Why is it necessary to play Varsity football games on the RAHS campus?
Rio Americano was originally built with a football field that has been used for freshman games over the years. However, it is not sufficiently equipped with the accommodations that allow for league sanctioned Varsity level play. Because our student body has never experienced the school-wide spirit generated from playing a Varsity football game on Rio Americano’s home field, because there are safety concerns regarding the condition of the present field and because our athletic booster club and student government need the funds that home field games generate, it is both desirable and necessary to make these improvements. It is essential to point out that ARSA is NOT proposing a “grandiose” football facility. Instead, this organization seeks something similar in scale to the football field that has already been accepted by the neighbors at the nearby parochial high school. Question #7: Will this proposal include permanent sport lights for the RAHS football facility? No! Despite the fact t