Connie Bernard, Roy Bobbitt, Dana Brawley, Tammie Hull, Greg Kembitzky, Cheril Lee, Jill Reed, Beth Tosko, Diana Vance, Marion Zambrotta, Jeff Meyers Sr., President presiding.

Minutes from the Oct. 3, 2005 meeting were read and approved.

Attendance - 850 total Sat. and Sun.
Concessions - $144 ($25 of that is profit) from sales of rings on cords.
The show made around $500-700 in profit from ticket sales.

B. Tosko will call parents of students in the cast and crew to ask for donations of baked goods to be sold at the concession stand during intermission.

Drama students from both Davidson and Darby collected 2150 lbs. of canned goods for the Mid-Ohio Food Bank.  This food drive was sponsored by the International Thespian Society, with hundreds of Thespian Troupes from across the United States participating.

A bus will leave from Darby H.S. at 8 am. to take Hilliard drama students to the conference being held at Westerville Central HS from 9-4:00.  Kaela Jennings will be Assist. Stage Manager for presentation of the Central Ohio Thespian show With Their Eyes.

Children grades K-5 may sign up for either day.  There were some 230 attending last year.  $30 fee includes lunch and a variety of activities.  Groups of about 20 children are led through the activities by 2 high school students.  Adult volunteers are needed (4 or 5 for Wed., 3 or 4 for Thurs.) to help with registration, lunch time, and dismissal.  At the end of camp day, an "informance" will be put on to show family and friends some of what campers learned. D. Vance welcomes any Altoid or similar small tin containers, which are used for craft projects at camp.

While admission has been $4 in the past two years, it might be time to raise it to $5.  Flyers should go out before Christmas soliciting bands (a band must have at least one member who is a Hilliard student.) Band entry fee is $20.  Chris Lundquist of LunkHead Studio has donated his time and sound equipment for past Battles.  He could be approached again; if he is not available, we will need to arrange for other sound equipment. Adult and student volunteers will be needed.  Areas of responsibility include Advertising, Band Organization and Setup, General Setup and Cleanup, Admissions, Concessions, Contest, and Security.

An informational meeting for Drama Club students and parents will be held in HDvHS's Experimental Theatre on Nov. 29, 7 pm.  Registration for the conference is due Jan 6 and will be $50 (includes some meals, but not hotel, which will prob. add another $50-70.) There will transportation to Ashland by school bus on Mar. 3, but parents will need to pick up their students on Sunday, Mar. 5.  Kaela Jennings has been selected to be Stage Manager and Amy Reed Assist. Stage Manager of the All-Ohio Thespian musical show Violet, to be presented at the conference.

The memory of this former principal of Hilliard High School was recently honored with a service.  His family has offered to use donations from the service as gifts for Davidson's arts and theater departments ($1500 to each.) The theater portion of the gift can be applied toward refurbishment of the stage floor.

The Fabric Farms store in Hilliard has offered to make a donation to Davidson Drama for the same amount of any gift certificate purchased at the store.  We should be sure to get the word out to anyone who would be interested in so helping the drama program in this way.  They need to mention Davidson Drama when buying a certificate.

$4852.78 balance (not incl. all checks and concession monies turned in to the Treasurer tonight.)

Monday, Dec. 5, 2005 at 7pm
Jan. 9, Feb. 6, Mar. 6, Apr. 3, May 8, and June 5 (typically first Monday of each month) are the scheduled meetings for the rest of 2005-06.

Submitted by D. Brawley