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Ridgewood students express interest in swimming, bass fishing options in athletic survey

Bass fishing and swimming are sports some students at Ridgewood High School would like to see offered, a survey by District 234 has shown.

Athletic director Rob St. John said 8 percent of students responding expressed interest in sports not available at the school.

“It gave some perspective on some offerings, that were not on the list, that students were actually looking at,” St. John said.

Data show that 100 students completed the survey, which St. John said is representative of the student body. Past surveys included the entire student body, but this time only freshmen, sophomores and juniors provided feedback, officials said.

The survey made reference to 17 sports, some of which Ridgewood High School offers.

The swimming and bass fishing were highlights that St. John said the school could look at in terms of competing with the Illinois High School Association.

“They can compete as an individual, even though we don’t have a team,” he said. “We can submit and register them as an IHSA state series sport. They represent our school as an individual. Those are things we can certainly look at in the future.”

Each sport typically comes with different rules as to how individual students can qualify for post-season play.

St. John said sports such as boys volleyball, which launches in March, and girls tennis, which is now offered, arose after noting high levels of student interest in previous surveys.

The district received more than 100 responses to this year’s sports interest survey, officials said.

Typically, the cost is $65 per sport to allow student participation. Those who are eligible for free or reduced lunch qualify for a waiver.

Residency requirements

Gina Castellano, dean of students, said procedures changed for the 2018-2019 academic year on enrolling students and verifying residency.

“We sat down with our attorneys to streamline the process to make it more proactive versus reactive, with the ultimate goal of only enrolling in-district residents,” she said. “We have found once they’re in our school as an out-of-district resident, it’s very costly to get them out.”

At the start of the school year, those interested in enrolling students at Ridgewood were required to fill out an enrollment application. This measure applied to 46 families. In addition, residency checks were performed.

This fall, nine students were denied enrollment, officials said.

“It’s important to make sure we only have district residents,” principal Chris Uhle said.

Megan Horstead is a freelance reporter.

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MXR has announced the Dyna Comp Bass Compressor, a low-end-focused mini-pedal version of the company’s classic Dyna Comp.

Besides the usual sensitivity and output controls, there’s an attack button, plus a tone knob focused on the upper-midrange and, crucially, a clean blend control.

The circuit is based around the CA3080 ‘metal can’ integrated circuit, promising “quiet operation, superior transparency, and increased dynamic range”.

MXR’s Dyna Comp Bass Compressor is available now for $149/£164. See Jim Dunlop for more.