Seniors Class of 2019

8/22/18 Meeting 1: Time 11:00-11:45

• Discussed new meeting time (Wednesday 8 am)
• Plan Senior Boot breakfast
  • Building use form in case of rain
  • Set up at 7:30
  • Tables
  • Brueggers, Dunkin Donuts, paper goods, juice, kids can bring anything else
• Senior T-shirts
  • Pick up from Mr. Dias week before first assembly
• Fundraiser:
• January 31 days —-> 31 gift cards
• Needs to be marketed better
  • Called calendars last year (not the best idea)
• Class Venmo account (Arda)
  • Ask Pezzote
• Snack shack and managing it during football games.
  • 30 minute shifts
  • Community service hours?

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9/5 Time 8:07-8:39

• School Scheduling/Technical Details:
• Club meetings every other week now.
  • Setting up a structure for clubs to be able to function Thursday during W block.
• Class meetings now before assembly (15 mins)
• First assembly time/date? (October 1)
• Senior T-Shirts:

• • Senior T-shirts pick up from Mr. Dias.
  • Pick up start date  (September 19th)
  • Post in Facebook.
  • Tell Students not to wear them until day of first assembly.

Fundraisers:

• Use microphones at class meetings in order to get the messages across better.
• Calendars:
  • Rename Calendars (Holiday Opportunity)
  • 21 Gift Cards
  • Move to December
  • Sell them with food at snack shack during football games for a bundle deal.
  • Incentivise and attempt to get the whole class involved to sell tickets
  • Need to get all the tickets sold by end of november
  • Switch gift cards and get ones that people would really enjoy
  • Talk to local businesses and see if they will donate gift cards even if we meet halfway.

DECA T-Shirt Press:

• Mimic twilight track meet custom T-Shirt bar and create custom weston/senior apparel.
• See if there is left over inventory if they will buy it back.
• Money mainly going towards senior overnight.

Football Games:

• • 5 students needed to help set up and volunteer during halftime.
  • 30 minute shifts
  • Use first game as a trial run
  • Make a google sheet for shift times?
  • Get there at latest 6:30 to help set up.
  • Pay to get into the football game

For Next Meeting:

• Decide which gift cards we want for Holiday Opportunity.  
• Have numbers from Mr. Guerra for the prices on custom apparel.

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9/12/18 Meeting Time 8:05-8:40

Snack Shack:

• Pizza can go up to $3
• Hot chocolate and all drinks $2
• All burgers at $5
• Candy packs vs. bagging.

December gift card fundraiser:

• Change it back to 3 weeks.
  • Gift cards
    • Add Amazon (x2), Lululemon, Dunkin, Weston Road, Vineyard Vines, Brothers
    • Remove bertucci’s, CPK(x1),
    • Ask Marathon about free or discounted gift card. (Tyler)
• Sell tickets at lunch twice a week, put flyers up around school, go to brothers, stand outside the transfer station.
• Talk to other seniors to try and get them to sell.
  • • Talk to student council.
• Rename 21 Days of Holiday Cheer

Senior T-Shirt:

• Have seniors start picking up on September 20th.
• Post a FB message a couple days before and tell seniors not to wear before first assembly.

College Essay WorkShop:

• During W Block.
• Ask parents and faculty to volunteer to help out.
• Ask the school if they would be open to open a little early for a select few days for the workshop
• Either conference room, or in the cafe

For Next Meeting:

• Talk to local businesses about 21 Days of Holiday Cheer
  • Call Vineyard Vines

Football Games:

• Student Council needs help out
• Post a message for kids to help out way in advance

Christmas Tree:

• Volunteer to pick up christmas trees and dispose of them.
• Made $1500 as a fundraiser
• $25 a tree to pick up
• Need to get the message out in a newsletter, etc

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9/26/18

Football Snack Shack:

• Need more volunteers.
• Talk to student council and other elected class of 2019 officials.

