Massachusetts Junior Classical League
Executive Board Meeting
@ Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public
Elementary School
January 30th
2010 10am - 2pm
I. Attendance
Present- Zachary Hall
President AKF
Lucy Sinacola
2nd
Vice President AMSA/Mass Acad.
Casandra
Kelleher Secretary
AKF
Alyssa Tomkawicz Treasurer
Mt. Greylock
Michael Howard
Parliamentarian BLA
Tien
Le Historian BLA
Emily
Gallagher Publication
Editor AKF
Eda
Kaceli
Technical Coordinator BLA
Marjorie Keeley Co-Chair
Mt. Greylock
Janet Fillion Co-Chair BLA
Anne Nelson
Chapter Teacher AKF
Vanessa Zamy Guest
BLA
Regrets- Grace Thomas 1st Vice
President Lunenburg
High School
Ms. Victoria Miklosky
Absences- 0
Meeting Called to Order at 10:28am
III. Classics Day
Report
10:30am
-It was fantastic and went
so smoothly
-Behavior was excellent
-Might want to look at
other places in the future- sheer size of the event
ˆ
however we have a relationship with BU and Òif it ainÕt
broke donÕt fix itÓ
II. Treasury Report:
10:35am
- $14,709.87 tentative balance
*minus Mt. Greylock taxes and BU
and room deposit
A. Classics Day net Gain
IV. SnowBall
10:38am
A. General update
-Deposit paid to the Hotel
-Snack
bar $6 per person - out of the $25 people pay for admittance
ˆ water, small snacks, sodas
-the room is essentially set up the same as last year
Ms. Keeley
makes a motion- to have a security guard at the ball
-Discussion-this event might be the one
where a police officer presence might be a good thing -or- a security
guard
-Zach seconds
-vote- Unanimous decision *passed*
B. Photography service-
-Ms.
Lowe will take professional formal pictures
ˆ
package deal prices will be available at the Ball
C. Next YearÉ
-book the hotel in advance
-back to the Commonwealth for next year but the John Hancock
is a more communication inclined location
-The
dance is more of an established event
Zach makes a motion to book the hotel in advance
Alyssa Seconds
Discussion- need
to pick a date a year ahead of time
ˆ The last Saturday in February at
the Commonwealth hotel
-Vote- unanimous decision *passed*
-Lucy
requests officers to help set up in the beginning- at least six people to be
there early
V. Scrapbook
Update
11:13am
-theme-
OvidÕs Metamorphosis
-Very easy to keep with
the theme and easy to visualize
-Pictures Needed-
-Lunenburg pictures
-BU and
Harvard pictures
VI. Tee-Shirt
Contest
11:15am
-Submitted- AKF, BLA, Mt. Greylock
-Rubric for contest thrown
out- unanimous decision
-Vote- secret ballot
-very close need to re-discuss and vote
-2nd
Vote- secret ballot
-Mt. Greylock 6 : BLA 4
VII.
Amendments
12:19pm
-Elections- Article 4
Section 4
-candidates may not address refer to or mention another
candidates in a defamatory way, in campaign speeches
or an open forum discussion
failure to comply will result in instant disqualification at the
discretion of the parliamentarian.
-Duties of Officers-
Article 5 Section 2 number ÒcÓ
-2nd
vice president
-Shall coordinate the MassJCL SnowBall Semi-Formal Dance
-Shall organize state wide
participation in the nation community service contest and encourage local
chapters to participate
in organized state wide community service opportunities.
-Technical Coordinator-
-shall be responsible for
monitoring internet content pertaining to the MassJCL
Zach makes a motion to accept changes.
Eda second it
Unanimous
passing of decision
VIII. National
Candidacy-
11:39am
-1 submission for office-
-Zachary Hall- 2nd
Vice President
- ÒI
embody JCL spirit and I would like it take it to the national level.Ó
- ÒI
would put a strong emphasis on community service.Ó
- ÒGrow
out of strictly academicsÓ
-Lucy makes a motion to have Zach run for national 2nd
VP
-Mike seconds-
-Discussion- Zach has the passion necessary
-Zach is a very social an spirited person
-Vote- unanimously passed
IX. State
Convention
1:00pm
A. State Convention
Mailing
-ready to be sent out after review
B. Meals
1.Serving
-setting up extra tables out in the
gym lobby
-give schools color for convention
(purple, and gold) and ask school to try if they can eat that that specific
time that
coordinates with the color.
2. Menu
-objections- none
C. Schedule
-objections- number of Latin teachers who have to do certamen
D. Roll Call Skits
-in the auditorium
-same rules as nationals
-explain the rules in the first general assembly and the
schools have to make them in the fellowship.
X. Certamen Support
-will
be discussed at a later date
XI. Any Other
Business
1:50pm
-Rocky Hill invite them to states
A. Letter to Western
School
-revise
B. Kathleen McGuigan Scholarship
-MassJCL to donate money?
Zach make motion to accept this
Eda
seconds
-unanimous passed
C. otherÉ
-more scholarships- wait as see what we have but plan to have
bigger scholarships for nationals
*Next meeting April 10th
@ the AKF high school
Meeting adjourned @
2:15pm