Those ITT Tech commercials really work, and Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School athletic director Gerry Delgado is putting his business degree to good use.
Since the Seasiders converted to a charter school on July 1, 2012, the athletics program has become self-sufficient in the BIIF, where expenses range from paying coaches and officials, to equipment and travel.
The second-year AD said his budget is in the neighborhood of $20,000 for the fall sports of girls volleyball, and cross country, winter sports of basketball, canoe paddling, and swimming, and the spring sport of track and field.
For sports not offered at Laupahoehoe, such as football, baseball and soccer, the Seasiders are eligible to play at Honokaa.