Thayer Central Athletic Boosters

Championing for the Future

Historical

Identified need for a booster organization to support school district’s athletic programs

First official meeting held November 16, 2009

Constitution adopted on January 28, 2010 Entered agreement with Nebraska

Community Foundation in July 2010, providing boosters with 501(c)(3) status

Who We Are

Members include parents, coaches, school administrators, faculty, alumni and friends

Officers and Directors are elected annually in August

Annual dues for 2010-11 school year are $10 per person, or Lifetime due is $100

per person

What We Do

Support, encourage and help advance athletic programs to maintain competitive standing among area schools and within the Southern Nebraska Conference

Undertake projects and secure qualified charitable gifts and/or grants to improve facilities and athletic equipment

Areas of Need

School administrators, coaching staff, school board members and Thayer Central Athletic (TCA) boosters have identified several areas of need

Facilities and equipment have not been updated in more than 30 years!

Over 80 percent of student body is involved in at least one extra curricular activity

Areas of Need

Weightlifting area cramped and equip-ment very outdated

Some equipment handmade

Area shared with wrestling program

Available space not sufficient for either activity

Weightlifting & Wrestling

Practice Area

Wrestling Mats in Intermediate

Gym

Areas of Need

Competition football field located on city property

Annual city use fee is $5,000 + utilities

Inadequate parking Locker rooms and

showers located 8 blocks away on main campus

Current Campus

including Practice

Football Field & Track

Current Football Competition Field, and

Hebron Summer Rec Complex

Areas of Need

Decrepit bleachers Unstable press box No storage No access to storm

shelter

Areas of Need

Concession building small and inefficient

Distance from football field, and safety of restrooms

Hebron Summer Rec cannot expand due to presence of football field

Concessions exterior

Concessions interior

Public restrooms

Areas of Need

Track surface cracked and uneven

Outdated track equipment and inadequate storage

Track restrooms poor condition, no privacy

Areas of Need

Eight lanes required around entire track to host NSAA sanctioned events

Areas of Need

Parking at High School and Junior High is limited at well attended events

Life safety-egress is inadequate in high school gymnasium

Facility Improvement Plan

Introducing the Thayer Central Community Schools

Facility Improvement Plan Improvement plan developed by W

Design Associates of Hastings, Nebraska Previous experience includes Doane

College in Crete, and Hastings College (Track & Field Complex) in Hastings

Preliminary budget estimate $4.5 million The time has arrived for our athletic

facilities to move forward

Facility Improvement Plan Relocate competition football field to main

campus Develop new football practice field New construction on north end of

Intermediate building to include press box, video balcony, stadium seating, locker rooms

Expanded parking on east side of Intermediate building (and wheelchair accessible to stadium seating)

Facility Improvement Plan Resurface and expand track to include 8

lanes Take advantage of existing slope by

creating terraces for long jump, triple jump and pole vault

New construction also includes commons area, concession area, public restrooms

Option to expand seating in Intermediate gym to accommodate tournaments

Site Plan: Intermediate Bldg North Side

Site Plan: Intermediate Bldg North Side

Site Plan: Track & Field Entrance

View of Track and Field Walkway

Site Plan: Football Field & Track

View from Stadium Area

Site Plan: Field Event Terraces

Slope on east side of track would be developed into terraces for long jump, triple jump and pole vault events

Site Plan: Entrance from South

View of Entry Area

Site Plan: Concession Area

View of Concession Area

Floor Plan: Level 1

Includes: Commons area, concession area, public restrooms Additional locker rooms and officials rooms Storage option beneath stadium seating

Floor Plan: Level 2

Includes: Separate wrestling practice and weightlifting rooms Access to press box and video balcony Coaches office and/or storage room

Site Plan: Topographic View

Championing for the Future

The current state of affairs impacts most of us either personally, or through a spouse, child, grandchild, friend or neighbor

Let’s work together to position Thayer Central as the flagship institution for education and athletics in this county

Thayer Central Athletic Boosters

Questions and feedback welcome!

Phone 402.768.6117 tcaboosters@thayercentral.org www.thayercentral.org

Officers & Directors, 2010-11

Thayer Central Athletic Boosters

Lyle Tietjen, President Reuben Schleifer, Director Emeritus

Alan Kenning, Vice PresidentJeanell Mumm, Director

Gill Mumm, Secretary Kyle Timmerman, Director

Cheryl Marsh, Treasurer Jason Degenhardt, Director

Scott Harms, Director

Thayer Central Athletic Boosters

Are you a member? Join today and make a difference!

Lifetime due $100 per person Annual 2010-11 due $10 per person