Friday Night Lights on the Centurion Gridiron

Education President John Lee Evans and Area Five Superintendent Mitzi Merino joined University City High School Principal Jeff Olivero, Associated Student Body President Markus Dearing and Senior Class President Ashlyn Lipori-Russie at the Sept. 14 dedication ceremony that marked the completion of recent upgrades to the UCHS stadium. The ceremonial ribbon-cutting was held on the 50-yard line of the football field after the UCHS Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps presented the colors, and the national anthem was performed by the Centurion Marching Band.

Immediately preceding the dedication, the first group of Hall of Fame inductees were introduced to students, parents and guests in attendance.  Matt Brock (Class of ‘84), professional football player; Ken (’89) and Kevin Dow (’91), professional musicians; Jenny Gross (’93), professional basketball player; Wayne Lee (’86), chief NASA engineer; and Felix Sanchez (’95), Olympic gold medal athlete.  For more information on the Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, visit the school's website at www.sandi.net/universitycity and click on the Hall of Fame tab.

The stadium upgrades were funded by Proposition S,and they represent an investment of more than $1.4 million into UCHS and the University City community.  The project involved replacing the existing dirt track and grass field with a synthetic turf field and all-weather track, and making improvements to the grading and drainage system. It also included the installation of four new light poles/sports light fixtures, a new electronic scoreboard and new public address speakers. For more details on Prop. S projects at UCHS, visit https://fpcprojects.sandi.net/Pages/.  For more information on Prop. S, visit www.sandi.net/PropS or e-mail SDUSDFacilitiesInfo@sandi.net.