Tuesday, July 12, 2011

CMA Booster Club Minutes - 06/28/11

On June 28, 2011 a request was submitted by Cheryl Salanty to elect Maribeth Wonson as the CMA Treasurer. This was approved by a majority vote of the CMA Board.


On June 28, 2011 a request was submitted by Cheryl Salanty to approve CMA funds in the amount of $2,250 to secure the Hilton DFW for May 5, 2012. This was approved by a unanimous vote of the CMA Board.

On Wednesday June 29, 2011 a contract was signed to secure the Hilton DFW for the CMA Banquet.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

CMA Booster Club Minutes - 05/19/11

The meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m. by Natalie Genco. In attendance were: Cathy Hendrickson, Ann Dachniwsky, Melissa Ripley, Sherry Martin, Lyn Flaherty, Beena Trivedi, Natalie Genco, Nancy Lesky, Patty Willis, Gay Burns, and Becky Goodman.

A correction to the prior minutes was announced (the Seventh VP - Student Liaison position being filled by Nancy Lesky had inadvertently been left off). Becky Goodman motioned to approve the corrected minutes. Beena Trivedi seconded. A vote was held, and the motion carried.

A vote was held to add three additional $500 scholarships totaling $1500 to be given out at the Awards Banquet. This is in addition to the three scholarships that we had already approved. There will be a total of six $500 scholarships this year. Cathy Hendrickson motioned, and Patty Willis seconded to approve the expenditure. Motion carried.

Mrs. Martin has asked for an additional $200 for banquet expense funds. She said that the programs would be created inhouse. Nancy Lesky motioned to approve the extra funds, and Cathy Hendrickson seconded. Motion carried. Mrs. Martin mentioned that the decorating and silent auction committees will be able to get into the DFW Hilton at 12:30 p.m. to begin getting ready for the banquet.

The complete slate of officers for the 2011-2012 is as follows:

- President: Cheryl Salanty
- First Vice President (Fundraising): Open
- Second Vice President (Volunteers): Patty Willis
- Third Vice President (Internships & Summer Volunteers): Shilpa Patel
- Fourth Vice President (Special Events - Fall Kickoff and Awards Banquet): Open
- Fifth Vice President (Special Events-Professionals Breakfast and Parent Activities): Vicky Fisher
- Sixth Vice President (Mentor/Mentee Profram): Cathy Hendrickson
- Seventh Vice President (Liaison to Student Board/CMA Students): Nancy Lesky
- Secretary: Open
-- Webmaster: Becky Goodman
- Treasurer: Open
- Parliamentarian: Yash Sidhu

Melissa Ripley motioned to approved the slate, and Lyn Flaherty seconded. Motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011

CMA Booster Club Meeting Agenda - 05/19/11

AGENDA for May 19, 2011

1. Vote on adding three $500 scholarships for a total of $1500 to be given out at the banquet.

2. Vote on adding $200 in banquet expense funds for Ms. Martin.

3. Vote on the new slate as listed below.

Revised Booster Board Slate for 2011-2011 School Year:

* President: Cheryl Salenty
* First Vice President (Fundraising): Open
* Second Vice President (Volunteers): Patty Willis
* Third Vice President (Internships & Summer Volunteers): Shilpa Patel
* Fourth Vice President (Special Events-Fall Kickoff and Awards Banquet): Open
* Fifth Vice President (Special Events-Professionals Breakfast and Parent
Activities): Vicky Fisher
* Sixth Vice President (Mentor/Mentee Program): Cathy Hendrickson
* Seventh Vice President (Liaison to Student Board/CMA Students): Nancy Lesky
* Secretary: Open
o Webmaster: Becky Goodman
* Treasurer: Open
* Parliamentarian: Yash Sidhu

CMA Booster Club Meeting Minutes - 05/10/11

CMA Booster Meeting Agenda - May 10, 2011

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. with Natalie Genco, Dawn Schindler, Melissa Ripley, Cathy Hendrickson, Tracey Shuck, Gay Burns, Becky Goodman, Ann Dachniwsky, Patty Willis, Sherry Martin, Janie Smythe, Jeff Martin, Cheryl Salanty, Sue Seitz, Kerry Seitz, Jeane Deters, Becky Brown, Marina Sloane, and Vicky Fisher in attendance.

Cathy Hendrickson made a motion to approve the minutes from the April 2011 meeting. Becky Goodman seconded the motion. A vote was called and passed unanimously.

Gay Burns gave the treasurer’s report:
Opening Balance $7,660.68
Deposit $7,720
Expenses $7484.99
Ending Balance (as of April 30, 2011) $5,895.69

Vote on Slate of Officers for CMA Booster Board for 2011-2012 school year was not held. However, a nomination from the floor was given by Melissa Ripley for Cheryl Salanty for the Office of President. A paper ballot was delivered to all in attendance to decide on the slated officer position of President per the By-Laws.