21 Days of Holiday Cheer Fundraiser:

• Buy 5 get one free
• Get the class to sell to other people
  • Post in FB group
  • On Weston Website
• Need a stand on October 6th for back to school night (Kelly)
  • Need supplies (pens) because they will be
  • Fill out the generic parts.
  • Set up at pumpkin fest and part of our earnings to pumpkin fest.
• Car show this weekend and golden ball tavern
  • Set up a table.
• Car wash on 9/29
  • Set up a table
• Market Basket letter all set.
• Figure out what other businesses we can send the letter out to.

Senior T-Shirts:

• 30 shirts have been picked up.

• 6 kids on the waitlist and have them, man, the snack shack to earn a shirt.

College Essay Workshop:

• Thursday mornings at W block

• Might not work because they might want to be private
• Ask the guidance department and English department to help for the next few weeks.
• Start it off and see where it goes for the future.
• Work with Mr. Dias for next week.

Senior Portrait Deadline:

• No deadline yet

Senior Countdown:

• Too early because it is counting down for when the fun senior year ends.
• The countdown will happen but we are going to wait.

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10/3/18

Time 8:04-8:34

21 days of holiday cheer:

• Every student is responsible for selling 5 cards.
• The class is confused about what exactly we are doing
• This is the last fundraiser besides Christmas tree pickups.
• If a class-member sells in person sign the name of who sold it.
• Large sign needed at back to school night
• Divide up the gift cards.
• Try to set up at pumpkin fest

College Essay Workshop:

• Guidance is all for it
• Need a proposal for Ms. Lemons (Dhruv)
• Get English teachers to swap off.

Senior Assembly:

• MCs are responsible for the celebration when walking up
• Need to pick up t-shirts
• On 10/12

Football Games:

• Talk to Casey and Peter for student council to come.
• Try and get other student volunteers.
• Snack shack needs to be open 10/2 for soccer vs. Wayland

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10/10/18 8:05-8:

Fundraiser 21 Days of Holiday Cheer:

• Making a profit so far
• Get addresses for the large corporations
  • Marathon Sports, Vineyard Vines -Tyler
  • CPK – Dhruv

• Everyone is responsible for selling at least 5 tickets
• Get Class to Participate:
  • 1 sell 5 tickets
  • 2 buy 5 tickets
  • Provide emails that we can use to sell tickets
  • Want 100% participation

• Tuesday lunch sell tickets
• Email Pezzote about selling at Tuesday lunches until December (Tyler)
• 1219-12:34 Class Meeting
• Slides for class meeting
• Sell November 3rd
• Need a new class sign
• Class Meeting:

College Essay Workshop:

• Start tomorrow
• Need a guidance counselor and one English teacher

Meeting 7

10/17/18

Time: 8:04-8:43

21 Holidays of Holiday Cheer:

• New signs are completed to use when selling during lunch
• Walk around and sell to teachers during W block
• Put a ticket in each faculty members mailbox
  • If interested faculty complete the slip and drop it off with money to Mr. Dias
• If students aren’t selling then give them one free after selling their 5 tickets
  • Have the students return the tickets if they do not sell them
• Sell during band and orchestra
  • Wednesday and Thursday next week
• Sell at the Weston transfer station

Gift Cards:

• Marathon Sports, Dunkin’,
• Waiting to hear back from CPK, Whole Foods

College Essay:

• Need to improve meeting location
• Send it out in FB page
• Dhruv will talk to Mrs. Lemons

Chrismas Tree

• Donate to the Christina Dangond foundation

Fundraisers:

• First Saturday in April car wash for Dana Farber
• January 26 black and white dance
• Lose the shoes (last weekend of school)
  • Boys and girls soccer teams help organize for possibly in the fall
• Skating on Frog Pond as a team builder
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• Notes Seniors and Sophomore Class Officers
  Time 10:25-11:12
  
