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Post by trixiecat on Oct 15, 2015 13:26:13 GMT
Wow, I have never heard of this. We pay $175 for marching band. I am not sure what it covers except the band banquet, a t-shirt and maybe maintaining the percussion instruments. For sports we pay nothing. But I also pay over $10,000 in property taxes each year. So I would hope we wouldn't have to pay an extra since a portion of that goes to the school district.
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psiluvu
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Post by psiluvu on Oct 15, 2015 13:37:30 GMT
I have a ds in grade 7 and a dd in grade 11. Ds pays a $25.00 activity fee, everyone does, that incudes the agenda. If he makes a sports team we pay an extra $20.00 if he makes 10 teams it is still only $20.00.
DD pays a 65.00 activity fee that includes an agenda and yearbook. She plays varsity field hockey and it is $40.00 for the season, that includes buses to and from games and game officials. They can buy a team shirt if they want but don't have to. All uniforms and equipment is provided.
She also plays varsity ice hockey and it is $80.00 that includes practice ice rental, referees and buses to/from games)Everyone provides their own equipment (except jerseys) and they pay for team jackets if they want (not required).
No fundraising is done for sports at either kids school. Each school has a huge fundraiser but it is for charity.
Ds's middle school of 380 kids just raised a little over $30,000.00 for local charities. In 30 + years they have raised almost 2 million for our local community
The high school raises money for Terry Fox and this year is at almost $50,000 half way through.
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Post by yodutchess on Oct 15, 2015 14:08:23 GMT
Ours is $100. Flat rate, covers student per year. Incidentals are all extra.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2015 14:24:15 GMT
Our marching band was $350 and then any costs of purchasing the instrument or things like reeds/oil/etc. We paid for the Disney trip separately and it was around $900 a kid, although they could fundraise for some or all of it. I paid over $3k for an oboe because our school only had one when we moved here and someone else already had it. In TX, the schools had more school-owned instruments. But our property taxes were 3x as much for a house worth about 1/2 of what we have here.
DS is in a couple of clubs and the annual fee is $20/year (engineering, gaming, etc). He is in one club outside of school that is $60 a year for the family.
We chose many of our kids activities based on the cost knowing that some were much more than others. Unfortunately some cost much more (insurance, traveling, uniforms, extras) than others. But I do think at least at our school there are plenty of lower cost options that will still look good on college applications.
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Post by lynnek on Oct 15, 2015 15:13:51 GMT
$140 pay to participate fee per sport ( except golf-golf is cheaper). For baseball, we also purchase a "player package" that includes shorts, sweatpants, hoodie, tournament fees, and long and short sleeved T-shirts. That costs about $150. Interesting, at my son's public high school golf and hockey are the most expensive because they have to "rent" the facilities where the kids practice since the school does not have a golf course ( ) or ice rink on site. Golf, which my son participates in, is $100 plus usually about $40-60 for the shirt. My son also plays baseball and the fee for that is about $50, I think. If you participate in the "optional" winter workouts it is an additional $100-$140 depending on where they go because again they are renting an outside facility. And then, like you said, there is a uniform package that is about $150. Oh and interestingly enough, baseball does not get buses to their games. Apparently, it is too expensive. So parents and then the boys themselves once they can drive have to get themselves to their games. Those are just the fees that the school collects. There are of course other fees for equipment and clothing but since it is not bought through the school I didn't count it here. And from what I see on this thread I am going to just be happy that our fees are what they are!
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Post by beanbuddymom on Oct 15, 2015 16:09:48 GMT
I'm sick over the schools charging $1000 and $2000 for activities, that's just shocking.
I don't know what that includes, however, for instance at our school we pay for the activity but we are only using uniforms and equipment and it all gets returned at the end of the season, whereas at other schools the players may keep the uniforms and equipment, so that would need to be clarified what that $1000-$2000 was covering.
In our middle schools it is $35 per sport, per season and I think there is a cap of $125 per household so the second and third child essentially plays for free.
In our high school it is $75 per sport, per season and I don't know what the cap is but essentially the same thing where the second and third child plays for free.
