What is the co$t to play at your HS?

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Originally posted by zombywoof:

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Originally posted by Wklink:

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Originally posted by biggerpapi:
$3600 property taxes

I forgot how high the taxes were back home. Reminds me why I left the Land of Lincoln.

Illinois Nazi's, I hate Illinois Nazis.

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I'd die for a tax bill of $3600. The average property tax bill in our state is $7,800 with many pay well beyond $10,000 in property taxes and we're not talking mansions and large property either.

You have to remember the relative house values compared to different areas. My house in the PNW is valued at roughtly 250 grand. Back home in Illinois I can buy the exact same house for 110K. My total tax rate is about the same. I've looked at houses online from time to time just when I get nostalgic for the old home but come to earth when I realize that I wouldn't get paid squat there.

But yeah, I've heard from other that the east coast is worse than anyplace else. Another reason I wouldn't move there

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$100 activity fee per kid, per sport played.

Strongly encouraged to attend camps for another $100 each for two camps (baseball) and $25 each for two camps (softball).

Strongly encouraged to participate in fund raising. This has taken different forms over the years. From selling cards (minimum of 10 @ $20 each) to providing something for a golf tournament (hole sponsor $150, item for silent auction, or foursome at I think $50/golfer - not sure). For softball, minimum donations of $200 from hit-a-thon (five swings, measure the longest ball distance and people pay / foot).

In baseball, (JV & freshman) are expected to work our spring break tournament for two days fixing fields, chasing foul balls and generally 'being gophers'. Varsity plays in the tournament.

Softball will probably start a spring break tournament next season.

Baseball has a nice snackbar, which is manned by parent volunteers during varsity, JV & freshman home games. Proceeds go to the booster club.

Cleats, gloves, bats, helmets and catcher's gear are provided by parents except sofbtall boosters provide helmets.

Everyting else is provided by school \ district (fields, lights, umpires, winter overseeding, field prep, bus rides), the baseball club (extra coaches, field mx, costs for a tournament in Tucson, training tools, balls, fungos other coach's equipment) and the booster club (everyting else including, clay, golf shirts for all boys, upgrades to the JV & freshman fields, banquet cost for boys, gifts for seniors & coach's, senior day decorations, other general purpose items and expendables).

Our booster club uses several fundraisers throughout the year to fund our varsity and 2 JV teams.
Cookie dough and pie sale avg = $1,500
Fall Carnival, we sell space to local vendors, supply the advertising, location. avg = $6,500
Longball during tryouts avg = $500-800
Golf tourney avg = $8,500 to 10,000 this is an easy one if done properly. Selling raffle tickets for door prizes, extra mulligans,(this is the easiest to sell), hole sponsors etc.
The golf tourney has been our biggest success over the past 3 years.

Our booster club fee is $10.00 per family per year.

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Originally posted by Out in LF:
The golf tourney has been our biggest success over the past 3 years.

Out of curiosity, how much per golfer does it cost to play? Or per foursome? Does it include lunch or dinner (or both?) Thanks!

JMoff, your sons HS program sounds very similar to my sons. Takes a lot of fundraising to fuel a big warm weather program.

keewart, sons HS baseball booster program runs a scramble as well. Attendance is usually between 112 & 140 golfers. Entry fee has varied from $80-100 a golfer or (varies) $325 a team. Clubhouse includes lunch. Have to line up a bunch of door prizes. Usually net 6-9K. Our HS football scramble usually nets more, so timely scheduling & networking is crucial to make the baseball scramble a success.

Journey - 2: I think the take away is, if you're willing to work hard, you don't have to squeeze it all out of just the parents or short the program.

Baseball and softball are two different animals at our school. Baseball works hard, softball sits back and complains about how much the baseball team gets. The school provides the same to each, the difference is how hard the partents are willing to work for the extras. We'll fix those softball people, I've got two more years with them...

This was our first year doing the golf tournament and it will certainly not be the last. I think we cleared $12K after expenses.

We sold mulligans for $10, we had a 50/50 split on a "closest to the hole" putting green at $10 for two puts, we sold tickets ($25) to the dinner where we raffled off lots of pizes (must be present to win), we also had the silent auction there. We had a live auction where we auctioned some interesting prizes including a reserved parking space for all varsity home games and another for all JV/Freshman home games.

The varsity space went for $170 because some kid's grandfather wouldn't stop bidding against me.

I wonder how many programs actually deny a kid a chance to play if he cannot afford to pay.

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Originally posted by jemaz:
I wonder how many programs actually deny a kid a chance to play if he cannot afford to pay.

I think schools can cover the costs if they can confirm they need some sort of hardship assistance. I know private schools do it, but not 100% about public.