Donations from the Lincoln-Way High School Foundation accepted recently by the school board include a computerized fitness machine for the physical education department.
Athletic director Dennis Michels said the computer, which is attached to exercise equipment, can measure blood pressure, weight, pulse and upper body strength. The computer can even provide students with nutrition and fitness information, Michels said.
The $10,000 machine will be set up on the East Campus, where it will be used initially by freshmen in the fitness component of the their physical education program, he said.
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“The capabilities are really vast. Our problem is we’ll probably have to limit (the machine’s use),” he said.
The fitness computer is expected to be delivered and activated during the second semester.
Other foundation donations include $25,000 earmarked for additions to the school library’s book collection and audiovisual and language laboratory equipment.