JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================XK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?qK1T\CJB{T7bO\-Zܖ ߎ2Y6ʜC@Kfw[aQNh8"jo5!Zf@ɩuGEi[@h*^ٴV(IKnZublVɩ4wXc2 >AR3=ߛW*p'9l!3+ |ν6UӣP[x''=+*T*DeHgA&3{s 6{rkɹ{A ם <br>We started the 1999 season with over twenty-five kids squatting more than 300 pounds, four more broke the 400 pound mark, and one was even squatting 500. We finished the '99 season at 8-2. What a turnaround! We finished the season third in the league, losing only to opponents that qualified for the state playoffs, one of which eventually became the state runner-up. The kids were really excited. They were fun to watch because they became very close as a team. It all started in the weight room. <br>At the end of the '99 season our Superintendent and our Athletic Director informed us that ground would break in the spring for a new 3,600 square-foot weight-training facility. It had taken less than a year to raise the $300,000 needed to build the facility. Amazingly, all the funds were privately donated - not a single tax dollar was used. I