Troy Middle School is celebrating a new $100,000 fitness center.
The school’s new DON’T QUIT Fitness Center is outfitted with weights, machines, and stationary bikes. Troy Middle School is one of three schools in the state to receive a center, along with Saranac Central School and Hamlin Park School #74 in Buffalo. Principal Ian McShane calls the center a game changer.
“Our push for so long was academics, and we realized that there’s a whole other part to the kid besides just the instruction that’s in front of them,” McShane said. “And while all that stuff is critical, this stuff is critical also. So, we’re trying to build time into our day to give them an opportunity to move around. You know, get their bodies moving, work together the teamwork that results from it.”…