Bartlett High School Booster Club Meeting Minutes
Bartlett High School Booster Club Meeting Minutes
Bartlett High School Booster Club Meeting Minutes
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<strong>Bartlett</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Booster</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
<strong>Meeting</strong> <strong>Minutes</strong><br />
<strong>Meeting</strong> Date: 06/13/2006<br />
<strong>Meeting</strong> Time:<br />
Presiding:<br />
Officers Present:<br />
Directors Present:<br />
Regular Members:<br />
7:00 PM<br />
Len Hardy<br />
Len Hardy, Dan Kallenbach, Joe Paladino, Mike Wenc<br />
Rick Newton (Baseball), Sue McSherry (Cross Country), Diana Kaufman<br />
(Dance – Proxy), Ron Herbert (Football), Nancy Williams (Golf – Proxy),<br />
Bobbi Kraklio (Softball), Dan Palmer (Student Council), Jeanine<br />
Theobald (Volley Ball – Boys), Joe Paladino (Wrestling)<br />
2 present<br />
The meeting was called to order at 7:06 PM.<br />
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The minutes from the May 9, 2006 meeting were reviewed. A motion to accept the<br />
minutes was made by Ron Herbert and seconded by Dan Palmer, and was passed<br />
unanimously.<br />
President’s Report – Len Hardy<br />
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A treasurer replacement is needed for Shelley Rosas due to a family situation. Shelley will<br />
stay on until a replacement is found & trained. The By-laws state that for any executive open<br />
board position these are appointed by the current officers. If there are any potential<br />
members who would are interested, please have them contact Len.<br />
The booster club scholarship winners were William Noviski & Sophia Leo. Each student<br />
received a $1,000 scholarship. These students were selected from a panel of 5 teachers via<br />
a blind selection process.<br />
Nancy Williams is representing the golf booster club via proxy. Also, the golf club outing is<br />
being held on 6/16 at <strong>Bartlett</strong> Hills.<br />
Rick Newton is the new director of the Baseball booster club.<br />
There is a new board of directors for the Cheerleading booster club:<br />
o Sue Mago<br />
President<br />
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o R. Abiera Vice President<br />
o Anna Annoro Secretary<br />
o Susan Hemingbusy Treasurer<br />
For the July meeting we will be looking for an alternate location as both the school & <strong>Bartlett</strong><br />
library are unavailable.<br />
The 2006/2007 booster club membership forms were sent out with the general registration<br />
packages. The mass mailing that was done last year did not generate enough interest.<br />
A major fund raiser for the club will be addressed starting at the August meeting. We will be<br />
exploring group projects. There is an option of the main booster club taking over the college<br />
tuition raffle.<br />
Athletic Director’s Report – Dan Kallenbach<br />
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<strong>Bartlett</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Booster</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
<strong>Meeting</strong> <strong>Minutes</strong><br />
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Dan discussed the options to replace the scoreboard. The requirements for the scoreboard<br />
were given to Dactronics. The Student Council will contribute $8,000 and $15,000 will be<br />
donated from pop money. The booster club contribution has not been determined at this<br />
time. Dan will obtain this information for the next meeting.<br />
Dan discussed the spring sport athletes: Corrine Dennison – Daily Herald Girls Softball Co-<br />
Captain, Kim Ebbeson - Daily Herald Athlete of the Year, Jim Wolfsmith – Softball Coach of<br />
the Year.<br />
There will be some construction activities taking place this summer:<br />
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The track will be redone.<br />
The softball field will be redone.<br />
Tennis courts – TBD<br />
The Fall 2006 sports registration packages are being prepared.<br />
On 8/1, the Upstate Eight Conference will have a website. There will link for BHS and there<br />
will be link back to the BHS school website<br />
There is a new Soccer coach – Steve Buchs.<br />
We will be sharing Millennium field this year with Streamwood & South Elgin high schools.<br />
The JV games will be held at the school and all varsity games will be at Millennium field.<br />
The UEC will go to 12 schools during the 2009/2010 school year. There will be a new school<br />
to support Neuqua Valley & Waubonsie Valley.<br />
The following banners will be installed: Regional Basketball & Softball.<br />
We will be unable to water the football field this year.<br />
The booster club article in the Daily Herald was taken out of context regarding the inequities<br />
