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MISSION STATEMENT:  The Alameda High School Athletic Supporters, the Boosters, are composed of parents and other community members who have an interest in improving and assisting the Alameda High School athletic program. The Booster’s primary purpose is fundraising to support athletic programs and promoting school spirit through sports.

 Booster Donations 
 How to join the Boosters - Raffle Program - What we do - Meeting Schedule -
  Most Recent Booster Meeting Minutes & Financial Statement -  
  Athletic Participation Packet - By-Laws -
Thank you!!! 

Booster Membership  

In order to maintain our quality/competitive athletic programs here at Alameda High, we need parents of all athletes to become members of the Boosters. 

One membership is good for an entire family of athletes (i.e., if you have multiple athletes participating at Alameda High, your single family membership covers all of them; you only need to buy one membership). 

However, membership upgrades with substantial benefits are also available (see below). 

Note: When you sign up, your name is entered on our Membership list which is updated regularly and used to check in members at all qualifying sports events. (Booster Cards are no longer issued/required.)

See also Booster Raffle Program.

See also Booster Overview Document.

Available Booster Membership Levels:

• BASIC Per/Athlete Booster Registration = $25 **
  1 membership (good for $1 off all home football and basketball games)
  
  This basic membership fee is collected by your athlete's coach.

  ** Payment Plans and Scholarships available

     MEMBERSHIP UPGRADES:

• Silver Membership = $50 Total
  Single (1) membership. Good for:

  • One person free admission to all home football and basketball games.

  • Two free admissions to "Hornet Sting" fundraiser.

• Gold Membership = $100 Total
  Two (2) memberships. Good for:

  • Two free admissions to all home football and basketball games.

  • Four free admissions to "Hornet Sting" fundraiser.

• Platinum Membership = $200 Total
  Four (4) memberships. Good for:

  • Four free admissions to all home football and basketball games.

  • Free parking at Hornet 'home' football games.

  • Four free admissions to "Hornet Sting" fundraiser.

• Sponsor-Level Gift Donation : $_____

Here's how to upgrade your membership:

If you've already joined the Boosters but would like to upgrade your membership:

1. Open/print this Membership Upgrade Form:  MS Word Document 

2. Mail the completed form with payment to:

AHS ATHLETIC SUPPORTERS
PO BOX 2287 
ALAMEDA, CA 94501

Thank you for supporting the Alameda High School athletic program
 and its student athletes.

Booster Donations         

In takes a lot of money to sustain an athletic program. There are equipment and  uniform costs, field and official fees, and transportation expenses, to name just a few. And every year the school is able to contribute fewer and fewer dollars as deep cuts are continually being made to their budgets. 

That's where the Boosters come in. In addition to our membership fees, any and all donations are gratefully accepted, and will be put to good use.

If you would like to make a donation to Alameda High School sports and the Hornet Boosters, please click on the button below, which will take you to a secure PayPal website where you can complete your donation. (Credit Cards, Bank Cards and PayPal payments accepted.)

On behalf of the all Hornet athletes and the Boosters, 
we would like to thank you  for your generosity.

THANK YOU!!!

Note: In the future we plan to consolidate our Membership program and our Donor program but, at the present time, we require membership payments to be made by check only; donations can be made by either check or via the above PayPal 'Donate' button.

Booster Raffle Program          

In addition to Hornet Booster Memberships, the Boosters also coordinate a fundraising raffle involving all Hornet teams and athletes.

Each Hornet athlete is required to sell $50 worth of raffle tickets for each sport in which they participate (maximum of two sports).

The raffle has 4 drawings spread throughout the year, with 8 chances to win (four $500 winners and four $250 winners). The earlier participants enter, the more chances they have to win.

Athletes can pick up their raffle tickets from their coaches.

All proceeds go towards Alameda High athletic programs. 

2010/2011 Hornet Boosters            

We'd like to extend a sincere thank you to all the families and individuals who joined the Boosters this year. Our sports programs could not exist without your generous support!!

And a very special thank you to all those individuals/families who are supporting us this year with ‘upgraded memberships’...

