Sanderson High School - Lakonikos Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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-J9yQLl1efprLneipalJLAiW-S ,, opportunities. According to Mr. I.VV. Holyfield, Athletic Director of Raleigh Public Schools, lack of sufficient funding is the main reason. Each individual schoolls ad- ministration decides which sports will be offered. Sanderson's administration feels that the school cannot economically afford an additional sport for girls. I love competition-it,s exhilarating! Sue Donnelly In 1974, only two boys' sports, football and basketball, made enough money in gate receipts to support themselves. These two sports provided the bulk of the financial support for the other twelve boys' sports. Holyfield further cited that only recently have girls shown sufficient interest in inter- scholastic competition. More peopk appre- ciate the female A athelete today. Blair Griffith Another restriction hampering girls' sports is re- viewed in the Statement on Philosophy and Policies for Girls' Extramural and Inter- scholastic Athletics for the Raleigh Public Schools, written in 1972: All coaches of girls' sports will be a woman P.E. staff member and assigned son there are no less than six faculty members, in addition to the designated P.E. staff, coaching in the boys' athletic program. 54

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Until recently the girlis sports program at Sanderson and other area high schools was totally ignored by school offi- cials. Three years ago not one competitive team sport was of- fered for girls, yet eleven were open for boys to partici- pate in.iAccording to the Iune 3, 1974 issue of NEVVSWEEK, Opportunities have been under- standably scarce in a country that has traditionally allo- cated 5 per cent of high school funds to females. Some pro- gress has been made at Sander- son in girls' athletics with volleyball, gymnastics, and tennis added to the program. Should it stop there? thletics give me a means to express mysel Susan Eatman . Silt, S -Ls The girls at Sanderson High School have proven in the past years their ability to perform in athletic competition. All teams have had consecutive winning seasons with the gym- nastics team holding an incredible record of sixteen wins and only one loss. Over fifty girls competed for the selected twelve positions for both the tennis and volleyball teams this year. The interest is there: the girls want to play-and can. Title IX of the 1972 United States Educational Amendment outlaws sex discrimination in any institution which receives federal funds. NEWSWEEK, however, says, The law has seldom been enforced so far, because administrations are still awaiting government regulations. - School officials offer a number of reasons for the discrepancies in sports 1... Ah. M 'Qi l 1 5 3

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