The costs based on our sports (cheer, soccer, track - not sure what the deal is for other sports like football) include use of uniform, equipment and any tournament or competition fees. They keep the socks and bows (LOL). We are responsible for purchasing our own footwear (cheer shoes, cleats, sneakers) and undergarments (sport bras, spandex, etc) and practice and/or other team T-shirts which they do keep.
We fundraise for other things - like if they want warmup jackets or other team sportswear to keep, or if it is time to order new uniforms, and the parents donate items for concessions and donate time as well.
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Post by beanbuddymom on Oct 15, 2015 16:13:17 GMT
$140 pay to participate fee per sport ( except golf-golf is cheaper). For baseball, we also purchase a "player package" that includes shorts, sweatpants, hoodie, tournament fees, and long and short sleeved T-shirts. That costs about $150. Interesting, at my son's public high school golf and hockey are the most expensive because they have to "rent" the facilities where the kids practice since the school does not have a golf course ( ) or ice rink on site. Golf, which my son participates in, is $100 plus usually about $40-60 for the shirt. My son also plays baseball and the fee for that is about $50, I think. If you participate in the "optional" winter workouts it is an additional $100-$140 depending on where they go because again they are renting an outside facility. And then, like you said, there is a uniform package that is about $150. Oh and interestingly enough, baseball does not get buses to their games. Apparently, it is too expensive. So parents and then the boys themselves once they can drive have to get themselves to their games. Those are just the fees that the school collects. There are of course other fees for equipment and clothing but since it is not bought through the school I didn't count it here. And from what I see on this thread I am going to just be happy that our fees are what they are! I just looked and realized that our school ice hockey fees are $550 so I guess some of the other sports have a different fee, however I think this sport is outside the norm where it's played off campus I guess so that must be more of a private type of thing, rink time, etc. as you said.
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Post by MorningPerson on Oct 15, 2015 16:16:32 GMT
High school cheer asks for a $400 "donation" to start. The amount not donated must be covered by fundraising. But that's just the start. Here's a couple screen shots of money I shelled out for the program. I never added it up. I don't think I wanna know! You've got to be kidding. I only skimmed your list, but 2 items jumped out at me. $751 for a CHEERLEADING UNIFORM?!? What in the world is that uniform made of?!? And $129 for taking a bus to camp? Was that camp in another country? If our kids were going somewhere with their sports teams that a school bus couldn't take them, their athletic director set things up with a charter bus company. There is no way that the fee would come to $129 per student. I think I'm going to go bus shopping. There is $$$$ to be made!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2015 16:32:35 GMT
No fees for anything in elementary school. So far in high school, DD has joined three bands, choir, and art club, and there are no fees for any of those.
ETA: we do buy a $5 agenda for elementary students, and there are separate purchases for field trips and year books, but I don't consider those to be "activity fees".
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Post by cakediva on Oct 15, 2015 16:49:44 GMT
The $200 fee per sport made my jaw drop a little. Here high school pays $50 per sport for the first 3, then free. Middle school is 30 for the first, 20 for the 2nd, 10 for the 3rd and the 4th is free. I'm in Southern Ontario - small town, not the city. We paid $30 initially for the registration/activity fee. DS made the volleyball team, so that was another $65. He plans to try out for basketball as well, not sure what that fee is yet!
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Post by ohiodianna on Oct 15, 2015 21:33:13 GMT
Wow, I have never heard of this. We pay $175 for marching band. I am not sure what it covers except the band banquet, a t-shirt and maybe maintaining the percussion instruments. For sports we pay nothing. But I also pay over $10,000 in property taxes each year. So I would hope we wouldn't have to pay an extra since a portion of that goes to the school district. I pay $200 a sport 8,000.00 in property tax and a 1% income tax. Gets frustrating. That is for sure.
