By the time Vero Beach High students return from summer vacation, contractors will be putting the finishing touches on the first phase of the Jimmy Graves Sports & Community Complex.
For the first time, track and field meets will be held across the street from the high school, thanks to the new eight-lane Florida High School Athletic Association regulation size track and field event stations. Inside the track is a new regulation soccer field that does double duty as a lacrosse field.
Students are excited because “they’re able to hold home track meets there now, instead of traveling all over the state,” said Bruce Green, the school district’s chief financial officer. “It’s kind of a big deal for this school and the community.”…