Published February 12, 2008 10:37 pm –
By Darragh Doiron
The Port Arthur News
PORT NECHES — The Port Neches Independent School District Board approved a budget amendment to purchase video and sound equipment to welcome football fans to The Reservation.
Troy Burns of Fair-Play Scoreboards outlined the TV-quality video screen and sound with a barely-noticable delay that will come with $685,520 in improvements. The district will sell advertisement that will eventually pay for the sign. Platinum sponsors will pay $20,000 a year for 10 years. Three businesses have already approached the district to inquire about platinum, gold and silver sponsorships.
After Hurricane Rita, the district purchased a Fair-Play board. Now that the stadium is being upgraded, the improvements will make the board stand out even more so, but in a new location across the field.
The board approved the purchase at Tuesday’s meeting. In her superintendent’s report, Dr. Lani Randall showed pictures of district progress and reported that at the stadium, end zone bleachers have been moved to the tennis court.
“A lot has taken place over the past week,” Randall said. “Everyone’s working great as a team together.”
She also showed the new parking lot at the cosmetology lab.
The board approved the 2008-2009 school calendar and the first reading of revisions to policies on personnel management and student rights and responsibilities.
