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January
2008 Update
The cold weather is hampering the progress somewhat, but the
roof is
installed, and we are waiting for DTE to connect the gas for
heat. Thanks to the generosity of Jeff Rose (mechanical)
and Jerry Northrop (crane), the heating unit is set on the
roof. Great Lakes Roofing donated the labor for the roof,
and it was completed with the assistance of Darvin Powell and
the Construction Trades classes of GHS.
AuSable Construction and Bill Weaver were kind enough to
install the doors. Jason Small and Primary Electric will
be donating time and expertise to complete the electrical work
as well as help instruct our Construction Trades students for
this commercial project. The final piece will be the
painting of the walls which will be completed by the
Construction Trades classes.
We hope to open the Weight
Room near spring break. We will have a dedication and
ribbon-cutting ceremony in May. Please join us to
celebrate this wonderful addition for our students.
May 2007 Update
The walls are going up on the Weight Room.
After the snow finally melted, John-Al Construction, Jack Millikin,
Inc. and Kernstock Builders -- all donated labor -- started to put
up the walls. Mr. Joe Ferrigan and students from his Building Trades
class have helped with the project, and everyone is excited to see
the work being done. When finished, it will be another strong asset
for our school and our athletics program. Fundraising continues with
a recent $50,000 donation by Roger and Phyllis Kesseler, bringing
the total donations and pledges to $107,000.
About Roger and Phyllis Kessler
Both of the Kesselers are
GHS graduates -- Roger in 1954 and Phyllis in 1951. While in high
school, Roger participated in track, football, basketball, baseball
and the junior and senior plays. Phyllis played in the marching
band.
Mr. Kesseler graduated cum laude from from Central Michigan
University, completed eight years in the U.S. Army Reserves and
worked for Dow Chemical Company where he advanced in rank to vice
president.
He serves on the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees. At
CMU, the Roger L. and Phyllis J. Kesseler Finance and Accounting
Resource Center was named in honor of them. In 2003, a new residence
hall at CMU was dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Kesseler "in honor of
their long-standing commitment to the university and their ability
to lead by example." At GHS, Mr. and Mrs. Kesseler award a
four-year scholarship annually to one GHS senior to attend CMU. The
Kesseler family -- Roger, his brothers and their wives -- also award
two $1,000 scholarships to GHS seniors each year in honor of their
parents, Jerome and Loretta Kesseler.
Click here for a May 3, 2007, article on the Weight Room project
that appeared in the Crawford County Avalanche. |
About the Weight Room Project
GHS is currently fundraising and
building a new weight room and physical fitness center which will be added at the north end of the
gymnasium. The new facility will provide many benefits to our
students, including:
- providing a new area for the
students in Fitness and Strength & Conditioning classes and
student athletes with an increased space of 600 square feet and
with new cardiovascular equipment.
- bringing the wrestling team back
home to GHS to practice on the gym mezzanine and use other GHS
facilities.
- scheduling youth wrestlers earlier
practice time than the current 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the middle
school.
- allowing for a greater variety of
activities for all GHS physical education students to help them
live healthy lifestyles.
- providing more opportunities for
student athletes in spring sports to practice their sports when
snow is still on the ground, which results in better practice
times, students getting home earlier and fewer morning practices.
- providing the Building Trades
class the opportunity to learn and develop pride and ownership by
participating in a real-life commercial construction process.
- protecting the new gymnasium floor
by providing an exit hallway instead of the present gym doors that
open directly into the northern Michigan elements.
- replacing the current weight room,
which needs to be moved because it is deteriorating the structure
of the mezzanine.
The new GHS weight room is a
community project initiated by Crawford County citizens to benefit
our students. We need your help to build this new facility brick by
brick. Our fundraising goal is $100,000.
Fundraising for the Weight Room Project
Individuals and/or families can buy one brick for $100, 3 bricks for
$300 or 5 bricks for $500. Brick donations will be memorialized in
the new weight room.
You can also make larger contributions, which will be identified on
a plaque in the gymnasium -- $10,000 (platinum donors), $5,000 (gold
donors) and $1,000 (silver donors).
Of course, a donation in any amount is always welcome.
