Diamond Booster Club

September 2010
Volume 1, Issue 1 September 2010

Director: Traci Mills

Asst. Director: Tiffany Hill
Office # (281) 229-6512

Dear Parents,
 9/6– Labor Day
As we begin the year in Diamonds, I hope you will find this newsletter helpful. We
 9/10– Progress have many activities that we are involved in throughout the year, and it is very important to
reports
me that the line of communication is open between me and the Diamonds and their fami-
 9/15– Early release lies. Please feel free to contact myself or Mrs. Hill at anytime that you have a question or a
 9/22– Homecoming suggestion regarding Diamonds and our endeavors.
Parade
We are beginning many new activities this year. First up, this October, our Radi-
 9/24– Student Holi-
ance company will compete with our Gator Band every weekend in the month of October
day
for Band UIL competition. This is a state year, so we hope to help the band get to state in
 9/25– Homecoming
early November. Check out the section on footballs season dates on page 2 for all the infor-
Dance
mation for these contests. Another excited event happening this year is the Diamond trip to
NYC in March. We have many planned fundraisers for this trip. Please check out the fund-
raising section on page 3 to read more.
Finally, I want to say thank you to all the girls as they have been working so hard
since late July to get ready for football season and the year ahead. Times have been great as
well as tough, and these young ladies have made me proud to say I am their director! I look
forward to all the memories and relationships we will have together as the year goes by!

Inside this
issue: Traci Mills
Dates for parents 2 Director of the Dickinson Diamonds

Fundraiser Info 3

Committee Chair- 4

Treasurer’s Report 5

Announcements 6 Useful Information

Upcoming Events 7
The DHS Field House will be selling advance tickets to all games from
8AM-3PM Monday thru Thursday and 8AM-1PM Friday each week!
Advance tickets are $3 for students and $5 for adults. Reserve seating
is $8 in advance.
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Football Season 2010 Band/Radiance Dates

August 27– Deer Park– Away

September 3– Texas City– Home 7PM October 2– Galena Park

Contest
September 11– Dobie– Away 6PM

September 24– Clear Creek– Homecoming 7PM October 9– Katy Rhodes

Contest
October 1– Brazoswood– Away 7PM

October 8– Pearland– Home 7PM October 16– Lonestar Pre-

view Woodforest Stadium
October 15– Alvin– Away 7PM

October 22– Clear Springs– Home 7PM October 19– UIL Marching
October 28– Clear Lake– Home 7PM
contest Pearland HS

November 5– Clear Brook– Home– Senior Night 7PM October 23– UIL Area Con-
test

November 1-2 UIL State

Contest

Committee Meeting Dates

Save September 7– Homecoming/ Fundraising

Additional Dates to remember
October 12– Spring Show/Fundraising
September 10– NYC attendee meet-

The November 9– Spring Show/ Christmas party/ Win-

ter Formal
ing in Dance room 2:45-3:15. All
Diamonds attending must come to
meeting, chaperones welcome.
January 11– Winter Formal/ Spring Show

Date!
September 15-30 NYC payments
February 8– Spring Show/ Kids Clinic accepted, balances will go home
September 15, and all parents may
April 5– All Parent meeting to coordinate jobs for email Mrs. Mills for account bal-
Spring Show ances updates anytime
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Fundraiser Information

September
 Calendar Sales start, look for info coming home Septem-
ber 7
 Homecoming Dance ticket sales begin September 13 and
go thru September 25 at 3PM. All Diamonds must sell 10
tickets for the General fund for Diamonds Booster Club.
Every ticket sold after the first 10, will be 100% profit
into their account for NYC or their account for needed
supplies for 2011.
 October 8 is our concession night at the DHS Gator game.
Please contact Annette Payne and Wadene West to volun-
teer for this event. We need a minimum of 12 workers to
receive the full $1000 credit

