Thursday, January 6, 2011

CMA Booster Club Meeting Agenda - 01/11/11

Agenda for January 11, 2011:

1. Approval of minutes from last meeting, December 2010

2. Treasurer's report-Gay Burns

3. Fundraising

-Cookbook update. 400 cookbooks ordered and received. 118 pre orders picked up out of 198. 48 additional sold.
We are looking for school events at which to sell cookbooks.
We need a Volunteer to call about 60 people who have not picked up their cookbooks.

4. Directory Update -Tracey Shuck
VOTE on funding a directory order.

5. Booster Board nametags - Melissa Ripley.

6. Banquet update.

We need a volunteer to chair the banquet committee.
We need a volunteer to oversee the silent auction.

7. Discuss budget for spring semester.
VOTE on buying a printer cartridge (around $300-$400) for Ms. Martin's printer that we bought her.

8. Dawn Schindler -- Internships/Spring Speakers.

9. Cathy Hendrickson -- Spring Mentor/Mentee Meetings

10. Melissa Ripley -- Physician Breakfast

11. Update on getting donated computers functional.

12. Update on battered women's shelter project.

13. Those below who are present will give an update.

* Freshman Parent Representative: Salima Madhani and Mona Pate
* Sophomore Parent Representatives: Nancy Lesky and Patty Willis
* Junior Parent Representative: Yash Sidhu and Pari Sahihi
* Senior Parent Representative: Ann Dachniwsky and Grace Dotson
* Student Class Reps: Reed Ripley and Katie Dachniwsky
* Mrs. Martin

14. New business

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

CMA Booster Club Minutes - 12/14/10

In attendance were: Natalie Genco, Gay Burns, Becky Goodman, Ann Dachniwsky, Katie Dchniwsky, Melissa Ripley, Reed Ripley, John Kreske, Yash Sidhu and Mrs. Martin. Meeting began at 7:00 p.m.

1. Approval of Minutes from November 9, 2010 Meeting - Gay motioned for approval, and Melissa seconded. Vote was approved by all.

2. Treasurer's Report - Gay reported that the current bank balance is $10,695.08. We have $2,122.52 in expenses yet to be reimbursed, which leaves the final available balance at $8,572.56. We've raised $1670 from the sale of Dragon pinchers, cowbells and cookbooks. Therefore, we should discuss whether we need to do the silent auction at the Awards Banquet. Gay will put together a recommendation for a minimum balance. Natalie and Gay will also put together a draft of a spring budget.

3. Fundraising - We ordered 400 cookbooks, of which 198 were pre-ordered. 70 people have not picked up their cookbooks yet. After the holidays, we will need a volunteer to call people to let them know that they can pick up their cookbooks at the Spirit Shops.

Becky created an appreciation certificate for each of the students whose artwork was put into the cookbook. Principal Giamanco will give these out. Both campuses suggested that we hold an event next year where people cook a sample of the recipe that they submitted for others to taste and sell more cookbooks.

4. Directory Update - Tracey will begin work on the directory after the cookbook is finished.

5. Name Tags - Melissa will get some from Staples and print the inserts.

6. Banquet Update - We still need someone to chair this event. We will send out an email after the new year starts. We discussed using a committee to fill this position. We also need someone to head up the silent auction, if we decide to continue with it. Trusa Patel has volunteered to do the invitations. Natalie will meet with Melissa to go through the items that need to be done for the banquet.

7. Spring Budget - Gay listed some items (scholarships, banquet, physician's breakfast, invitations, and field trips) as potential items for the spring budget. Mrs. Martin also said that there are a couple of charity teams that they're considering. She also needs a print cartridge for the copy machine after Christmas. This will cost around $300 to $400.

John asked whether the laptops had everything loaded yet, and Mrs. Martin reported that they did not due to the changes in technology over the summer and time issues. Natalie suggested that a Comp Sci student may be able to assist. Mrs. Martin said that she expects to have wifi soon (within the next 6-12 months) and will check with the Comp Sci teacher for assistance.

Katie asked for funds for food for the student parties to be held this week. She expects to need about $192. The expenditure was approved to be taken out of the money allocated for Senior class get-togethers.

8. Internships - All of the internship sponsors will be invited to the physician's breakfast. Dawn also needs to meet with Mrs. Martin.

9. Physician's Breakfast - Melissa sent out 70 invitations, and has asked them to RSVP by 12/31/10. The breakfast will be held on 2/17/11 at White Chapel United Methodist Church. The $300 room fee will include setup, projector screen, and coffee. She is working on finding a sponsor to donate breakfast. Gay suggested sending an email to parents to remind them to send in their $25 to help pay for food.

We also need to thank Nelson's in the banquet program this year for donating the food last year. Nelson's thought they were going to receive more advertising than we were able to get them.

