Two Physical Fitness facilities were created in 2006 as part of the major building renovations and serve over 400 students yearly as part of the academic Physical Education programs and athletic team training. One facility emphasizes cardio-vascular training, and the second facility emphasizes weight training. Unfortunately, both facilities used the same 3/8″ floor covering on top of the concrete floor. This proved woefully inadequate for the weight training facility, resulting in an unsafe, unsanitary, and unsightly classroom environment. Further, as Denny Duermit ’69 (Alumni Board member, Withrow Athletic Hall of Fame member, and 14 year Walnut Hills Basketball Coach) simply states, “Our current Weight Room facility is embarrassing and puts Withrow at a significant disadvantage relative to other Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) in attracting and preparing our student-athletes for competitive play now and beyond high school.”
