Notes from 1/12/12 Meeting

Home School Association Meeting

(January 12, 2012 @ 6pm)

 Attendance: Sister Patricia, Melissa, Ray, Angela, Shannon, Deb, Heather

 President’s Report:

 Treasurer’s Report:

-          Ordered tri-fold boards and ink for teachers for the boards for Open House to put outside their rooms

-          About $8000 in the checking account and $2300 in the savings

-          Sister wants to transfer the account to Keybank with the rest of the accounts for school

-          Make sure there are no outstanding checks before we withdraw the money and close the account at First Niagara

 Committee Reports:

-          Open House- refreshments for January 29^th and people to answer questions from the HSA (Ray, Shannon, and Heather will be there)

 New Business:

1. Pasta Dinner- March 3^rd 4-7pm

• Get out to stores this weekend asking for donations
• Announcements need to be in the bulletin by Tuesdays
• Donations; Jen- bread, Glen- salad, Angela- sauce, Ray-Pepsi
• Other places to go may be Ryan’s Produce and Deli Warehouse

2. Bottle Drive

• One day from 12-2pm and can drop off in parking lot
• Check church calendar
• Do on April 21^st or 28^th when donations are coming in for the garage sale on May 5^th
• April 28^th- Sister will ask Father if it is alright to do it then
• Melissa check with place behind Little Anthony’s if they charge a fee- no they do not and if you ask for a receipt, they will put the number of bottles on it for you
• Maybe borrow Pete’s truck that day and other people with trucks

3. Field Day- Melissa spoke to coach and informed him of it (Teachers and Coach are excited about it)

• Paul and Sister to pick 2 dates in June or the end of May
• Not to interfere with exams or graduations
• Shannon will try to get information on Bleeker Stadium to use
• HSA will sponsor the lunch and snack for the day
• Check about Bounce services

4. Student Council Update

• Pep rally on 1/13 @ 2:00- Student Council planned it
• Working on the mascot design, putting some ideas from each drawing
• Ray suggested a painting on the wall in the gym of the mascot done by the eighth graders and the art students from St. Rose
• Sister said a banner would be better and it is about $100 to but- scan picture and send it to the company
• Student council will sell 50/50 tickets at the games this Sunday

5. Concerns of HSA

• Parking lot was full of ice- 2^nd time this year
• Filth and garbage under the bleechers- told by other schools to Shannon and it is embarrassing
• Coach cleaned it up and is trying to keep it cleaned

Upcoming Events!!!

Please support our PASTA DINNER on MARCH 3rd from 4-7 pm in the school gym.Prices will follow. This event helps us to plan student events for the end of the school year. Thanks again for your support. We hope to see you there!