Melissa was able to find a vet to attend. Dr. Ruffner from Golden Triangle Animal Hospital will join us. Natalie reported that she had met someone from a 24-hour veterinary hospital, VCA, who is interested in sponsoring an internship. She will pass the card along to Dawn.

10. Parliamentarian - Yash reported that only 4 people showed up at the last parent luncheon. She would like for Board members to RSVP for each event.

11. Junior Parent Representative - Yash reported that the next party for juniors will be in March. They are thinking about doing something at Bicentennial Park.

12. Senior Parent Representative - Ann reported that the seniors are still trying to get together.

13. Student Board - Reed and Katie said that they're planning a holiday picnic. The holiday parties and gift exchanges will be held on Thursday, 12/16/10, and Friday, 12/17/10.

The students are also raising funds and creating cookie plates for the janitors. For every dozen home-made cookies that a student brings in, they get one volunteer hour.

Brittany Wang is working with CMA sophomore students on a project making a holiday meal for the Battered Woman's Shelter.

14. New Business - None

15. Mrs. Martin - No news.

16. Meeting Adjourned - 7:56 p.m.

17. Upcoming Dates:

* December 16-17, 2010 - CMA Class Parties and Gift Exchanges
* January 11, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* February 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* February 17, 2011 at 7:30 a.m. - Physician Breakfast
* March 8, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* March 12-19, 2010 - CMA Spring Cruise
* April 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* May 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting
* May 21, 2011 - Tentative date for CMA Awards Banquet
* June 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. - CMA Parent Booster Club meeting

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

CMA Booster Club Meeting Agenda - 12/14/10

Our December booster club meeting will be on Tuesday, December 14 at 7:00 PM in Ms. Martin's room (Upstairs 414) in the Senior High. All CMA parents are considered booster club members and encouraged to attend.


December 14 Agenda:

1. Approval of minutes from last meeting, November 2010

2. Treasurer's report-Gay Burns

3. Fund raising

- Cookbook update. 400 cookbooks have been ordered and received. They are in the process of being delivered and sold. 198 were pre-ordered.

- Principal Giamanco will present award certificates and cookbooks to the winners of the cookbook cover contest. Thanks to Becky Goodman for printing the award certificates with photos of the artists work on the certificate.

4. Directory Update -Tracey Shuck

5. Booster Board name tags - Melissa Ripley volunteered to search for inexpensive name tag sleeves and print inserts.

6. Banquet update.

- We are still looking for someone to chair the banquet committee.
- We need a volunteer to oversee the silent auction.
- We need a volunteer to oversee getting invitations printed and sent out.

7. Discuss budget for spring semester.

8. The executive board members and parent class reps below who are present will give an update.

* Second Vice President (Volunteers): Nancy Lesky
* Third Vice President (Internships & Summer Volunteers): Dawn Schindler CMA Speakers for spring
* Fifth Vice President (Special Events-Professionals Breakfast and Parent Activities): Melissa Ripley (Voted to change location of Physician Breakfast to White's Chapel church).
* Sixth Vice President (Mentor/Mentee Program): Cathy Hendrickson
* Seventh Vice President (Liaison to Student Board): Maria Quinn
* Parliamentarian: Yash Sidhu
* Freshman Parent Representative: Salima Madhani and Mona Pate
* Sophomore Parent Representatives: Nancy Lesky and Patty Willis
* Junior Parent Representative: Yash Sidhu and Pari Sahihi
* Senior Parent Representative: Ann Dachniwsky and Grace Dotson
* Student Class Reps: Reed Ripley and Katie Dachniwsky

9. New business not on the agenda

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

CMA Booster Club Meeting Minutes November 9, 2010





Meeting Called to order 7:09pm • Quorum was established with 10 Members in attendance (including Mrs. Martin) as well as two student Officers.


1. Approval of minutes from last meeting, October 2010 - Melissa Ripley made a motion to approve the minutes from the October Meeting. The motion was seconded by Nancy Lesky. A vote was taken and passed unanimously. The motion carried.


2. Treasurer's report-Gay Burns - Gay’s father passed away. We should add $200 to last report until we can get a new report.


3. Fundraising - We have placed a second order of T-shirts and Mrs. Martin has delivered them. We do not intend to order more shirts at this time. We can order more around the time of the banquet from the same company.


-Cookbook update. Close to completion. The cookbook will go to press November 15th and it can take up to 2 weeks to print. We had a setback getting artwork releases.

Need a volunteer to put together award certificates for the artwork winners.


Vote on presenting the 9 artwork winners with a complimentary cookbook (our cost $5 each = $45 ). Becky Goodman volunteered to make the certificates for the artwork winners. Ann Dachniwsky made a motion to approve spending $45 for the cookbook winners to be presented with a complimentary cookbook. Maria Quinn seconded. A vote was taken and passed unanimously. The motion carried.


