Roxbury High School Swim Team Parents Association

 

The intent and purpose of this association shall be to provide financial and moral support to the RHS Swim Team.

 

Nominating Committee - Two parents

 

The Nominating Committee is responsible for finding four parents willing to fulfill the roles of President, Vice-President, Secretary & Treasurer of the RHS Swim Team Parents Association for the following swim season. The nominees are elected at the end of the swim season for the following year.

 

 

 

Fund-Raising Committee - Two parents

 

This is not as tough a job as it sounds. The RHS Swim Team Parents Association has very few fundraisers.

 

Most of our revenue comes from the parents of the swimmers joining the Parents Association. The fee to join is $60. The benefits of joining the Parents Association are two-fold:

1. ONE of the eligibility requirements for the Scholarship is that the applicant’s parents MUST “be paid members of Parents Association for years of applicant’s participation”.
2. Parent Association members receive a discount on the cost of attending the end-of-year banquet.

We also encourage parents to contribute to the “fun-less” fundraiser which is a donation to the Parents Association.

 

The Fund-Raising Committee organizes, coordinates, publicizes and runs the above.

 

 

 

Hospitality Committee - Three parents

 

The Hospitality Committee is another easy job. The team has three traditional fun events for the swimmers

1. Pizza Party - This is held in the RHS cafeteria near the beginning of the season.  A fun event to start the season.
2. Christmas Party – This is at someone’s home and is for the swimmers and coaches. The kids typically organize it, but may need some guidance and/or support from the Parents Association.
3. Pasta Party – This is held at RHS sometime in January at RHS. Parents supply and serve pasta with various sauces, tossed salad (?), desserts & beverages buffet style. The hospitality committee hosts this event by getting volunteers to set up, bring food, serve and clean-up.

 

Scholarship Committee - One coordinator, one junior parent, one sophomore parent, and one freshman parent

 

Each year the RHS Swim Team Parents Association awards two scholarships; one to a graduating female swimmer and one to a graduating male swimmer. The Scholarship Committe assists the Scholarship Committee Chairperson by reading and judging the scholarship applicants essays. The Scholarship winners are decided upon by the Scholarship Guidelines of which the essay is a portion of the criteria.

 

Scholarship Guidlelines

 

              To Qualify for Scholarship -

 

                1) Applicant must be a member of team for 3 years

                2) Applicant's parents must be paid members of parents association for years of applicants participation.

                3) A scholarship will be awarded to 1 male and 1 female swimmer per year.

 

Banquet Committee - Four parents

 

The banquet committee plans and coordinates the year-end swim team banquet, which is held in early March.