February 2009

Booster Meeting: February 10, 2009

REPORTS:
1) Minutes
The motion was made by Nancy Richter, seconded by Ron Richter, and approved unanimously.
2) Treasurer
a. Report given: $14,600 is the current balance. This balance does include the $4,800 given by Judge Fleece for the equipment trailer.
b. Concessions were discussed.

OLD BUSINESS:
1) Fundraising
a. Trailer (8.5’x16’)—things to do:
i. Still seeking one. Mr. Kahl will try to look for one January 16th. If not, he will look Spring Break.
ii. Janice is looking into the licensing and insurance for the trailer.
b. Rock Concert: January 16th.
i. We made $422 ($310 from the door and $112 from concessions).
ii. We will try to do this again in the fall at the beginning of the school year. We will talk about it in June.
2) WinterGuard
a. Season began January 24th at Danville. They finished in second place
b. The guard members are going to Butler High School to make up the snow date on March 7th.
c. The guard will perform February 24th at the last basketball game. They will also do a community show sometime in March at Scottsburg High School.

NEW BUSINESS
1) Fundraising:
a. We discussed having a spring flower sale. The spring athletics are already planning a sale so this is probably not an option.
b. We discussed the top soil/mulch sale that Earth First has. This is a possibility and will be discussed again.
c. We also discussed having a Krispy Kreme Donut sale.
2) There will be the cheerleading contest on Saturday, February 14th. They will set up on Friday February 13th.
3) Marching Band will start late June. We want to encourage vacations in June.
4) Trip: Mr. Kahl met with New Horizons to look at trip options for 2010. They discussed two locations: Pittsburgh/Cleveland and New York City. He would like the band to perform as a concert band at least once on the trip.
5) Student recognitions (jackets, letters, etc.) were discussed. The motion was made by Cindy Combs, seconded by Nancy Richter, and approved unanimously to update our reward system. Mr. Kahl will try to have the system updated by our March meeting. He discussed with All-American Awards our program and they offered a couple of suggestions for our program. Amy Baird as Vice-President will track this program.
6) The last pep band game is February 24th and it is senior night. The Winterguard will also perform.
7) Composite pictures will be shown at the March meeting.
8) Items from the floor
a. The next meeting is March 3rd at 7:00.

MEETING ADJOURNED.