welcome to the class of 2015 senior party planning parent kick-off meeting
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Welcome to the Class of 2015Senior Party Planning
Parent Kick-Off Meeting
Introductions
Senior Party Chairs - Kay Larson - Deb Johnson - Jill Smith
Other Officers
• Treasurer – Rachel Wheeler• Publicity – Holli Priebe• Secretary – Still Needed
Why do we have a senior party?
• Long Standing Tradition• Alcohol, drug-free, and safe party• All Night Celebration• Create Memories• It’s FUN!
How can I keep informed?
• Website – www.2015rhsseniors.weebly.com• E-mail – [email protected]• FaceBook – 2015 RHS Senior Party• Twitter – RHS2k15party• Daily Announcements• One or Two direct in-home mailings (Nov/Feb)• School Website
What is sign-up Genius?
What is sign-up Genius?
What is sign-up Genius?
What is sign-up Genius?
What is sign-up Genius?
What is sign-up Genius?
What is sign-up Genius?
So how does this party work?
• Parent volunteer for committees• Committees begin meeting• Monthly All Committee Meetings• Fundraising Begins• We choose a theme (October)• Tickets are sold (November)• Blitz Week• Party!
Fundraising? The Numbers…
• 531 students made up of RHS, SES and PSEO students
• Usually about 75% attend the party 75% at an average of $70.00 is $27,860Usual Cost of party is closer to $120.00 per
student.Additional fundraising of $20,000 is goal
How is the money spent• Food• Entertainment (hypnotist, caricature artists,
massage therapy, music, henna tattoos, etc• Games (sumo wrestling, velcro wall, obstacle
courses, etc.)• Casino• Prizes (200 prizes are drawn throughout the night
from gas cards to a laptop to tv’s and luggage• T-shirt and commemorative gift for each student• Decorations
How do we raise that much money?• Fundraising Team is Critical as is the support from ALL of the
other committees• Butterbraid – Pastry Roll Sale (starting today)• See’s Candy Bars• Craft Fair – March 13/14 (single biggest fundraiser)• Butterbraid Sales in the Spring• Donation Solicitation (Koch Oil Refinery, Wal-Mart, area
merchants and personal contributions of friends and family)• Restaurant Nights (Applebees, BWW’s, DQ)• Pancake Breakfast at Fireside• Gerten’s Fundraiser
What kinds of donations are we looking for?
• Cash/Checks/Visa Gift Cards• Age appropriate gifts and prizes (new, never
used, in package)• Gift Baskets• Gift Cards (Target, gas cards, favorite restaurant)• Items to be used for party (food, paper goods,
decorations, etc) **pick up a donation form. Receipts will be
provided for anyone requiring it for tax purposes
So how can I help?• Each Chairperson has committees that they
directly connect with to help streamline the communication process.
• Serve on a committee OR CHAIR a committee
Decorating• YEA! We have our Chairpeople!!!!
SCOTT AND DEANN BOECKER
• Design and create decorations to go along with the theme
• Work with decorations that we have (in an off-site storage) as well as create new items while staying within a budget
• Coordinate volunteers to transform the hallways of the school the night before the party
Games/Entertainment• Design and create games to go along with the
theme• Arrange for entertainment and paid vendors
who work the party (much of this has already been done in an effort to get the best pricing and to insure that we have them already lined up)
• Coordinate the volunteers the night of the party
Casino• YEA! We have our Chairpeople!!!!
ERIC AND LORI SKARE
• Set up the casino and determine the types of games
• Supply and provide training for the dealers• Decorate the Casino Space
Set-up/Clean-Up (Jill)• Work with all of the committees to determine
equipment needs for the set up of the party• Collect and distribute equipment, work with
the custodial team at RHS, and insure that the school is left in better shape than how we found it!
