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Remembrances and Awareness at Walk of Tears
Turf Field Closer to Reality
By Grace Allen On a bright, clear Sunday morning in early May, over 100 King Philip and Franklin High School students took part in the annual SADD Walk of Tears. Held in memory of Maura Howard, a graduate of KP High School, and Amy Callaghan, a graduate of Franklin High School, both victims of drunk driving, the Walk raised over $2000 for SADD programs and scholarships at the two high schools. On July 31, 1994, Maura Howard of Norfolk was killed KP students Drew Dunne and Paul Kelley lead the Walk of Tears when the car she was riding schools, the walk would bring SADD has now become the in was struck from behind by a together the two athletic rivals voice of substance abuse predrunk driver. The oldest of nine for a good cause. vention in thousands of schools children, Maura’s death devasThe first Walk of Tears was throughout the U.S. tated her family and the com- held in the spring of 1995. The At King Philip, the SADD munity. A family friend, then a next year, Franklin High gradu- chapter has between 60 and 70 wellness teacher at Franklin High ate Amy Callaghan was killed in members. KP High School seSchool, suggested the Howards a crash with a drunk driver. The nior Drew Dunne, the club’s channel their grief into construc- walk would now remember both president, believes the Walk of tive action and help organize Maura and Amy. Tears serves to raise awareness a Walk of Tears in memory of SADD (Students Against Maura and to raise awareness Destructive Decisions) was of the dangers of drunk driving. originally founded as Students WALK OF TEARS Combining the SADD chapters Against Driving Drunk in 1981. continued on page 8 at both KP and Franklin high
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be diverted towards the abatement. A new running track, bleachers, state-of-the-art lighting and press box, as well as the initial prep work for a turf field were still put in place. A group of private citizens then committed to move the project forward but it stalled due to the economic conditions at the time. KP High School remains one of just a handful of schools in the Hockomock League and in the area without synthetic turf. KP frequently has to bus its athletes to other schools for practices and games because the grass is often unplayable. The MIAA has moved playoff games away from KP because the field does not meet tournament specifications. According to Barbara Snead, Steering Committee Co-Chair, “A turf field would allow us to use the field 24/7 and put our students on par competitively with the other Hockomock League teams as most of them have turf.” The KP Marching Band currently rents equipment such as lifts
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By Grace Allen At Norfolk’s annual Town Meeting, residents approved an article that authorized the town to provide $207,000 for its share of the proposed turf field at King Philip Regional High School. Now either Plainville or Wrentham voters have to approve funding for the field at their town meetings before the project can move forward. The school district’s agreement with the towns spells out only two of the three towns have to approve the expenditure. Plainville Town Meeting is June 1, while Wrentham Town Meeting is June 8. The KP Warrior Turf Field Project Committee has raised almost half of the funds necessary for the project, in both cash and inkind donations. The group is hopeful that after years of planning and fundraising, the turf field portion of the athletic complex will soon be a reality. When King Philip High School was renovated in 2007, a turf field was initially factored into the plans for the athletic complex. However, asbestos was discovered in the high school and the funds earmarked for the field itself had to
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