Pasta Dinner and Silent Auction Revenue Exceeds Budget

Revenue generated from the Silent Auction was $2,875 and $375 higher than budget.
Revenue generated from the Pasta Dinner was $3,138 and $38 higher than budget.

Thank you volunteers and donors to the event! Your support is greatly appreciated.

Pasta Dinner and Silent Auction Fundraiser Sunday December 9th

If you don't have a ticket, you can purchase admittance to the dinner for $10 per person at the door.

Click HERE to see a list of items in the silent auction.
Please bring your check book or cash.  Sorry, credit cards are not accepted.

Rebel skiers, please proudly wear your Rebels Nordic team t-shirt or hooded sweatshirt at the event.

Volunteer - Pasta Dinner Fundraiser, Pasta Parties, Start Line, Snack Food

Pasta Dinner Fundraiser - Contact Suzy Scheller to volunteer HERE.
Shift 2 schedule HERE, VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Shift 1 schedule HERE, fully staffed, no volunteers needed for shift 1.

Pasta Parties - Contact Suzy Scheller to volunteer HERE.
Pasta Parties volunteer schedule HERE. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Start Line - Contact Suzy Scheller to volunteer HERE.
Start Line volunteers schedule HERE.  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Snack Food for Meets - Contact Dan Omann (see schedule).
Ski Meet Food Donations schedule HERE. DONATIONS NEEDED!

Team Night (11/26) and Booster Club Meeting (11/27)

11/26 - Team Night at Pioneer Midwest, 6:30pm to close.
Additional staffing and a few volunteers to help you decide what to purchase for your skier.

11/27 - Booster Club Meeting, 6:30-7:30pm, at the high school, room D151.
Agenda includes:
Approve prior meeting minutes
Treasurer's financial update
December Pasta Dinner and Silent Auction discussion
December Maplelag team ski trip discussion
January Varsity ski trip discussion
Coaches update
Other items as needed

Cub Bagging Fundraiser Results

Shift 1 $250
Shift 2 $460
Shift 3 $300
Shift 4 $590
Total $1,600, $400 less than our $2,000 goal.
Coins are not included in the total.

This fundraiser will fund approximately 12% of our operating expenses.  Thank you volunteers for your valuable time and support!

How does this compare to prior years for the Wednesday before Thanksgiving?

2017 $2,180
2016 $2,110
2015 $2,090
2014 $2,040
2013 $1,830
2012 $1,090

Cub Bagging Schedule for Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Schedule is HERE for Cub Bagging at the Champlin Cub on Wednesday, 11/21/2018.

This is a very important fundraiser for the team and funds approximately 15% of our annual operating expenses. We realize not everyone can volunteer due to personal schedules, etc., so a special thank you to everyone who has volunteered, especially those who are doing a second shift.

Here are some reminders:

1) Student volunteers must be in high school (Cub policy).

2) Wear shoes, no sandals.

3) Wear Nordic Team T-Shirt from the past if you have one, or any Rebels apparel if you don't.

4) Be courteous and confident, you will be awesome.

5) Cub management LOVES the Rebels Nordic Team - Be proud to represent the team!

6) All of the shifts have a great group of kids volunteering - HAVE FUN helping others!

FINAL NOTICE: Team T-Shirt Orders Due By Midnight Tonight 11/14

Email Craig to order a Team T-Shirt by midnight tonight, 11/14. Cost is $15 for adult sizes XS-XL, add $2 for 2XL, and $3 for 3XL. Specify your size and quantity.

Craig's email address HERE. Do not text or call, Craig's cellphone is broken.

Payment instructions on page 2 of the worksheet HERE.

Verify your order HERE.

Team T-Shirt Orders Due Wednesday, November 14th - VERIFY YOUR ORDER

If you haven't ordered a team T-shirt (verify HERE), email your size and quantity to Craig no later than 11/14.  Cost is $15 for adult sizes XS-XL, add $2 for 2XL, add $3 for 3XL. See page 2 of this worksheet for payment instructions HERE. Craig's email address HERE.  Do not text or call, Craig's cellphone is broken.

Everyone, no later than 11/14, please verify Craig recorded your order correctly HERE.

Craig will place the order with the vendor the morning of 11/15 so we receive the shirts the week before the Pasta Dinner Fundraiser, which is Sunday, December 9th.

Team T-Shirt Orders Due Wednesday 11/14 - VERIFY YOUR ORDER

Verify Craig recorded your order correctly HERE.  Team T-Shirt Proof HERE.

Email Craig your Team T-Shirt order by Wednesday, November 14th. Price for XS-XL is $15.  For sizes larger than XL, add $2 for 2XL, $3 for 3XL to the XS-XL price.

Contact Craig HERE. EMAIL ONLY - cellphone isn't working, do not text or call!

If you need to pay for ski and pole rentals and ski pass fees, please complete and mail the Booster Club Registration Worksheet HERE.  Fees are due on the first day of practice.

Information handout HERE.

Information Meeting for Nordic Skiers and Parents 11/5/2018

Information Meeting for Champlin Park and Jackson Middle School Nordic Skiers and their Parents

When: Monday, November 5, 2018, 7-8:30pm
Where: Room D151 & D152 Room C146 - South Lecture Hall at the High School

Information handout for the meeting HERE.

