Dakota Booster GNERAL Membership Meeting

September 21, 2009

Meeting began at 7:08 p.m. 

Minutes from May General Membership Meeting were approved by Percilla Cabello (1) and Mary Ann Cuoto (2). 

Opening Remarks:  A thank-you card was read from Joel Blank, who received a booster-sponsored scholarship last year. 

Treasurer’s Report:

Checking Balance:   $3,950.59   Savings Balance:     $4,495.71

Donations Pending: $5,035.93   Balance Remaining: $8,446.30

Report was approved by Joanne (1^st) and Beth Goll (2^nd). 

Guest Speaker – Stephanie Lange:

• BE Aware Walk for Suicide Prevention—spoke about the awareness walk that will be here at Dakota on Saturday, October 10, 2009.  Last year 450 people participated in the walk.  Mojo in the Morning will be here. Walk starts at 3pm. No registration fee. 
• Dialogue Night will be coming up and announced once the walk is over.

 

Student Report:

• Kelsey Steenberger read for us the morning announcements
• College Representatives are coming to the lunch room every week
• New York Life is this year Homecoming theme to be held on October 2, 2009

 

Administration Report:

• Mr. Briningstool appreciated all the parental help received during Cougar Days.  This year’s participation at Cougar Days was 88% Seniors, 92% Juniors, 91% Sophomores. 
• Do to mailing regulations the student packets where not mailed home prior to Cougar Days but were made available for pick-up.  The postage savings was $3,000. 
• 9/22 all students will be tested and their results will be entered in an ISD Data Director program so that their progress can be tracked throughout their 4 years here.  Freshman – Explore test, sophomore – Plan test, juniors – Practice ACT test, seniors – Senior Activities and time with counselors. This will be hours 1-3, 4^th hour lunch and their entire schedule 5-6 hours.
• 9/23 CVHS host homeland security training. This will include participation with all local authorities.  Mr. Heethuis will be on the advisory committee. CVHS will be dismissed at 10:30am. – DHS has early dismissal at 1:11pm.
• 9/23 Open House/Meet the teacher night. They are trying something new this year by allowing 20 minutes for parents to visit “booths” of elective classes so that they are aware of all that DHS has to offer.  The MME curriculum leaves very little room for elective classes.
• Coffee with the Principal will continue with the first meeting being September 29 at 8:30am meeting in the Coaches conference room.
• I.D. Land – we have a 94% success rate of students wearing their ID’s during school hours.
• 9/30 – Student count day – please have your student at school
• Responses were provided to the following questions:
• The $800 postage budget was used to mail the parents a letter letting    them know that this year they would need to pick up their cougar day packets.
• Will the information in the Data Director be able to be shared with parents? At this time the information is for teachers to see where their students fall as a class.
• If a student is absent on 9/23 for testing can they make it up?  Due to the    length of time required to take these test, not sure they can be made up.

 

Fine Arts Report:

• Choir – Choir is selling tickets for “The Best Seat in the House”, a couch on the football field for you and 3 friends, includes pizza and pop.   Tickets sell for $1 or 7 for $5.
• Band – Has a competition in Grand Rapids coming up.

 

Service Report:

-none to report

Sports Report:

• All three football teams are 4-0
• Due to lack of volunteers had to cancel concessions for soccer

50/50 Raffle winner from the September 3 CVHS V DHS game will be posted on both web sites.  Money must be held for one year.

• Mr. Fusco informed us that the speakers have been fixed and we should be hearing sound better on the football field.
• Standing Room only is expected at the Stevenson V DHS game on Friday.  Everyone is encouraged to wear white.

 

Craft Show Report:

• This year’s date is November 14.
• Biggest fund raiser, last year we raised appox. $20,000
• Need volunteers to help the vendors set up they can begin at 6am doors open from 10am – 4pm.
• NHS, Stu-Go students can help and earn participation credit

 

Web Site Report:

• Working on getting the By-laws on the web.  They are currently unreadable on the web.

 

Donation Requests:

• Volley ball is requesting $1,690 for Varsity warm-ups, 20 with embroidering, which was approved by the general membership.

 

Old Business:

. None 

New Business:

• By-Law Amendment: to put in the by-laws the requirement of two signatures on any checks written from the Booster club.  This is already a current practice; it was needed to be written into the by-laws which were passed by the general membership.
• The amendment was read aloud for those who were illegal to vote.
• A questions was asked if there was away to see what % of which team has been represented, if you have more than one student and more than one sport to represent how do you know which team needs the credit .  Team Liaisons would hopefully alleviate this confusion.

 

Motion to adjourn at 8:00 by Mary Ann (1^st) and Joanne Kirk (2). 

Next Meeting Schedules:

• Board Meeting is Monday, October 5, 2009 7:00 in the Community room
• General Membership Meeting is Monday, October 12, 2009 7: oo p.m. in the Atrium.

 

Respectfully Submitted:

Kathy Renn (DHS Booster Secretary)