Athletes at Chelsea High School will no longer be required to pay-to-participate in school sports. - (Chris Asadian for AnnArbor.com)

Hard work, dedication and sacrifice are required of athletes at Chelsea Community Schools, but money is not.

That's as of Monday night, when the Chelsea school board approved the elimination of pay-to-participate fees, which charged high school students a flat rate of $100 to participate in athletics and middle school students $25. The program generated $50,000-$60,000 ...