(KAIR)--A golf team is approved to be added at the Atchison County Community High School, in Effingham.

That follows approval granted to the proposal by the Board of Education of USD 377 during their December 10th meeting.

In October, several freshman and sophomore aged boys, students in the school district, brought before the school board a proposal to form a golf team, with additional information presented during Wednesday's meeting, prior to school board approval.

The school leaders, also Wednesday, approved the purchase of new drumline equipment, from Manning Music, for the High School marching band, at a cost of $8,212.

Quotes were received from three companies for the purchase, as the current drumline equipment is more than 20 years old, while the average lifespan is 10 to 12 years.

The marching band program was started back up in the fall of 2023.