Booster Minutes Monday, April 16, 2018Meeting called to order by Jack Rapkin at 7:04pm
Meeting Minutes:
Secretary’s Report: Meeting minutes from March 18th were sent via email to the
Band Booster Board and attendees by Cassandra Blyler. Clarifications submitted
by Karen Wilson have been noted. The minutes from the March 18th meeting will
be uploaded by Cassie onto the Booster site.
President’s Remarks: Band Banquet update discussion. In order for a senior shirt
design to be produced in time for the banquet, the deadline will be this
Friday, April 20th . Only 2 senior shirt designs have been
submitted. Discussion regarding alumni shirts and senior shirts in regards to
what is possible in regards to cost and time required. Carie will continue to
research, however the shirts may not be an option for the band banquet. Everything
else is going according to schedule in regards to the banquet, per Cassandra,
who is organizing the banquet. There is one student who has an issue with
payment rendered. This will be discussed Mr Bonitz after the meeting. There are
4 students who have not received invitations due to incorrect addresses. Mr
Bonitz will deliver those returned invitations in class as well as having extra
invitations on hand. Ileana is in the process of creating the band banquet
programs and plans to have them printed between April 26-28.
The Band scholarship committee will
meet April 23 at 6pm in the band room to read the essays. To date, Susie Bird,
Christine Martin, Cassandra Blyler and Jack Rapkin have committed to being a
part of the scholarship committee. Mr Bonitz will mention the opportunity to be
on the scholarship committee at the band concert on 4/17.
A marching baritone has been
purchased, Mr Bonitz will submit the receipt to Karen. The pavilion has been
reserved for the band picnic for July 24 and July 25th. The picnic
will start at 6:30.
Directors Report:
Mr Resnick: Report
not given to Mr Bonitz. Mr Bonitz did state that the solo and ensemble did go
well on April 7th. There were 27 Superior ratings, 13 excellent
ratings with 42 entries. The next concert will be May 7th at 6:30.
The 5th and 6th graders will perform May 14th.
Some of the RBC students performed
yesterday at the Blue ribbon pancake breakfast.
Mr Bonitz: THS
band will have a preview night on 4/17 to provide a dry run as the States
contest is this Friday, April 20. THS will perform at 9:45 pm. After Friday the
band will be transitioning into the end of the year mode, there will be the
fine arts festival, and commencement to prepare for. The band will be searching
for the 2018/19 Drum major, speeches will also be held for band council. The
summer concert is being worked on and will be ready soon.
Band Council Report: Report given by Jaina Gedeon. The paper plate
award names have been approved; voting slips will be dispersed soon. At the
banquet, the equipment crew would like to present Mr Davet with a gift in appreciation
for all his help. Nia is working on this.
The band is busy preparing for the two concerts this week. At the fine
arts festival the symphony and jazz bands will also be playing. CYWS is having
their last concert 4/29. The other extracurricular band groups are also finishing up their last performances. This
is Jaina’s last booster meeting; she has enjoyed working with the boosters and
appreciates their efforts.
Committee Reports:
Treasurer’s report:
Report given by Karen Wilson. A
profit/loss statement was distributed to attendees. A CD has been opened and
signed. The refund from the American Commodore Tux has been processed for the
Orchestra uniforms.
Volunteers:
Ileana is working to set up the Kohl’s volunteer program for our concession
stands. She is hoping to work with Great Expectations for brainstorming ideas.
Concessions:
Kristi and Cindy. They are shopping for the new popcorn machine. They plan to
go to the Restaurant Depot. Hands on they can better assess which machine will
be best for the stands.
Fundraising: Christine and Colleen: All fundraising has
been completed for this year. They are working on profitability for 208/19.
Three of the Dine-out dates are tentative due the restaurants’ limitations. They would like committees of 3-5 people to
work on each fundraising project.
Christine is working on Tag Day,
mapping out zones, and driver needs, she is hoping to have everything ready in
time to speak to parents at the picnic.
Publicist:
Cassie: Is working on keeping the social media updated.
Uniform Report: Michelle
Reed : On 4/26 after the fine arts festival, students will turn in uniforms..
There is a CYO concert in May so there will still be a couple of tux’s out. Michelle
is looking for a couple of volunteers to help check in the uniforms. Armadillo
will be cleaning the uniforms this year. She has found a co-chair to help handle the
drill team uniforms.
On May23rd, after school, student
volunteers will be fitted for Rock the Park (the July 3rd
performance) and for Drum major.
Spirit Wear Report:
Carie: Nothing further at this time.
Old Business: No
additional old business stated.
New Business: Karen Wilson and Susie Bird have submitted
letters of resignation. Per By-laws, the At-Large position does not need to be
filled and will remain unfilled at this time. Kristi McCormick was nominated
for the position of treasurer, 2 year term. Kristi has been elected into the
office of treasurer per unanimous vote. All other board members will continue
in their current positions for the 2018/19 year.
Jack is hoping to have parents
separated for a meeting at the picnic to discuss volunteer needs. Would like to
discuss having committees and what roles are needed. Looking forward, next year
there are more board members who will be reaching the end of their two year
commitment. Mr Bonitz will emphasize communication and volunteer needs more
earnestly going forward. There will be a
parent meeting July 30th at 7pm to discuss the band program, the band
trip and parent expectations. Mr Bonitz will announce the band trip destination
at the Fine Arts festival.
Adjourn: Call for a
motion to adjourn was made by Jack Rapkin. Motion to accept by Carie Ketz, 2nd
by Karen Wilson. The meeting was adjourned at 8:16pm.