Board approves Science Olympiad club and opens trust account after student request
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Summary
High school students asked the Vermillion School District 13-1 board to recognize Science Olympiad as a club; the board approved adult volunteers and authorized a trust and agency account to manage fundraising, citing required bylaws and financial controls.
Two high school students, identified by the board as Zach and Katie, asked the Vermillion School District 13-1 board on Nov. 10 to recognize a Science Olympiad club and allow the group to compete in regional contests.
"We'd like to request that Science Olympiad gets to be a club because I think it's really important to produce interest in science," one student told the board, saying about 16 members have committed to the team. The students described competitions that include chemistry labs, robotics and medical applications and emphasized team-based events.
Mr. Kosher, addressing the board, recommended opening a trust and agency account to collect any fundraising revenue and cover club expenditures. "Any fundraising that they would do, the revenue would go into that account," he said, and he outlined administrative requirements: bylaws, elected officers and meeting minutes.
The board took a combined motion to approve adult volunteer appointments and to create the Science Olympiad trust and agency account. The motion was moved by Mark and seconded by Jacob; the board voted in favor and the motion passed.
Board members congratulated the students and encouraged them to follow the administrative rules that govern extracurricular trust accounts. The district packet and discussion noted the same recordkeeping and officer requirements that apply to other student activity accounts.
Next steps: school administrators will work with the students to finalize bylaws and set up the trust/account so fundraising and expenditures can begin under district oversight.