“Improvements in athletic facilities isn’t on the radar for us. “When we have extra dollars, we’re looking more along the lines of textbooks or technology,” Ali said. Sayeed Ali, president of the school board, said the project has the support of the board with details still to work out. The group presented architectural renderings and plans to the school board at the February meeting and could gain final approval at the next meeting, scheduled for March 27. You know you’re in a special place, and that’s something that makes me extremely proud.” “And I’m more impressed with the community with the way they continue to step up. “Each and every meeting we had, you get more excited,” QHS coach Rick Little said. The Blue Devils should expect to use the facility this fall. It will be a pre-engineered steel building with a brick facade that will take about six months to complete. The 10,560 square foot building will be situated on the southwest end of the Flinn Stadium complex next to the video board. “It will not cost the school district a dime.” “It is totally funded by private money,” said Jim Hansen, a 1988 QHS graduate who played football at QHS and Western Illinois University and spearheaded the project. It also will have areas for use by the soccer and track and field programs, as well as storage of equipment for all sports. Pending approval from the Quincy School Board, construction will begin this spring on a $1.37 million facility to house a locker room, weight room, video room and other amenities. Quincy Herald Whig, by Matt Schuckman - The vision a group of Quincy High School football boosters had to help the Blue Devils become more competitive on a statewide level is close to becoming reality.

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