Meeting was convened at 4:15 p.m. by Chairman Majikes

ITEM 1            Chairman Majikes called the meeting to order at 4:15 p.m. 

                        Absent, but accounted for:  Donald Kanavy, Phil Cappellini

                        District II Solicitor Present:  Donald Rogers

                        Consultants Present:  Delores Dalickas, Phil Latinski, Jim Sabatini

ITEM 2            A moment of silence was held in honor of John Ognosky, father of District II Secretary Mike Ognosky.

ITEM 3            A motion was made by Tom Jenkins, seconded by Ray Lowery, to approve the minutes of the July 24, 2007 meeting.  All Ayes

ITEM 4            Frank Victor, District II Secretary, presented the treasurer’s report.  The starting fund balance for 2007-2008, as of July 1st, was $128,457.83.  The current fund balance includes total Certificates of Deposit of $68,179.13 and total Savings and Checking balances of $60,278.70, for a total current fund balance of $128,457.83.

                        Frank also reviewed the required Statement of Financial Position for Year Ended June 30, 2007.  Again, that reflects a balance in the District II Treasurer of $129,157.54 as of June 30, 2007.  It also reflects total revenue from District Championships for 2006-2007 of $380,742.67 and total expenses from those same championships of $376,400.15, for a change in net assets of $4,342.52.

                        A motion was made by Tom Finan, seconded by Mike Costanza, to approve the treasurer’s report as submitted.  All Ayes   

ITEM 5            Chairman Majikes provided the District II Committee with an update from our most recent eligibility hearings.  In both situations regarding students from Wilkes-Barre GAR, the decisions arrived by the District II Committee to deny eligibility at the August hearings will remain in place.

ITEM 6            The District II Committee reviewed the administrative reports provided by Wyoming Area and Wilkes-Barre GAR regarding the ejections of spring coaches and/or athletes while both schools were serving probationary periods per a District II decision.  Following the discussion (Majikes and Galella not present), a motion was made by Tom Finan, seconded by Bill King, to extend the current probationary periods of Wilkes-Barre GAR and Wyoming Area through the entire 2007-2008 school year.  All Ayes (Majikes, Gallela abstain)

Previously, those probationary periods were to have ended at the end of the winter sports season.  As in the case of any probationary period, any further incidents will be addressed by the District II Committee.

ITEM 7            Chairman Majikes presented the Committee with a hand out that explained                    the new look of the NFHS News as of September, 2007.  The publication                          will now be entitled, “High School Today”, and the first four printings

                        will be distributed to the current NFHS News mailing list.         

ITEM 8            Chairman Majikes provided the Committee with a handout from Brad Cashman that reviewed the rationale behind the many changes that have been made to Article V, HEALTH, of the PIAA By-Laws, and the Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation Form.  Please feel free to visit the state website at www.piaa.org in order to view a copy of the memorandum.

ITEM 9            Chairman Majikes reviewed a letter received from Sean Curran, a student                                 Honesdale High School, who was one of the recipients of a District II

scholarship to the NFHS Conference.

ITEM 10          Chairman Majikes updated the District Committee on the continued efforts of the PIAA to promote sportsmanship.  He handed out a flyer to all of the Committee entitled “Sportsmanship for Coaches”. 

ITEM 11          A motion was made by Frank Galicki, seconded by Maureen Williams, to approve the application for membership to the PIAA for Hazleton Elementary /Middle School.  All Ayes

A motion was made by Joe Lalli, seconded by Ray Lowery, to approve the application for membership to the PIAA for Holy Family Academy.  All Ayes

ITEM 12          The following motions were made regarding eligibility matters for transfer students:

a.)    A motion was made by Joe Lalli, seconded by Tom Finan, to approve eligibility for Mike Burns, Holy Redeemer to Meyers, in accordance with Article VI, Section 2 of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes

b.)    A motion was made by Mike Costanza, seconded by Danielle Adams, to approve eligibility for Kayla Gatto, Dunmore to Scranton, in accordance with Article VI, Section 2 of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes

c.)    A motion was made by Tom Jenkins, seconded by James Marcks, to approve eligibility for I-Yahn Fisher, Pittston Area to Wilkes-Barre GAR, in accordance with Article VI, Section 2, of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes

d.)    A motion was made by Frank Victor, seconded by Jim Higgins, to approve eligibility for Katie O’Hearn, Holy Cross to Scranton, in accordance with Article VI, Section 2, of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes.

e.)    A motion was made by Mike Ognosky, seconded by Tom Finan, to approve eligibility for Gino Raineri, Holy Redeemer to Meyers, in accordance with Article VI, Section 2, of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes

f.)      A motion was made by Tom Jenkins, seconded by Bill King, to approve eligibility for Alyssa Sabalesky, Meyers to Holy Redeemer, in accordance with Article VI, Section 2, of the PIAA By–Laws.  All Ayes

g.)    A motion was made by Rich Walton, seconded by Dino Galella, to approve eligibility for Adam Sheridan, Abington Heights to Scranton, in accordance with Article VI, Section 2, of the PIAA By–Laws.  All Ayes

h.)    A motion was made by Bill King, seconded by Jim Marcks, to approve eligibility for Ashley Tudgay, Holy Redeemer to Wyoming Valley West, in accordance with Article VI, Section 2, of the PIAA By–Laws.  All Ayes

i.)      A motion was made by Tom Finan, seconded by Tom Jenkins, to approve eligibility for Lavesh Manglani, Coughlin to Holy Redeemer, in accordance with Article VI, Section 2, of the PIAA By–Laws.  All Ayes

j.)      A motion was made by Bill King, seconded by Jim Marcks, to approve eligibility for Brandyn Robbins, Wyoming Valley West to Holy Redeemer, in accordance with Article VI, Section 2, of the PIAA By–Laws.  All Ayes

ITEM 13          The following motions were made regarding eligibility matters with

                        Foreign Exchange students:

a.)    A motion was made by Jim Marcks, seconded by Bill King, to approve

eligibility for Max Becker, Germany to Coughlin, in accordance with Article VII of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes

b.)    A motion was made by Mike Ognosky, seconded by Tom Jenkins, to

approve eligibility for Mathias Englebert, Germany to Meyers, in accordance with Article VII of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes

c.)    A motion was made by Bill King, seconded by Tom Finan, to approve

eligibility for Nele Klinkenberg, Germany to Coughlin, in accordance with Article VII of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes

d.)    A motion was made by Rich Walton, seconded by Danielle Adams, to

approve eligibility for Paula Lopez, Mexico to Honesdale, in accordance with Article VII of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes

e.)    A motion was made by Jim Marcks, seconded by Joe Lalli, to approve

eligibility for Dominik Milota, Czech Republic to Meyers, in accordance with Article VII of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes

f.)      A motion was made by Tom Finan, seconded by Tom Jenkins, to

approve eligibility for Simeon Stojanov, Germany to Meyers, in accordance with Article VII of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes

g.)    A motion was made by Joe Lalli, seconded by Jim Marcks, to approve

eligibility for Federico Urzi, Italy to Hanover Area, in accordance with Article VII of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes    

h.)    A motion was made by Mike Costanza, seconded by Jim Higgins, to

approve eligibility for Malte Schmelter, Germany to Delaware Valley, in accordance with Article VII of the PIAA By-Laws.  All Ayes

i.)      A motion was made by Rich Walton, seconded by Frank Victor, to