MISSION STATEMENT:

“Our mission is to help support an environment in athletics that focuses on leadership, strong work ethic, teamwork, discipline, and sportsmanship. As an athletic parent organization, we exist primarily to raise money for all athletic programs and increase parent and community involvement at all our athletic events.”

Like all high school athletic departments, our overall success is dependent on three key stakeholders; athletes, coaches, and parents. OLCHS prides itself on hiring highly qualified coaches that make it their top priority to provide a safe, nurturing, and competitive experience for all athletes. Our athletes, through their hard work, represent what is best of our school to the community and beyond. We are always looking for equally dedicated parents that want to help our athletic department grow in what it can provide our athletes and coaches. Most of the work in this organization revolves around increasing paid memberships, apparel sale, running the concession stand, and voting on how to best give back the money raised to our athletic programs.

Through your membership and support, we are able to provide additional resources above amounts funded by our school. Through membership fees, concessions, and apparel sales, we have provided:

- Thousands of dollars annually back into all of our athletic programs

- Three (3) annual $1,000 scholarships

- Varsity Conference Championship T-Shirts

- Various Sports and Training Equipment

The cost of a Booster Club Membership is $15 per person. This membership entitles you to FREE ADMISSION to all regularly scheduled home events (with the exception of invitationals/tournaments and IHSA playoffs).

Contact the OLCHS Spartan Athletic Booster Club - Email: OLCHSBoosters@gmail.com

JOE PAJAC SCHOLARSHIP

Parents of High School Seniors: In order for your athlete to qualify for the Joe Pajac Scholarship, an immediate family member must be a Booster Club member by Friday, April 5th, 2024.

Membership and Meetings

Meetings are held in Room 225 located just up the stairwell from the greeter station towards the south end of campus at 7pm.

2023-2024 Meeting Dates

Monday, August 21, 2023

Monday, September 25, 2023

Moday, October 23, 2023

Monday, November 27, 2023

Monday, January 29, 2024

Monday, February 26, 2024

Monday, March 18, 2024

Monday, April 29, 2024

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Interested in becoming a Booster Club member? There are 2 ways to join!

Option #1: Click the following link to become a member online:

Booster Club Membership (Web Store Link) 

Option #2: Download the following form and turn into the Athletic Office, or give to any Booster Club Board Member.

Booster Club Membership (Paper Form Link)

Joe Pajac Scholarship Application

The Spartan Athletic Booster Club is pleased to offer the Joe Pajac Scholarship Award. The Booster Club continues to offer three awards of $1,000 each, to be used in the pursuit of continued education. The scholarships will be a one-time, non-renewable, non-repayable award for graduating seniors attending Oak Lawn Community High School. The senior must be enrolling in a college, university, technical, vocational, or accredited school in a program that would prepare him or her to be a responsible citizen by pursuing a career choice at which they can succeed.

This award may be used to pay for the following: school application fees, tuition, room and board, books, lab and other miscellaneous fees and expenses-any cost directly paid to an accredited institution.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Applicant must earn an OLCHS varsity letter
• Applicant must be a senior graduating from OLCHS in the 2023-2024 school year
• Applicant must have maintained a grade point average of 2.5 or better
• Applicant's family member must be a member of the OLCHS Athletic Booster Club by Friday, April 5th 2024.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Candidates must include the following in order to be considered:

• Completed Application Form (either paper or electronic)
• Short essay not to exceed 500 words
• Proof of acceptance to an accredited school or list of intended school(s) submitted to the Athletic Office or emailed to Mr. Cryan (jcryan@olchs.org)
• Write an essay answering the following: How has your participation in athletics prepared you for life after high school?

***Completed applications, essays, and proof of acceptance to an accredited school or list of intended school(s) must be submitted to the Athletic Office or emailed to Mr. Cryan (jcryan@olchs.org) by 3:30 PM on April 29th, 2024.  All documents must be turned in by the above deadline to be considered for this scholarship. Late entries will not be accepted.***

Application can be submitted using the following link: Joe Pajac Scholarship Application

A paper version of the application may also be picked up in the Athletic Office.