An association that ensures the inner machinations of Rolla High School run smoothly is the Rolla Athletic Booster Club. Some students reading this article may think that this particular organization’s purpose is to (in some way) competitively pass out seats designed to ensure the safety of small children while in a car. And if you’re one of those people, I’m sorry to disappoint you; The Rolla Athletic Booster Club, or RABC, is actually a club that has the purpose of getting that cash flow to all of the fun sports here at Rolla High School.
Doug James, the current president of the RABC, shared the goals and achievements of the booster club.

“The Rolla Athletic Booster Club is a non-profit organization formed for the purpose of assisting in and enhancing athletic programs sponsored by the Rolla School District. That includes all the fall sports, all the winter sports and all the spring sports. We work concession stands and other events to raise money [for them],” James said.

RABC receives funding in numerous ways.

Sponsorship, membership fees, and a groovy golf tournament comprise most of the finances, and they all benefit every sports team.

“We don’t do our fundraisers per sport. We get
sponsorship on some things we do, but a lot of our money is raised from our golf tournament and our
membership drive. The golf tournament involves many local business sponsors and has about 26 teams. We also have over a hundred members- some of them are businesses, some are individuals, some are coaches, and we try to reach out to all the parents of the kids that are athletes and get them to become members too,” James said.

In terms of the RABC, community involvement is what makes the world go ‘round. Members are always needed and appreciated. That includes members of any age, too- The RABC hasn’t ever had a high schooler join, so if breaking records is your jam, this is the organization for you.

“The biggest thing is that it’s a year round organization, and you can become a member at any time. Every year we try to get people to join again, so we do this yearly. You can fill out the form with is on the school athletic website and turn it into the athletic office, or you can come to any sporting event-usually there are booths at the football games and we do some at indoor sports games too. We’ve never had any students that were members without their parents, but yes. The cheapest membership we have is $25,” James said.