With the first District Semifinal game set to begin at 7 PM, much work needs to be done before tip off. Starting at approximately 4:30 PM, the janitorial staff at Solon prepares the gymnasium for a basketball game by having the bleachers and the two main hoops in place. Mark's staff of Cal Washington and Dave Peleg help set up the sound system along with the scoreboard by performing audio and visual tests to ensure operational functionality. The ticket takers (Carol Schultz, Joy Cardinale & Nancy Meduri) are arriving and positioning themselves at the ticket booth for purchases, another at a table to take tickets and still another for free entry such as members of the team, cheerleaders, media guests, etc. The concessions are handled by specific Booster Clubs members and operate separately and in conjunction with the Athletic Department. Signs must be posted on the doors indicating which side the respective teams' fans should sit along with "No Re-entry" signs on the front entrance doors. I handle whatever duties that are assigned to me by Mark from getting coolers of water and bags of ice for the teams to walking the teams to their respective locker rooms to aligning the seats in a straight line to ensure a uniform appearance to positioning portable crowd barriers to direct foot traffic and insuring safety. One last thing that needed to be confirmed........the arrival of the Solon student that will sing the National Anthem before the game. He arrived with 5 minutes before the introductions. The Mark McGuire team doesn't have a checklist on paper, they have it their head and perform the duties from repetition and memory and the love of serving others.
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April 2015
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