• Direct Volunteers during set-up and work with educating the Junior Parents on how to do the clean up
Food (Jill)• Determine what food and beverages will be served at
the party (keeping with the theme)• Coordinate volunteers and food for the event• Solicit donations from area grocery stores and
restaurants (using our past donors as a guide)• Maintain good food cleanliness practices• Arrange for food for the volunteers for the night of
the party• Assist with Set-Up Committee with food for workers
and Concessions Committee for the Craft Fair Concessions Stand
First Aid/Nurses (Jill)• Help to maintain a safe environment and
provide basic first aid for injuries• Work with security to create a plan for
handling emergencies• Make a judgment call on anything requiring
further medical attention• Follow up with Center Based students to
insure that their needs are being met
Security (Jill)• Help to maintain a safe environment and insure
that everyone is accounted for at all times• Work with nurses, and Dr. Conboy and RHS Police to
create a plan for handling emergencies• Provide party chaperones• Coordinate check-in for the students and volunteers• Communicate directly with parents any missing
students or student issues• Line up Junior Parents to work as security during
the walk-through and graduation ceremony
Service (Jill)• Organize the class service project (historically
it has been to bring in items for the local food shelf)
• Coordinate with group we are serving• Communicate project with the students
(works with Publicity and Student Connections Person)
Student Connections• Acts as liaison to the Senior Class• Attends Senior Assembly• Helps to coordinate with Mr. Brooks and the
Senior Skit for Blitz Week• Helps with communication and publicity of
events• Available to work a table during lunch at
school, conferences, and other times when we can reach students and their parents
Mementos• Organize Senior Posters• Work with decorations to set up the Wall of Fame and
Flashbacks• Coordinate the Senior Posters (educating parents on
how to create, collecting and returning posters, hanging in the Wall of Fame)
• Coordinating pictures for the Flashbacks wall (freshman year pictures)
• Set up the Senior Class – Class photo and the Graduation DVD’s
• Coordinate commemorative gift for Seniors
Tickets• Ticket Sales for the Party – Designing, Working the Sales
Tables or coordinating a team that works the tables, tracking sales, turning in money to the treasurer
• Works with publicity team to advertise the Blitz Week and subsequent sales dates
• Coordinate the Blitz Week Parents Skit (with the Student Connections Person)
• Coordinate the Student Check in Process (with Security)• Order t-shirts and coordinate the distribution to students• Work with school on identifying students that qualify for
scholarship tickets to insure that everyone can attend the party
Craft Fair• Biggest Fundraiser of the year!• Work with Becky Haage who is our Craft Fair
Coordinator• Coordinate Volunteers• Help to Publicize event
Craft Fair – Concessions• Work with Food Committee to make a food
plan and to coordinate menu for event• Decorate concessions area• Create coupon/voucher for vendors• Maintain food safety practices• Coordinate Volunteers
Craft Fair – Bake Sale• Solicit Bakers• Make sure all items are packaged, labeled and
priced appropriately• Decorate Bake Sale Area• Coordinate Volunteers
Wow that’s a lot of volunteer needs…
• Books will help guide you through the process• Seasoned Party Chairs to help you through the
process• Past Party Chairs will help you through the
process
• SIGN UP TODAY…. Or sleep on it and go to Sign Up Genius via
our website on Wednesday Night!
So what happens next?• Meetings will be held every third Tuesday of
the month. Next meeting is scheduled for October 21.
• Goal… CHOOSE A THEME!!!!
Theme?• Every great party needs a theme• Bring an idea to share• Brainstorming will occur next meeting• We will vote and narrow our theme’s to
3 final choices• Committee Chairs will vote for final theme and
will reveal the theme in NOVEMBER• Pick up the “What’s in a Name?” flier
Don’t Forget• Butterbraid – Pastry Roll Sales• See’s Candy – let me know if you will sell• Sign up for a Committee• Think of a brilliant theme for next time!
Q and A? REMINDER ON HOW TO GET INFORMATION• Website – www.2015rhsseniors.weebly.com• E-mail – [email protected]• FaceBook – 2015 RHS Senior Party• Twitter – RHS2k15party• Daily Announcements• One or Two direct in-home mailings (Nov/Feb)• School Website
NEXT MEETING
OCTOBER 21 IMC at RHS at 7:00 pm