Track events growing at St. John-Endicott High School

Head track coach and Spanish teacher at St. John-Endicott High School, Paul Johnson, is working to expand the school's track program.

“Athletes here are only missing the pole vault, but they have no track, only a grass field on which to practice,” said Johnson.

The official go-ahead to add pole vaulting this spring came, and Johnson was able to order the equipment needed; pole vault landing pits, standards to hold the crossbar, poles for the student athletes and a pole vault planting box, which will be cemented into the ground. The equipment should arrive at the start of track and field season...