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Oklahoma School for the Deaf raising money for football stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 11, 2015<\/p>\n

By: Amy Jenson<\/p>\n

The crowds, the bleachers and the lights are all part of Friday night football. But one Texoma school doesn’t have those luxuries.<\/p>\n

After years of homemade goalposts, broken scoreboards and limited seating, the Oklahoma School for the Deaf is now working to raise money to bring Friday night lights to their students.<\/p>\n

“I mean that’s not right,” Athletic Director Tommy Varner said. “Kids need to feel like this is their home and something to be proud of.”<\/p>\n

Teacher, Athletic Director and football coach, Varner says every week his team must travel to another stadium or play on Saturday morning because their field is inadequate.<\/p>\n

“We have to go up there because we have no lights, no nice bleachers, we don’t really have a stadium we can play on,” Varner said.<\/p>\n

After nearly 90 years of playing football, OSD was able to buy a new scoreboard this year.
\nBut, their practice equipment is rusted and the blocking sled is patched with duct tape.<\/p>\n

“Since we are a state agency we can’t ask for a bond like public school does,” Varner said.<\/p>\n

In the last four years, the school has raised a little over $11,000 but in order to get the new equipment, they need close to a million dollars.<\/p>\n

“The kids need to experience Friday night lights, same as the other kids do,” Varner said.<\/p>\n

“It seems like Friday night is the high school night and we have to play on Saturdays or Thursdays,” senior football player Justice Leathers said.<\/p>\n

Leathers says he wants to play under the Friday night lights at home, just like everyone else.<\/p>\n

“If we play any night games we have to play on a public school field or we have to travel because we have no lights,” Leathers said.<\/p>\n

Click on the link if you would like to donate.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.osd.k12.ok.us\/org\/osdfee\/osdfee.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.kxii.com\/home\/headlines\/OSD-raises-money-for-stadium-play-Friday-night-football-326833391.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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