Edison Community Track
STATUS:
The Edison Community Track was completed and students were welcomed back to school with an inaugural Wildcat Mile on September 4, 2018.
HISTORY:
In 2014, the Edison Elementary Principal proposed the building of a track on the south side of school property for students to have a safe place to run during P.E. class. The Track will need to be 6-8” above grade due to the geographic location of the school and the high water table.
THE SCHOOL:
Edison Elementary was built in 1996 and is located one mile west of Chuckanut Drive on West Bow Hill Road. The school is a wonderful facility that educates students from Kindergarten through 8th Grade. The outdoor facilities include a covered play area, play equipment, and playfields.
THE PROJECT:
The Edison Community Track will be a 1/4 mile track, 10’ wide, located on the south side of school property. The Track will provide students with access to level ground on an above-grade surface to be used for P.E. classes and during recess. The track will be open to the community during non-school hours.
FUNDING:
Edison Outdoor Foundation completed funding for the project in June 2018. Edison Community Track was funded as follows:
45% private donations
20% local businesses donations
17% community raised
12% Edison Elementary student fundraising
6% service organizations
DONORS/ IN KIND:
Thanks to the generous support our our community, let them run! The Edison Community Track project could not have been possible without the in-kind services provided by many, most notably, Chuckanut Engineering and Wilson Engineering.
FOLLLOW UP:
K-2 Teachers have implemented Wildcat Mile for their students during weekly PE classes. Grades 3-8 PE Cirruculum has been expanded to include a running segment, in addition to Workout Wednesdays. Students have access to the Track before school, during recess and after school.