END OF SCHOOL YEAR UPDATE
7 JUNE 2024
End of the school year update…
As we have moved through the spring lacrosse season it may seem that we have gone silent. We want to reach out as we approach the end of the school year and inform everyone that that is not the case.
We have been working on establishing a path forward where the Chico Unified School District, Pleasant Valley High School, and Chico High School have not provided ANY….
If you wish to learn more read below. If you want the quick pitch – we have a plan to move forward and will be rallying the community around that plan starting in August. Please look for emails and social posts then.
What we have been doing…
- We have presented and met with both Pleasant Valley and Chico High Boosters Clubs and found both to be incredibly supportive of our cause.
- We have talked with the Asst. Commissioner of the Sac Juaquin CIF Section and been offered a spot for both PVHS and CHS in SJCIF in a league.
- We have talked with the Commissioner of the North Section CIF about our plan and got his verbal approval of playing in the SJCIF and discussed how to model it after Girls Field Hockey.
- We double checked our plan to meet all title 9 requirements at both schools with the SJCIF and NSCIF as well as Title 9 attorneys locally. Title 9 is a large concern of the districts, and our plan meets all requirements of Title 9.
- We researched By Law 502 in the State CIF by laws that we thought may allow a neighboring high school to start a lacrosse program and bring CHS and PVHS students into the program. This turned out to be a dead end and only built for much smaller and financially strapped schools.
- Chico Rebels complete their spring season with a High School roster of 25 players, winning over 75% of their games this season. Chico Rebels is moving nearly 10 of those players into summer programs.
MOST IMPORTANTLY
- We have formulated a plan to move forward next spring in conjunction with Chico Rebels to grow Lacrosse at each high school and hopefully take steps towards CIF Lacrosse.
- Word on the street is there is some turnover at the CUSD head offices and various Admin positions at CHS and PVHS – turnover means hopefully new, willing ears, and open eyes to what we are proposing.