Grade 7 (House 2)
Presque Isle Middle School
Gentile Hall is located on 181 Main Street on the University of Maine campus in Presque Isle. It first opened to the public on January 21, 2006 and was named after Caroline D. Gentile; the longest faculty member at the University. Gentile Hall provides many different activities including a multipurpose court allowing you to play basketball, indoor soccer, and badminton. They also have an exercise room accessible to members and visitors. In this room, there are different types of fitness machines. There is also a window in the room with a grand overview of Gentile’s impressive indoor pool. An elevated walking track is also available to all visitors and members during operational hours. Each day the track changes allowing walkers to go in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction. Eleven times around the track is equivalent to one mile. There is also a rock-climbing wall, which is well supervised and requires the use of a helmet. An indoor swimming pool is also supervised at all operational times as well. The pool has a diving board and a handicapped accessible area if needed. The rock wall and the pool can be rented by groups for various activities such as birthday parties or fun get-togethers at a reasonable expense.
Passes and memberships are also offered at Gentile Hall. Passes are available on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Memberships can be purchased for a summer, semester, or full year. Memberships allow you to access Gentile during the hours of 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM from Monday through Thursday. On Friday: 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM. On Saturday: 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and on Sunday from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Locker rooms are available for changing into gym clothes and sneakers before entering into the facility.
Gentile Hall provides an outstanding, inexpensive way to keep the community active. The facility is available seven days a week to anyone in the region and is an excellent way to keep one’s body physically fit and healthy.
