CHESTER – GEO Sport Lighting Company has installed new LED lights at Chester High School’s W.O. Smith Field, which were debuted during the last Friday’s game with Trenton-Wesclin. The new lights replace outdated halogen lights providing cost savings and improved visibility.
GEO Sport Lighting Company employees work high above the Chester High School football field Thursday September 25 installing the new LED lights which debuted Friday night when Chester plays Trenton-Wesclin. Cost for the new system was approved for $137,700. The new lights will increase safety and cost much less to operate than the former halogen lights. Jim Beers Photo
Pictured are the old and outdated halogen lights that have been removed from W.O. Smith Field at Chester High School. All four banks of lights at the field have been replaced with much brighter and more economical LED lighting. The new lights premiered Friday night September 26 when the YellowJackets hosted the Wesclin Warriors Jim Beers Photo
This is the look from the top of the entrance to W.O. Smith Football Field at Chester High School. Workers from the GEO Sport Lighting Company have been busy since Tuesday September 23 replacing the lighting at the field. The decades old halogen lights had become outdated and not as bright as their former functioning, not to mention the much higher cost to operate. All four bans of lights at the field have been replaced with modern LED lights which will be much more economical and provide much better visibility at W.O. Smith Field. YellowJacket fans were able to see the new lights last Friday when the Jackets hosted Wesclin in a Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division matchup. Jim Beers Photo