Maws and Paws Booster Club

                         Newsletter - March 2007

Jim Murphy Announces Huge
Turnout For All Spring Sports

At the last Booster Club meeting, Athletic Director, Jim Murphy,  announced that of all the students enrolled at the High School this year, approximately 30% of them have signed up to participate in either track, baseball, softball or golf.  This great news for our club, our school and our community to have this level of involvement in extra-curricular activities. It will also provide a great challenge to us all to see the these willing students have the equipment, facilities and funding so necessary to provide quality programs. 

Support Continues to
Flow to Clubs/Teams

The Maws and Paws Booster Club continues to invite coaches, club sponsors,parents and students to look to the club for support in the form of grants and loans. In the last several months, the club has gladly provided additional necessary funding for the wrestling team, track team and baseball teams.  For more information on money donated or loaned to Newport School District extra-curricular activities visit our Funding link.

"Meet the Grizzlies - Spring" Coming Soon

The club has yet to pick a date for the next Meet the Grizzlies due to an extremely busy spring schedule.  The date will be announced as soon as possible.  Due to a huge turn out of students for spring sports you can expect the event will be a big one.  Anyone wishing to help sponsor the Spring Meet the Grizzlies to help the club cover costs of food, please contact an officer of the Booster Club.

Committee organizes for Clean Sweep

Efforts are under way to start work planning this year's Grizzly Clean Sweep.  We aleady have 4-5 eager volunteers for the committee but are in need of a Chairperson. 

  Date Change for Next Meeting

Due to Parent/Teacher conferences during the first week of April, the next Booster Club meeting will be postponed one week and held on April 11, 6 pm at the Halstead Middle School Library.

 Maws and Paws Booster Club Newsletter
February 2007

Great Grizzly Raffle Nets Money for
Regional and State Competition Fund

The Booster Club Finance Officer, Dalene Zieske, reported at the February monthly meeting that the Great Grizzly Raffle successfully raised almost $2000, all of which will be placed in the Booster Club's Regional and State Competition Fund.  This fund will help provide money for lodging and travel to teams and/or individuals from the Newport School District who qualify to participate in post- season competitions.  The Booster Club would like to thank all of those who donated prizes and bought tickets to make this a most rewarding and fun activity.   to view the complete list of prizes and keep checking as pictures and names of the prize winners are hoped to be soon posted.

     2nd Annual Grizzly Clean Sweep

Spring will be here soon and with the coming of spring comes the Grizzly Clean Sweep, the final fund raising effort of the Booster Club.  Committee members are needed to coordinate efforts of the school wide rummage sale as well as donations of rummage sale items.  The Grizzly Clean Sweep will be held on May 5th at the Stratton Elementary Gym.  We are calling on all members to clean out their closets, garages and store room and donate your unwanted items to the Booster Club.  All items should be in a clean and working condition.  Contact Debbie Vogel if you wish to help on the committee or wish to donate items.

Plans Begin for Meet the Grizzlies, Spring

Be watching for announcements concerning the upcoming Meet the Grizzlies for spring. The spring sports teams: boy's and girl's track, golf, softball and baseball will be highlighted and you will have opportunities to meet all the team members as well as the coaches.  As usual, Booster Club will provide a free meal for all those who attend. If you would like to help cook, serve or have further questions, please contact Debbie Vogel at 447-1134.

Club to Consider High School Scholarship

Committee meetings will soon be underway to discuss the possibility of sponsoring an annual Booster Club Scholarship that would be awarded to a graduating Newport High School senior.  The purpose of the scholarship would be to reward the one student who has given the most to extra-curricular activities throughout his/her high school career.  If you would like to serve on the committee or have questions or ideas pertaining to a scholarship program please contact Candy Betz or Dixie Chichester.

Basketball fans this winter will see the return of the Great Grizzly Raffle fund raising event as a huge assortment of prizes will be collected and distributed to lucky raffle ticket holders immediately after the last home basketball game.  The event has historically been one of the cubs most lucrative and popular fund raising events.  And after it was confirmed by the school administration that there was no money budgeted for regional and state athletic competitions, it was passed unanimously at the last Booster Club meeting that all proceeds of the Great Grizzly Raffle would be placed in a Booster Club "Regional and State Competition Fund".  The school currently has no money to send the boys Cross-country team and Terece Hahn from the girl's Cross-country team to the state competition.  With this new and very important purpose in mind, all Booster Club members are called upon to donate raffle items and solicit raffle items from companies and businesses where you work and shop.  We also need members to pick up books of tickets and sell as many tickets as possible to neighbors,friends, relatives and co-workers.  If you would like to donate prizes, solicit prizes, sell tickets or buy tickets please contact any booster club officer or call Karen Cunningham. 

