The GW Speech Parent Organization (GWSPO) is comprised of all of us; the families and friends of the GW Speech and Debate team and is organized to support the team and the coach. We have two main functions: raise funds and provide volunteers.
GWSPO has a parent board composed of the chairs and co-chairs of its committees; this board meets monthly with Ms. Kohan to assist her in the areas of communications, judging, travel, food, and fundraising. The board is often abbreviated as “GWSPO”, but really, GWSPO means all of us, so please get involved where and when you can, because it really does take all of us to support our team successfully.
It’s easy to participate -- keep an eye out for emails asking for volunteers for specific tasks, or contact anyone on the board, or come to a board meeting (times vary each month and will be sent out through TEAM SNAP. All are welcome and appreciated.
In addition to general organizational support for the team, GWSPO organizes several fundraising activities throughout the year to finance our costs that DPS does not fund: stipends for assistant coaches, travel for coaches to out-of-state tournaments (the families of attendees generally fund
their own student’s travel costs), travel scholarships, educational materials, occasional specialist coaches, and other items.
GWSPO has a parent board composed of the chairs and co-chairs of its committees; this board meets monthly with Ms. Kohan to assist her in the areas of communications, judging, travel, food, and fundraising. The board is often abbreviated as “GWSPO”, but really, GWSPO means all of us, so please get involved where and when you can, because it really does take all of us to support our team successfully.
It’s easy to participate -- keep an eye out for emails asking for volunteers for specific tasks, or contact anyone on the board, or come to a board meeting (times vary each month and will be sent out through TEAM SNAP. All are welcome and appreciated.
In addition to general organizational support for the team, GWSPO organizes several fundraising activities throughout the year to finance our costs that DPS does not fund: stipends for assistant coaches, travel for coaches to out-of-state tournaments (the families of attendees generally fund
their own student’s travel costs), travel scholarships, educational materials, occasional specialist coaches, and other items.
Committees
GWSPO Parent Board
In addition to their individual committee responsibilities, the board plans the Beginning of Year Picnic and End-of-Year Celebration and assists Ms. Kohan as she requests. We welcome your interest in joining the committee. Please contact GWSPO President, Jamie Armatas, jcarmatas@outlook.com, if you would like additional information.
FundraisingManage one major fundraising event for the team to participate in. For this School year, our major fund raising event we will be an October Fundraising Drive ending in a team celebration!
JudgingAssist Ms. Kohan with judges’ training; schedule and coordinate parents and other volunteers to judge at tournaments; provide backup training and assistance to judges onsite at tournaments.
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CommunicationManage team’s group email announcements, maintain team website, inform IB Broadcaster and GWHS about team events, send press releases to news outlets as appropriate.
Food CommitteesOrganize volunteers to provide food for the judges at GW's Patriot Games a; provide concessions at GW’s Patriot Games. Organize light desserts for our performance night. Organize the catering of our senior banquet.
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2022-2023 GWSPO Committee Members
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President Jamie Armatas Treasurer Andy and Renee Raabe Judging Chair Lisa Seaman Scholarship Fundraising Renee and Andy Raabe Food, Concessions - Co Chair Libby Neid Communications SEEKING A VOLUNTEER Student/Trivia Fundraising **Month of October** SEEKING A VOLUNTEER Food, Concessions - Co Chair January 6th and 7th SEEKING A VOLUNTEER Judges Lounge Organization Co-chair January 6th and 7th SEEKING A VOLUNTEER Judges Lounge Organization Co-chair January 6th and 7th SEEKING A VOLUNTEER Senior Banquet and Performance Night Organizer Two Dates in the Spring TBD SEEKING A VOLUNTEER |
jcarmatas@outlook.com **Looking for a new parent to shadow Jamie and take the position over** gwspoteam@gmail.com **Looking for new parent(s) to shadow Andy and Renee and take the position over** lisa_seaman@comcast.net GWSPOTeam@gmail.com **Looking for new parent(s) to shadow Andy and Renee and take the position over** e.neid@me.com **Looking for a co-chair to shadow Libby and take the position over** |