  – How do we get school environment to be better?
  – We talk about this multiple times a year but how do we actually get it done?
  – Say hi to people you don’t know well
  – Lead by example and get people more involved and to branch out to not be clicks
  – Need better class meeting location sophomores struggle in the gym seniors in media center is working well
  – Class events are often too focused on fundraisers maybe do a classwide bonding and low key event
  – Make Class bulletin boards a free space for all students to put what they want up
  
  
  Senior Parent Advisors and Class Officers Meeting:
  Time: 12:00 – 1:10
  – Once a month have a joined meeting of class officers and student council to bring leadership closer together and more organized
  – Lose the shoes target 11/3 or back up 11/10 might be too difficult with applications and sports going on. (November)
  – Christmas tree pick up
  – Class charities Dana Farber and Build the Faith
  – Black and White dance at Weston Golf Club January 26th
  – Senior Skip day canobie lake park?
  – Senior scavenger hunt (spring)
  – Faculty vs. Student dodgeball (February)
  – Powder puff (November)
  –  Class Breakfast on 11/2/18
  – 21 days of holiday cheer sell at Bruegger’s 9-12.  
  
• —————————————————————–10/24/1821 Days of Holiday Cheer Fundraiser:
  • Online sales $2000
  • Total Class spreadsheet off about $14000
  • Class fund roughly about $38000
  • Have made roughly $1000 in profit after expenses so far
  • Need to get a price for the AMC gift cards sold at Costco
    • • 10 tickets = $89.99
      • 4 tickets = $35.99
  • Put a slip in each faculty members mailbox
  • Sold $50 at lunch yesterday
  • Selling at the concert tonight outside gym doors and then again tomorrow 10/25
  • Sell during W block
  • Note about current sales as of 10/24 from Mrs. Garofalo
    • Raised $4236.00 (includes on-line sales)
    • Expenses $333.00 (printing)
    • Donations: 3 Market Basket, 1 DD and 1 Marathon Sports
    • 16 Cards Expense $1600.00
    • Net Profit as of 10/24/18:  $2303
    • Please try to get the donated gift cards by next Wednesday.  Thanks.

  Lose the Shoes/Use the Shoes:

  • 11/3 works for the administration might want to move it back to 11/10
  • Might be complicated because soccer teams may have tournament games that day
  • Check with Mike Mcgrath first and then go from there

  Other Possible Events:

  • Faculty-student dodgeball tournament
  • Faculty-student free throw contest
    • Faculty foul up

  Snack Shack:

  • Game Friday
  • Talk to Gillian Reeder and Hannah Brown about whether they are willing to help
  • Might be another game but will not be known until this Sunday
  • Set up a separate table to sell raffle tickets and only do it for the first hour
    • The spot next to the garbage cans
  • Free hot chocolate if someone purchases a raffle chocolate

  College Essay Workshop:

  • Ms. Lemons looking for English teachers
  • Might be difficult to get English teachers because it is the end of the term

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• Time 8:05-8:40

  21 Days of Holiday Cheer:

  • Over $2000 in online sales
  • Put print out in all of the teacher’s mailbox alerting them about the fundraiser
  • Walk around with a basket during W block tomorrow plan to meet at 7:30
  • Events to sell tickets at?
    • Wait until playoff games for sports start

  Class breakfast Friday 11/2/18

  • • 8:15-8:45
      • Munchkins
      • Mini Muffins
      • Hot Chocolate
      • Building Use form Mrs. G will complete right after meeting
      • Whip Cream
      • Napkins
    • Class Psych up pajama day

  Use the shoes/Dodgeball/Free Throw contest:

  • Soccer tournament game this Saturday can be conflicting

  Class Meeting:

  • 11/15
  • Give every student a 5 pack of tickets to sell
  • If they sell 5 we can give them 1 for free

  Football Game:

  • Last home game a week from Friday 11/9

  Bays Town Soccer Games:

  • Sell tickets and hot chocolates at the soccer games
  • Go to the young kids games the younger parents might be pretty eager to help support the town

3/28/19

Time: 8:00-8:40

• Dedicated writing thank you notes to teachers until 8:33

Skip Day:

• Class Parents will be speaking to Mr. Parker shortly.

