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From the Administrator’s Office: Mike Miller, Principal Steilacoom High School would not be the school that it is today without the unending support of our Booster Club and its volunteers. When a Booster Club is brought up in most high schools, it conjures up an image of a group of parents working to raise funds for a parcular sport or extra-curricular club, like basketball for example. Although our Booster Club is similar in that we do have a group of parents and community members working to raise funds, the difference is our Booster Group's focus is all 950 of our students at Steilacoom. Besides all of the volunteer hours that the club provides our school, they are also extremely generous in their financial support of our students. Whether it is financial support for a student struggling to buy a dress for a State Choir compeon, a contribuon to help our Soccer Team get new travel bags, or volunteering me to help us have the best Veteran's Day Assembly in years, we have come to count on the support from our Booster Club for a number of daily, weekly, and annual events. Not only do they support our students, they support our staff as well. Their Booster Buddy program helps keeps our teachers spirits high, and their monthly staff appreciaon lunches are something we all look forward to as well. One of the main reasons we are Steilly Strong is in large part due to the support that these dedicated volunteers have given to us. We try to insll in our students a desire for servant leadership. The Steilacoom Booster Club is indeed a great exam- ple of the servant leadership which can be seen in our everyday life at Steilacoom. I encourage all parents to consider being more involved with our Booster Club as a way to both lead by example, as well as playing an important role in your student’s educaon. Mike Miller Principal The SENTINEL NEWS A publicaon of the Steilacoom High School Booster Club December 2016 SHS Booster Club Plays An Important Role In Your Student’s Educaon
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From the Administrator’s Office: Mike Miller, Principal
Steilacoom High School would not be the school that it is today without the unending support of our Booster Club and its volunteers. When a Booster Club is brought up in most high schools, it conjures up an image of a group of parents working to raise funds for a particular sport or extra-curricular club, like basketball for example. Although our Booster Club is similar in that we do have a group of parents and community members working to raise funds, the difference is our Booster Group's focus is all 950 of our students at Steilacoom.
Besides all of the volunteer hours that the club provides our school, they are also extremely generous in their financial support of our students. Whether it is financial support for a student struggling to buy a dress for a State Choir competition, a contribution to help our Soccer Team get new travel bags, or volunteering time to help us have the best Veteran's Day Assembly in years, we have come to count on the support from our Booster Club for a number of daily, weekly, and annual events. Not only do they support our students, they support our staff as well. Their Booster Buddy program helps keeps our teachers spirits high, and their monthly staff appreciation lunches are something we all look forward to as well.
One of the main reasons we are Steilly Strong is in large part due to the support that these dedicated volunteers have given to us. We try to instill in our students a desire for servant leadership. The Steilacoom Booster Club is indeed a great exam-ple of the servant leadership which can be seen in our everyday life at Steilacoom. I encourage all parents to consider being more involved with our Booster Club as a way to both lead by example, as well as playing an important role in your student’s education. Mike Miller Principal
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A publication of the Steilacoom High School Booster Club December 2016
SHS Booster Club Plays An Important Role In Your
Student’s Education
Red
Ribbon
Bazaar
Saturday, December 3rd 9 am—4 pm STEILACOOM HIGH SCHOOL
54 Sentinel Drive, Steilacoom
Lots of vendors, silent tree auction, award-winning
choir and other performances, home-made and
handcrafted arts, crafts, and other items
PERFECT for holiday giving!
Proceeds from the Red Ribbon
Bazaar benefit all students at
Steilacoom High School
through grants administered by
the SHS Booster Club. Your
support of the Bazaar provides
on-going support to the
students.
Volunteers Needed
Brighten Someone’s Day! Be a Booster Buddy! We have a wonderful tradition here at SHS — it’s called the Booster Buddy Program! As a par-
ent, you will get a staff member (and a list of info/favorites) to surprise once a month with encour-
aging notes or treats. You, or your student, simply drop something off at the office to be put into a
staff mailbox. Secret Santa doesn’t work only in December — have fun all year until we reveal to
your Buddy who you are in May. We are STILL in NEED of Booster Buddes for this year. Please
consider participating in this great program!
Thank you!
Kim Boyd [email protected]
STAFF APPRECIATION
Here’s a volunteer opportunity that doesn’t require you to leave the comfort of your own home! If
you are willing to provide a meal item (ranging from salads to rolls, to main dishes to desserts),
we have the perfect opportunity for you to participate in Booster Club activities.
