October 22, 2018, Hillsboro, OR - Glencoe High School students and staff, District staff, Board and community members, and representatives from the Hillsboro Hops minor league baseball organization were on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the completion of Glencoe’s new lighted turf field on Monday, Oct. 15.
Made possible by the passage of the District’s 2017 Bond and a generous donation of $300,000 from the Hillsboro Hops Community Fund, Glencoe’s lighted turf field will be home to junior varsity and varsity softball games, youth baseball and softball games, and lacrosse matches; and it will provide a practice area for football, soccer, band, dance team, and other athletic and activity groups, in addition to being a valuable resource for the broader Glencoe community.
Several speakers addressed the crowd, including Principal Claudia Ruf, Board member Kim Strelchun, and students Ben Richards, ASB President; Pierce Flynn, Marching Tide; Zach Cox, football; and Morgan DeBord, softball.
“The Glencoe High School turf is a dream-come-true,” expressed Ruf, “a dream made possible by the passage of the 2017 bond and the Hops’ $300,000 donation.”
Richards added: “This is much more than a field--it’s a gathering place that will strengthen our student body and our community.”
For the cutting of the ribbon, guest speakers were joined by Superintendent Mike Scott; Mike and Laura McMurray, owners of the Hillsboro Hops; other members of Glencoe’s student government; Hops mascot Barley; and Glencoe mascot Captain Crimson.
The lighted turf field is part of more than $31 million in planned investments at Glencoe, including an expansion of the school and of career-technical education infrastructure that will begin in 2019 and conclude in 2020. The school will also receive new furnishings and safety enhancements.
For more information about bond projects at Glencoe and at other locations across the District, please visit www.Hillsboro-Bond.org. See video below or for more photos of the Glencoe Turf project - click here.
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