Honestly, this is one of the least thought out columns I have ever read.  Please take some time and think this one through.  Public funds, which is a precious commodity, should be spent on a bunch of kids that won a state soccer title?  For rings?

What about students who overcame a family crisis to graduate with honors, should they get rings too?  What about students who got A's in classes without the necessary supplies?  rings for them?  How about the debate team? Dance program? Journalism kids?  If I recall, Beamer used to have a national award winning Yearbook program, should those kids have gotten rings paid for out of public dollars?

The soccer team, the school, and coaches, and everyone at Beamer should be incredibly proud of this accomplishment, plus I will toss some money in the Gofund me, it is a nice thought. But you need a basic lesson in how public money should be spent, until you understand the big picture, just write about sports and leave deep thought alone.