While the Pleasant Valley School Board was busy talking about the accomplishments of their students at a recent meeting, during the public comment section they received as well as shared some more good news.

Toni Bush, coach of the Pleasant Valley High School girls lacrosse team, was present to share some of the program's accomplishments.Accompanying her was Rick Anglemyer, her counterpart for Pleasant Valley's boys lacrosse team. "It seems like only last month that we were here to promote the lacrosse program and make a promise to you and the school that we would help support the program."It was actually during the fall of 2013. In February 2014, after review of the presentation by Bush and Anglemyer, who had spent many years as the lacrosse program directors for the Pleasant Valley Youth Association, the board agreed to create a high school lacrosse program. During the discussions, Bush said she would present the school board with $15,000 toward assistance with the program.A little more than a year later, she was there to fulfill her promise. "I would like to present this check for $15,000 from the Pleasant Valley Youth Association, as promised."According to Bush, "the citizens, athletes and youth association have worked hard collecting donations and raising funds to meet this goal."President Russell Gould graciously accepted the proceeds.Currently both the boys and girls teams are only junior varsity and willparticipate this year in the Lehigh Valley Conference with season openersslated for March 20 and March 24, respectively. Speaking with Coach Anglemyer, he said, "I was ecstatic with a turnout of 35 students that tried out for the team."The current team consists of 22 players, which according to Anglemyer "is the average size team for the conference."Coach Bush said, "The girls' team currently has 21 girls." Both teams are slated to compete in 13 games. According to Bush, "Pleasant Valley is the only school in the county that offers lacrosse; we are hoping lacrosse fever will spread to the other schools in the county."