One of this year’s competitors takes aim at the basketball hoop as he takes part in this year’s Hoop Shoot event.

Photo courtesy of the Mountain Home Elks Lodge

Students from the Mountain Home area put their basketball sharpshooting skills to the test as they battled for top honors during this year’s Hoop Shoot competition held recently.

Hosted each year by Mountain Home Elks Lodge 2276, the competition required participants to sink free-throws baskets with the hoop distance shortened for younger participants.

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Contractors continued to beef up the infrastructure at the charter high school’s new gymnasium last week as crews marked the next step to add another 25,000 square feet to the school’s campus.

Photo by Brian S. Orban

The dust of powdered plaster coated the floors of the hallways and rooms as crews continued work to prepare the walls along these areas for future coats of fresh paint. Nearby, extension cords plugged into wall outlets remain connected to an assortment of flood lights to provide construction crews a better view inside these rooms as they continued to install permanent light fixtures in these ceilings.

Sheets of black plastic blocked the doorway leading into the construction area. To a point, it reminded people to don a helmet and other protective gear before stepping into the area.

At the same time, it reminded students and staff members at Richard McKenna Charter High School of the continued progress made in recent months to expand the school’s campus area.

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