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NA CHEERLEADING BOOSTER MEETING

Monday, August 18, 2008

I.         Welcome and Opening Remarks

II.         Athletic Director's Meeting - Memberships are available which include season tickets, a shirt, meals for home football and basketball games for $180 per ticket.  Check with the athletic office for more details.

A plaque will be displayed in the high school with 8 x 10 senior pictures.

Ibistek was the only company used for t-shirts, etc.  Others can now be used. 

Tiger apparel can be ordered via new Tiger Shop.  Click on through the athletic website for details.

Reinforce that it is an honor to be a cheerleader and to behave accordingly.

III.               Updates

a.       Mini-Camp was a huge success thanks to the efforts of Diane Thumma and Marilyn Wagner.

b.      Competition Schedule - Prices could fluctuate.  Also, dates can change based on past experience.  Continue to check email for any changes.

c.       Football tickets are on sale this evening.  See Patty McClure.  Bus for cheerleaders is a Coach bus for the Altoona game and will leave at approximately 3:15.  Boosters will pay the difference between the school and Coach bus.  Girls will need to bring food on the bus for dinner.  Will check into ordering Subway sandwiches.  Captains will collect money for Subway if ordered.  Send water to drink.  

d.      Altoona game - Football boosters filled one bus and there may be a second bus.  Cost will be $25 and will leave at 4:00.  This includes ticket for game.  Information will go out via the squad reps.

III.               Payments

a.       First payment - Payments went out from the Treasurer - $130 for UCA Camp, $50 Boosters dues, $75 for tumbling and $75 for competition.  The competition routine will be done mid-September.  Clothing was not deducted yet.  Clothing expense was estimated.

b.      Second payment - Competition fees, additional clothing and Nationals payments included.

c.       Summer tumbling - The fee is $10 per class taken - checks made out to Dana.  This is Freshmen through Seniors.

IV.              Tailgates

a.       All NA High School cheerleaders and families - September 19th - Penn Hills game.  Jean Brown will send flyer to team reps for distribution

b.      Homecoming  - October 3rd - Shaler game.  Mary Collins chairing.

V.                 Fundraising

a.       Tambellini's - Anthea Kachulis.  Soups and pastas - 40 %  Canolli and biscotti - 36%.  Cutoff date is September 4th.  Delivery on September 16th.

b.      Sarris Candy - Danyele Bernick

c.       Betsy Ann Candy - Linda Leo - 42% discount.  Order October 24th.  Delivery November 21st.

d.      Cookie dough - Need chairperson.  Easy sell.  8-10 different varieties.  Contact Marilyn Wagner for details.

e.       T-shirts - Need chairperson.  Will need immediately.  Must be ready to go for the first home game September 5th.  Great moneymaker.  The proceeds last year provided many things for the cheerleaders including Coach busses for games, uniform tops, meals for Nationals, etc.

VI.              Mini-Camp Report - Diane Thumma and Marilyn Wagner

Diane thanked all of the volunteers who stepped up this year.  A chairperson is needed for next year.  All of the money goes directly to the girls.  Mini-camp provides money for the banquet - meals for the cheerleaders and gifts for all squads 9th grade and up.  It is held the first full week after school is out. 

VII.            Clothing Report - Sandy Mencini

All cheerleaders should have spankies, socks, body suits and gray hoodies.  Bows have been ordered and will have for game.  Shoes - all girls should have the correct size now.  Freshmen - Courtenay wants all girls to have fleece.  $40 will go on next account.  JLo jacket - Courtenay doesn't want as staple.  Wants JV and Freshmen to have.  Order needs to go in by the end of the week.

Tie Dye - All JV and Varsity have them.  Freshmen will need to have them.  White long-sleeve - new girls and Freshmen.

Each year the Varsity squad has one item just their own.  They will design a t-shirt.  Seniors want "seniors" included on the shirt.  Also looking into black baseball-type caps to wear on rain days - JV and Varsity.

Wool jackets are finished.  Megaphones - the stickers were incorrect, and the correct stickers will be picked up this week.  There are extra T-shirts and white paw shorts from mini-camp if anyone needs them.  Varsity windsuits are $55.  There will be an embroidery fee.

 VIII,     Treasurer's Report - Ann Moss

Balance today is $24,373.12.  The question was raised as to whether the money is in an interest-bearing checking account.  At present it is not, but it will be checked into.   

VIII.         Squad Reps 

a.       Varsity - Joanne Vandergrift and Elizabeth Webber - Uniforms and pictures are done.  Signs have been painted for all games.  There will be one more sign painting before senior night.  Locker decorating night will be the night before any home game.  There are directives regarding locker decorating from the football coach which we will let the girls know.  Boosters supply candy and decorating materials.  Senior night locker decorating are the lockers in school.  The Boosters pay for the boys' decorating materials, and the cheerleader little sisters will decorate for the big sisters. The girls had a luncheon shower for Courtenay.  Thank you to Anthea Kachulis for coordinating this.  There will be emails or text messages if there are any last minute changes to schedules.  Roster lists are being distributed tonight.

b.      Junior Varsity - Linda Leo - The girls will cheer all home games and one away game which is the Butler game and also Monday games for sophomores.  There is no practice schedule yet, but it will be emailed when available.  It is unclear at this time as to how the Monday cheering will affect the tumbling schedule.

c.       Freshmen - Jane Marroni - There has been some concern regarding the fact that four Freshmen will be moving up to JV.  Awaiting a response from the athletic office regarding this.  Patti McClure from the athletic office said there will be a tryout, and they have reserved August 25th for that.

Next meeting will be held on Monday, September 15th in the Ponce Room of the Baierl Center

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at:  bbozzuto@northallegheny.org