   UPGRADED MEMBERS...

PLATINUM MEMBERS ($250)...

Donna & Ken Cala, Lorrie & Tom Tolbert, Sue & Sloan Rausser

GOLD MEMBERS ($100)...

Janice & Frank Paredes, Mark Jacobs, Maria & Martin Kunz, Sherri & John Armijo, Grace & Harry Yee, Soli & Royston Dea, Nancy & Ben Owyang, Linda & Jon Takagaki, Vickie & Tom Hashimoto, Jon-Michael Freese, Stephanie & Joug, Robyn & Eric Kondo, David Rose, Sherri Twyman, Gail Graves & Steve Oliver, Steve McAdam, Melanie Ramos, Sui Jing Xu, Akemi & Chris Allen, Jose Macias, Barbara Krummel, Kelly & Scott Averitt, Dani & Don Musso, Gayle & Kent Lytle, Nora & Gerald Desmond, Arthur Barbour, Lynn & Marshall Langfeld, Cynthia & Jay Walrod, Kim Hill & John Cavalli, Laurie Botham & Kurt Daubeneck, Rose Docena, Andrea & Danny Dacumos, Steve Elias, Rose Felix & Rich Krinks, Aida & David Lodge, Annie Wong, Denise & Robert Obando, Janet & Dan Sykes, Blesilda & Yaregal Gebreyesus, Kristi & John Ghiglione, Carolyn & Terry Bussey, Sandra & Tyler Ribera, Nancy & Bill Elzig, Thu-Huong Nguyen, Jen & Mike Burns, Scott & Lorina Perry, Marian Johnson, Rick & Louise Reed, Priscilla Peng

SILVER MEMBERS ($50)...

Norman & Michi Toy, Laura & James Onuffer, Andy Ngim, Andrea & Contreras Verduzco, Adrienne & Ed Summerfield, Judy Harkins, Lisa & Andrew Dosa, Therese & John Carper, David Mercado, Carolyn & Randy Lantz, John Capelli, Stacey Dembroge, Angela & Michael Gee, Theresa & Jeff Rude, Anna Myers, Shawn Diane Alexander, Naoko Scott, Rachel Rodrigues, Connie & Leland Jung, Jasmin & Tony Thon, Tony Lee, Gayle Ewy & Jeff Grimm, Margaret & David Fiedler, John Reeb, Kim & Gergz Soskin, Rocio Corona, Maggie Pun, Laurie Davis, Nancy & Jeremiah, Tammie Chambless, Emily Amposta, Carole Silva, Carolyn & Scott Ruck, Wasrin Wahab, Robert & Lisa Ploss, Patia Dial, Kathy Liu

It's not too late to join!!  We really need everyone's support (especially the families of all Hornet athletes). Click here to find out how to join the Boosters.

Thanks again to all of our generous supporters!!

Booster By-Laws            

To view the Alameda High Athletic Supporters (Boosters) By-Laws (approved 08/07) click on the link below: 

Booster By-Laws

What We Do...               (Join Now)

In these times of wholesale budget cuts, many schools are reducing the number of teams they field or are cutting sports programs entirely.  As an exception to the rule, Alameda High has not wavered in its support of its extracurricular programs (drama, music, art, etc.)... including sports.  Through the school Administration's foresight, careful budgeting and the assistance of the Hornet Boosters, Alameda High has been able to sustain a complete and competitive athletic program.

The budget crisis is not over, however, and continued careful planning and community support are needed if we are to keep our sports programs going strong.

The Hornet Booster Club's primary purpose is to coordinate fundraising efforts to support AHS athletic programs.  The bulk of our monies are raised in the form of snack bar sales (at football and basketball games) and Booster Membership fees.

A common misconception is that the money made at football games goes to the football program and monies made at the basketball games goes to basketball.  That's not true.  ALL monies collected by the Boosters through fees and snack bar sales goes into a general fund to support ALL AHS sports.  When a team needs something, coaches simply need to submit a request to the Boosters and the Board reviews and processes the request.  

