OKEMOS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS MEETING – Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
Present: Julie Staky, Deb Wieber, Lou Nigg, Tom Keenoy, Marsha Keenoy, Ira Childress, Steve Karlzen, Lisa Plascencia
Call to Order: 7:10pm
Approval of Minutes –
Minutes from the May 2016 meeting were reviewed and approved as is.
Athletic Director’s Report –
OHS finished the spring sports season really strong -
Girls Tennis finishd 5th in the state, with state champs in #1 and #2 singles.
Girls soccer made it to the District Finals.
Boys and Girls Lacrosse were Regionals Champions, both falling in the State Semi-Finals (the boys in a tough 2OT loss)……….
Girls Water Polo finished 4th in the state.
Baseball and Softball were District Champs.
Boys Golf finished 3rd at Districts.
Boys and Girls track won league titles and had several athletes qualify for the State meet.
The Athletic Department is finishing up the year, with renovations starting today on a new rubber gym floor (which will have a wood look to it).
OHS is hosting a Football satellite camp. It is the first in mid-Michigan, with many college coaches running the clinic. It will be on June 16th, from 6-9pm and athletes from across the state will be attending.
The new Hall of Fame class has been announced, and OHS is excited to welcome them in. The induction dinner will be held on Sept 22nd at the high school.
There have been inquiries regarding installation of a turf field in the football stadium, and lights in the soccer stadium. Each are being looked at by individual groups, as neither can be considered part of the sinking fund. If interested in helping with either group, contact the Athletic Office and they can point you in the right direction.
Treasurer’s Report –
Lou presented an updated balance sheet. It’s still 15 days until year-end, but school is done so the report is pretty close to being final. We currently have $51,500 in the bank.
There’s not much new in income. In expenses, the current allocation to teams from concessions would be $10,475, and $19,280 spent for uniforms.
There was a question raised regarding the $720/year spent on the storage facility, as that seemed like a lot. We will look into alternatives to reduce that expense.
OAB will finish the year with about $40K, which sounds like a lot, but is only a net of $5K for the year. With $20-22K designated for uniforms it is important to continue to have an investment continuing into the club so that we can offer special assistance when needed.
Concessions -
There is still great concern over the level of volunteers. Out of 700 student athletes @ OHS, only 129 different parents volunteered, filling over 400 volunteer spots. Highly appreciated, but if everyone looked for just one spot to fill, the load would easily be shared. Lack of team liaisons is a contributing factor also.
A question was raised regarding a policy for special event concessions and how that is handled (fundraisers, special games/meets, etc). OAB doesn’t have one but agreed there was a need as these events are growing, so will address.
President’s Report -
Sports Physicals - The volunteer docs prefer to offer just one night of physicals, so that will be on Wednesday, August 3rd. Boys will begin at 5:30 and Girls at 6:30, cost is $20. Forms will be available online and should be filled out ahead of time. This will save time and students won’t need a parent to be there if the form is pre-signed by them.
Fall Event - A separate meeting was held for this new event, and the group decided to hold a tailgate party after the Homecoming Parade rather than a Saturday morning fun run. There are lots of kids in the parade and it finishes at the high school so it’s a natural to hold an event between the parade and the game. There will be more meetings this summer to solidify details. The Hall of Fame group will be in the parade so it was suggested that there could be a VIP tent for them at the tailgate. The intent is that this will be a family-friendly, community event. The next meeting will be on 6/22 at the Keenoy’s home, at 7pm, with more meetings this summer to solidify details.
Uniforms for next year - Coaches have been contacted regarding what they have available to spend based on the 2016-17 uniform purchase rotation.
New Business -
Ira received a funding request from Pat Saucedo for timing touch pads for the swim team. He will have him fill out the appropriate forms and email them to all so that we can review and discuss to decide at the next meeting.
Next meeting will be on Tuesday, July 12th, 7pm at Old Chicago banquet room. There is not typically a July meeting, but this will strictly be for a) officer elections; b) concessions; and c) swim team funding request.
Meeting adjourned at 8:55 pm.