Blog 4

 Going into the second, my group members and I sought to create schematics of the spikeball court and to research the materials required for our project by contacting various companies to gauge the overall pricing and feasibility of buying and transporting materials. After meeting with Mrs. Zilenski, we immediately started to refine our schematics by adding a sign to inform people unfamiliar with spikeball by detailing the purpose of the court and how to play using their full range of motion. Furthermore, we tried adding as much detail as possible into our diagrams to give the viewer the most accurate depiction of our project, and believed that it would spark tremendous interest among both the administration and student body. 


We initially contacted construction companies such as Sidley Sand to catalog and compare the sand per ton prices and gathered all the rest of the pricing information off of other sites such as Home Depot and various companies. We then compiled all of the information on a google slides presentation and presented it to the property manager to see the overall feasibility of the project. Thankfully, there were no concerns, and got approval for both construction on the proposed sites and complete funding for the project. We were then directed to Mr. Baker to ask as to how the school might provide us with vehicles to actually transport the total 6 tons of sand, and have yet to hear back due to off-campus duties.

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