Car Wash:

• 12:00-3:00 Saturday 3/30
• Sign up list is in class Facebook group for people to help out
• Class officers will reach out to people to help out with the car wash.

Date 4/3/19
Time: 8:00-8:40

Spent the first 30 minutes finishing the teacher thank you notes
The Car Wash raised over $700
Look into Go Fund Me and Crowd Rise to make additional money for our class charities
Senior Skip Day will be taking place on April 26th
Lose the Shoes still targeting May 11th

Date 4/10/19 Time 8:10-8:40

Lose the Shoes:

• Building use form completed

Senior Skip Day:

• Tickets finalized on Sunday
• At the moment 36 have signed up

Teacher Thank You Notes:

• Went very well
• Teachers were thankful

Spring Fling:

• Need to do advertising for the dunk tank and other volunteers
• Dunk tank usually has a ton of volunteers

Prom:

• Tickets starting cost $130
• Seniors will meet at the Weston Golf Club and kids will arrange their own participation

Countdown:

• Boot breakfast in the parking lot
• Will have an ice cream truck

4/24/19

Time 8:00

Senior Skip Day:

• Leave at 1:30 buses all need to be back at 3:00
• 110 signed up a few more want to come
• Kids show up at 8:30 and bus leaves at 8:45
• If not on the bus kids will be marked absent for the day
• If kids still want to go they must have a check or pay with Venmo by the end of the day
• Kids must bring their own money for lunch
• Bring Munchkins for the buses

Spring Fling:

• Dunk tank is all set
• Bring towels for kids to dry off with
• Send out a Facebook group post that help will be needed at Spring Fling

Senior Assassin:

• Kick it off next Friday

Lose the Shoes:

• Building use form submitted already
• Waiting on Pezzote for approval on a Go Fund Me Page to raise money for Dana Farber and Build the Faith
• Draft out a letter to send out to the parents for donations
• Equipment will be borrowed from the PE teachers
• Draw up a flyer and put them around the school

Prom:

• Start posting reminders
• Meet at the Weston Golf Club at 5:30
• Ticket cost $130 after May 3rd it jumps to $175

5/1/19

Time: 8:05-8:40

Lose the Shoes:

• Don’t use Go Fund Me
• Deciding between Weston Web Track for donations or Crowd Rise
  • Still figuring out if Crowd Rise will be able to split the check for Dana Farber and Build the Faith
  • Goal is to use Crowd Rise because it is more user friendly
  • Crowd Rise has both Dana Farber and Build the Faith in the database
• $10 admission fee
• People will also have the option to pay with a check
• Serve hamburgers and hot dogs
• If it rains at the moment no rain date

Senior Assassin:

• Can’t be done on school, public property, or a place of work
• People will provide their own water guns

Date: 5/8/19

Time: 7:05-

Lose the Shoes:

• Tyler will figure out leftover inventory from twilight track meet of concessions for us to purchase.
• A bunch of middle school teams have signed up
• Kelly will reach out to middle school grade heads to remind kids to sign up
• Need more teams to sign up
• Uncertain whether we will have a grill or not.
• Cones will be left on the turf
• Soccer balls and cones will be lent from the gym and soccer program
• Kelly will also ask if a few lawn games can be borrowed and will return them on Monday

Senior Boot Breakfast:

• Game plan is to take place in the parking lot unless it rains
• If it rains we will need to get permission to use the cafeteria
• Munchkins, bagels, orange juice, etc
• Set up at 7:30 and have kids arrive at 7:45

Reunion Fund:

• Any leftover funds will go towards the class gift and reunion fund