Shawnee
Mission East is one of the few high schools in the country to reap the
benefits of a unique organization designed to support all athletic programs
and cheerleading – an All-Sports Booster Club. The Shawnee Mission
East All-Sports Booster Club began in 1968 under the leadership of former
Shawnee Mission East Athletic Director – Dr. Art Newcomer. The
first President of the All-Sports Booster Club was Walt Hersteiner –
a former President of the Shawnee Mission Board of Education. The purpose
of the All-Sports Booster Club is to support all sports and cheerleading
and to prevent the fragmentation that can happen with many competing
booster groups.
According
to Dr. Newcomer, “While most schools have many separate athletic
booster clubs, we just have one All-Sports Booster Club for the same
basic reason that we have one PTA. We do not have a separate PTA for
each academic department in our school. Likewise, we developed the All-Sports
concept so all sports would be equally supported.”
Additionally,
according to current athletic director, Jeremy Higgins, “The All-Sports
Booster club makes it much easier to support many of our programs and
projects. Securing funding for the athletic trainer, the new trophy
case, the state championship banners in the gym, the Lancer Day Parade,
as well as a wide variety of other projects would be very difficult
if I had to go to 20 different individual sports booster clubs and beg
for funding.”
The
All-Sports Booster Club has approximately 40 members who serve three-year
terms. All sports and cheerleading are represented on the All-Sports
Booster Club.
The
All-Sports Booster Club raises the vast majority of its funds in the
following ways:
1. Advertising Sales. Individuals and Businesses can purchase advertisements
in the All-Sports Athletic Program which is published three times per
year.
2. Memberships. A family membership in the All-Sports Booster Club starts
at $50. There are various levels of memberships (see order form).
3. Web Site Partners.
You can become a partner by purchasing an advertisement
or link on our www.smesports.com web site.
Call Peggy Miller at 362-2196
for additional information on becoming a partner.
or email
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