The hard-working, dedicated teachers who help guide our children through school and life really
appreciate these monthly meals as a way to relax and re-charge during their hectic days. You
can be an important part of this project — and you don’t even have to make an appearance!
Contact Christine Mullen for details — [email protected]
Many thanks to the
dedicated parents and
friends who came out to
assist with the Fall sports
events. Our hardy crew
sold tickets and manned
the concession stand for
football and basketball
games held at
Steilacoom.
The Booster Club thanks everyone for
their AMAZING participation in this
year's Red Ribbon Bazaar -
community volunteers, parents,
teachers, school clubs, scout troops,
musicians, vendors and shoppers!
When the RRB does well, YOU do
well. We've heard of clubs raising
more than $500 for themselves at this
event alone. How awesome is that?!
Share your RRB success story with us
and we'll see you next year, as always
on the first Saturday in December ...
Happy Holidays to all!
Red Ribbon out!
Without a few people willing to step up to fill vacant Class Representative positions,
it’s possible the next couple of senior classes will not enjoy the Senior Class Grad
Parties that have become a tradition at Steilacoom High School.
CLASS OF 2017 Parent Rep Starlene Enfield
CLASS OF 2018 Parent Rep
CLASS OF 2019 Parent Rep Teresa Shird
CLASS OF 2020 Parent Rep
How can you help?
Contact the class teacher rep to see what they need from parents to hold
successful fundraisers (all grades)
Email other class parents with updates and calls for volunteers (all grades)
Starting in the Spring of the Junior year, recruit a committee t plan for your
student’s Senior Class Grad Party
— Plan to start fundraising on/about July 4th
Plan and conduct fundraising for the Senior Class Grad Party
For more information about how you can be a part of your student’s best high school
memories, please contact Starlene Enfield ( [email protected] ) or Teresa Shird
What will you do to ensure your student will have great memories of their high school experience?
PARENT REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED!
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NEWS FROM CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
CLASS OF 2017
The Class of 2017 Grad party Committee has been meeting since March to plan the Class of
2017 Graduation Party and fundraising events to pay for it. Fundraisers have included a raffle
(which will continue through the Red Ribbon Bazaar this weekend), senior shirt sales, and an
auction on Oct 22nd. The cost for our senior’s graduation party is $20,000, and we have raised
approximately $12,000 towards that amount. Grad Party tickets will go on sale in the Spring, and
the fundraising we do now will help keep the ticket price affordable for all seniors.
Raffle tickets are still available, and are being sold for $5.00 each — raffle prizes include a laptop
computer, flat screen TV and sound bar, Fitbit Surge, Bose earbuds, and more!
We will sell raffle tickets at the Red Ribbon Bazaar held at SHS on Saturday, Dec 3, and we en-
courage all Senior parents to help us sell tickets after that. If you can’t help us sell tickets, we
hope you will buy some in support of the Grad Party.
Stay tuned for more information about this and other news for the Class of 2017!
Starlene Enfield, Class of 2017 Parent Representative [email protected]
CLASS OF 2018 Junior Class Parents — we need a Parent Representative to work with the Staff Rep to
disseminate information and support class activities. See the article on previous page for more
information about Parent Representative responsibilities.
CLASS OF 2020 Freshman Class Parents — we need a Parent Representative to work with the Staff Rep
to disseminate information and support class activities. See the article on previous page for more
information about Parent Representative responsibilities.
CLASS OF 2019 Your Sophomore Class Parent representative is Teresa Shird ([email protected]) - stay
tuned for more information about class activities coming up!
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SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS BY JOINING THE BOOSTER CLUB!
100 % of your membership goes directly to student activities and services. The Steilacoom Booster Club
raises funds to support academics, art, music,, and athletic programs at Steilacoom High School. Last
year, we offered financial support to many different students, teachers, classes, clubs, and sports groups
so they could reach their goals. If you are interested in supporting these types of programs and services,
Please make checks payable to SHS Booster Club
Name: Phone #
Email (Pls print CLEARLY):
Student’s Name Grade
Student’s Name Grade
$50 Super Booster $35 No Guilt Membership $35 Family Membership
$10 Individual Membership $5 SHS Staff Membership
Volunteers are always welcome for Booster Club activities — let us know if you can help!
