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PERRY TWP. – Central Catholic High School high school students have built their own disc golf course and started a related club.
A handful of students developed and constructed the course earlier this year on the school campus, using money they had raised starting in January.
As of the start of classes last week, Central Catholic's disc golf club has grown to about 50 members — mostly juniors and seniors — and is one of only a few in Stark County.
"This has gone a lot further than just our school. It's become a big thing for the community," Harry Belden, a Central Catholic junior, said about the $5,000 fundraising effort that helped purchase disc golf baskets and equipment.
The golf site is open to the public during after-school hours, Belden said.
Some other local high schools with clubs include GlenOak and Hoover. Belden said Central Catholic group is interested in playing with or against other Northeast Ohio schools.
Disc golf involves competitors throw a Frisbee-like disc from a tee area toward an elevated target, typically a metal basket. The goal is to complete a nine- or 18-hole course in the fewest number of throws, following rules similar to the traditional game of golf.
The Professional Disc Golf Association estimates that there are more than 11,500 disc golf courses in the United States. It also reported more than 115,000 members last year.
John Paul, director of finance and track coach at Central Catholic, said the disc golf club is similar other school organizations, such as student council, ski club or book club.
"The club is all student driven," said Paul, who oversees the club. "They're doing most everything (planning, fundraising and course development)."
So far, the Central Catholic campus has nine holes, or baskets, at its course. The shortest distance between a basket and a disc launching area is 130 feet, while the longest stretch is 505 feet.
Paul Manson, a junior, said a group of Central Catholic students walked the campus to plot the course and pinpoint basket locations.
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Prior to the disc golf course at the high school, groups of Central Catholic students often played at Lincoln Park in Massillon and at an Avondale site, Manson said.
Students plan to install another nine baskets, according to Belden, who said another fundraising campaign also is in the works.
Anyone interested in making a donation should contact Brooke Newsome, the school's director of development, at [email protected] .
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This article originally appeared on The Independent: Central Catholic students build disc golf course on campus
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