Blue Band Notes 10.27.11

Hey Everyone

1 . Thanks to everyone who supported our adventure at Chapter’s this past Saturday. It was great to see everyone – band members, parents, and supporters – join together to support a united goal. We proved yet again why the Blue Band is a great organization. Thanks again, Ellen and Missy

2. Performance information for Saturday’s Mummer Parade – Saturday, October 29th Mummer’s Parade;
Arrival at school: 4:00 pm
March to Start: 7:00 pm
Time Finished: Approximately 7:30 pm

This is a MANDATORY performance. Attendance will be taken. Band, this is another great PR event. This performance is for OUR community. These are the people that support us, and we need to support them. You will uphold yourselves with the class and dignity for which you are known.

If you wish to watch the parade with your parents, you must bring in a signed note and they must pick up from South High parking lot.

3. As we move forward to ACC’s the Band Council is hosting Spirit Week next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Remind your students to check with a Band Council member for all the details.

4. Since schools are closed to students on Monday and Tuesday there will be NO band practice on Tuesday, November 1st!

5. It is hard to believe the marching season is almost over – Information about the End of the Season dinner is attached to this email. Call Missy at 301-667-9660 for order form or have student pick up one from top of piano in band room. This event will be held in the school cafeteria. Please note that this year we will have a catered meal at a cost of $4 a person. Be sure to include your band student in your order. Deadline to turn in form and money is November 8th. NO EXCEPTIONS!

6 . This year’s apparel order was HUGE! and it will be available for pickup between 5:30 -6:30 next Thursday, November 3rd in the cafeteria.

7. The Money Bonanza is our next fundraiser. The Bonanza will be held on Saturday, November 19th, 2011 at Elk’s Lodge on Robinwood Dr., Hagerstown. Call Missy at 301-667-9660 for order form or have student pick up one from top of piano in band room. Tickets are $35 a couple and include meal, dessert, and first 2 kegs of beer. Cash Bar available NO OUTSIDE alcohol allowed. Doors will open at 5 pm – Dinner will be provided by the Elks Lodge at 6pm. DJ 8:30 pm – 12 am. 1st and 10th tickets drawn win $35. Last ticket wins $1000 MUST be present to split. Tip Jars, King Tuts, 50/50’s, Raffle Items, #1 ticket raffle for guaranteed final 5.
NO ONE under 21 admitted – Tickets are Non refundable. Any unsold tickets property of Blue Band Boosters. DEADLINE TO TURN IN TICKET ORDERS IS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH!

8. Please remind your student that it is their responsible to take care of their uniform and raincoat. If one of the band parents is forced to take care of their uniform we will bill your student $5. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

9. And mark your calendars – the Winter Concert has been changed to Monday, December 12th

10. Don’t forget to subscribe to our blog http://whsbluebandinfo.wordpress.com/.

Blue Band Notes – Chapter Championship Info for 10/22/11

PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM BOOSTER PRESIDENT ELLEN NOLL:

For the first time in all the years I’ve been volunteering with the band, a competition host is not giving us any tickets to sell to our parents directly. This unilateral decision by this weekend’s host is costing our band program, and by extension our band kids, up to $450. This ticket sale money was always used to offset the cost of participating in each competition. Instead, for the first time the host will keep all ticket sale money for themselves. In addition to keeping all the ticket money for themselves, tickets to this event are 60% higher than the usual prices this year and are $10 each. On a strictly personal level as a parent, I am offended by this decision to short-change our kids’ band program and have decided to not spend any of my own personal money at the competition to further enrich the host organization. Our Blue Band Boosters organization has also made some changes for this weeks’ competition due to this surprising decision. We have decided to offer alternatives to help offset the money we are losing by this decision, and for any other parents that may also want to refrain from spending money at the competition but still want a way to support their kids at the show. We will be selling our own candy grams and ‘grams of encouragement’ as an alternative to the grams at the competition for any parents that wish to purchase them instead of the candy grams and air grams at the show. A schedule of availability and prices is listed above. A program schedule sheet with scorecard is also being attached to this email for those parents that want an alternative to purchasing the host’s program. In addition, the Boosters have also decided to provide the band kids with a meal, including hot dog, chips, fruit rollup snack, and drink, and ask that some parents donate individually wrapped baked items for dessert. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 301-223-6345. Thank you , and as always, we really appreciate all the support you parents give to your Blue Band kids!

