NORTH ALLEGHENY UNIFIED BOOSTERS ORGANIZATION

Minutes

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Ponce Room – Baierl Center

Board Members Present – Georgiana Thomas (President) Debbie Hnat (Vice President,

Softball), Glenn Anderson (Treasurer), Mike Murphy (Secretary, Boys Volleyball).

Chairperson Present - Rita Stypula (Membership, NASH, Boys Lacrosse) Jana Lake, (MMS

Scholar-Athlete, NAI, MMS, MES), Melanie Rutan (CMS Scholar-Athlete, CMS), Kathleen

Nachazel (Scholarships, Wrestling), Kristen Heckert (IMS Scholar-Athlete, IMS, IES).

Reps Present- Theresa Meeker (Boys Basketball), Danelle Tyler (Slow-Pitch Softball, Girls Golf,

Bowling), Stacey Steiner (Cross Country, Indoor Track, Track/Field), Nielle Harvey (Football,

Bradford Woods Elem), Ann Best (Girls Volleyball), Anita Como (Peebles Elem), Marcie

Divosevic (Baseball), Denise Weiers (Girls Basketball), Denise Benko (Peebles Elem), Denise

Hauser (Gymnastics, Ice Hockey), Karen Kurtz (Band), Jan Kovacevic (Inline Hockey), Greg

Hartung (Girls Lacrosse), Beth Dutton (Girls Soccer), David Thompson (Boys Tennis), Lisa

Salamone (Franklin), Jane Gwaltney (Boys Soccer)..

It is the responsibility of each rep to pass along to your membership all the information

received at tonight's meeting.

President called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm, welcomed the UBO Reps and reminded all to sign the

attendance sheet. New members introduced themselves to the membership.

I.

New Business

Minutes - President asked the UBO members to review and approve the November 2011 minutes.

Kathleen Nachazel moved to approve, seconded by Theresa Meeker. Motion passed. Minutes

from this meeting will be posted on the UBO website and should be reviewed prior to the

March meeting.

Treasurer’s Report – The Treasurer reported that balance is $4,714.07. Motion to approve report

was made by Mike Murphy, seconded by Jana Lake. Motion passed.

II.

Committee Reports

Following reports were received from committees:

Pep assembly – Technical difficulties prevented the playing of 2011 highlights. President

requested a volunteer to be coordinator for 2012.

Kennywood - Door prize contributions continue to be collected. President circulated a sign-up list

for the few remaining openings. Positions most needed are publicity and yard signs. Members who

do not sign up by next meeting were informed they will be assigned a task at the March meeting.

Membership – Rita Stypula asked any Fall rep who would not be returning to provide new reps

name and email updated roster. Her email address is drapvoma@zoominternet.net for future roster

updates from the membership.

Scholar Athlete – See AD’s report.

Scholarships – Kathleen Nachazel solicited volunteers to form the scholarship committee. Jana

Lake agreed to serve. Members were reminded to encourage their seniors to apply for the Thomas

and Vandergrift scholarships. Deadline is March 30th by noon. Tiger Team of Merit application

deadline is June 4, 2012, at noon. Details about these scholarships are on the website.

III.

Old Business

NA Pride Yard Posters – Are still being sold for $20.00. $10.00 for each sale will go to the UBO

Champions plaza.

UBO Pamphlet – Revised booklet was circulated to members and Pres. gave a presentation explaining

certain updates and changes.

IV.

Rep Reports

The following group reports were made by booster reps.

Boys Basketball – Current record is 8 wins and 2 losses. Currently fielding Varsity, JV, ninth grade

and a seventh and eighth grade team at each of the three Middle Schools. Twenty-two (25) members

on the JV and Varsity, 12 on ninth grade team. Middle School teams are part of the boosters, with a

reduced fee to belong and also are responsible for selling a reduced number of lottery tickets. Major

fundraisers are lottery tickets, concession, 50/50 and selling advertisements for the game programs.

New idea this year was a booth at McCandless Community Day which was successful.

Girls Basketball – Current record is 9 and 3. JV, Varsity and ninth grade teams. There are 20 JV

Varsity players and 13 players on the Freshman team. Varsity team participates in Fall conditioning,

Boosters NA Fall league, and one additional league. Team also plays in a Spring league and conducts

Summer conditioning. Dues are $50.00 and each family is required to sell 20 raffle tickets, which is a

fundraiser conducted jointly with the boys team. Other fundraisers included a sale of signed sports

memorabilia and concession stand. Highlights of the past Summer was camp at PSU, costs of which

the Boosters helped defray.