Sincerely,
The GHS Weight Room Steering
Committee
Rick Schmidt, Parent & President of the Grayling Youth Booster Club
Joe Ferrigan, Parent, Construction Trades Instructor, Wrestling
Coach
Bill Dean, Parent & Community Leader
Craig Stewart, Parent & Community Leader
Doug Pummell, Parent & GHS Athletic Director
Ben Brock, GHS Health Department Chair & Varsity Football Coach
Joe Powers, Parent & CASD Superintendent
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GHS Weight Room
Project
Funds raised as of January 2008
We've met our goal of $100,000! Thanks for
your support. |
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In-Kind Contributions by Businesses
(as of February 2008)
F. Fedak Corporation (Fred
Fedak) ~ donation of labor and equipment to erect an iron and metal
deck
Jack Millikin, Inc. (J.C. Millikin and Jerry Millikin) ~
donation of 120 man hours for laying the blocks
Tompkins Excavating (Todd Tompkins) ~ donation of demo
sidewalk, topsoil stripping, digging and backfilling the foundation
John-Al Construction (Craig Stewart) ~ construction
coordinator and donation of labor and equipment to pour floor and do
layout and engineering work
M & S Masonry (Bob Starks) ~ donation of labor for block
foundation and floor
Kernstock Builders (Don Kernstock) ~ donation of labor for
block work
Primary Electric (Dave Small and Jason Small) ~ donation of
electric work coordination
West Michigan Trane ~ donation of roof top unit and start-up
& calibrations
Great Lakes Roofing (Rob Policka) ~ donation of labor for
roof
Mayday Windows (Ray Swiercz and Mark Swiercz) ~ donation of windows
Jeff Rose ~ donation of mechanical labor for heating
unit and plumbing
AuSable Construction (Bill Weaver) ~ donation of labor to
install the doors
Jerry Northrop ~ donation of crane equipment and labor
Additional Contributions by
Individuals, Organizations & Businesses
(as of
January 2008)
Special
Donation ($50,000/+)
The Kesseler
Foundation ~ Roger & Phyllis Kesseler
Gold Donors ($5,000/+):
Grayling Youth Booster Club
AuSable Eye Care / Dean & Aubry, Optometrists, P.C.
Grayling Rotary Club
Silver
Donors ($1,000/+):
Weldon & Lois
Nielson
Tom & Elizabeth Tyron
Irene D. Murphy ~ In Memory of Ransom Murphy
The Robert & Clara Sorenson Family
Jeff & Michele Steffey
Jim & Dianne Tobin
Michael Wieland
Chemical Bank
Melissa Stone
Paul Lerg
Paul & Susan Owens
Huntington Bank
Citizens Bank
Craig & Jody Hinkle
Mike & Dianne Branch
Grayling AuSable Football League
Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation
Doug & Doniel Pummell
Joe Powers & Family
Brian & Toni Banda
Donors:
Roy O. Milnes Jr.
Richard & Barbara Febey
Larry G. Pond
Barbara J. Nelson
Matt Haight
Gene & Shirley Rauch
Dorothy M. Walker
John & Patricia Schneider
Robert, Nicholas & Erin (Jones) Miller
Ilene Anthony
Vivette E. (Isenhauer) Davis
Scheer Motors
Russell Phillips
Doug & Darlene Jensen
Grayling Recreational Authority
Douglas Slater
Arthur R. Thayer
Hart Motors
K. Ramaswamy, M.D.
Rhea Gierke
Nancy Lemmen ~ In Memory of David Lemmen
Mark Hansen & Nancy Lemmen
Mark, Julie & Matt Ginther
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kellogg Jr.
Bill & Sharon Klinger
Jim Hill
Jon Thompson ~ In Memory of Ross P. Thompson
Judy Davis ~ In Memory of Howard L. Davis
Mark & Marilyn Hartman
The Jeffry Osga Family
Bob & Mickey Strong
Jeff & Anne Branch
Barbara Mick
Bear's Den, Inc.
Grayling Youth Wrestling
Judge Janet Allen
Grayling Eagles
Thomas Koernke
John G. Hunter
Butch & Mary Brown
Dr. Melissa L. Meldrum-Aaberg
Matt Evon
Marv Bielski
Lions Club
Hard Bodyz
DuBois Lumber
Angie Camp
Mike Dunckel
Jane Lange
Jim Hulbert
Jack Pilon
Lewis Madill
Fifth/Third Bank
Rick Ferrigan
Jay, Jane & Jimmy Osga
Class of 2006
Ron & Judy Johnston ~ In memory of Alan Johnston
Scott & Kim Johnston ~ in memory of Alan Johnston
Mike Johnston (Lee Designs) ~ in memory of Alan Johnston
Dan & Val Walker |