How to support your Diamonds

Any parents who would like to bring up snacks and

drink for the girls after practices on Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday can call and make arrangements with
Mrs, Mills at (281) 229-6512 or email her at
tmills@dickinsonisd.org. The girls work really hard and
always appreciate a mom or dad with goodies! We have
a total of 63 girls on our team so you can know how
much to bring.
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DICKINSON DIAMONDS BOOSTER CLUB FINANCIAL REPORT AUGUST 2010

STARTING BALANCE $4,698.20

Why do we DEPOSITS $15,706.11

fundraise? EXPENSES:

SUPPLIES $715.15 BOOT,WRAPS,

ETC.
Diamond Fundraiser
FUNDRAISERS $949.23
profits go to funds
EVENTS FOR DIAMONDS $512.81 Luau/Boot Camp
that purchase Pizza, etc.
costumes, supplies,
SCHOLARSHIPS $1,250.00 Pennington/Funes
light and sound for
NEW YORK DEPOSIT $6,100.00
our big Spring Show,
MISC. $80.00 Start Up Cash
and Diamond

endeavors so that ENDING BALANCE 8/31/10 $10,797.11

our girls do not

always need to pay

out of pocket for

snacks, drinks and

certain meals

throughout the

year.
 Committee Chairs

Football Games– Shellie Vaughan

Please contact Dawn
Football Concessions–
Annette Payne & Wadene West Griego at diamond-
momma11@aol.com
Homecoming Dance–
Shellie Vaughan & Brittney Miller
for more information
about joining a com-
Fundraising- mittee.
Monica Eddy & Julie Johnson

Spring Show Program

Monica Eddy & Wadene West Committee members!
Chairpersons will be
Raffles
Julie Johnson & Brittney Miller contacting you soon
regarding your com-
Spring Show
Dawn Griego, Shellie Vaughan, and mittee for meetings.
Monica Eddy Please check our cal-
endar page 8 for dates
We’re on the WEB!
of meetings.
Dickinsondiamonds.blogspot.com

Merits to earn this month!

Homecoming Dance needs–

* 2 merits per bag of balloons (silver, black, white, gator blue)
* 2 merits per table covers (rectangular)- blue
* 5 merits per bottle of tempra paint ( found at Hobby Lobby)- blue, black, white, gray
* 5 merits per large bottle of glitter– silver, gold, blue, iridescent
* 1 merit per decorative star in blue, black, silver
* 5 merits per hour helping decorate on September 25 starting at 10AM– Parents too!
* 2 merits per hour of parent chaperone work at dance Sept. 25 6PM-11PM, this includes set up and
clean up.
Medbox needs–
* 2 merits per box of band aides
* 2 merits per container of quality feminine products
* 5 merits per bottle of Advil, Tylenol, Aleve , Motrin, Midol (40 count or more)
* 2 merits per bottle of Germ-ex
* 2 merits per bottle of hand soap

Everyday needs for Dance Room

* 2 merits per package of hair ties
* 2 merits per package of bobbi pins
* 2 merits per package of safety pins
* 2 merits per paper towel roll
There are many other ways to earn merits too, these are specific needs Diamonds have each week.
 NYC account payments for September

Payments may be made between September 15-30. All

payments must be in cash or money order to DDBC. No
checks for NYC payments will be accepted anymore, we
are sorry for the inconvenience.

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Calendar Sales should be completed by September 17

Homecoming Dance tickets money will be turned in by

September 24

***** On September 15, all NYC attendees will receive an

account balance and minimum amount due this month

______________________________________

Contracts will be due along with the payment for this

month
 Diamond Blurbs!

If you are not receiving e-mails from Brittney, please send her
your email address at britnicole71@hotmail.com

Seniors - please submit your baby pictures for the slide show,
email picture to carol.boyd.collins@hp.com or you can bring
them in an envelope marked Baby Picture with your name on
it. They will be sent home with Taryn and returned once they
have been scanned.

If you are not on a committee and would like to help out please
email Dawn at diamondmomma11@aol.com

Concessions Night is October 8th, we still need 4 adults to work,

please contact Dawn at diamondmomma11@aol.com