Hey Everyone

Here are all the details -
Rehearsal: 11- 2 pm
Departure: 2:30 pm
Boosters will be providing Dinner (hotdog, chips, fruit snack, dessert and bottled water) once we get to Liberty
Performance: 6:58 pm
AWARDS: 8:00 pm
Return: 10:30 pm
We will change when we get there! Please make sure your student brings their band tee, black socks, shoes and gloves.
BRING Lunch and Snack for the trip home! There will be no concession stand time!
Unfortunately, tickets will not be sold in advance. They must be purchased at the gate at a cost of $10 a person
“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.” Napoleon Hill

Email Missy at missy@nashhomes4u.com if you would like us to email you the directions and schedule/score sheet

Chapter’s will be held at Liberty High School in Skyesville, MD.

Due to circumstances beyond our control we will NOT be preselling tickets. You must buy your tickets at the gate. Your student can give you more details about this change or please feel free to contact myself 301-667-9660 or Ellen 301-223-6345 for more details.
We will also be selling our own Candy grams and Grams of encouragement (which is just a note of encouragement to let your student know how proud you are of them. These will be delivered to your student after the performance on Saturday evening. Candy Grams will be $2 and Grams of Encouragement will be $1.

You can purchase your Grams -
in the cafeteria on Thursday evening between 6-7,
Friday evening before the football game in the hallway outside the band room and again on
Saturday for 30 minutes prior to our report time. Any questions about this change should be directed to Missy or Ellen (phone numbers listed above)

We will be feeding the students dinner (hot dogs, chips, fruit snacks, desserts and bottled water) at Liberty.

We are looking for families to donate homemade brownies or cookie bars – that are cut and wrapped into single servings – need 140 servings – so we need 10 families to donate 15 servings.

Please let Missy or Ellen know if you can help. Please bring your donation to the band room before the football game on Friday evening.
The students should still bring a snack to eat on the way home since we will not be providing anything but water after the performance.

Blue Band Notes 10.18.11

Hey Everyone

1 . Information about Saturday Chapter Championship will be coming in a separate post.

2. Performance information for Friday’s Last football -Arrival Time: 5:45 pm; Location: Band Room; Time Finished: TBD. Football games are generally over at about 9:15 or 9:30. Freshmen: Freshmen are required to help clean up the stadium following football games. You will be dismissed near the end of the 4th quarter to change into street clothes, and then you will return to assist in the clean up.
Senior Parents don’t forget this is Senior Night and Seniors and their parents will walk across the field to be recognized during the Half time show. Senior parents should be at the stadium by 7:15.

2. The results are in and we sold ALOT of sandwiches over 1100 to be exact. So we really need as much help as we can get to make sandwiches on Thursday. If you can help please be in the cafeteria by 3:30. Because we have some many sandwiches to make pickup has been moved to 6:15 – 7 pm – Please note we will NOT be releasing any orders until all sandwiches have been made and all orders have been sorted.

3. Deadline to preorder tickets is this Thursday October 20th!. We also pre-selling ACC tickets. We will be going to ACC’s on Sunday, November 6th at Hershey Park Arena. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students/seniors from us- Price will increase if you buy them at the gate! No exceptions. Contact Missy 301-667-9660 if you want to preorder tickets!

4. Please remind your student that it is their responsible to take care of their uniform and raincoat. If one of the band parents is forced to take care of their uniform we will bill your student $5. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

5. School board email will be down from October 20th thru October 24th – if you need to get in touch with Mr. Stike during that time email director@whsblueband.org or call his office 301-766-8434.