within a school versus what a booster club can do. The policy being put in place is for major<br />
structural changes. These will need to be approved by U46.<br />
A question was raised regarding the $65 to play sports. The money goes to U46 and there<br />
maybe a change in the funding process. There will be further discussions on this for the next<br />
school year.<br />
A question was raised regarding the costs for team pictures. Why are these costs so high<br />
compared to other programs, i.e. youth sports Discussion took place regarding this topic.<br />
Further exploration will be done regarding other vendors and the options associated with<br />
these.<br />
Treasurer’s Report – Len Hardy<br />
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Len indicated that the club reports will be e-mailed out to all directors.<br />
Committee Reports<br />
Broadcasting – Joe Paladino<br />
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<strong>Club</strong> Reports<br />
Joe stated that there will be football broadcasts for the upcoming season.<br />
Football – Ron Herbert<br />
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The Kickoff dinner is being on held on 8/14. The cost is $8/person.<br />
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<strong>Bartlett</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Booster</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
<strong>Meeting</strong> <strong>Minutes</strong><br />
The club will be conducting a marketing blitz plan to increase membership by 25%.<br />
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Football will be holding a fundraising outing and inviting 100 local businesses.<br />
There are activities that the club needs to perform for the concession stand at<br />
Millennium field: concession stand keys, popcorn machine, cooler, and verifying that<br />
the electrical work was completed.<br />
A question was raised regarding the storage between 3 schools and how this will be<br />
handled There will be discussions with the other schools regarding this.<br />
There will be new menus items for the upcoming season.<br />
There will be meeting with the coach to review his wish list.<br />
A question was raised on the status of the original football uniforms: where are these<br />
and can they be sold as a fund raiser activity Dan will talk to the coach regarding<br />
this.<br />
Volley - Boys– Jean Theobald<br />
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Jean has some deposits & receipts that need to be submitted. They have been<br />
keeping a running total of all expenses.<br />
Volley ball has a concession key to return. They also purchased their own cash box.<br />
Dance – Diana Kaufman (Proxy)<br />
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Diana will be stepping down after 4 years with the club.<br />
A new board of directors has been elected.<br />
o President Debbie Buchmiller<br />
o Vice President Amy Shield<br />
o Secretary Patty Kelly<br />
o Treasurer Kathy Stelmah<br />
A dance workshop will be held on 6/23. Walk-ins are being taken for that day. It will be<br />
for 2 nd – 8 th graders that will be held from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm., followed by a performance.<br />
Wrestling – Joe Paladino<br />
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Joe discussed the status of the wrestling board of directors.<br />
Baseball – Rick Newton<br />
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o President Joe Paladino<br />
o Vice President TBD<br />
o Secretary TBD<br />
o Treasurer TBD<br />
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Rick needs to submit a deposit.<br />
A search is on to fill the open board positions.<br />
Rick is the new director of boys baseball.<br />
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<strong>Bartlett</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Booster</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
<strong>Meeting</strong> <strong>Minutes</strong><br />
Softball – Bobbi Kraklio<br />
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Old Business<br />
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New Business<br />
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Bobbi needs to submit a deposit<br />
A new president has been elected: Jan Heidelmeier.<br />
Len stated that we are still waiting for the invoice for the repair of the cooler.<br />
There was no new business discussed.<br />
Joe Paladino motioned to adjourn the meeting. The motioned was seconded by Ron Herbert and<br />
was approved unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:42 PM.<br />
Announcements<br />
Next Board <strong>Meeting</strong>, Tuesday, July 11 th at 7:00pm, Location To Be Determined<br />
Respectfully Submitted,<br />
Mike Wenc<br />
Secretary, BHS <strong>Booster</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
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