Boosters Weekly Warrior April 24 - 29, 2022

Upcoming Highlights 4/26   Boys Golf @Wolf Run, 10am 4/26   Softball & Baseball @Virginia City, 3pm 4/28   Softball vs. Mineral Cty @Zephyr Cove, 2+4pm 4/28   ZCES Parents Club - A Night in Tahoe Event 4/30   Softball vs. Oasis @Zephyr Cove, 11+2pm 4/30   Baseball @Excel Christian, 11+2pm 5/3 – 5/6 AP Testing 5/3     Softball vs. Sierra Sage @Zephyr Cove, 3+5pm 5/3     Baseball vs. Sierra Lutheran @Zephyr Cove, 3pm 5/5     Softball/Baseball vs. Pyramid Lake @Zephyr Cove, 11 and 2 p.m. 5/5     Middle School Track @Carson Middle, 3pm 5/5     Boys Golf @Edgewood, 10am 5/6 - 5/7 Golf Tournament at Edgewood 5/6     Special Friday School 5/6     High School Track @Carson JV Invite 1:30pm 5/11   Boosters Club Meeting ELECTIONS @ 6:00 p.m. [meet.google.com/vjn-uzdp-ffu] Add to your Calendars! 5/20: Special make-up School Day 6/10: Special make-up School Day

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President's Message Hope you had a wonderful Spring Break and feel refreshed for the last 8 weeks of school! You'll need your strength because there is a lot packed into May! Golf Tournament NEEDS YOUR HELP on May 6-7: we share event proceeds based on volunteer hours. Right now, South Tahoe has more volunteers than we do. Please invite friends, neighbors, and alumni to share a few hours with you at a fun event: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E4EA8A928ABF94-35th Thanks to the Whittell families already signed up. We have openings on next year's board. Let's chat to see how you'd like to participate in enriching the lives of Whittell's students in the coming year. Call me: (775) 580-4058. Boosters Board meeting ELECTIONS on May 11th on Zoom [meet.google.com/vjn-uzdp-ffu] to see how things work. Be the good you want to see in our school! #TheLakeRocks. Warmly, -Lisa Kirkman

Thank you Whittell Boosters Club Sponsors!

Thank you to Trevor and Lacey Montank of Trevor Montank Painting for sponsoring Whittell Boosters Club. Call Montank for expert residential painting to make your home beautiful and protected from the elements: (530) 545-1025. Licensed in CA and NV.

Thanks to Michael Holcomb, CFP with Morgan Stanley, who has supported Whittell Boosters for several years. Call Michael for family wealth and business planning advice to help you meet your life goals at (775) 586-2502. Licensed in CA and NV.

Thank you to Stella Roper of SR Accounting & Consulting for sponsoring Whittell Boosters Club. SR Accounting & Consulting provide high quality boutique accounting for businesses and individuals. (775) 588-1025. Licensed in CA and NV.

Corporate Sponsors of the Whittell Boosters Club are showcased in the WARRIOR WEEKLY Newsletter to local families and to your customers.    Sponsorship is tax deductible (EIN # 88-0145589). All sponsorships go into the Boosters' General Fund to support sports, social, arts, science and our Whittell teachers. Email Stella Roper, Boosters VP and Sponsorship Chair.

Golf Tournament Needs Sponsors and Volunteers! The 35th Annual Boosters Golf Tournament is set for May 6 & 7th at Edgewood Tahoe. Have a great day out on Edgewood’s course as a volunteer! Your help is needed to support golfers, get food here and there, supervise tees. Sign up now to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E4EA8A928ABF94-35th. The Golf Tournament is a shared event, jointly organized by Whittell Boosters and the South Tahoe Vikings Boosters Clubs. All proceeds go to the Clubs, whose missions are to enrich the lives of their students. Thanks to our partners at Edgewood Tahoe and South Tahoe High.

Participate in Zephyr Cove's Compost Program ZCES is running a 12-week composting program with South Tahoe Refuse. You get a free bucket, add your food waste and drop it off at Whittell on Thursday mornings. South Tahoe Refuse picks it up and returns garden-ready compost to ZCES’s garden domes. More info at ZCES-PC’s website. Buckets are guaranteed: smell-free (or your money back!) Our material then goes into the “Tahoe Blend” compost available in local feed supply stores from Full Circle Soils & Compost in Minden. Program is made possible by a grant from Douglas County and success in this trial will establish the framework for future programs.

