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50 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, November 25, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend November 24, 2004 Prospect senior hopes to ring school with track Prospect High School senior Janice Coghill took a job maintaining the school grounds over the summer with the Job Council, but she wanted to do something more lasting than mowing and raking. The 17-year-old decided to build a walking and jogging track around the school’s playing fields as her senior project. The project, a graduation requirement, must include hands-on work as well as a paper and oral presentation. "I think it would be cool to leave a mark," she said. Coghill said lots of students restore cars or explore hobbies they already have. She took her inspiration from a project to rebuild the high school’s outdoor basketball court by seniors in the class of 2000. She envisions a red cinder rock path wrapping around the sports field. It would be open to community members of all ages. David Lawson, a groundskeeper who supervises Coghill’s Job Council work, has become her mentor for this project. He helped her present her idea to school officials, who approved the project, and contact local businesses seeking donations of materials, money and time. Advertisement Building a path that’s 1,900 feet long and 5 feet wide could cost as much as $10,000, Lawson and Coghill estimate. That’s how much they’ve sought for a community grant from Nike Inc. If they don’t land that grant, they will try to trim construction costs to $4,000 with donations and plenty of volunteers. In the first month of collecting cash donations in jars at local businesses, Coghill raised $416. She plans to focus on fund-raising through the winter. She’s also contacting potential volunteers, from her fellow high school students looking for service projects of their own to local wildland fire crews, some of whom already have offered help. People who want to help Coghill with donations of money, materials, equipment or labor can contact the school at 560-3653 or reach Lawson at 560-3635. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities