Comments on: Bid Opening Next Week For New Northview High Weight Training Facility

By: Girl Student

Girl Student — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 00:41:22 +0000

I am a student at Northview and I work out every day. All we have in our weight room is the boys hand-me down stuff. Why do boys get every thing? Girls can do ANY thing a guy can do. I don’t think its fair that the boys get a new weight training facility. Boys and girls should be treated equally. I don’t care if its for football or any thing. I want to be treated equally.

By: student @nhs

student @nhs — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 00:19:39 +0000

the girls weightlifting team works just as hard as the boys’. i cant see why the boys are being treated ever so differently then the girls. its great that they made state, but they made state last year, last year is over with. the only thing guys do during p.e. is play basketball. they rarely even go into their weight room from what i’ve seen. if you possibly think the girls rarely work out then you are so wrong. they work hard, everyday. Just saying.

By: Student

Student — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:39:20 +0000

To annoyed: it’s obvious you’re not a student at Northview. The girls workout more than the boys during the school day. The boys are usually sitting down or playing basketball and not utilizing what they have. And it’s not about taking away from the boys. We want equality. If you were/are a father to a girl would you want her to have the same opportunities as a boy if she wants it? I want it! I’m just as deserving!!! I work hard and have good grades.

By: Someone

Someone — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:16:18 +0000

Girls at Northview have the right to equal weight room equipment too. Not just hand me downs. I think it’s great their getting a field house but the girls get left out of a lot of things when it comes to girl sports .

By: annoyed

annoyed — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 19:28:29 +0000

Are people seriously asking why girls just get hand me downs? There are 60 football players that basically workout everyday of the year. The girls sports MAY workout in the weight room every other day during their sports season. Why on earth would Northview or any school spend 600,000 on something that wouldnt be utilized.

By: bk

bk — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:25:36 +0000

It’s a shame this money couldn’t be used to help improve academics and increase the school’s grade. When I went to NHS, we couldn’t even have Dual Enrollment classes. It’s sad so much emphasis is put on sports rather than preparing students for college.

By: Parent

Parent — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:07:37 +0000

What about the girls, why is it that they get all the hand me downs?

By: to girls weight lifting

to girls weight lifting — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:57:34 +0000

i understand that the girls are just as competitive, but we have been working out in the same dump for along time. the football team finally made state last year. i think they deserve something of their own.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:51:46 +0000

As a parent of athletically involved daughters, I am wondering if this new facility will be available to the girls? Currently, the girls do not have a facility of their own to practice weight training; they are stuck with the left-overs and hand-me-downs of others. According to Title IX, females should have equal opportunities to use ANYTHING that receives federal monies. Also, Florida statute 1000.5 section 3a states that “no person shall be denied the benefits of or be treated differently from another person or otherwise be discriminated against in any …intramural athletics offered by a public K-20 educational institution;” however that is not the case at Northview. It’s time to give up the “good ole boys” mentality and start treating females as equals.

By: NHS Fan

NHS Fan — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:41:32 +0000

Northview is the only high school in the county that does not have a football field house. If anyone has been to the current weight facilities you can clearly see it is below standard compared to the rest of the area; it is small and crowded with limited equipment. Northview is the best school in the county by far, however there are necessary upgrades for the future of our athletics (the future of education is a different topic/ You can’t just create programs in a few days..who is going to teach those latin and french classes when there isn’t any teachers available. ) In regaurds to title 9 and equal opportunity for girls, i agree 100%. That being said, non of the girls sports make money for the school; it actually cost the school/county money. Football generates revenue. Football also has to raise all of its money each year through boosters, other sports get money from the county. There should be upgrades to the girls equipment and softball field, but at whos expense? It took 18 years for upgrades to the football fieldhouse. During that time how many times has the basketball court been refurbushed, or new dugouts/press box for softball been done. Instead of being upset that you dont get shiney new equipment this year doesnt mean it wont ever come.