Martinsville Board Backs Youth Volleyball, Shrine Pageant and $500 Rec Payment

Martinsville Board of Education | July 23, 2026

Article Summary: The Martinsville Community Unit School District C-3 Board of Education approved a youth volleyball league, cleared the high school gym for the Clark County Shrine Pageant on Oct. 24 and 25, and authorized a $500 payment to the Summer Recreation Board at its July 23, 2026, meeting.

Community Use Key Points:

Martinsville Youth Volleyball League approved unanimously.

High school gym approved for the Clark County Shrine Pageant on Oct. 24 and 25.

$500 payment to the Summer Recreation Board approved 6-0, with Hollingsworth abstaining.

The payment was described in the record as previously agreed to on Jan. 22, 2026.

MARTINSVILLE — The Martinsville Community Unit School District C-3 Board of Education on Thursday, July 23, 2026, approved three items tying district facilities and dollars to community recreation, including a youth volleyball league and an October pageant in the high school gym.

On a motion by Baird, seconded by Hollingsworth, the board voted unanimously to approve the Martinsville Youth Volleyball League. The minutes record no further detail — no age groups, season dates, fees, facility assignment or organizer are listed in either the minutes or the agenda.

The board also voted unanimously to approve use of the high school gym for the Clark County Shrine Pageant on Oct. 24 and 25, on a motion by Hollingsworth seconded by Baird. No rental fee, insurance requirement or staffing arrangement is recorded. The pageant is the only outside use of district facilities the board acted on in July.

Summer Recreation Payment Draws an Abstention

The third item was the only one of the three that was not unanimous. On a motion by Kannmacher, seconded by Parcel, the board approved a $500 payment to the Summer Recreation Board “as agreed upon on 1/22/2026,” in the language of the minutes. Six members voted in favor; Hollingsworth abstained. No reason for the abstention appears in the record.

The reference to a January agreement indicates the commitment predates the July vote, but neither the minutes nor the agenda describes what the district agreed to in January, what the $500 funds, or what fund the money comes from. The January 2026 minutes would establish the original commitment.

Context

Together, the three approvals represent the board’s full community-use docket for the month. They were taken as items B, C and D of new business, between the appointment of an infrastructure program manager and a divided vote on the district’s FY27 budget hearing date.

The approvals also come as the district’s own calendar fills in: online registration opened July 20, in-person registration is set for Aug. 3, a fall coaches meeting and parents meeting are scheduled for July 27, and Meet the Streaks is set for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14.