited to launch our newest capital campaign, Build the Shield!
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QUICK FACTS OF OUR SCHOOL
Built: 1999
Opened: 2000
Opening Student Population: 720
Current Student Population: 1,874
STUDENT POPULATION
The School has seen a 62% increase in student population since opening in 2000.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
In the 21 years of existence, there have been no capital improvement projects made to enlarge the space, even though the school has grown by 62%.
EXISTING WEIGHT ROOM SPACE
27x54 space
School original space
Average weightlifting course is 35 students
Currently houses 9 racks and
two racks of free weights
About our campaign
Our 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is seeking funding to build a first class building addition to our beautiful campus. Built in 1999 and opening our doors in 2000, we had an opening student population of 720 students. Fast forward to 2023, our current enrollment is 1,863. That is a 62% increase from our opening student population! In the 23 years of existence, there have been no building enhancements to our current athletic space, even with our booming enrollment over the years.
Our cheer, wrestling, basketball and volleyball programs all share gym space some even splitting the gym to have shared practice space. During the year, we have teams that may practice up until 9:00pm in order for us to accommodate each team.
By building this addition, we create a safe and designated practice space for our cheer and wrestling teams. Each program will have their own 50x65 practice area that is fully enclosed and ventilated. This will provide these two teams a designated space for their practices each and every day, eliminating the needs for the teams to use the auxiliary gym. This in turn opens the auxiliary gym space for volleyball and basketball to hold practices in a safe space. Currently, the auxiliary gym floor is lined with cheer and wrestling mats. By creating these two teams their own area, the court will be clear and free of these mats, providing an even safer competition area.
Our current weight room is a 54x27 space, which is a part of the schools original build. Our athletic teams use it each morning, then the space is utilized for classes between 8am-3pm, where our class size can exceed 35 students per block. Given the space, we can only house nine racks and two racks of free weights. The proposed weight room area will be built in an 83x34 area (2,822 sq.ft.), nearly doubling our current weight room (1,458 sq.ft.). This will allow weight room classes enrollment to increase and allow more of our teams to utilize teams lifting together, rather than splitting into smaller groups.
Architectural
Proposed Plan
This community capital campaign will benefit our future Warriors for many years to come and we are excited to begin the journey of raising funds to benefit our programs and hope that you all will join us to BUILD THE SHIELD!
Over the next several months as we launch this campaign, we have some fun and exciting community events to host. Stay tuned for more information!
Randered Building Plan
Area for the New Building