The demand for gym space continues to grow as more activities are available to students and community members alike. However, the space available to Tracy Area Public Schools is going to decrease at the end of the month and even more at the end of the year, resulting is some juggling for Activities Director Bill Tauer.
During the District No. 2904 School Board meeting Monday night, the Tracy Area Public School Board received an update on gym space from Tauer. He found out in November that the Iterro (formally tru-Shrimp) gymnasium in Balaton would no longer be a gymnasium after Thanksgiving. While the school calendar had already been released prior to the start of the school year, Tauer had to juggle several junior high basketball games. Originally, there were eight junior high basketball games scheduled for Balaton this winter. Those games have been moved to either the VMC or Milroy gym.
The loss of the use of the gym in Balaton also affects practices. Junior high basketball uses the gym, as does junior high softball and baseball in the spring before the weather allows outdoor practices. With practices having to move to Tracy, this will have an effect on other activities that use the TAPS facilities such as JO Volleyball and Pacesetter basketball.
