Booster Club – April 14, 2016 Meeting Minutes
Attendees: David Oates, Father Kaylor, Doug Miller, Chris Smith, Jonathan Stump, Patrick Padden, Mark Fischer, Stephanie Rivera, Traci Zeigler, John Lazaar, Rich Soltis, Jeff Lindesmith, Aaron Thompson, Craig Kurtz, Doug Eberhardt, Tom Kingsbury, Anne-Marie Beris, Dan Massarelli, Troy Cummins
I. Sports update – Doug Miller
The Canton Repository has been featuring the most iconic high school athletes and coaches from around Stark County. Congratulations to the following individuals that represent CCHS's "Top 10 Sports Icons" list: Alan Page, Lowell Klinefelter, Bob Belden, Doug Miller, Renee Powell, Roger Duffy, Jim Thomas, Dan Minocchi, Margaret Peters and Kelle Saxen.
Huge "SHOUT OUT" to Coach Doug Miller in attaining career win number 700 as the Crusaders defeated Lake Center Christian 1-0.
Congratulations to the following student athletes on their signing letters of intent: Laura Krupar & Alexandra Kaeberlein (volleyball @ Notre Dame College), Sarah Miller (basketball @ Ave Maria in Florida), Hanna Risaliti (basketball @ Muskingum), Chris Harbison (football @ Thiel College), Ryan Mallette (golf @ Wittenberg University) and Petey Williams (basketball @ Mount Union).
Way to go JC Colangelo for winning the 100m race at the Stark County track meet!
Rachel Reolfi set a new CCHS school record in the 3200m with a time of 11:32 at the Warrior Invitation in Carrollton...fantastic accomplishment!
Softball team currently has a record of 3 wins with 5 losses.
Track has had 1 dual meet vs Akron East and the Crusders were victorious. Girls track team finished 1st at the Tuslaw Invitational and also finished 1st at the Fairless Invitational. The girls finished 6th out of 18 teams at the Big Ox Invitational while the boys finished in 8th place out of 18 teams.
Tennis has had a few matches that have been postponed due to weather.
The varsity baseball team currently boasts a 10-0 record along with 4 games that have been rained out.
Lacrosse won their 1st game and has 4 wins.
It was announced that the varsity football team has filled its vacant spot on the schedule for week 10. CCHS has scheduled a Home & an Away for the next 2 seasons with Division II power Aurora.
II. Fundraisers
Mark your calendars and save the following dates:
23rd Annual Spring Athletic Reverse Raffle - Supports fees for spring sports umpires and officials. Tickets are $50 and it will be held on Monday, May 9th in the CCHS gym. Only 150 tickets are sold. Cash bar at 6:30pm and dinner at 7:30pm. Only 22 tickets remain, so the event will be a sell out!
Golf Outing – July 16, 2016 @ the Elms Country Club. Four person scramble & $60 per player with a 9:00am shotgun start. Lunch to follow. We will have 50/50 along with skill games. $500 Event Sponsorships and $100 Hole Sponsorships are available. Please contact Greg Colaner @ 330-837-9363 or Ed Roth at 330-417-8090. Don’t hesitate to book your foursome as we are looking for a sellout this year!
Build –a-Bar: Volunteers are needed to help serve beer at the Hall of Fame during the weekend of August 5th, 6th & 7th. Committee Chairperson is Jonathan Stump. CCHS gets paid $10 per hour per person for serving beer. A prerequisite to serving beer and working this fundraiser is to take a class called “ASK Training.” Class is put on an organized by the Hall of Fame staff. The class is under 2 hours in length and takes place on a weeknight prior to the event. The ASK training class certification is good for 3 years. Training dates and times TBD.
CCHS Booster Club & Betsy Ziegler Memorial ’78 Annual Summer Steak Fry will be held on Friday, August 12th. Committer Chairs are Dorothy Dittemore & Chris Smith. The Steak Fry will be held in the field east of the stadium, in the vicinity of the shot put & discus throwing areas. The location is being moved due to the smaller foot print of the area in the vicinity of the girls softball field, which was the result of the installation of the new permanent homerun fence. Ticket prices will remain the same as in years past. Advanced sales are $35 each and $50 at the door.
III. Projects:
Softball Field - The renovations have been completed which entail a new permanent homerun fence with top protector cover, foul poles, distance markers, weighted tarps for pitchers area & home plate area, painted dugouts, and a cement slap batting cage. The unsightly fence along Klinefelter Blvd was removed and a new partial fence along with swing gate was installed beyond right field up to existing wood line.
Stadium Press Box – Project has been approved and is being coordinated by Brian Levengood, Jeff Lindesmith and Troy Cummins. All labor is being donated along with some of the material. Stephanie and Dr. Mike Rivera are donating 10 leather office chairs for use in the press box. They are also donating 4 athletic training tables. (Existing windows leak. Possible donor for replacements TBD)
Estimates: Rolled flooring (Hunter Green) - $1,191.30
Flooring underlayment - $375.00
Vinyl Ceiling - $760.00
LED Lights & exit/emergency lighting - $420.00
Ceiling Fans (Flush mount, fully enclosed, 9 speed) - $870.00
Wall Paneling/or green board - $800.00
Baseboard Heaters Electric 220V - $600.00
Electric Supplies (wiring fans & heaters) - $600.00
Paint/misc - $300.00
New counter tops and metal cantilever framing - $0.00 (donated by Brian’s Shop)
Total cost estimate with taxes = $5,916.30
IV. Booster Club Shirts – Planning on having a limited number of shirts in different sizes (men’s & women’s cuts) available for purchase during the night of the steak fry.
V. Senior athletic banners - They will be available and ready to hang up present week (usually takes about a month to get them in once the season starts due to coordination of team/individual pictures and printing). Thank you Craig Kurtz for your generous donations!
VI. Canton Repository East– West All Star Football Game. Being played at CCHS on July 16th due to Hall of Fame renovations (date conflicts with CCHS Booster Club golf outing. However, there is no conflict with time due to golf starting in the morning and wrapping up in early afternoon prior to evening football kickoff). CCHS will be well represented by the following: Coach Darren Grisez. Players: JC Colangelo, Will Walencewicz, Chris Harbison, Justin Ditty, Luke Stuffel and Quinn Goehring.
VII. Treasurers Report – No income coming in at this point. Current balance in the account is around $30,000 prior to final billings for softball field renovations. The account should have roughly between $15,000 to $18,000 at the end of the school year, taking into account the softball and press box projects
VIII. Open Discussion –
Stadium renovations were discussed on a high level with regards to current status of turf and track.
New membership drive push for the 2016/2017 school year (begin targeting memberships at the up-coming golf outing - Jeff Lindesmith to touch base with Ed and Greg). Have Booster Club shirts available for purchase.
Booster Club should show presence at up-coming school events and orientations to provide information.
Boys Soccer program is in need of new uniforms and it will be addressed.
Meeting concluded at 7:29pm.