1. Welcome Parents!!! Falcon Speech and Debate Parents Night 2015-2016

2. Tonight’s Agenda Welcome Remarks Ms. McGraw Debate ShowcaseStudents Booster Club Presentation Lori Halpern-Drock Booster Sub Committee Sign Up Committee Leads Volunteer Registration Speech ShowcaseStudents Closing remarksMs. McGraw Join the Booster Club and get your T-shirt!!

3. Falcon Debate Booster Organization, Inc.

4. Special Thanks to the 2014-2015 Executive Board Fran Tate, President Gabriela Garcia, 1 st Vice President Rodi Friedman, 2 nd Vice President John Wawerek, Interim Treasurer Kenia Pou-Ortiz, Secretary

5. 2015-2016 Executive Board Introductions Lori Halpern-Drock, President Gabriela Garcia, 1 st Vice President Lauren Arguelles, 2 nd Vice President Oscar Rodriguez, Treasurer Open, Secretary (WE NEED YOU!)

6. Mission of the Booster Organization The organization is organized and operated for the charitable and education purposes of Charles W. Flanagan High School in promoting competitive speech and debate education; facilitating and attending tournaments; marketing the speech and debate concept to all stakeholders and in so doing supporting the Charles W. Flanagan High School speech and debate team.

7. Booster Membership 2015-2016 Membership is only $10 per person and tonight only you get a free Booster t-shirt when you join!! WHY JOIN??? – Because you are supporting the program – Membership enables you to have a voice and give input to the Booster club and enables voting rights – You are matching the commitment your child has made to Falcon Speech and Debate – You get a nifty t-shirt to wear when you volunteer at the After School Tournaments and the Falcon Invitational or any other day of the week when you want to show your proud support – You and your child are joining a family that will be a part of their high school experience

8. Key Initiatives of the Booster Organization Fundraise via vending at our ASTs (After School Tournaments) Host the Judges Lounge during the Falcon Invitational Financially support the Speech and Debate program at Flannigan High School (i.e., stipends for coaching assistance, equipment such as tablets and printers, travel costs)

9. We need your participation on a Booster Sub Committee 4 subcommittees have been established to help ensure we meet our initiatives The success of our Booster Club depends on the level of support we receive from our parent and family volunteers. There is something for everyone to do, si no hablan ingles, no hay problema, nosotros tenemos algo que usted puede hacer.

10. AST Committee Co-Leads: Michelle Duek and Ericka Deal Purchase goods for monthly ASTs Set up to vend at the monthly ASTs Vending Cash control Take down vending Inventory and store remaining goods

11. Volunteer Committee Committee Lead: Estela Shelley Ensuring volunteers are available for AST vending and Hallway monitoring Ensuring volunteers for the Falcon Invitational, working Judges Lounge

12. Judging Committee Committee Lead: Dave Ungurait Work with Mrs. McGraw to ensure that volunteer judges have necessary training and support Ensure that judges have links to online web based training and sample ballots Work with judges to obtain proper volunteer clearance Ensure we have judges scheduled for the various tournaments Falcon Speech and Debate is participating in

13. Falcon Invitational Committee Co-Leads: Fran Tate and Lori Halpern-Drock Develop and sell ad space in invitational program Responsible for all coordination of meals and snacks in the Judges Lounge Set up Man the lounge throughout the day Clean up

14. The First AST of the Year September 16 th @ Flanagan High School 3:30pm-7:30pm Parents needed to help vend and hallway monitor Please make sure you get your LEVEL 1 Security Clearance to participate

15. Have a great night and thank you!!! Please be sure to join a committee Register to obtain your Level 1 Security Clearance so that you can volunteer and have fun supporting your Falcon! Join the Falcon Speech and Debate Booster Organization TONIGHT and get a great looking Booster Supporter t-shirt!!