Our Booster Board
The Shasta High Choir Boosters is our parent-run, non-profit organization
that provides educational opportunities and support the staff and students of Shasta High School Music Department choirs. Our purpose is to take an active role in assisting the Music Department productions, performances and financial support for choir-related activities through fundraising.
We invite all choir parents to participate as a way to connect to their student, the school and other parents and volunteers in the community. It is also a wonderful opportunity to accumulate funds through our point system towards your student's trips. During the school year we meet once a month.
Elections take place every year at our Fall Parent Meeting and Welcome Event.
2023 - 2024
Choir Director • Gavin Spencer
Board President • Sophia Zaniroli
Vice President • Damaris Stevens
Treasurer • Tim Nascimento
Secretary • Bonnie Pike
Senior Class Rep • Dana Jordan
Junior Class Rep • Josselyn Carter
Sophomore Class Rep • Matt Peebles
Freshman Class Rep • Michael McKenzie
Madrigal Dinner Chair • Sophia Zaniroli & Jennifer Arntson
Musical Chair • Rhonda Nelson
Student Points Coord • Damaris Stevens
Publicity/Ticketing• Jessica Damalerio
Costumer • SueAnn Thompson
The point system was introduced to encourage family involvement in choir activities, to help families pay for the big choir trip (every third year), and as a way to distribute earnings fairly to our hardworking choir students. Points may be earned by students, parents, and approved adults by working on choir activities such as Madrigal Dinner and the spring musical.
Volunteer Points System
Points are used to fairly distribute the net income from the Madrigal Dinner and the spring musical each year. In general, 1 hour worked equals 1 point. At the end of the year, a dollar value is assigned to the point and applied to the points in each student’s account for that year. For example: If a student accumulates 100 points for the year and it is determined that each point is worth $5, the student then has $500 in his/her account. The point value will be different from year to year based on the amount of income made each year and will not be determined until the end of the year.
what are the points?
Every three years, the choir takes a big trip, usually to Europe. Funds accumulated in the students account will be used to offset the cost of this trip. Any unused funds accumulated from points will be used to offset the cost to everyone for the smaller trips made each year. Unused points cannot be transferred to a sibling or any other student. At no point will points hold a monetary value, other than when used for the big trip.
What are points used for?
The student and anyone in the student’s immediate family or approved adults may earn points for that student. An adult outside the student’s immediate family must be approved by the Choir Booster Board before accruing hours for a student. Please contact the Points Chairperson if you would like more information regarding approved adults (see below for contact information). Parents and family members who are employed by the music department do not earn points for time spent at their paying jobs but may join committees or volunteer other time to earn points.
Who can earn points for the student?
How are points earned and how many can be earned?
Parents or approved adults may earn points by volunteering their time to the choir program. For each hour worked, one point is earned.
Certain positions in the program also earn points as follows:
Officer in Booster Club: 20 points
Committee Chairperson: 20 points
Students who participate in Madrigal Dinner and Spring Musical earn points as follows:
Madrigal Dinner Cast: 30 points
Usher for spring musical: 1 point per hour; max of 20 points
Musical Cast: 40 points
Backstage Assistance: 30 points
Students also earn points as follows:
Officer in the Choir: 10 points
Working for Music Department: 1 point for each hour
Housing out-of-town guests (when necessary): 1 point/visitor
Each student may be credited a maximum of 120 points per year, which may be earned in any combination by the student or his/her family member/approved adult. There is a maximum cumulative total of 300 points for each student.
If the student is going on the big trip and has not been able to earn points over a three year period because they were a transfer student or a sophomore the year of the big trip, the student may request Choir Booster Board review of their point status to determine if the student can earn additional points. This review must take place by the November board meeting of the big trip. Contact the Points Chairperson to schedule a review.
Freshman students who are able to attend two big trips during their high school years (big trip their freshman year and again their senior year) are allowed to use their first-year earned points (120 maximum) for the freshman trip. They are then allowed to earn another 300 points maximum toward the big trip their senior year.
How is the monetary value of points determined?
The total number of points earned for the year by all students will be divided into the total net income from the Madrigal Dinner and the spring musical. For example, total net income is $10,000 and the total points earned is 2,000, each point would be worth a fixed amount of $5.00. ($10,000/2,000=$5.00) Points and their value will be fixed at the end of each year and cannot be changed at a later date.
It is the responsibility of every volunteer to use the sign-up system provided at each event to ensure points are recorded. It is the responsibility of the event’s chairperson to provide the sign-up link to their volunteers. If for any reason the link is unable to be used, the hours worked by each volunteer may be reported by the event’s chairperson to the Points Chairperson in a timely manner. Students are also responsible for recording their time worked using the volunteer link.
All appeals for a change in points must be addressed in writing to the Choir Booster Board. Questions about a student’s account status may be addressed at any time during the year to the Points Chairperson. If you suspect that there has been an oversight, be sure to take care of it during the school year in which you worked.
Responsibility:
Can students earn additional money for their accounts?
Additional Fund Raising Projects: Additional funds can be earned for the students’ accounts through other fundraising projects, such as: Selling Riffle Raffle Tickets, Selling Cookie Dough, etc. The funds raised from these types of projects are NOT part of the points system and go into the students’ accounts, dollar for dollar raised. Fundraising projects must have prior approval from the Choir Booster Board when the Shasta High Choir or a specific choir trip is mentioned in the advertising for the event. Monies collected will be deposited in the Choir Booster’s account, in the individual student’s name, to be used toward choir trip expenses only. The person in charge must furnish the Treasurer with a list of students who earned money.
Please contact shsmusicredding@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding points or additional fundraising projects. We will connect you to our current Points Chairperson.