4th of July Planning Meeting This Thursday The Boosters’ biggest fundraiser is starting to plan and we need your help as a volunteer. Please share your skills for planning and have a fun weekend as a volunteer with neighbors. Chairman Annarose Boatman will be hosting a planning meeting at Clyde’s this Thursday at 10 a.m. Questions: info@whittellboosters.com. Typically, we run parking on the weekend closest to the 4th of July weekend for beachgoers. There will have fireworks on Monday, July 4th so we’re working to add that Monday, too. Fireworks means lots of cars to park in our fine parking lots. See Tahoe South’s rundown on fireworks venues. Whittell Boosters splits 4th of July Parking Lot revenue with Zephyr Cove Parents Club and proceeds go back into programs to enrich the lives of students at both schools. Last year was a record-breaking revenue year and with another day of parking and your help, we should be able to break another record.

AP Tests – Get $96 Back! Whittell Boosters Club will reimburse families for the cost of one AP class+test. We want to encourage students to challenge themselves, while reducing financial burdens to families. The cost of ONE test ($96) will be reimbursed. Reimbursement will be paid directly to the family of the student taking the test. This is a reimbursement to Whittell families who request it. All initial fees for your test(s) should have gone to the school as directed in the Fall. Fill in the form by May 1st: www.whittellboosters.com/AP. Forward this newsletter to a parent of an AP student to help them out. Questions? Scholarship & Readiness Committee Chair Pamela Goldstein can be reached at: info@whittellboosters.com.

Seniors – We’ll Help You Cover Application Fees! Seniors: Get reimbursement for fees associated with College Applications or Vocational training or Career readiness programs you’re planning to take after graduating. As a last gift from Whittell Boosters to our Seniors, we want to help you start strong on the next stage of your education and career. Apply to ANY program and we will cover up to $75 of your fees! Boosters will reimburse you up to $75 for ANY FEES, TUITION, TEXTBOOKS, or other costs associated with your next step. Fill in the form by May 1st: www.whittellboosters.com/SENIOR.

Be Part of the Blue Crew It's not just a bumper sticker! Tahoe residents just like you and your families play an important part of keeping Lake Tahoe clean (and BLUE-tiful!) as the Tahoe Blue Crew. The next Tahoe Blue Crew training from League to Save Lake Tahoe will be on Thursday, May 26 from 5 – 5:45 pm on Zoom. You can learn more and register here.  Now that we can get back to our beaches, use the Citizen Science Tahoe web app to report litter that you find online at www.citizensciencetahoe.org. Any reports submitted by April 30 will be entered to win cool prizes as part of the Tahoe’s Trash Pickup Challenge.

Lighthouse Award – Now Taking Nominations! Boosters Club is bringing back the Lighthouse Award to celebrate Whittell teachers who embody the principle of being a guiding light to our students. This can be a teacher in their role as a terrific instructor, or as a coach, or as a caring adult sharing thoughtful guidance. Please nominate your favorite teacher here: bit.ly/Lighthouse2022. The Lighthouse Award will be given as part of end of year celebrations, details still TBD.

ZCES Kindergarten Welcoming New Families Whittell’s future graduating class of 2035 can register for Kindergarten now-refer families to ZCES. Students for the school year 2022-2023 can register at www.dcsd.k12.nv.us. Kinder students must be 5 years old by the first day of school. Details on what’s needed to register, residency, and vaccination requirements are on the website. Please invite families who might be weighing their option to tour ZCES and meet other Zephyr Cove families. #TheLakeRocks

Warrior Weekly Credits: Writers: Lisa Kirkman, Claire Harrison Email Management: Claire Harrison Whittell Boosters Club is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to supporting and enriching the middle and high school experience at Whittell. We support all students in their efforts to grow and make the most of their high school and middle school experience, not just sports but also arts, science and social activities. Visit our new website: whittellboosters.com to learn more and participate.

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