STOCKTON – At its Board meeting on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved Supervisor Rickman’s proposal to provide $19,826 to the West High School Home Field Advantage Booster Club to support the West High School Cheerleading Program attend the USA Cheer Camp being held at the Great Wolf Lodge in Manteca in July.

The Home Field Advantage Booster Club is a nonprofit organization that helps all sports at West High fundraise for their sport and strives to boost parent involvement in their students’ extracurricular activities. A subaccount for the Merrill F. West High School Cheerleading Program has been established and this approved funding will be used strictly in support of the Cheerleading Program. These one-time funds will be used to cover the costs of (31) thirty-one athletes and (3) three advisors.

“Youth sports and activities reinforce good sportsmanship, provide character building experiences, and opportunities for communities to associate and build rapport. I am proud to secure these funds to provide the West High School Cheerleading Program this opportunity,” said Fifth District Supervisor Robert Rickman.

The Supervisorial District Funds were re-established by the Board of Supervisors in the 2023-2024 Adopted Budget, to afford each supervisor the opportunity to address district-specific unmet needs. Supervisorial district-funded projects are subject to existing County policy and business practice.

Learn more about Supervisor Rickman at https://www.sjgov.org/department/bos/districts/district-5.

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