In a letter to the editor in Friday's paper, K. Miller made some very interesting points on the escalating costs of students' extracurricular activities, both in our schools and in other community programs. If you missed the letter, we suggest that you read it on CovNews.com. For the last 15 years the cost of having a child participate in extracurricular activities has skyrocketed to the point that some parents go into debt just so their child could compete and socialize with their peers.