Rochester Public/Private School Sports Co-ops to End
Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - There will be some major changes affecting Rochester’s high school cooperative sports agreements.
The Rochester Catholic School system Thursday announced it has reached agreement with the Rochester Public School District on the future of the cooperative program.
The proposal is scheduled to be voted on by the Rochester School Board at its meeting next Tuesday.
Under the agreement:
- The girls hockey co-op will end after the 2016/2017 season
- The lacrosse co-op will end after the 2018/2019 season
- The wrestling co-op will end after the 2018/2019 season
- The swimming co-op will continue under its current arrangement
RCS says the agreement will also allow Lourdes students who are currently participating in the lacrosse and wrestling programs to continue competing through the Class of 2019.
RCS says if the agreement is approved, it’s expected Lourdes will establish a girls hockey team in time for the 2017/2018 season.
RCS says it will consider a new cooperative agreement with the Rochester district for the 2019/2020 season for its lacrosse and wrestling programs, depending on the number of participants. It may also establish its own programs or consider cooperative agreements with other schools.
A vote had been scheduled earlier by the Rochester School Board to terminate the longtime cooperative agreement but it was delayed after numerous Lourdes parents expressed anger at the sudden proposed recommendation. That led to talks that resulted in the current proposal.
Here is the RCS announcement:
Paul Menard, Principal, Lourdes High School
Marv Peters, Activities Director, Lourdes High School