For personal reasons, Gay Burns has had to step down and can not hold the office of First Vice President (Fundraising)

The 2011-2012 Slate was previously reported as:

President: Natalie Genco
First Vice President (Fundraising): Gay Burns
Second Vice President (Volunteers): Patty Willis
Third Vice President (Internships & Summer Volunteers): Shilpa Patel
Fourth Vice President (Special Events - Fall Kickoff and Awards Banquet): Open
Fifth Vice President (Special Events - Professionals Breakfast & Parent Activities): Vicky Fisher
Sixth Vice President (Mentor/Mentee Program): Cathy Hendrickson
Secretary: Open
Webmaster: Becky Goodman
Treasurer: Open
Parliamentarian: Yash Sidhu

Mrs. Martin gave the Banquet update: The Banquet is Saturday, May 21st, and it looks like we have met the minimum number of attendees required by the Hotel. Incoming Freshman invitations have gone out. All RSVP’s are listed on the CMA Booster website. Please check to make sure we have your RSVP.

Gay Burns asked us to decide on the quantity and amount of the CMA Scholarships. It was decided that we would wait until we determine how much money is left over after our final banquet payment.

Tracey Shuck noted that the incoming Freshman names have not been given to her yet but that she will work on the directory as soon as she has them. It is our hope to have the directory at the banquet for purchase. Remember to go to http://tiny.cc/341wh if you would like to be added to the directory.

Cathy Hendrickson indicated there was a good turnout for the Spring Mentor/Mentee meeting. Pizza seems to be a big hit.

Natalie Genco reported that “vendor” tables are not allowed at graduation. Dr. Rollins did think the cookbooks would be a good graduation gift and thought we should look into partnering with Project Graduation.

Becky Goodman and Mrs. Martin indicated that the Cook Children’s Opening was a huge success. As a result, Cook’s may create more opportunities for internships for the CMA students. There is a Children’s Medical Specialty Care center opening in Southlake in June. Information to help out at this function will be sent out very soon.

Natalie Genco reported that the committee decided that a gift card was not necessary to go along with the awards. There will be a Mentor Award and a Spirit of CMA Award given.

A list of gifts for CMA teachers and support staff was handed out at the meeting in order to keep this information a surprise from Mrs. Martin. Cathy Hendrickson made a motion to accept the list as gifts that would be given at banquet to teachers and support staff. Patty Willis seconded it. A vote was taken and passed unanimously.

Other Committee Reports:

Dawn Schindler suggested we make appreciation certificates for the EMT’s that allowed the students to do ride-alongs.

Patty Willis - Sophomore Parent Representative indicated that she would have a pool party at her home this summer for the Sophomores.

Ann Dachniwsky indicated that the seniors decided to forgo their social budget in order to provide Banquet tickets for the EMT’s.

NEW BUSINESS: A pass-the-torch gathering will be held at Gay Burns home for incoming officers and outgoing officers on June 6th at 6 p.m.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

Friday, May 6, 2011

CMA Booster Club Meeting Agenda - 05/10/11

Our May booster club meeting will be on Tuesday, May 10 from 7:00-8:00 pm in Ms. Martin's room (Upstairs 414) in the Senior High. All CMA parents are considered booster club members and encouraged to attend.

May 10, 2011 Agenda:

1. Approval of minutes from last meeting, April 2011

2. Treasurer's report - Gay Burns

3. Vote on slate of candidates for CMA Booster Board for 2011-2012 school year--Yash Sidhu will present the slate.

Booster Board Slate for 2011-2011 School Year

* President: Natalie Genco
* First Vice President (Fundraising): Gay Burns (Part Time)
* Second Vice President (Volunteers): Patty Willis
* Third Vice President (Internships & Summer Volunteers): Shilpa Patel
* Fourth Vice President (Special Events-Fall Kickoff and Awards Banquet): Open
* Fifth Vice President (Special Events-Professionals Breakfast and Parent Activities): Vicky Fisher
* Sixth Vice President (Mentor/Mentee Program): Cathy Hendrickson
* Seventh Vice President (Liaison to Student Board/CMA Students): Nancy Lesky
* Secretary: Open
o Webmaster: Becky Goodman
* Treasurer: Open
* Parliamentarian: Yash Sidhu

4. Banquet (Sat May 21) update -- Ms. Martin

5. CMA Scholarships -- Gay Burns

6. Directory Update -- Tracey Shuck.

7. Cathy Hendrickson -- Spring Mentor/Mentee Meeting Recap

8. Dragon Food Cookbook -- Promotions for graduation recommended by Dr. Rollins -- Natalie Genco

9. Cook Children's opening Recap - Ms Martin, Becky Goodman

10. Vote on giving gift cards to those receiving outstanding student volunteer and mentor awards.

11. Update on teacher gifts for the banquet. We will pass out sheets of paper at the meeting with what we are planning so as not to ruin the surprise for Ms Martin and other CMA teachers.

12. Those below who are present will give an update:

* Dawn Schindler: Summer Internships
* 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

13. New business not on the agenda

Monday, April 18, 2011

CMA Booster Club Minutes - 04/12/11

Those in attendance: Natalie Genco, Nancy Lesky, Dawn Schindler, Melissa Ripley, Tracey Shuck, Gay Burns, Yash Sidhu, Becky Goodman, Salima Madhani, Sherry Martin, Reed Ripley (student), Marina Sloane, Janie Smythe

Meeting Called to Order - 7:01pm

Becky Goodman made a motion to approve the minutes from the March 2011 meeting. Nancy Lesky seconded the motion. A vote was called and the motion passed unanimously.

