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Welcome to the DMHS Aquatics Alumni Association and COMING SOON: DMHS Aquatics Booster Club

The function of the DMHS Aquatics Alumni Association is to bring together former aquatics student-athletes to maintain a connection with their alma mater high school and team mates. Not only does this give the opportunity to stay engaged, but also allows alumni to help new and potential swim student-athletes thrive with their current Desert Mirage Rams Swim Team. 

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DMHS Aquatics Booster Club

The Desert Mirage Aquatics (DMHS) Booster Club is a group of alumni and community stakeholders organized to support the student-athletes and aquatics programs at Desert Mirage High School. We strongly believe quality athletic programs enrich the high school educational experience and are statistically proven to improve overall GPA and graduation rates of high school students. Our goals are to provide funding to support quality interscholastic aquatics programs, provide athletic scholarships opportunities for aquatic athletes, promote school spirit and events with the DMHS Aquatics Alumni Association, and build school spirit within the student body and community.

Booster clubs support what is needed by coaches. Booster Clubs offer volunteer hours, monetary donations, or food for athletes. Often, they cover some items that may not be covered in the school budget. The DMHS Aquatics Booster Club is soon to be a 501(c)(3) organization that is formed to help support the efforts of aquatics teams. Support is shown in many ways, including volunteering time, raising money, and contributing funds to better enhance the team's performance.

Booster Clubs Should: 

• Volunteer time and raise money
• Contribute funds to better enhance the team or organization’s performance.
• Print promotional items like team schedules, programs and season books (subject to approval by the head coach).
• Financially support the program by providing additional funding for coaches, staff and event workers as approved by the head coach and athletic director.
• Listen and work closely with the head coach.
• Discuss as official business any item that meets the definition or function of a booster club.

Booster Clubs Should Not: 

• Openly discuss or perform a performance review of the head coach or coaching staff.
• Review the performance of a coach funded by the booster club; staff evaluations are solely the responsibility of the district.
• Openly discuss playing time issues.
• Ransom funding of the program in order to control the hiring or firing of the head coach or staff member.
• Offer a petition by booster club members to hire/fire a coach.
• Discuss as official business any item that does not meet the definition and function of a booster club.