Last year alone, the Boosters provided funding for:

• Coaches Certifications

• Women's Water Polo Equipment

• Hornet Mascot Costume

• Women's Golf - NCS Championship Patches

• Women's Golf - Expenses for trip to State Tournament

• Volleyball - Jackets w/embroidery

• Weight Room Equipment/Supplies

• Athletic Dept. Assistants Subsidy

• Softball - Mat for Batting Cage

• Baseball - Lincoln Park Storage Shed

• Badminton - Transportation Expenses

• Soccer - Goal Frame

• New Flag Pole - Thompson Field

• Track - Transportation Expenses

• Gas for AHS Team Vehicles

Prior to that, the Boosters have supported Hornet teams with such items as:

• Cross Country & Track: starter pistol, discus ring, long jump pit,
  team banner

• Women's Golf:  paid for trip to NCS, NorCal and State championship

• Badminton: shuttlecocks,  netting

• Water Polo: balls,  safety caps, ball cart

• Swimming:  swim caps

• Women's Soccer:  uniforms, balls, bags

• Men's Soccer:  practice Goals

• Volleyball:  balls, uniforms, nets

• Softball:  batting helmets, bats, pitching machine, balls, sliding mat

• Women's Basketball:  uniforms

• Men's Basketball:  paid for trip to San Diego

• Baseball:  cost of umpires JV and Var

• Football: equipment,  game support personnel

• Cheerleaders: sweaters
  

In addition, the Boosters regularly fund a lot of "general school improvements" that benefit multiple sports and often AHS PE programs as well; things like:

ITEMS IN RED each cost many thousands of Dollars
and often many hours of VOLUNTEER time 
(with parents, coaches, athletes, and teachers all contributing)

• New Gym:

  • Interior painting

  • Ice machine

  • Wall padding

  • Scoreboard

  • Bleacher repairs

  • New volleyball standards and nets

  • Scorers table

  • Mural (in progress)

• Softball Field: 

  • Installed both softball fields, dugouts & fencing

  • Batting cage

  • Fence protective topping

  • Scoreboard

• Football Field: 

  • Installed Lights

  • Repaired restrooms

  • Snack bar improvements (including building repairs, rewiring as well as new hot dog steamer, cart, BBQ, coolers & crock pots)

  • New scoreboard

  • Purchased 2 storage containers for football & track

  • Purchased new tarps for fences 

  • Re-built the roof on the scorer's booth

  • Painted snack bar and scorer's booth

  • Painted goal posts

  • Re-wired electricity at snack bar

  • Cost of re-conditioning equipment

• Tennis Court: 

  • Resurfacing Donation

  • Wind screens

  • Surface cleaning

• Soccer Field:

  • Portable goals

  • Corner flags

  • Goal net supports

  • Paid for repairs to goals

• Transportation:

  • Repaired van

  • Assisted with funding for athletes competing in State Track Meet

  • Van rental for Girl's Basketball team

• General:

  • Subsidize this website

  • Paid for two Athletic Director “Admin Assistants”

  • Weight room equipment

  • Purchased 2 large spirit banners

  • Bicycle donations for Grad Night

So please help us continue to support our student athletes...
join the Boosters Club today, and come on out
and volunteer at some of our events. 
It's fun and a great way to get involved.

Booster Club Meetings
2011-12

Booster Club meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of every month (unless indicated otherwise).  All meetings are held at 6pm in Room 31 of the Alameda High Administration Building (2201 Encinal Ave).  Here's a map showing the room location.

Enter from rear parking lot.

• September 21 at 6pm @ Speisekammer restaurant – 2424 Lincoln Ave
  “Kick-Off” dinner for head coaches & parent/team representatives

• October 20

• November 17 

• December - No Meeting - Happy Holidays!!

• January 19 

• February 16 

• March 15 

• April 19 

• May 17  

All Booster members and other interested individuals are welcome.

Check back before attending; schedule subject to change.

Booster Club Meeting Minutes & Financial Report 
2011/2012