Plans for 2007 Car Show Announced

Mark your calendars now for Saturday, September 15th, 2007 and plan to attend the 2nd annual Booster Club Open Auto Car Show.  The first annual event last September was such a great success that the Booster Club wasted no time in arranging the 2007 event.  Over 30 cars were entered vying for trophies in 12 different categories including a special "Best of Show" award that was won in 2006 by Keith Hvaartson.  David Bradbury provided an excellent musical assortment of 50's and 60's classics that kept people rocking and dancing all day.  Support from our sponsors was overwhelming and included:  Seebers Pharmacy, Owens Grocery, Bruce Hunt Farmers Insurance, Pizza Factory, POVN.com, Newport Ambulance, Perfection Tire and Roger's Auto Body and Frame.  A very special thanks to Roger McCarthy from Deer Park for all his help in teaching the club "How to Put on a Car Show".  Booster Club members Dan and Terri Lowry, Karen Cunningham and Family, Bubba and Tammi Scott and Family, Dalene Zieske and Family, Debbie Vogel and Family and Joanne and Ashley Tate are to be congratulated for producing an event of this caliber.

Come Meet Your Grizzlies

Join the Booster Club when we host the second "Meet the Grizzlies" event at 6 pm on Monday, November 20th in the high school gym and cafeteria.  The winter sports teams:  boy's and girl's basketball and wrestling team will be there to run drills and show off their skills.  Coaches will be available for questions and a free spaghetti dinner will be served by Booster Club members to all who are present.  During the meal it is hoped to have several guest speakers.  If you would like to help cook, serve or have further questions, please contact Debbie Vogel at 447-1134.

Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about Booster Club or any extra-curricular activity at the middle school or high school write us at:

Maws and Paws Booster Club
P.O. Box 63
Newport, WA 99156

BOOSTER CLUB OBTAINS INDEPENDENT STATUS

Molly Betz was presented the first ever Maws and Paws booster Club Distinguished Service award at the 8th grade promotion ceremony last June.  Her many hours devoted to extra-curricular activities during all four of her middle school years as well as the volunteer efforts of her parents gave her the highest point total of all students who applied.  As the award recipient,she not only received an engraved plaque but also earned a free 2006-2007 Grizzly Family Pass for her entire family. The award was initiated by the Booster Club to reward middle school students for their contributions to extra-curricular activities.  To qualify for the award, students must be enrolled in the 8th grade at Sadie Halstead Middle School with the intentions of attending Newport High School and must have participated in at least four extra-curricular activities during their middle school years.  Applications for the 2007 award will be available in April.

'06-'07 Officers Elected

New officers were elected during the May meeting and are as follows:  President, Debbie Vogel; First Vice President, Karen Cunningham; Second Vice President, Mark "Bubba" Scott' Secretary, Candy Betz and Treasurer, Dalene Zieske.  Board members shall be announced as they are appointed.

New Fall Activity Programs Now Available
At Home Games

The Booster Club will be publishing exciting seasonal programs that feature pictures of all the Newport sport teams, comments from the coaches, as well as individual pictures of participating senior athletes.  Each issue will also highlight several school clubs or organizations.  The fall issue is now available and the focus is on Football, Cross-country, Volleyball, ASB and Pep Band.  These high quality programs are a must for your scrap books and make great gifts to send to those out-of-town family members.  The may be purchased at the Booster Club table for $2.00.  A special thanks to those club members who helped put the fall program together:  Kevin and Lin Su Bush, Tammi Scott, Kim Ralston, Karen Cunningham and Marige Zickler.

Club Membership Up Over 100%

Booster Club membership so far this year has sky-rocketed over last year's numbers.  The school district needs Booster Club assistance more than ever and we are off to a great start to see that our school's extra-curricular events have the support they need.  If you know of other parents who have not joined our club please ask them to complete a membership application.  Single memberships are only $15.00 and a family may join for $25.00.  All members will receive a membership card, a grizzly decal, copies of our newsletters and prizes and discounts awarded throughout the school year.  membership forms may be downloaded from the Booster Club link on the school website, www.newport.wednet.edu or obtained from any Booster Club officer.  Thank you all for your overwhelming show of support.

'06 Grizzly Clean Sweep a Success

Thanks to all of those who donated items, advertising, time and effort to last spring's rummage sale.  Under the supervision of Sonya Hargrove, the Booster Club earned about $1200.  Other clubs using the event to earn money were the Senior Class, Pep Band and FFA.  A special thanks to the baseball team for helping us move items.  Start saving items now to donate to the '07 Clean Sweep.  More information will be available after January.

NEED MORE INFORMATION?

Have questions or comments?

Check out the Booster Club link on the school website,
www.newport.wednet.edu

Write to us at:
P.O. Box 63
Newport, WA 99156