Booster Club Registration Worksheet HERE.
Please complete this worksheet and bring it to the meeting along with your payment for ski passes, equipment rentals, and apparel.

NEW PARENTS, the Booster Club needs your email address HERE. (helps when Craig can't read the writing on the registration worksheet).

Finally, subscribe to this blog by entering your email address in the "Follow the CPHS Nordic Booster Club by Email" box on the right. You must view this site as a web page to see all of the important links and features at the right of this blogsite. You will not see the links and features if you view it as a mobile page on a mobile device.

Contact any board member if you have questions HERE.

Through Nov 2 AmazonSmile is Donating 5% to CPHS Nordic When You Shop

October 29th through November 2nd, AmazonSmile will donate 5% (ten times the usual amount) to the Champlin Park High School Nordic Booster Club when you shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/46-1472660.

Champlin Park Nordic Rebels with Olympic Gold Medalist Jessie Diggins

Audrey, Sydney, Mark and Arik with Olympic Gold Medalist Jessie Diggins at Jessie's welcome home reception in Oakdale, MN on Saturday, April 14, 2018. (photo by Craig Crandall)

Welcome Home Reception for Olympic Gold Medalist Jessie Diggins in Oakdale, MN!

Details of the reception HERE!

When: Saturday, April 14th, 2:30-4:30pm
Where: 1 Imation Place, Oakdale, MN - 4Front Campus, Building 4
(Hwy 14 just East of Hwy 694)

Featuring a slide show and speech by Jessie, Question and Answer, Posters, Door Prizes, and opportunity to meet Jessie.

Glitter welcome and encouraged. Free and open to the public!

Hosted by Slumberland Furniture with special guest Chad Salmela, NBC announcer.

Chipotle Fundraiser Wednesday 3/28 4-8pm

Show your team spirit by joining us for a fundraiser to support the Champlin Park High School and Jackson Middle School Nordic Ski Teams.

Come in to the Chipotle at 11209 Aquila Drive North in Champlin on Wednesday, March 28th between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. Bring the FLYER, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you're supporting the cause to make sure that 50% of the proceeds will be donated to the Champlin Park High School Nordic Booster Club.

The Champlin Park High School Nordic Booster Club supports both the high school and the middle school Nordic teams.

Banquet Photos and Video Free To Download

Here is a link to the photos and video presented at the banquet. We encourage you to view the "favorites" galleries by photographer on SmugMug. There are nearly 1,000 pictures cropped and adjusted by the photographers for the best viewing experience. Thank you photographers for donating your valuable time (MANY HOURS!), abusing your expensive equipment in the cold, and sharing your talents. You made a wonderful banquet slide show and provided thousands of photos for our memories. The photos are free to download for personal use only.

Photographers include:
Scott Whitman
Darrik Spaude
Kate Crandall (Conference, Section, State)
Craig Crandall

Senior Photo Collage - Photos Available

Photos are continuously being uploaded to our team's SmugMug site. Hopefully by the Saturday before the banquet, all the photos will be available for you to download.

Link to get you to the photos is HERE.

Banquet Dinner Count Due TODAY, Sunday, February 18, 2018

Some of you have not emailed Craig your dinner count for the banquet. YOUR DINNER COUNT IS DUE TODAY! 02/18/2018. PLEASE RESPOND EVEN IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO ATTEND.
Email Craig Crandall your dinner count by midnight tonight. Craig's contact information is HERE.

If you haven't yet, please verify your dinner count today by reviewing the dinner list HERE. Contact Craig only if there is an error.

We need an accurate dinner count so there is enough food ordered for the banquet! Caterer is ordering food supplies tomorrow morning, February 19th.

Please see the 2/1/2018 email sent to you by Craig for the banquet details and payment instructions. A reminder was also emailed on Friday, February 16th. Don't forget to review your junk email folder and add Craig to your safe senders list.

Banquet Dinner Count Due Sunday, February 18, 2018

The Nordic Team Awards Banquet is Monday, February 26, 2018.
The banquet will be held at Edinburgh USA Golf Course, Brooklyn Park.
Social hour begins at 5:30pm, dinner served at 6pm and the program will start around 7pm.
Cost is $13 per person, including the skier. Menu is Taco Buffet.

Please verify by Sunday, February 18, 2018, that we have the correct dinner count for you by reviewing the dinner count list linked HERE. Contact Craig Crandall if your count is incorrect.

Seniors, please share a photo collage of your middle school and high school Nordic experience at the banquet.  A link to the Nordic Booster Club photo library going back to 2011 is HERE.

Photos of the 2017-2018 Season and Apparel For Sale

Photos from the 2017-2018 season are starting to be received by the Booster Club. Thank you volunteer photographers for providing your service! We know the cold weather is harsh on your expensive equipment and it takes countless hours to edit your thousands of pictures, so everyone can enjoy your talents and have a few photos to download for memories and many photos for the end of season banquet...THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

If you have photos to share with the Booster Club, please contact Craig Crandall.

The link to get you to the photos is HERE.

CPHS Nordic apparel for sale, contact Craig Crandall to purchase and arrange delivery:
Team race hat $17
Team thick buff $17
Team thin buff $10
Team hooded sweatshirt $50 (limited inventory, contact Craig for sizes available)