ABOUT US
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
EXECUTIVE TEAM.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
OUR STORY.
What started out as a handful of Class of ’65 Crawford Alumni playing a round of golf, quickly turned into Team Crawford Golf with 79 alumni members from many classes and play four tournaments a year.
Not long ago, some of our golf group decided to take a trip to Crawford High, hoping to reconnect to the wonderful years that we spent there. What we found was a school with an athletic department that desperately needed our help. We met with Athletic Director, Kelcie Butcher who is doing an incredible job with a very restricted budget. She informed us that some kids couldn’t even afford proper shoes to play in. Also, we didn’t notice a single Letterman’s Jacket on campus. We discovered that the jackets cost $200-$300 and the kids simply can’t afford them. We talked with coaches and found that they are spending their own money to help support their programs and kids. Coaching in high school just doesn’t pay that much and basically it is volunteering. What we found on our visit was a huge need.
After our visit we talked with the others in our golf group and decided to form the Team Crawford Athletic Foundation to help meet the needs of the Athletic Department, its programs, and athletes.
Before we even got started we were informed that the Cross Country kids needed shoes to run in. We found a friend that could get Asics XC shoes at cost, and after few phone calls we got a donation and the kids got their shoes. A week later a friend donated 122 pairs of shoes to us for the volleyball teams and to sell the remainder to raise money for the foundation. Recently, we have received donations from Corporate Clothiers and others that have helped us get off to a great start. We are planning our first clinic this fall with former volleyball coaches and players from SDSU and CIF Champion coaches. We have future plans to provide clinics in all of the sports.
We also want to establish the Team Crawford Varsity Club for all athletes that receive varsity letters. We will help provide an alternative Letterman’s Jacket that the athlete can afford and wear proudly. The athlete’s club membership will include community service, require a commitment to support other athletes and teams, and to play with dignity and pride that will positively represent Crawford High.
This is how we started and where we are going. We hope that you will decide to join us on our journey to help these student athletes participate in athletics and create their own memories at Crawford High School.
Team Crawford Athletic Foundation is involved in creating a school wide concept called Team Crawford.
Team Crawford is more than Athletics. It gives all students, teachers, administrators and staff an opportunity to belong to “Team Crawford.” Statistics show that for students to stay in school and be successful, they need to connect to their school. Team Crawford provides that opportunity. It promotes school pride and a sense of belonging to something bigger than themselves.
As a student, this is accomplished by becoming an active participant on one of the school athletic teams or simply by attending and supporting teams and individuals at games and matches. This can also be done by being active in ASB, which supports the teams and individuals that represent their school.
Statistics show that students that participate in athletics have a higher GPA than students who do not. If you are a teacher, administrator and staff member you can help support the athletes both academically and athletically in the classroom and on campus. This can be done by celebrating and recognizing the accomplishments of the teams and individuals and by attending and showing your support at games and matches. Having a teacher, administrator, or staff member visible at games or matches means a great deal to some of the athletes that do not have someone there to support their efforts.
Just like the Pro and College teams that have a large fan base and produce team and city pride, students, faculty, and staff can do the same at Crawford High by being on Team Crawford. GO COLTS !!
WHO WE ARE
WHAT
WE DO.
Creating Team Crawford
Team Crawford Athletic Foundation is involved in creating a school wide concept called Team Crawford that gives all students, faculty and staff the opportunity to be a part of Crawford High athletics. In addition we provide financial and product support to the Crawford High School Athletic Department. This is done through donations from people like yourself who want to give something back and are willing to help level the financial playing field at a Title I school.
Who We Support
Team Crawford Athletic Foundation was created to support the Crawford High School Athletic Department. Through financial and product donations, it is our goal to help meet the needs of the Athletic Department, Programs, Coaches and Athletes.
How We Support
Team Crawford Athletic Foundation will support the Athletic Department by using your donations to help purchase equipment, uniforms and shoes, pay tournament and transportation fees, offer pregame meals, clinics, and provide Team Crawford Varsity Club letterman’s jackets. The Foundation will also be hosting functions like a pregame Alumni Homecoming Party and encouraging Alumni to attend games, matches, and meets.
Team Crawford Varsity Club
When the athletes receive their first Varsity Letter in their sport, they will be invited to become a member of the Team Crawford Varsity Club. After completing a community service requirement, they will be eligible to receive a Varsity Club Jacket.
Throughout the year, members are also required to attend a limited number of games to support other teams. Varsity Club members must also display positive behavior at school and demonstrate dignity and pride as they represent Crawford High School in their sport.
Within the Varsity Club there will be a Student Athlete Council made up of athletes representing each program. This council will bring the needs of the programs and individuals to the Athletic Foundation three times each school year.
RESUMES.
Larry Higgins
Co-Founder/President
Education:
Crawford High
B.A. Physical Education
M.A. Education at United States International University
National Board Certified Teacher
Teaching:
USIU Hawaii – Teacher, Coach
Poway Unified Schools – Teacher, Coach, Athletic Director
San Diego State University, College of Education - Teacher
Awards/Honors:
Poway Unified Schools “Teacher of the Year”
CAHPERD “California Physical Education Teacher of the Year”
California State Assembly “Certificate of Appreciation”
California State Senate “Certificate of Recognition”
City of San Diego “Special Commendation”
Workshops/Lectures/ Presentations:
United States Olympic Academy
L.A. Olympic Organizing Committee
CAHPERD State Conferences (16)
AAHPERD National Conferences (6)
Terry Percival
Co-Founder/Vice President/ Fundraising
Education:
Graduate, Crawford High, 1965
B.A., German. Literature/Political Science UCSD, 1974
M.S., National Security Policy, National War College,
Washington D.C., 2003
Career:
Private Industry National Security Expert 2013-present
Central Intelligence Agency 1980-2003
U.S. Army, Europe, 1965-69
Awards/Honors:
CIA Career Intelligence Medal, Numerous Additional Awards.
Workshops/Lectures/ Presentations:
Harvard University School of Management
Seminar on Leadership
Seminar on Creativity
Department of Energy
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Workshop
Retired:
Team Crawford Athletic Foundation
San Diego Zoo Volunteer
Government Consultant
Dennis Hall
Co-Founder/President
Education:
Crawford High
BA University of San Francisco
MArch Southern California Institute of Architecture
US Army Command and General Staff College
National War College (Washington DC)
Military Career:
Colonel US Army
Joint Chiefs of Staff Military Command Center, Pentagon
(Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Iraq)
Civilian Career:
Martinez & Cutri Architects, San Diego
Design / Construction Team
Manchester Grand Hyatt
The Mark
(Sand Diego Police Station-Central Division)
Retirement:
Docent - USS Midway Museum
Team Crawford Athletic Foundation
Jim Jilson
Co-Founder/Secretary/Projects
Education:
Crawford High
Career:
Jillson Distributors – Owner/President
Distributed frozen foods to 27 US Military Commissaries.
Over 100 employees
Shadow Mountain Community Church
Administration
Retired:
Team Crawford Athletic Foundation
Shadow Mountain CC, Volunteer
John Giamanco
Vice President Food/Projects
Education:
Crawford High
Grossmont College
San Diego State University
Military:
Army National Guard
Sergeant E-5, A Battalion, 185th Armor Division
Career:
Managerial, Retail / Food Industry / Industrial
Fedco
Jack in the Box
Round Table Pizza
Fair Lanes Bowling Center
Atlas Mechanical Inc
Retired:
Team Crawford Athletic Foundation