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Post by RiverIsis on Oct 15, 2015 22:02:51 GMT
No fees. 1st year of Soccer we had a "uniform fee" but that was for things that the student kept socks, shorts, t shirt. After that we only had to supply socks. We could buy tshirts at cost just for team spirit. No fees for any other activities beyond paying for food when on trips. Accommodation and travel were covered by the group budget from the school. We have share travel with a local private school when gas prices went sky high but they didn't like sharing with the public school and started going by car not long after their sponsor was fired for an inappropriate relationship
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2015 22:58:15 GMT
I just looked ours up. For High School, it varies according to the activity, club, or sport. The highest is hockey at $950. The cheapest is $65 for various French club, robotics club, environmental club. Most sports are $250+ and that includes uniforms, equipment, buses, and practice time off campus (hockey, golf, swimming.) We don't have a marching band, and all the other bands are credit classes so no fees there. Part of that money is the extracurricular stipend for the coach/advisor. The website says there are scholarships available.
It's been set up that way for a while. The three towns in our school district voted to take the extracurricular items out of the school budget. We have a very low tax assessment for the schools compared to the neighboring towns. Since my kids were both in outside activities and not involved in school sports at all, I don't really know much more about it than I read on the website.
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Post by Nicole in TX on Oct 15, 2015 23:21:50 GMT
I have never worked at a school where you had to pay a fee to play a sport.
The only thing that comes close in our school is $15.00 to join the Key Club, but that is a Kiawana's (sp?) thing.
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Post by AnotherPea on Oct 15, 2015 23:33:39 GMT
No fees for anything my kids were in. Clubs have individual dues.
Students do have to pay for their own uniforms, instruments and some limited safety equipment.
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Post by AnotherPea on Oct 15, 2015 23:37:52 GMT
As a parent, teacher and taxpayer, I'd be perfectly fine with reducing property tax and requiring parents to pay per sport or activity. I see the worth in athletics but I believe that society should only be required to fund academics.
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Post by freecharlie on Oct 16, 2015 0:58:52 GMT
As a parent, teacher and taxpayer, I'd be perfectly fine with reducing property tax and requiring parents to pay per sport or activity. I see the worth in athletics but I believe that society should only be required to fund academics. I disagree. I believe that extracurriculars whether sports or clubs help make one well rounded. Sometimes extracurriculars are the only thing grounding a student. I've watched many students bust their butt so they could play or participate when otherwise they might fail or drip out. I also believe they help foster a community in the school and make the kids more invested.
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Post by RiverIsis on Oct 16, 2015 3:36:27 GMT
As a parent, teacher and taxpayer, I'd be perfectly fine with reducing property tax and requiring parents to pay per sport or activity. I see the worth in athletics but I believe that society should only be required to fund academics. I disagree. I believe that extracurriculars whether sports or clubs help make one well rounded. Sometimes extracurriculars are the only thing grounding a student. I've watched many students bust their butt so they could play or participate when otherwise they might fail or drip out. I also believe they help foster a community in the school and make the kids more invested. Additionally most Universities look at extracurricular activities as part of their scholarship or acceptance process. Good students should not be penalized if their parents aren't financially affluent enough to afford thousands in EC fees.
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Post by fotos4u2 on Oct 16, 2015 20:10:43 GMT
I don't think they can charge fees in CA. we just have minimal teams..whatever the district can afford. like a few years back..the kids took city buses to football games. no marching bands. sports do fundraising for uniforms, etc. We're in CA as well and schools are allowed to ask for "donations" that cover the fees. For soccer we payed $220 for a spirit pack that included two practice shirts and two pair of socks (they are given a uniform to borrow for the season). They also fundraise a bunch to cover expenses. I think I remember track being about $100 and you got a uniform to keep. So far the most expensive has been Show Choir which has a $650 "recommended" fee plus they push the kids to do a bunch of fundraising on top of that and they have optional activities that cost extra. This one hurts the most for us because I shelled out the $650 and now dd wants to quit because she doesn't like it (and it conflicts a lot more than expected with soccer).
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Post by Miss Cleo on Oct 16, 2015 23:30:26 GMT
I pay $650 each for band fees for 2 kids in high school. I also had to buy equipment and pay for private lessons. I will be paying $1600 for a field trip soon.
My middle school kid didn't have a fee, but I have to pay for his instrument and private lessons.
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Post by scorpeao on Oct 17, 2015 1:02:57 GMT
My dd in jazz band, marching band, drumline, and wind ensemble. It was $250 each for marching band and winter drumline. Fall drumline was $100. In addition to all that we had to buy a $100 dress for wind ensemble.
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