. What is this that I have heard - 'Badminton is in danger of being cut at schools throughout California' ??? Source: http://s.tt/12j3p ====== ====== ====== start article ====== ====== ====== Badminton has never been a particularly popular high school sport. Nationally, only nine states recognize badminton — the racquet sport where players swat a shuttlecock over a net — as an official school sport. Even in California, which has more badminton players than any other state (nearly 10,000), the sport is near the lowest in team participation, on par with golf and lacrosse. But in the Asian countries from where many families in western San Gabriel Valley hail — particularly China, Malaysia and Indonesia — badminton, an Olympic sport since 1992, is a source of national pride. At Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra, the student body is 70 percent Asian and the sport is serious business. Junior Alice Liew, the daughter of immigrants from Malaysia, was determined not to let her favorite pastime go without a fight. Within days of creating the Facebook page, “Save High School Badminton in California,” 1,000 students from schools across the state had joined the movement, and supporters began to strategize about how to get parents involved, visit school board meetings and draft petitions. Badminton is still in danger of being cut, with the school system facing an ongoing state budget crisis. But in past months, one more season was played, which Liew considered a "personal victory." ====== ====== ====== end article ====== ====== ====== BTW, the Facebook link is found located at; http://www.facebook.com/Save.HS.Badminton.CA .
Save High School Badminton in California . I suppose joining the Facebook, “Save High School Badminton in California” would keep us updated; and then we could see what the movement needs that we can help. .