4. Directory Update-Tracey Shuck - Student Phonebook will be completed after Tracey finishes the cookbook. We left off a check mark for the home phone number to be published so an email with the request for permission will have to go out first.


  1. Booster Board name tags - Melissa Ripley volunteered to search for inexpensive nametag sleeves and print inserts.


6. Student idea: CMA yearbook - this may be too big of an undertaking. The idea to put the Banquet Slide Show on a CD was a more popular idea.


7. The executive board members and parent class reps below who are present will give an update.


  • Second Vice President (Volunteers): Nancy Lesky - Nancy had nothing to report for volunteers.
  • Third Vice President (Internships & Summer Volunteers): Dawn Schindler - Internships are a work in progress. She is getting new physicians in. If you know of anyone that might be willing to take internships please let her know. As the program is growing, we will need to possibly think outside the box. Ideas for possible internships Chiropractors, Orthodontist, Dentists, Veterinarians, Medical Research, Surgeons of all kinds, possibly Surgical Sales that go into the Operating Rooms. For Spring Internships we have to consider hours the students are available. Dawn would like representatives from the Sophomore and Freshman classes to join the committee because she will not be here next year and wants to make sure all classes are aware of what goes into the process.
  • Fifth Vice President (Special Events-Professionals Breakfast and Parent Activities): Melissa Ripley - Physician’s Breakfast is Thursday, February 17th at St. John’s Baptist Church between Dawson and Crooked Lane. The venue is free but we intend to make a donation. 7:30-8am Set up. 8:15-8:30am start rotations. Invitations will be sent out. Melissa currently has approximately 10 volunteers to help.

Next parent activity is Dec 9th at Noon at Central Market

  • Sixth Vice President (Mentor/Mentee Program): Cathy Hendrickson - the mentor/mentee meeting just before Halloween had a conflict with another event but those that attended enjoyed that it was a smaller group.
  • Seventh Vice President (Liaison to Student Board): Maria Quinn - asked the Student Officers to keep her apprised of anything new.
  • Sophomore Parent Representatives: Nancy Lesky and Patty Willis - upcoming event is picnic in the park on Nov 13th.
  • Senior Parent Representative: Ann Dachniwsky and Grace Dotson - seniors will have paint ball in the winter and Laser Tag in the Spring.
  • Student Class Reps: Reed Ripley and Katie Dachniwsky - the Student Officers made $150 at the Halloween Party. There will be a Thanksgiving food drive in class and a Holiday Gift Exchange within each block.



  1. Any new business not on the agenda.

Mrs. Martin presented the Members with the large check that was delivered to her room showing that CMA was awarded a grant in the amount of $4825.60 for Lab Quest Equipment. Kathy Roberts and Tracey Shuck wrote the grant. Thank you Kathy for your help!


Meeting Adjourned 7:49pm.


Monday, November 8, 2010

CMA Booster Club Meeting Agenda - 09/09/10

Our November CMA Booster club meeting will be on Tuesday, November 9th, at 7:00 PM in Ms. Martin's room (Upstairs 414) in the Senior High. All CMA parents are considered booster club members and encouraged to attend.

November 9 Agenda

1. Approval of minutes from last meeting, October 2010

2. Treasurer's report-Gay Burns

3. Fundraising

-T Shirts- Second order has been received and delivered to Ms. Martin.

-Cookbook update. Close to completion. Should go to press the week. Had a setback getting artwork releases.

-Need a volunteer to put together award certificates for the artwork winners.

-Vote on presenting the 9 artwork winners with a complimentary cookbook (our cost $5 each = $45 ).

4. Directory Update-Tracey Shuck

5. Booster Board nametags - Need a volunteer to search for inexpensive nametag sleeves and print inserts.

6. Student idea: CMA yearbook

7. The executive board members and parent class reps below who are present will give an update.

* Second Vice President (Volunteers): Nancy Lesky
* Third Vice President (Internships & Summer Volunteers): Dawn Schindler
* Fifth Vice President (Special Events-Professionals Breakfast and Parent Activities): Melissa Ripley
* Sixth Vice President (Mentor/Mentee Program): Cathy Hendrickson
* Seventh Vice President (Liaison to Student Board): Maria Quinn
* Parliamentarian: Yash Sidhu
* Freshman Parent Representative: Salima Madhani and Mona Pate
* Sophomore Parent Representatives: Nancy Lesky and Patty Willis
* Junior Parent Representative: Yash Sidhu and Pari Sahihi
* Senior Parent Representative: Ann Dachniwsky and Grace Dotson
* Student Class Reps: Reed Ripley and Katie Dachniwsky

8. Any new business not on the agenda.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

October 12, 2010 CMA Booster Meeting




Call to Order - 7:09pm - 11 Members in Attendance (including Mrs. Martin)


1. Approval of minutes from last meeting September 2010. Becky Goodman made a motion to approve the Minutes from the September 2010 Meeting. Nancy Lesky seconded. The approval of the minutes was passed by a unanimous vote. The motion carried.

