Have you "Supported the Sports" yet?

On August 18, in conjunction with the NCS athletic department, the Northland Booster Club Board hosted "Meet the Cougars", a yearly event aimed to bring students and their families together to meet the athletic coaches, obtain important information about the sports season, celebrate Cougar athletes and sign up to become a member of the booster club.

New this year for the elementary students was an evening of face painting, balloon twisting and autographs by the NCS athletes, providing attendees, young and old, with a fun-filled, entertaining night. 

Students also participated in a "name the Cougar" contest. With five names to choose from, students voted to name our cougar mascot, TC (The Cougars,). Please officially welcome and cheer for our new mascot, TC.

After a few rally cheers from our varsity cheerleaders, Athletic Director David Nelson spoke about Northland's motto of Victory Forever and shared a few facts and figures from the booster club pertaining to membership and team fees, and he stressed the importance of supporting the sports with a membership in the booster club.

The booster club works year round to support the athletic department and its programs. Memberships, combined with proceeds from various concessions throughout the year and fundraisers, comprise the booster club budget, which funds the coaches wish lists and various expenses related to our middle school and high school athletic programs.

Last year 87 percent of Northland students participated in middle and high school sports. One hundred and one families joined at various levels, representing 252 athletes. This year, the goal is to fully fund the wish list amount ($64,364) with membership, leaving concession and fundraiser proceeds to take care of additional expenses and requests that may arise.  For example, the current booster club members have just recently approved a $2,500 allotment to the new drum line to help purchase drums and equipment.  The fine arts club has agreed to fund the remaining $2,500.  

To date, our very supportive CougarNation has rallied to "support the sports" and booster club has raised $58,210 in memberships! We are well on our way to saying "Yes!" to as many requests as we possibly can. Help us to reach 100% participation with representation from all athletic families. We encourage you to join or renew your booster club membership by following this link:  NCS Booster Club Membership. 

Should you have questions, please contact Cindy Schott, Membership Chair at cschott@northlandchristian.org.