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Why is it done?
The obvious goal of all fundraising activity is to raise money to fund senior activities and reduce the cost to each individual. This will affect such expenses as the cost of the yearbook, caps and gowns, the senior banquet, and the prom.
The less obvious but equally important goal is to provide a setting in which
students can get involved and take responsibility for fundraising decisions
and actions which will directly affect the festivities at graduation time.
As Mr. Furrevig describes it, this is a time for kids to work
co-operatively with others, and experience both success and failure in a safe
environment.
Each year's elected class officers, along with their faculty advisors, form the central team for implementation of fundraising events. This group meets to decide on which events will be used for fundraising (within the guidelines- see events for each class, below), and how they will be implemented. Class parents provide background support, enabling students to take increasingly active roles.
Student responsibility and ownership of
projects increases with each succeeding year. The faculty advisors co-ordinate
and guide the class officers in recruiting others and performing the tasks
required for successful events. Class parents are to provide support as
requested by the class officers and faculty advisors. Mr. Furrevig is
the advisor and contact for all involved.
Each class has specific activities available for fundraising. The activities below are guidelines; other fundraisers can be added
when approved by Mr. Furrevig.
Freshman year: Selling candy to home crowds at basketball games and wrestling matches, and a class dance in late winter or early spring.
Responsibilities: Freshman activities are limited because the students and advisors are new, and the need to raise money for senior year activities is not critical. Advisors should familiarize their new students with high school life, and lay the groundwork for the next three years.
Urgency: None
Sophomore year: Car wash, All Sports Days, candy sales, bake sales, or another approved fundraiser; one class dance or a game night.
Responsibilities: The fundraising pace increases as officers and advisors become more focused on senior year goals. Advisors encourage class officers to take a more active role. There will be less input from the advisors, and more emphasis on total involvement from the class. The class assumes an identity derived from commitment to the arrangement and funding of graduation. Urgency: Low - Moderate
Junior year: Workers are selected to help out at the refreshment booth during home football games, school auction event. Easter candy sale, or other approved fundraiser, semi-formal dance can be scheduled in May.
Responsibilities: Site selection for the senior banquet and prom begin. Down payments and contracts should be done in June. The pace accelerates, and class officers and advisors are able to enter the next year fully prepared, both financially and spiritually. The class advisors work to keep the class together and motivated, with the officers assuming more leadership in working toward senior year goals. Urgency: Moderate
Senior year: All school talent show, White Elephant rummage sale, Holiday candy sale, Valentine's Day Candygrams, or another approved fundraiser.
Responsibilities: Contact supplier for caps and gowns and arrange for a list of senior measurements, organize writeups for yearbook, continue working with banquet and prom sites to finalize attendance, begin arranging for chaperones for each activity. Good preparation in previous years helps relieve some of the pressure. The advisors provide guidance throughout the year as the student class council prepares for an unforgettable graduation day.
Urgency: Yes!!
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