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DRAFT BUILDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH ATHLETICS LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT EXTRACURRICULARS A message from LeRoy Butler Friends, & ACADEMIC SUCCESS From across town you can see the sky glow. It’s game time at the high school. The grounds crew has the field looking great. The teams I want to introduce you to our nonprofit GameNight Productions and tell you about are lined up beside the field, helmets off, and the cheerleaders stand with pom poms behind their backs. Suddenly the lights dim, how we can build community through athletics. In this time of great division and It all starts at a young age. Studies show except for the one on the flag, and the crowd stands in unison as divisiveness in our country, it is more important now than ever before to give local that high school students who engage in the band plays the national anthem. At its conclusion all the lights communities and students an opportunity for an enhanced Game Night Experience, extracurricular activities have higher indicators of immediately return to full strength, illuminating the field for kickoff. school success and SAT test scores. one that focuses on what unites us and teaches skills to students that can benefit them and their communities for years to come. The stands are filled with proud parents and friends. Teachers, INDICATORS preachers, farmers, bartenders, a myriad of community members of High School Success are all out to support their team. Here you will find Christian and School athletics, particularly Friday Night Football, has we forget about who voted for who, and the plethora of Research conducted by the National Center for Education atheist, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, all races, all Statistics found that participation in extracurricular activities always been a uniting experience for communities. I other dividing identifiers, and unite as one body, under have a positive correlation to the students’ attendance, GPA, cheering as one and high-fiving each other. have often asked the questions: What about the student OUR school colors. test scores, and expected educational goals. who isn’t the stud linebacker with D1 college offers? ECA Participants Non-Participants Packers legend LeRoy Butler had this to say on the topic, “There are so many reasons to love sports, but maybe the best reason of And what about those students who will never be in the We come alongside an underserved community by 50.4% 50.7% marching band or on the cheerleading team? How can uniting donors with drive and passion, to the local 36.2% 42.3% all is that sports bring us together like that. Whatever differences there may be between us those students get involved and feel a part of the Friday Champion Team. We bring the community together in a tailgate tour setting, showcasing the new LED upgrade in our day-to-day lives, they become irrelevant Night Experience? How can we offer communities a when the game starts, and beliefs that might vacation from their issues that they face this day? to their stadium. The students from the team come alongside our professionals in the production, video, and have us at each other’s throats any other No Unexcused Never Skipped day simply cease to be so awfully important Part of this dream and vision started many years ago sound of the event. Our team of famous athletes visit the Absences* Classes* for three or four hours. So I ask myself how when I read meeting notes from the 1895 teachers school, sharing the message of community pride, and 29.8% 30.6% can America take this example off the field? meeting on the formation of the first in the country the need for community self-care now being offered by 14.2% 10.8% How can we take our team solidarity with us statewide amateur high school athletic organization. their local high school to the community in the form of A+ when we leave the stadium, and let it guide us It was a time before the pandemic that I read these enhanced GameNight Productions. through our daily disagreements?” pages, explaining the benefit of community athletics and physical education in our youth. This lit a fire inside that Our shared passion to unite the entire community, is Highest Quartile on a Have a GPA At a time when society seems as divided why we have developed the program you are about to Composite Math and of 3.0 or Higher and distracted as ever, communities need burns brighter and hotter today, because of that shared Reading Assessment dream and vision of our key contributing champion #36 support. It is comprehensive, and intended not for a something that fosters community, something that unifies us. That 68.2% is where we can help shine a light on the pride of your community. Leroy Butler — you know, the guy who invented the Leap. one-time impact, but rather it will be our commitment 48.2% Let’s shine a light on what is good and right. Let’s come together Together we formulated our plan to give communities a to communities to train and equip them for long- term success, utilizing tools they have, while offering for the good of our team, our kids, and our town. What LeRoy Butler few hours each week to slip back into the good ole days * During first semester and GameNight Productions wants to do for you is more than just opportunities that need a kick start. of their senior year. of community patriotism, where labels, social media bring lighting. We want to bring a positive, unifying experience to posts, and a break from talking about the important your school. — KURT HANUSA Expect to Earn social disagreements that grip us with division. Everyone a Bachelor’s Degree knows when the rival school comes to town, for a time President / GameNight Productions President or Higher LeRoy Butler seeks to “Build Communities Through Athletics.” Multiple studies suggest that sports participation leads to better academic outcomes including higher GPAs, fewer absences and PATH MODEL EFFECTS discipline problems, and higher graduation rates. Education-based In a separate study by the College Board, researchers found high school participation is correlated with higher athletics promotes teamwork, discipline, goal-setting, leadership, SAT scores. The study found that participation in ECAs self-confidence, and stress relief. The character development and increased scores by 45 points and SAT verbal scores personal growth of the student athlete creates involved citizens who by 53 points. SAT Math SAT Verbal learn fair play and acceptance of others. They learn how to work hard and persevere, traits that will serve them well throughout their life. Extracurricular Activities Let us illuminate what matters in your community as you come 45 pts together to support the team. 53pts Sincerely, High School Activities 26 pts — LEROY BUTLER, #LEAP36 13pts LATE 1895 AND EARLY 1896 OVER THE NEXT WIAA meetings were held involving people WHY IS GAMENIGHT interested in promoting (but not necessarily regulating) athletic competition between PRODUCTIONS Wisconsin high schools 3 ESSENTIAL TO YEARS 1920 Together we can NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations) was born when representatives from OUR COMMUNITY? directly impact over state high school associations in 5 states met in Today more than ever, we need to focus on what we can do to unite our Chicago to discuss eligibility concerns 25,000 STUDENTS, communities. Sports, and particularly Friday Night Football, have the unique ability to transcend division. and indirectly impact over JANUARY 15, 1967 ALL Students Have a Role! The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game We asked the question, what about the students who aren’t players on the field, 191,000 STUDENTS in professional American football, known or members of the pep band, cheer team, or even interested in being in the part AND COMMUNITY “We’re all God’s kids, retroactively as Super Bowl I. Kansas City Chiefs of the rowdy and unruly student section? We reserve the most important roles vs. Green Bay Packers for those students interested in serving their community, and benefiting the MEMBERS. These and I think He wants production value of athletic events, with the creation of the production team! By teaching and training the 25 roles of game night, we invite ALL students into the opportunities will us to play nicely FEBRUARY 22, 1980 event. Sound, Video, and Production are the key pillars. positively impact together on this U.S. beats the Soviets Communities Need a Uniting Event! our students, giving The “Miracle on Ice” was more than just an In the day and age of division and divisiveness, communities need an opportunity playground called Olympic upset, it brought the whole country together. for self care. We take the time in our personal lives for recharging and focusing, them design and Earth, and not hurt so we developed a program with the purpose, drive, and mission to plant the production skills, community flag for ALL to rally around. It is not a time to forego our own unique one another. I’m not identities, rather a time to celebrate something that brings us all together, our a high school local school colors. After the game, we can have the tough talks about what is sure how to capture DECEMBER 1993 bothering us about each other, and this gives us a great opportunity to reintroduce credit, future career a common bond into those conversations. Lambeau Leap was invented by Green Bay experience, and and keep that team Packers safety LeRoy Butler in a game against spirit alive in the Los Angeles Raiders. If We Won’t, Who Will? create a unique This is the time in our collective communities to take a stand.

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