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BOURBON - Girls at Triton Junior-Senior High School will have a larger selection of sports to participate in during the next school year. School board members Monday approved initiating a girls' varsity golf team to begin in the fall.
Triton School Corp. Superintendent Rex Roth said several girls already have shown interest in the sport. An official call-out has not yet taken place. Roth also said this will be the third fall sport available to girls at the high school - the other two being cross country and volleyball.
Triton Junior-Senior High School Principal Ted Chittum said the girls interested in the sport are not involved in the other two sports currently offered.
In other business, the board:
• Heard the first reading for the school corporation's pest control policy. Roth said approximately one-third of school corporations in Indiana already passed the policy. The second reading will take place next month at the school board meeting.
• Approved revisions made to the policy for custodial personnel.
"It has to do with their pay working at varsity basketball games," Roth said.
The pay amount was changed from $18 on a Friday and $22 on a Saturday to the regularl hourly rate or time and a half if more than 40 hours were worked that week.
• Roth presented accreditation certificates to Chittum and Triton Elementary School Principal Tom Bowers. The accreditation is through 2005, Roth said.
• Discussed a board retreat set for Friday and Saturday. Topics to be discussed during the retreat include: goal development, anger response styles, dimensions of greatness, building reports and a board self-evaluation review.
• Heard a summer projects report from Roth. Projects to take place this summer include recarpeting eight classrooms in the elementary school during the first two weeks of July, widening the drive for the bus garage and replacing a few windows at the high school.
• Approved a handbook amendment regarding the administration of medication during school hours.
The amendment stated: "All students with a chronic disease or medical condition may possess and self-administer medication for the chronic disease or medical condition during school and school functions if the following conditions are met: If the student's parent has filed an authorization with the student's principal for the student to possess and self-administer the medication and if the student's physician states in writing that the student has an acute or chronic disease or medical condition for which the physician has prescribed medication and requires emergency administration."
Triton School Board members are: president Steve Blackford, vice president Steve Feldman, secretary Larry Lemler, Dave Shively and Kevin Boyer. Superintendent is Rex Roth. Corporation treasurer is Janet Barker.