8. It is hard to believe the marching season is almost over – Information about the End of the Season dinner is attached to this email. Please note that this year we will have a catered meal at a cost of $4 a person. Be sure to include your band student in your order. Deadline to turn in form and money is November 8th. NO EXCEPTIONS! THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA

9. And mark your calendars – the Winter Concert has been changed to Monday, December 12th

10. We have been having problems with the emails bouncing back since I got my new laptop so I am going to try something new. In the meanwhile, as a backup, you may want to subscribe to our blog http://whsbluebandinfo.wordpress.com/.

Blue Band Notes 10.10.11

Hey Everyone 1 . Here are the details for tomorrow evening’s Showcase of Bands Report/Dress: 5:00 Depart: 5:30 Mass Band Practice: 6:00 Perform: 7:47 MASS band: 8:29 Return: 9:00 Don’t forget student should wear band tee, black socks, black shoes and bring the black gloves. IF YOUR STUDENT HAS NOT RETURNED THEIR RAINCOAT MAKE SURE THEY BRING IT WITH THEM. We may need them! 2. Deadline to turn in sandwich sale Orders and money was today! and we will make the sandwiches on Thursday October 20th. We hope you will be able to join us to make sandwiches. 3. Apparel order MONEY AND ORDER are due tomorrow October 11th. Remember to add Sales tax to your order! 4. Remember the practice schedule for this week has been changed – we will NOT be practicing on Thursday BUT will practice on Friday from 6 -8 pm. 5. Performance sheet for Saturday’s parade and Football game is attached. Please review! 6. Please remind your student that it is their responsible to take care of their uniform and raincoat. If one of the band parents is forced to take care of their uniform we will bill your student $5. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. 7. Thanks to everyone who helped with our TOB this past weekend- it was a great success and we look forward to hosting again next year. 8. We also pre-selling ACC tickets. We will be going to ACC’s on Sunday, November 6th at Hershey Park Arena. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students/seniors from us- Price will increase if you buy them at the gate! Deadline to preorder tickets is October 20th! No exceptions. Contact Missy 301-667-9660 if you want to preorder tickets! 9. And mark your calendars – the Winter Concert has been changed to Monday, December 12th 10. We have been having problems with the emails bouncing back since I got my new laptop so I am going to try something new. In the meanwhile, as a backup, you may want to subscribe to our blog http://whsbluebandinfo.wordpress.com/. Tuesday, October 11 Apparel order and money due Tuesday, October 11 evening Showcase of Bands at South High Thursday, October 13 NO PRACTICE Friday, October 14 6-8 Practice Saturday, October 15 Parade and Football game From the front office: Williamsport High School Weekly Events for October 10th-15th Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Golf @ Beaver Creek 2:30 PM Girls JV/Varsity Soccer Away @ Brunswick 5:00 PM Boys JV/Varsity Soccer Home vs. Brunswick 5:15 PM JV/Varsity Volleyball Home vs. Brunswick 5:30 PM WCPS Showcase of Bands @South High 7 PM PSAT Test Freshmen Football Home vs. Musselman 5:00 PM College Fair @ HCC 6:00-8:00 PM Girls JV/Varsity Soccer Home vs. Clear Spring 5:15 PM Boys JV/Varsity Soccer Away @ Clear Spring 5:15 PM Gloyd’s class to SHHS for Sam Rhine Genetic Update 8:45 – 2:00 Golf @ Black Rock (MVAL) 9:00 AM Pancake Breakfast 7:00-10:00 am Varsity Football Home vs. Brunswick 2:00 PM Homecoming Dance 8:00-11:00 PM Reminders: 1. SAT registration deadline for the Nov 5, 2011 test date is Oct 7, 2011 2. ACT registration deadline for the Dec. 10, 2011 test date is Nov. 4, 2011 3. College/Career Night @ HCC 6:00-8:00 PM 4. College Visits • 10/10 HCC @ 9:30 am • 10/11 University of Pittsburg/Johnstown @ 9:00 am • 10/12 PA College of Technology @ 10:30 • 10/13 Penn State Mont Alto @ 9:00 am 5. Band Sandwich Sale 9/19-10/10 6. Chorus Candy Apple Fundraiser 10/3-10/17