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In order to be able to watch and support our athletes, we must create a safe venue for them to compete at. As a school we must follow the guidelines that are established by the IHSA and Illinois Department of Health. If you are unsure of what the guidelines are, please ask a games manager and they will clarify it for you.
We also expect all students and fans to show good sportsmanship. Please follow the following expectations when cheering for your team, in order to create a welcoming atmosphere for all fans and athletes:
● Be respectful to all officials, players, coaches and fans.
● Use appropriate language.
● Recognize and show appreciation for an outstanding play for either team.
I would also like to invite you to join our Booster Club that is composed of volunteers who give their time and talents on a regular basis. Please get involved and help provide these rich experiences for our students at Belvidere North High School by becoming a member of our Booster Club.
Finally, I would like to thank you for all of your support of our student athletes. Student-athletes must have a strong support system, which many of you are a part of. I look forward to watching our students continue to grow both in the classroom and on the playing field this year. If there is anything I can do to assist you, please contact me at 815-544-2636.
Blue Thunder Boosters welcomes everyone to Belvidere North High School and the school year. Since the opening of our school 15 years ago, Belvidere North has quickly built a strong tradition of scholastic and athletic excellence, including seven state championship titles. Our student athletes have represented our school, city, county and state with integrity, sportsmanship and distinction. We are proud. We are NORTH!
The purpose of the Blue Thunder Boosters is to…
1) Support and encourage participation in BLUE THUNDER athletics at Belvidere North High School and Belvidere Central Middle School.
2) Provide financial support for equipment and training aides to BNHS and BCMS coaches to assist in their sports programs and development of student athletes.
3) Expand and perpetuate interest in all school sponsored athletic activities.
4) Encourage the spirit of good sportsmanship and fellowship.
5) Create a positive bond between coaches, administrators, athletes, and parents.
6) Continue positive growth in BLUE THUNDER athletics.
The goals of the Blue Thunder Boosters are…
1) 100% membership of all BNHS and BCMS athlete parents.
2) Provide the very best athletic programs possible.
3) Encourage positive parental involvement.
The primary function of the Boosters is to organize and run a variety of fundraising events/ projects that benefit the athletic programs: the Blue Thunder Open golf outing, Thunderfest, Concessions, 50/50 Raffles, and Thunder Wear merchandise sales. Additionally, in recent years we have participated in First National Challenge events. Over the past 15 years, the Blue Thunder Boosters have contributed over $340,376.00 directly to the athletic programs! These funds are critical in meeting needs that are beyond the funds available through the District 100 budget, but are necessary to provide the very best athletic programs possible.
Blue Thunder Boosters pledged $150,000 to be combined with the generous gifts from Milt & Mary Jo Brown and the Turner Family for construction of the Bob Turner Concession Stand and restroom facilities at the north end of the Milt Brown Stadium. Funds raised from Thunderfest events were earmarked for this project. In the fall of 2017, we presented a check for $15,500 to District 100 as our eighth and FINAL installment and fulfilled our obligation. Thank you all for your support!
We continue, with the support of parents and our community, our commitment to make the athletic experience memorable for our student athletes, coaches, parents and fans. We are grateful to all of our supporters and volunteers. We invite and encourage everyone to become a member of this great organization!
THANK YOU! Go Blue Thunder!