Sell tickets at sporting events (Booster Club receives income from the league)
Work in the concession stand during sporting events
Help with the Red Ribbon Bazaar in December
I’d like to be a Booster Buddy (Bring in treats and/or cards to an assigned staff member for the school year
Teacher/Staff appreciation (provide home-cooked or purchased food for monthly appreciation activities)
Work on activities involving your student’s grade level (Grade ____)
Phone calling or emailing from home to support Booster Club efforts
Serve as Class Representative/assist Class Representative for my student’s class
Assist Booster Club activities by developing support in the community
I’m not sure, but call or email me if you need help and I’ll check my schedule
WHERE DOES THE MONEY RAISED BY THE BOOSTER CLUB GO? During the 2015/2016 school year, the SHS Booster Club awarded over $8000 in grants, including:
$500 to the SHS Concert & Symphonic Band to help fund their trip to perform at Disneyland
$500 to the SHS English Department to support their effort to bring the Seattle Shakespeare Company to perform
Romeo & Juliet
$500 to the Anime Club to pay for bus transportation so they could attend a conference in Seattle
$500 to the SHS Boy’s JV and Varsity Soccer teams to help purchase equipment & uniforms
$500 to the SHS Boys’ and Girls’ Track and Field teams for equipment & uniforms
$1000 to the SHS Boys’ JV & Varsity baseball teams for equipment, helmets, and field conditioning
$411 for the purchase of a new industrial microwave for the Student Commons area
$500 to the Science Department to repair & maintain classroom microscopes
$500 to the Varsity & JV Girls’ Fastpitch teams for softball bats, balls, and hitting nets
The Booster Club Mission is to support all Steilacoom High School students and their activities
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STEILACOOM HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB BOARD
Co-President Beth Agnew [email protected]
Co-President Teresa Shird [email protected]
Vice President Lynne Kuntz [email protected]
Secretary Cindy Taber-Lowry [email protected]
Treasurer Kim Forbes [email protected]
Senior Class Representative Starlene Enfield [email protected]
Junior Class Representative OPEN
Sophomore Class Representative Teresa Shird [email protected]
Freshman Class Representative OPEN
Red Ribbon Bazaar Co-Coordinator Tati Stowers [email protected]
Red Ribbon Bazaar Co-Coordinator Carole Lail [email protected]
Red Ribbon Bazaar Committee [email protected]
Newsletter Carole Lail [email protected]
Booster Buddy Coordinator Kim Boyd [email protected]
Staff Appreciation Coordinator Christine Mullen [email protected]
Football Concessions/Scheduling Lynne Kuntz [email protected]
Basketball Concessions OPEN
If you are interested in filling an open board position or assisting an existing board position/member,
please contact one of the board members right away!
“Many hands make light work” John Heywood
Whether you can spare an hour here and there, a day once in a while, or are available to meet regu-
larly to continue the good work of the SHS Booster Club, there is something for everyone as we work
to support the students of Steilacoom High School. Please don’t assume there are ever enough vol-
unteers to get things done! Your willingness to help out wherever you can can have a lasting impact
on all of our students, and help us create memories which will last a lifetime.
Don’t delay — volunteer today!
2016/2017 School Calendar DECEMBER
3 9—4 RED RIBBON BAZAAR
6 9 AM SPLASC
7 ACE Day
8 7 pm SHS Winter Concert
14 ACE Day
14 6:00 pm BOOSTER CLUB MEETING @ Topside
14 6 pm School Board Study Session @ Pioneer
14 7 pm School Board Meeting @ Pioneer
15 7 pm SHS Winter Band Concert
16 1:20 pm Winter Wish Assembly
Dec 19—Jan 2 WINTER BREAK
JANUARY
3 7:30 AM Return to School
4 ACE Day
11 ACE Day
11 6 pm School Board Study Session @ Pioneer
11 7 pm School Board Meeting 2 Pioneer
13 1:20 MLK Assembly
16 FEDERAL HOLIDAY—MLK Day
18 ACE Day
18 5:30 pm BOOSTER CLUB MEETING—All welcome!
25 ACE Day
25 6 pm School Board Study Session @ Pioneer
25 7 pm School Board Meeting @ Pioneer
27 Half Day for Students
