By Lexi MooreThe Hills-Beaver Creek school board met late Monday night allowing board members to enjoy the H-BC bands performing in the gym.A large portion of the meeting focused on the preliminary audit for the 2003-2004 school year. The audit presented to the school board reflected an end-of-year deficit of $840,372. This deficit was attributed to several unusual expenses that occurred in the 2003-2004 school year. Among those were the cost of the locker room, boiler repair, bus repairs, special education payments and severance payments.A final version of the 2003-2004 school audit will be presented to the council on Jan. 10, 2005.In other business Monday the board addressed a smattering of issues:oSuperintendent David Deragisch’s mother, Doris Blom, began the meeting by donating her 1996 Town and Country van to the school district (see related story).oTodd Holthaus, H-BC Elementary Principal, said he was proud to report that the School Cents fund-raiser earned the school a $1,000 reward. The money will be used to purchase character education materials. The program is called Second Step.oHolthaus announced that the posts for the elementary school gates have been cemented and will be installed soon. The new gates will block cars from entering the playground at the elementary school.oThe blood drive at the H-BC high school in conjunction with the American Red Cross yielded 46 units of blood. H-BC students and administrators met their goal of 45 units.oStudents’ interest in Knowledge Bowl continues to increase. School officials organized tryouts to determine which team students would be on. Deragisch said, "To have three teams and alternates gives our school a big advantage."oThe Rock County Collaborative gave H-BC officials $200 to give seat belt checks at the high school. Students received $5 if they arrived at school wearing their seatbelts. During the first check, officials found that 40 percent were wearing their seatbelts. The numbers on the second check were slightly higher.oFinally, the board accepted the resignation of head volleyball coach Curt Doorneweerd and Kid Care Coordinator Heather Erickson.