Westlake Demns Athletic Bsters Meeting Agenda Octber 3, 2018, 7p WHS Red Brick Rm Dr. Gggin (Special Guest) We are missin driven: We Educate fr Excellence (well-rundedness) Labr agreements: we are in 1 st year f 3-year cntract; things went well Finance: we initially shwed a deficit in 2020, but we are pushing it t 2023 We prmised t save 1.2M annually, and I think we will save mre than that Partnerships: We are building a strng relatinship with the City (widening f rads, etc big deal!) WPD mre Resurce Officers 3 full-time fficers assigned t us New Elem plan t place 2 full time resurces Alumni: lking t fill a psitin; we want peple back befre we vacate the buildings Academics: there is a perceptin f disparity; we reflected n practices t better meet the needs f all kids There is a way t pad the perfrmance index, but we will nt d it; we will d it the right way Facilities: we are investing in ur new elementary, track, sund system, smke hatches (shared vide f building prgress) Athletics: Bwling has been apprved as a sprt Discussin: Will schl start after Labr Day? Very likely yes. One-ff because f the new building. Hw des that wrk with state testing? We cannt let testing cntrl us. It shuld nt affect AP r CPP cursewrk Are there enugh K classrms? Yes. What is the plan fr the aux building? It has just ne bathrm, s it is tugh t create scenaris t make it useful. Over 1M t renvate it int smething different. Our primary fcus is t raze the elementary buildings. Rumr re: SWC is it changing? I am nt aware f that. Athletic Directr s Reprt: Requests - N current requests (pssible bags fr hckey team cming, still getting pricing) Parents Psitive Caching Alliance-went well, need t get mre parents there and invlved Drug Testing: The first WHS ne was cnducted, and we felt it ran very smth, GLB was very prfessinal and very easy t wrk with and had gd persnality fr students; 60 students Hmecming Festivities start tmrrw night with the Hall f Fame inductin banquet, 5:30 parade, 6:35 festivities n the field begin (Rse Arch intrs, King and Queen naming) Fall Banquet Dates 11/6-XC, Glf, VB 11/7-Tennis and B/G Sccer 11/14-Ftball/Cheerleading Winter sprts getting ready t kick ff in abut a mnth! Lk fr infrmatin fr winter sprts OHSAA meeting/pca meetings (2) SWC Champinship teams Bys tennis and girls glf (9) kids went t OHSAA Leadership Cnference yesterday
Officers Reprts President: Gina Redinger Mtin t apprve September minutes: Meredith LaVecchia Secnd: Kristen Cahill All vte mtin caries WDAB Executive Bard apprved a $500 request frm the Westlake/Dver Alumni Assciatin fr Hall f Fame Dinner. Winter Spnsrships: Develping spnsrship package fr the Spaghetti Dinner hpe t have secured by the Nvember meeting, will still be ding placemat and advertising Psitive Caching Alliance Freeman Blade was a captivating speaker Big takeaway: t let ur kids knw we are here fr them. We are s busy and wrking hard t raise mney, we can easily frget the need fr and the imprtance f cnnecting with ur student athletes and letting them knw wh we are and that we are here fr them. We had abut 35-40 parents there and with nearly 600 athletes we can d better. WDAB members shuld be setting the tne, the pace and the culture fr the rest f the athletic families. Westlake Flags n Hilliard Blvd: We will get estimates fr flags and bring estimates and csts t the Nvember meeting fr a vte. Hall f Pride Thank yu t Jessica Hennessey wh has been helping us in the strage rm t srt ut and catalg trphies and plaques. As we wrk ur way thrugh the strage rm and bxes f trphies and plaques frm flr t ceiling, we are determining what will g in the shwcases and what wn t. We will be cntacting caches and alumni in the cming mnths t ffer them trphies, plaques and ther hardware that will nt be ging int the trphy cases. We will be displaying trphies at the Alumni Assns. event tmrrw night as well as a visual display f the Hall f Pride prject. We are wrking with Mr. Wilsn and Dave Kcevar n the details and timeline fr the installatin f everything, which will take place the week f January 28th. Schl Pride will d the installatin. We still have nt received any recrds frm the fllwing, and unless they cme thrugh thse will be empty bards: Bys Lacrsse Bys Crss Cuntry Bys Sccer Wrestling Recrds can be added and updated at any time Hmecming Activities HOF Dinner n tmrrw night at Wagner s Parade (WDAB will nt be walking) Hmecming Tailgate hsted by WDAB Vice President: Meredith LaVecchia Need a few additinal vlunteers fr 50/50 Banners ging up tmrrw Treasurer: Jen Rujawitz see attached Please fllw up if an email is nt acknwledged Secretary: Lri Jlliffe Please sign in Reprts sent in advance are much appreciated