Your Blue Thunder Boosters
How to Become a Blue Thunder Boosters Member Visit our website – bluethunderboosters.com
BLUE THUNDER BOOSTERS
DIRECTORS & OFFICERS
2022-23 PRESIDENT ED POWERS
VICE-PRESIDENT
ALICIA PEREZ
SECRETARY
ROBIN WINTERS
TREASURER
TIM BECCASTRO
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CORINNE BOATMAN
AMY BUCCI
SARAH GAMBLE
HOLLY BROWN
CINDY ROWE
JIM FRIESMA (PRINCIPAL)
JODY FLYNN (ATHLETIC DIRECTOR)
DAVID & NADINE DARLING
DAVE, SIOBAIN, SHAWNA & AUSTIN
DAUGHENBAUGH
CURT & ALIDA DEGNER
HARVEY & MELANIE DEWAN
MARK, PATTI, AMELIA & ABBY DEWANE
DROP FAMILY
DOUGLAS FITZ
BOB & PEGGY FRY
RAY, SARAH, R.J., JESSICA, RYAN & LUCAS GAMBLE
KELLY & LINDA GEISHERT
BURK & JUDY GEISSLER
TRUDI, JOHN & MORGAN GLEASMAN
PETE & CINDI GUSTAFSON
ED & TRACI HARTFIEL
ALFRED, DENISE, BRITTANY & BLAKE HEBELER
MARK, JAN, TERI & MICHAEL HEJMEJ
DR. KENT & MARILYN HESS
BRIAN & TAMMY HILDEN
PAT, SALLY & JOSHUA HOESEL
MICHAEL & TONI HOUSELOG
GREG & JANE HULSTEDT
RALPH & BEV HURSH
MIKE, RHONDA & RENEE JACKSON
JIM & MYRNA JOHNSON
DAN, RHONDA, AMY, MATTHEW & MICHAEL JOHNSON
MARK & JACKIE JOHNSON
STEVE & DIANE JOHNSON
LINDA M. KAPUSTA
GORDY, SANDY, KARISSA & KALENNA KASKE
PHIL & KATHE KEITHLEY
JACK & DEB KEMP
JEFF & SHARON KNOX
HAL, BEV, MATT & ROB LARSON
CURT & LORI LINDAAS AND FAMILY
ERIK & JESSICA LINDBERG
THE LUTZOW FAMILY -
ROD, JACKI, JOSH & PEYTON
JIM & SARAH MAGNONI
MARK, TRACY, TORRI & ADAM MCCONNELL *
JAMES & ANITA METZ
JASON, KELLIE, ALISSA & ABAGAIL MEYERS
KIM, JORDYN & CLIF MORRIS
DALE & SUZETTE MUCK
DEAN & DAWN MURPHY
JEFF, DIANE, MICHAELA & KYLE NELSON
DENNIS, MICHELLE, DYLAN ROBERTS, ERIK, TIFFANY & DAVID NORD
DAVID & SUE NORDMAN AND FAMILY
DAVID & CATHIE O’MALLEY
PAUL & LIBBY PECHA
MACY OLDANI
TOM & SUE SHORT
DOUG & SANDY SMILEY
BRUCE, CHANTAL, PASCALE, EMILIE & MATT STILES
DARYL, TERESA, BRANDON & DYLAN STREED
MIKE & LINDA THRESHER AND FAMILY
MIKE, WENDY, BO, DAX & GRACE TRIPLETT
SCARLET FOUNDING
(DONATION OF $250)
CRAIG, JUDY, JACK & ALEXA ADAMS
MATT & SHELLEY BANKORD
BRUCE, SARA, STEVEN & ERIC BARTON
STEVE & KELLI BILLESBACH
COACH MIKE BRADFORD
MARK & MICHELE BRADLEY
MIKE & KATHY BRECHON
MIKE & DARCIE CHAMBERLAIN
DOUG & JANET CHAPMAN
COACH DAN CROSSFIT COLSON
DAVID, ALICIA, STEVE RUSSO, AUSTIN, OLIVIA, MATT & LUKE PEREZ
DAVID & VICKI RAND
GARY & LISA RANGEL AND FAMILY
KAREN REYNOLDS
SUE & RYKER RODAKOWSKI
MARK & RENITA RODEN
PATRICIA ROGERS IN MEMORY OF RAY C. ROGERS SR.
CHERYL RUSSELL-SMITH
KRISTINE SCHAEFER-FRANK
SUE & DAVE SCHROEPFER
ZANRICK & WAKEN STINSON
TOM, KATHY, KYLE, RACHEL & KEVIN TEVEBAUGH
MIKE, KATHY, MITCHELL, KAITLYNN & MICHAEL TRIMBLE
SKIP & KATHY TROTTER
JIM & JEAN TWYNING
2007
JOHN, KARRIE, CORBIN & CHLOE GUSTAFSON
2008
THE JERRY ADAMS FAMILY IN HONOR OF JACK & ALEXA
MILT & MARY JO BROWN
ROBERT, SHERRI, KELLI, KIRSTIN, BECCA, BOBBI & ABBY
JOHNS
JIM, SUE, JOHNNY, JOE & JENNIFER LEMKE * JILLIAN LEUTSCHER
JEFF & BILLIE MAKEEVER & FAMILY
PAUL, MIDGE & CHRISTOPHER MCCAFFREY
TOM, SHAYNA, ELLA, BRITTANY & ALYSSA NELSON
BOB AND ROBERTA TURNER
THE DARRYL WHEELER FAMILY
DUANE & DIANNE WIRTH
2009
KEN & KIM DOVENMUEHLE
CRAIG, LAURIE, ASHLEY & BROCK DVORAK
BILL & MARCIA HENNEBERRY
BRUCE & JOAN NELSON
DAN, JOAN, BRANDON, AUSTIN & JODI SMAHA
TROY, BARBI, BRUYN, TYLER & ERYK YUNK
2010
BRYON & HEIDI HOUY
ROBERT LOKEN
SHAWN & KERRY REILLEY
2011
JOHN & SHELLEY ROSANDER
2012
JODY & JULIE FLYNN
RORY & ROBIN HERRIMAN
MATT & PAULA KRAUSE
CHRISTOPHER, KRISSY, MAX, & KAYLA VITTORE
2013
MARC ECKMANN
DAVID & AMY GALLANO
GLENN, JENNI, KEVIN(IN MEMORIAM),BENNETT, & SEAN O’CONNELL
2014
ALAN, JULIE, NICOLE, & BRIAN ACKERMAN
KATE, ROB, MAGGIE, NOAH, JACK, & FAITH ANDERSON
JAMES, KAREN, DILLON, & JESSICA CHAMBERLIN
TASHA, ANDY, TAYLOR, & TYLER FERGUSON
JAMES & MELISSA KRAMER-ELGIN AUGERING, INC.
