Roseville Area Schools Athletic Fields

1. Roseville Area SchoolsAthletic Fields Jenny Loeck RAHS Activities Director

2. Current 7-12 Roseville Athletic Fields • Parkview • 9-12 Boys’ Soccer Practice (no games) • City of Roseville / Youth Baseball • Heavy Community Soccer Use • Parkview Physical Education

3. Current 7-12 Roseville Athletic Fields • RAMS • Physical Education • 8th grade Softball & Baseball • Practice & Games • 7th & 8th grade Track practice • 7th & 8th grade Soccer • Practice & Games • 7th & 8th grade Football • Practice & Games • *Lost a RAMS Baseball Field in the sale of land to St. Judes

4. Current 7-12 Roseville Athletic Fields • RAMS – High School Usage • 9-12 Girls’ Soccer Practice • 9th, B, & JV Home Boys’ & Girls’ Soccer Games • JV & Varsity Boys’ & Girls’ Lacrosse Practice • JV Home Boys’ & Girls’ Lacrosse Games • 9th & 10th Football Games • Lower-level Lacrosse (community)

5. Current 7-12 Roseville Athletic Fields • Heavy Community Soccer Use • Adult Soccer • NSSA & City of Roseville • Youth Soccer Practice & Games

6. Current 7-12 Roseville Athletic Fields • Fairview • 9th grade Baseball practice & games • City of Roseville / Youth Baseball

7. Current 7-12 Roseville Athletic Fields • RAHS • JV & Varsity Baseball Practice & Games • 9-12 Boys’ & Girls’ Track Practice & Meets • 7th & 8th grade Track Meets • Varsity-only Boys’ & Girls’ Soccer Games • JV & Varsity Football Games • One 9th grade and one 10th grade FB game • Varsity-only Boys’ & Girls’ Lacrosse Games

8. City of Roseville Parkview RAMS Fairview RAHS Brimhall / Evergreen Park Lake Owasso Baseball Fields Roseville Schools Central Park Softball Fields Dale St. / Legion Baseball Field Shared Agreements - Roseville Gymnastics Center - Brimhall & Central Park Elementary Gymnasiums Community Demand (Serving: Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood, Roseville, & Shoreview)

9. Limited Stadium Use • RAHS Stadium • Stadium Turf – Significant Limited Use due to extensive wear & tear of field • Currently No Lower-Level Play, RAHS Physical Education, or Youth / Community Use Allowed • NO summer use • Track – Needs to be rebuilt & resurfaced (cracks beyond repair) • No longer a premier track in the area / SEC

10. Needs 22+ Football Games 9th-12th plus one 7th & 8th 32+ Soccer Games All Varsity plus distribution of lower level games 20+ Lacrosse Games All Varsity plus distribution of lower level games Daily Physical Education Community Use Evenings, Weekends, Summer Actual Use 10 Football Games 14 Soccer Games 10 Lacrosse Games 0 Physical Education 1 Youth Football Day 0 Youth Soccer 0 Community Use 0 Summer Use Stadium Need Vs. Actual Use

11. Potential RAHS Stadium Project • Artificial Turf • Physical Education, Soccer, Football, Lacrosse, Track, Softball, Baseball, & others • Resurface 8 lane track • Recondition stadium fencing • Press Box upgrades • Sound System upgrades • Bleacher upgrades • Possible upgrades to current storage, tickets, and concessions buildings

12. Why Turf? • Artificial Turf Stadium • PE Class (daily use during the fall & spring) • Every lower-level (7-12) team will be allowed at least one game on the stadium field. (soccer, football, & lacrosse) • HS teams now limited will have increased access to stadium field • Baseball, Softball & Lacrosse will have access for training when fields are out of play (weather) • Community Access / Rental through Roseville Schools Community Ed Department

13. Roseville Area High School • Currently is situated on 40 acres • Minimum acreage for new HS = 100 acres • Stadium Field should serve / represent a minimum of 3 full athletic fields

14. Suburban East Schools Mounds View Park of Cottage Grove Woodbury East Ridge Spring Lake Park St. Paul Central St. Paul Humboldt St. Paul Highland Park Robbinsdale Armstrong Robbinsdale Cooper Edina Eden Prairie Hopkins Minnetonka Macalester College University of St. Thomas Augsburg Hamline Irondale *(incomplete list) Area Schools* w/Artificial Turf

15. Why Now? • Community Need • Partnership with Community Organizations • Keep Facilities / Stadium Competitive & First Class (Pride in our Schools) • Best Pricing Available / Construction • Environmentally safe • Our Stadium Field should be for ALL students (not only athletes)

16. Cost Savings Labor Water Fertilizer Seed Fuel Maintenance Field sits unused for recovery purposes – no return on the investment Revenue Lease Agreements / Hourly Rental Community Groups Youth Athletic Associations City of Roseville Area Schools Area Colleges / Universities Financial Considerations

17. Continued Partnership into the future • Work together as the needs of the community change and grow • Wonderful Community • Shared Vision for this partnership

18. Premier School District We offer “Quality Teaching & Learning for All” 1.) Activities = Achievement Decades of research prove that students who participate in high school activities tend to have: higher grade-point averages better attendance records lower dropout rates fewer discipline problems than non-participating students. National studies repeatedly report that high school activities: build character increase self-confidence relieve tension support classroom learning by generating school pride, a sense of community, and by nurturing a feeling of belonging that makes students want to achieve. -(www.mshsl.org) 1.22.09

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