Cmmittee Reprts Alumni & Cmmunity Relatins: Megan Mutux HOF HAPPENING tmrrw night. Wagner s. We are set with 125 cming. Thank yu t WHBS FOR FILMING. Alumni are set with 100 dnuts and cider fr Friday and lk frward t the festivities f Hmecming Als- start thinking f nminatins fr the next class f 2019. There is a frm t fill ut nline under Alumni. Hall f Pride We are steam rlling thrugh the beginning stages f the prject. Thank yu t Jessica Hennessey fr helping ut. We culd always use sme mre help in the trphy rm. We are at the pint f recrding and fixing the trphies. We ve been cming in n mrnings frm 830 till abut 1130. S if yu re available please jin in. Wrking with ur vendr we are in gd shape. Hpe t have shwcases rdered by next week. And many f ur print will g int prductin by December. Please cntinue t send me phts, f anything Demn that represents pride histry team spirit. Cncessins: Jenny Pirnat & Angela Klcuris Fall cncessins are wrapping up. Last hme game is bys sccer next Wednesday (with pssible district r sectinal sccer games later). Wrking n winter sign-up genius and will have psted in mid Octber. Since the Westlake Giant Eagle is clsing during ur entire winter seasn they are giving us a gift card wrth $750 (my estimate f what we will use) t purchase ht dgs and buns at anther giant eagle. Lri Jlliffe has generusly ffered t make chili at weekend hme basketball games, s we will be able t ffer bwls f chili, chili dgs and walking tacs in cncessins. Need t discuss and figure ut prices fr these new items and then will get t Gina t make a sign fr winter cncessins. There will be abut 18 cases (200 bttles) f water left after fall cncessins. This may last first week r tw f winter cncessins, but shuld prbably plan n new shipment f water by 1st f December. (First winter cncessin game is Nv. 28th) Membership: Laurel Clarke (additinal by Gina) We are ver half way t ur gal f 300 memberships, appraching 200. We currently have 191 memberships fr a ttal f 325 members. This is still slightly lwer than last year's 351 members. Memberships by Fall Sprt: Ftball 31, Cheer 12, Sccer 36, Crss Cuntry 29, Glf 11, Vlleyball 32, Tennis 5. September Membership Drive Winners are Kelly Illg, Rberta Rence, Jeff Rberts, and Selena Zantti. Cngratulatins! Thank Yu, McAlister's Deli fr ur prizes. Each winner will receive a free lunch r dinner. 13 Caches have becme members; f that nly 5 Head Caches ut f 27 have becme members less than 20% Mike Carpenter, Wrestling Meghan Spriggs, Vlleyball Karen Hahn, Girls Basketball Amy Stephensn, Swim & Dive Nancy English, Cheer
Public Relatins: Melissa Grimes (n reprt) Schlarships: Laurie Walsh (n reprt) Senir Banners: Rberta Rence (n reprt) Spaghetti Dinner: Chuck Backus & Bill Chmielwiec We are gd t g; next up is getting the tickets dnated - @375 Girls Basketball will vlunteer as a team Spirit Rally: Dana & Ellen Hartup (n reprt) Sprts Prgrams: Gina Redinger & Dianne Gallagher We have sprts prgrams here fr team reps f fall sprts if yu are able t take 5-10 and see if yur families wuld like t purchase Will begin selling ads fr winter prgrams in abut 2 weeks Winter Team Pht Dates Thursday, Nvember 8: Swim & Dive, Wrestling, Cheerleading Friday, Nvember 9: Girls Basketball, Bys Basketball, Gymnastics Hckey wrk thrugh Kathy Mackenzie fr pht date at ice rink Vlunteer & Team Reps: Cheryl Bansek Need Reps: tennis and sftball fr spring Questin re: Fundraising and funds spent: Refer t WDAB By-Laws cnsensus shuld be reached between Varsity Cach and Team Rep Varsity Jackets: Sharn Prexta (n reprt) The W Shp/Truck: Kelly Ilg & Fawn Carsn Awning is up; planters will be in place this week Thursday pens are better than expected; ticket sales Saturday 12/8 9a-12p; 12/12 6-8p Website: Lri Jlliffe (n reprt) Yard Signs: Carlyn Hansen (n reprt) New Business Annuncements: Thse in charge f Gd Luck Ads, Yard Signs please be updating yur frms fr winter sprts. Executive Bard will meet here n Wednesday, Octber 24, at 7pm Hckey Fundraiser Hail Mary s @Octber 13 th (2) Adult + (1) Student membership t be dnated back Mtin t adjurn: Cheryl Bansek Secnd: Meredith LaVecchia