STACY, BRYCE, & BRYNN LAMBRECHT-CHERRY BOWL/ DON CARTER LANES
DAN, JAN, TAYLOR, & JAKE MARTOCCI
SKYLER, JENNI, MATT, & BRENNA RIPPLINGER
RICH, STEPHANIE, BROOKE, & KACI TOMMAN-WHEELS BY RT
2015
RICK & KATIE BELINSON
CONNY & SANDY CARLSON
PAUL & TRICIA CHEN
JAKE, LISA, & JACOB DYKSTRA
JIM, JILL, ALEC, & BEN SCOTT
BILL, ANGIE, BROOKELYN, BRYNN, & BREE MESSENGER
2016
GARY, GLORALEE, AUSTIN, & HUNTER DIXON
DAN & SHERRY LENDMAN
MARK, JENNIFER, GARRETT, & RACHEL NELSON
2017
JIM & KELLY BAKER
DAWN & CHARLES CORSO
KIMBERLY HESANO
BOB, MICHELLE, CONNOR & MCKENNA MCGUIRE
2018
DANIEL & SHARON LENDMAN
TODD, KATHRYN, EVAN, KATE, ELLA, & JACKIE RUDER
2019
TROY & SANDY BROWN FAMILY
JASON & JENNIFER EUBANKS FAMILY
JIM & JULIE HANSBERRY
MICHAEL & STACEY KOHLS
MIKE, JULIE, CONNOR, OLIVIA & LANEY KUSS
T.J., ANNE MARIE, BEN, JOSH & MATT LEAKE
ODA & ROBIN POOLE
TODD, DAWN, NOLAN & EDEN SOMA
JEFF, ROBIN, CHRIS, AARON & NICHOLAS WINTERS
2020
KEVIN & MANDI COTTRELL
JEFF & BROOKE DIERCKS
SCOTT & ERIN ANDRIST
2021
TOM, BECKY, JOHNATHON, & ABBY GIESECKE
THE FRIESEMA FAMILY
MR. AND MRS. SHAWN BROWN & FAMILY
TOM & KIM HOWE
SONNY, CHRISTINE, LOGAN, & LANDON LOTT
ERIN WALSH & THE RALSTON-WALSH GIRLS
RICHARD & MICHELLE WALSH & FAMILY
ZACK & CARRIE YOUNG
2022
DRS JOHN AND CATHY ALEXANDER AND FAMILY
CHRIS & ABBY CAMERON
* REPRESENTS SUSTAINING LIFETIME MEMBERS
ANNUAL MEMBERS 2022
ED AND JACKIE POWERS
JOHN & AMY BUCCI
CORINE WEHRLE
KEN AND THUY BLAIR
ASHLEY VANANROOY
MEGAN DE GUZMAN
AVA ARMSTRONG
FAITH ANDERSON
MERA MOUCHARRAFI
ALYSSA PRYOR
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COACH HUNTER
JISSELA ARCE
NATALIE MELENDEZ
LYDIA BRYANT
MADELINE JOHNSON
JOSIE BOWE
AVERY JAMISON
GIANNA VENTRE
LESLIE RIVAS
COACH DOWNEY
COACH PIVORAS
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HANNAH FERGUSON
ZOEY HARTJE
ALANA SMELTER
KYLIE REYNOLDS
GRACE HULSTEDT
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KATELYN SLIFE
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