Athletics
Wolverine Club

Wolverine Club Projects

Over the years, all programs within the Walker Athletic Department have benefited from the Wolverine Club, our booster club's generosity.  Below is a partial list of previous contributions and accomplishments by the Wolverine Club. 

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  • 2023-2024 Wish List

    • Robertson Sound System
    • Storage Shed for Coles Field
    • Football Jammer
    • LED Scorers Table for Coles Gym
    • Tennis Court Resurfacing
    • Muthiah Facelift
  • 2022-2023 Projects

    • Football Sled Pads
    • Warren Field Sound System
    • Misting Fans
    • New Soccer Goals
    • Tennis Court Windscreens
    • Branded Feather Flags
    • Stipend Supplements
    • Professional Development
    • Branded Tents
  • 2020-2021 Projects

    • Dugout Wrap
    • Outfield Signage
    • Warren Field Sound System
    • Baseball Windscreens
    • Field Maintenance
    • Scoreboard Repair
    • Wolverine Club Custom Tents
    • Overhaul the design of Coales Athletic Center basketball/volleyball floor
  • 2019-2020 Projects

    • Football sled
    • Hudl Equipment
    • Cross Country Massager
    • Sports Med Game Ready
    • S&C Equipment
    • Basketball Floor Machine
    • Cheer Shelving (AC)
    • Coles Referee Floor
    • Camera Install
    • Coles Sound System
    • Pizza Warmers
    • Coles Floor Runner
    • Tennis Screens
    • Coles Chairs
    • Cross Country Garmin Watches
    • Football Headsets
    • Soccer Goals
    • Increase community coach pay to match faculty coach pay
    • Supplement stipends for faculty coaches and athletic department staff
    • Add Assistant coaches to programs that need additional staff
    • Professional development opportunities for 70+ coaches
  • Previous Projects

    • Donations to every athletic program for the last 10 years. Coaches may use this money at their discretion for training aids, apparel, team activities, etc
    • Training aids and equipment for nearly all programs and teams (basketball shooting machine, baseball  fungo machine, lacrosse goals, medicine and mobility balls for weight room, pitching and football-throwing machines, football chutes, volleyball setters target, etc)
    • $85,000 towards weight room equipment during 1997 Coles Gym expansion project
    • Stadium seating expansion
    • Cameras and lenses for school sports photographers
    • Tents for Cross Country and Track to use at weekend meets
    • Supplemental uniform and warm-up purchases for numerous programs and teams, including cross country, girls soccer, boys and girls lacrosse
    • Replacing football helmets to ensure maximum safety for our student-athletes
    • Equipment/supplies for Athletic Trainers:  golf cart, whirlpool, Game Ready Cryotherapy Unit
    • Two water hydration systems for outdoor sports
    • Coles Gym improvements:  chairs for basketball/volleyball benches; wall pads; roster boards; record boards for swimming, track, cross country; monitor to display schedules and results/highlights; team banners; state championship banners and plaques; Hall of Fame plaque; new scoreboards; corporate sponsorship boards; conference room and coaches' locker room chairs; uniform storage room shelving; coaches/officials' locker room refrigerator; benches, chair and table for lobby; new lobby trophy case and alumni athlete display
    • Video editing subscriptions to Hudl and Krossover; video equipment, including camcorders, tripods, monitors
    • Tablets to track weight room sign-ins
    • Built Concessions Stand at Robertson Field and the softball storage building
    • Assisted with building of softball/baseball batting facility
    • T-shirts for Didrikson and Thorpe Award winners (for students who participate in athletics every season during the school year)
    • Two softball/baseball infield groomers
    • Fund scholarships for senior Scholar Athlete winners each year 
    • Installation of lights on the upper practice field
    • Assisted in fundraisers for the Scott Shockley Foundation, the Rally Foundation, and Relay for Life
    • Contributed to the cost of replacing Robertson Stadium press box
    • Concessions stand equipment (hot dog rollers, popcorn machines, coffee urns) and improvements (laminate countertops, cabinets)
    • MS baseball pitching platform
    • Football yard markers
    • Basketball scorers' table
    • New competition wrestling mat
    • Coolers for all sports
    • New scoreboard at Robertson Field
    • New filming platform for soccer, football, lacrosse

Wolverine Club Leadership

Co-Presidents: Erin Herbst & Jarrette Burckhalter
Membership: Leslie Finger
Corporate Partnership:  Angela SanMartin
Treasurer: Alex Blair 
Special Events: Jen Warren
Communications: Christine Foster
Fundraising: Elizabeth Nesmith
Volunteers: Brandy Harvey and Nicola Ramirez-Carey
Concessions: TJ Ferguson and Kevin Moore

Questions?  Email wolverineclub@thewalkerschool.org

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    Marietta, GA 30062
    770.427.2689
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    Marietta, GA 30062
    770.427.2689
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