2. Treasurer's report-Gay Burns - see Report Attached


3. Fundraising

-T Shirts- waiting on more orders to send in new T-Shirt orders.

Refunding old t-shirt orders that weren’t filled.

Football trinket sales - Gay Burns sold alone and was able to sell $132 pre-game


-Cookbook update. We are placing an initial order of 500. We have a lot of recipes that are amazing.


The art teachers from CHS are excited about the art being displayed in the cookbook. They have not pre-ordered so they would like for us to have a lot of extras for this purpose.


The winning artwork for each cookbook section was displayed at the booster meeting. We intend to put the “honorable mentions” on the website to show recognition of submissions.


We want to give recognition in the cookbook to the Art Teachers (Monica LaPier and Arlene Valdez) who assigned the art project to their students. We are considering making a certificate of recognition for all students who submitted artwork.


Nancy Lesky volunteered to notify those offering internship opportunities to our students about the advertising opportunity in the cookbook.



  1. Awards for CMA students and boosters: We want recognize CMA students so that they can use those awards for their College Applications - we need to figure out how to qualify different awards.


  1. Directory Update - Directory will be completed by Tracey Shuck when she finishes the cookbook.


6. Nametags - we would like to purchase nametags for the board members for identification at events. The plastic sleeve type of nametag seemed to be the most popular option.


7. Executive Board Members:


  • Nancy Lesky - Volunteers - 13 parents are volunteering through January to help out at the school.


  • Third Vice President - Dawn Schindler: Mrs. Martin and Dawn are meeting this week regarding Internships and Summer Volunteers


  • Fifth Vice President - Melissa Ripley: Central Market Parent Activities - send out reminders a week before and the day before. “Career Day” or “Physician’s Breakfast” will be scheduled for Feburary 17th, 2011 at St. John’s Church on Kimball Avenue.


  • Sixth Vice President - Cathy Hendrickson: Mentor/Mentee Meeting October 27th at Carroll High school from 3:30-4:30pm. We will provide name tags for all future meetings.


  • Seventh Vice President (Liaison to Student Board) - Maria Quinn: The student board will meet once a month the Wednesday before the Booster Meetings.


  • Freshman Parent Representative - Salima Madhani and Mona Pate: hosted a party at Skatetown . 19 kids were in attendance.


  • Sophomore Parent Representatives- Nancy Lesky & Patty Willis: planning a get together the first week of November - picnic in the park


  • Senior Parent Representative - Ann Dachniwsky & Grace Dotson: planning a Halloween party Sun afternoon or evening on Halloween from 5-8. Charging money for pizza and having costume contest.


  • Senior Class Representative - Reed Ripley and Katie Dachniwsky - Full Class Picnic close to Thanksgiving Break is being considered as well as Pump it Up or Laser Quest.



Meeting Adjourned - 8:06pm











Friday, October 15, 2010

CMA Booster Club Meeting Agenda - 10/12/10

1. Approval of minutes from last meeting September 2010

2. Treasurer's report-Gay Burns

3. Fundraising

-T Shirts- Natalie will place a second order as soon as they are all in from Ms. Martin.

Received unfilled T-shirt orders from last year and processing refunds.

-Football trinket sales update-Gay Burns

-Cookbook update. We will possibly have a vote on increasing the minimum order amount.

Recipe deadline is past and the book is being laid out by Tracey Shuck.

We are still in the process of getting bids to print the book.

4. Discuss end of year awards for CMA students sponsored by the boosters.

5. Directory Update-Tracey Shuck

6. Booster Board nametags-Vote on setting aside money for nametags.

7. The executive board members and parent class reps below who are present will give an update.

* Second Vice President (Volunteers): Nancy Lesky
* Third Vice President (Internships & Summer Volunteers): Dawn Schindler
* Fifth Vice President (Special Events-Professionals Breakfast and Parent Activities): Melissa Ripley
* Sixth Vice President (Mentor/Mentee Program): Cathy Hendrickson
* Seventh Vice President (Liaison to Student Board): Maria Quinn
* Parliamentarian: Yash Sidhu
* Freshman Parent Representative: Salima Madhani and Mona Pate
* Sophomore Parent Representatives: Nancy Lesky and Patty Willis
* Junior Parent Representative: Yash Sidhu and Pari Sahihi
* Senior Parent Representative: Ann Dachniwsky and Grace Dotson
* Student Class Reps: Reed Ripley and Katie Dachniwsky