Bowling – This is the eleventh season for the bowling team. 3-day try outs are in the Fall. JV and

Varsity program for both boys and girls. Dues $75.00. Girls are 4-1 and in 3rd place in their league.

Boys are also 4-1.

Gymnastics – Fourteen members on team, one of lowest turn-outs. Dues $140 and used for banquet,

senior night, etc. There are four meets planned. This is a winter sport with 5 other WPIAL teams

competing.

Swimming – 30 girls and 21 boys participated. Try outs are in November. Boosters assist with travel

to three individual meets. Girls are two-time defending WPIAL champions. Boys have been WPIAL

Champions for six years in a row but are currently in a rebuilding process with a young team. Dues are

$85.00. The group has three major fundraisers: a hoagie sale, an auction and concession stand.

In-Door Track – There are 150 students participating. There are no booster dues or meetings. Season

is December – February. Practices Tuesday – Thursday at Baierl Ctr. The primary purpose of the

program is to prepare for Varsity Spring track and team is under the direction of Track and Field Coach

John Neff. Focus is on weight-lifting and strength training in preparation for the outdoor season.

There are several meets which are sponsored by the Tri-State Track Coaches Association that are

offered on a voluntary basis.

Wrestling – There was 46 Varsity wrestlers and 50 Junior High wrestlers this year. Varsity team

current record of 9 and 1. Team ranked 3rd in WPIAL. Major fundraiser was a Junior High

Tournament conducted at Marshall Middle School. Team also participated in two other tournaments:

Young Guns and the MAWA qualifier. The majority of revenues were used to purchase uniforms for

coaches and warm-ups and practice shorts for the wrestlers. They have two end-of-the-year banquets,

one for the Varsity and one for the Junior High Wrestlers.

V. Athletic Director’s Report

Mr. Bozzuto had several points of interest to share with the assembled representatives:

Scholar – Athlete: High school awards still not completed due to district-wide problems with

accessing grades of students in grades 9 – 12. Grades 7 – 8 are completed, and all teams qualified, a

first for the middle school program!

Golf Outing – AD reported that Executive Board met with Chair, Dave Hungerman, for planning

the UBO's first golf outing, now tentatively planned for June 1st at Pittsburgh North. Details will

be finalized before March meeting.

Athletic Health Seminar – Mr. Frank Valazquez will present a talk on student fitness. Seminar will

be held at NASH. This will include an anti-drug message. Details will follow. The program is called

“Atlas and Athena”.

Website – Randy Gore continues to operate. His email is randygore51@hotmail.com.

Champions Plaza Project – AD reported that the Champions Plaza Project is close to finalizing.

He will have a picture of the final plan sent out to the membership. It will now include a vertical

column to protect the marble from erosion and present a more distinctive entryway.

Physicals/Concussion Treatment – The AD indicated that Spring physicals and baseline testing

info is available on website. Middle School/Freshman girls volleyball deadline for testing and

physicals is fast approaching. All paperwork is due one week before all try outs.

Schedules – AD indicated that there are already many changes to the spring schedule and more will

probably occur. The reps should encourage members not to rely on highschoolsports.net. We no

longer subscribe to that scheduling program. The current scheduling program can be found at

www.wpialdistrict7.org and is up to date for winter and spring sports. Athletes and parents should

rely on the North Allegheny website first. The portion of the athletic website designated as “weekly

athletic schedule” (the first entry on the far right side of the athletic homepage) is the most current

information available to the athletic department and it is the first area of the website updated when

there are any change to the game or bus schedules. AD also indicated that beginning in February

Varsity Fall schedules should be on the website. Sub-varsity schedules are being delayed to avoid

excessive changes. Some other scheduling notes included: Oakland Catholic/Central Catholic

basketball double-header now finalized for February 3rd and changes to Cross-county (3

classifications) and Cheerleading (state championship) are expected in 2012.

Participation Fees – AD indicated that they had no major problems with the collecting of the

participation fees which go to the general fund. No change in the level of participation due to the

fee was seen in varsity sports, but some slippage was seen in intramurals. No facility fee increases

are expected for present groups receiving fee waivers.

VI.

Conclusion

Motion to adjourn the meeting made by Kristen Heckert, and seconded by Marci Divosevic, was

passed and the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 pm.

Mike Murphy, Secretary

Next Meeting:

March 14, 2012 @ 7:00 pm

Ponce Room Baierl Center