Gay Burns gave the treasurer’s report. As of March 1, 2011 - the opening balance was $8,080.08 Disbursements totalled $419.40 The ending balance as of March 31, 2011 $7,660.68

Mrs. Sherry Martin gave the Banquet Update - The Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 21st) - the menu, decorations, etc. are taken care of. The Silent Auction chair, Shari Cutler is working on the silent auction. Sheri is collecting items for the silent auction for those who wish to donate. Invites are still coming in with a May 1st RSVP deadline. Mrs. Martin will have signs up for seating in the class. Gay Burns is taking care of the seating. Outgoing Freshman parents will be seated with incoming Freshman parents. Mrs. Martin will not have an incoming Freshman count until approximately May 16th. When we get the information, invitations will go out to incoming freshman families.

Dawn Schindler made a motion to set aside $100.00 for a second printing of the student phone directories. These will include the incoming Freshman and be sold at the banquet for $3. Salima Madhani seconded the motion. A vote was called and the motion passed unanimously. Mrs. Martin will send home a link for those current students that were not originally in the Student Phone book but would like to be listed for the second printing. If your student was not included in the original phonebook and would like to be listed in the next, go to this web address http://tiny.cc/341wh and fill out the information you would like printed.

On April 27, 2011 a Mentor/Mentee Meeting will be held at the Senior High campus. Sophomores will work with Freshman to help prepare them for the AP Biology exam. There will also be a video series on Ecology that Mrs. Martin will play. Pizza and snacks will be served. Cathy Hendrickson needs a count of those who will attend. She needs sophomores to sign up to help the Freshman.

Natalie Genco will check with the counselors to see if it is possible to sell Dragon Food Cookbooks at graduation for our continuing Fundraising.

Mrs. Martin is still in need of adult volunteers for the Cook Children’s Opening Fundraiser. Students have to be 15 before or by the date of the opening in order to volunteer. If you are interested as an adult or student volunteer, please send Becky Goodman an email letting her know.

Nancy Lesky purchased a printer cartridge for Mrs. Martin’s printer in the amount of $422. It is a high yield cartridge that should provide more copies.

Internship/Speaker Update - Dawn Schindler is working on having a few extra internships by next spring due to enlarging class sizes. Some that are taking students now can offer more than one rotation to students. 25 hours is difficult to fit in with school work, jobs, etc. Feedback from those providing the internships is good. The EMT ride-alongs are very popular. Cook Children’s and Dallas Children’s Medical Center specialty clinics opening in Southlake may help add internships. Summer internships are being worked on.

Freshman Parent Representative, Salima Madhani reported that she and Mona Pate are working on a date for the Freshmen to get-together.

Sophomore Parent Representative, Nancy Lesky reported that she and Patty Willis are working on a date for the Sophomore’s to get together.

Junior Parent Representatives, Yash Sidhu and Pari Sahihi are working on a possible Six Flags trip for the Juniors to get together.

Student Class Rep, Reed Ripley reported that the Seniors have a mandatory meeting in class next Wednesday. They will then meet on April 29th at the Ripley's home to make their boards.

Dr. Peter Kwong is an orthopedic surgeon who has been practicing in the area for 11 years. He is going to be helping CMA with the internship program. The class sizes are growing so the need for internships is growing. Dr. Kwong will visit with his colleagues and spread the word about the program and the need for internship assignments.

New Business -

Dr. Rollins, our CMA counselor, has books (Acceptance, Colleges that Change Lives) she loans out to students regarding colleges . They are almost always on loan. CMA Boosters would like to purchase more copies of those books for Dr. Rollins.

The Booster Student Award Committee met and decided on award titles and qualifications. Those awards will be given out at Banquet.

Meeting Adjourned: 8:07pm

Monday, April 11, 2011

CMA Booster Club Meeting Agenda - 04/12/11

Our April booster club meeting will be on Tuesday, April 12 from 7:00-8:00 pm in Ms. Martin's room (Upstairs 414) in the Senior High. All CMA parents are considered booster club members and encouraged to attend.

April 12 2011, Agenda

1. Approval of minutes from last meeting, March 2011

2. Treasurer's report-Gay Burns

3. Banquet (Sat May 21) update - Ms. Martin

4. Discussion and Vote on setting money aside to print directories to sell at the banquet.

5. Cathy Hendrickson -- Spring Mentor/Mentee Meeting update

6. Fundraising idea--Natalie Genco--Selling Dragon Food Cookbooks at graduation.

7. Cook Children's opening - Ms Martin

8. Printer cartridge update--Nancy Lesky

9. Becky Goodman--Website update

10. Those below who are present will give an update:

* Dawn Schindler: Internship/Speaker 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

11. Dr. Peter Kwong--Has graciously offered to be a liaison to the CMA program. He will discuss ideas for the program with the boosters.

12. New business not on the agenda