Plunge pool closure

Said the six-week closure could end the girls water polo season and asked the city to find another way.

Asked the city to close the pool mid-February to late March instead, citing late-night practices and students considering quitting.

Said the closure falls during the team's most important games and hurts recruitment and practice time.

Called the timing poor planning and questioned whether this would ever happen to a boys team.

Said losing the pool during their season is heartbreaking and asked the city to move the maintenance.

Described displaced practices, late-night drives to distant pools, and lost family and homework time.

Said the closure would destroy her ability to do both water polo and theater and asked for a closure when aquatic sports are off-season.

Said the closure affects college scouting, senior night, and home games, and asked that student athletes be taken seriously.

Said cutting the girls season in half is cruel and asked the council to make it right.

Asked to split the closure between winter and spring breaks, noting bus costs and recruitment hopes.