These are then notes from our band booster meeting last Wednesday. Thanks to all who attended!
Budget discussion:
Marching band time is the most expensive time of the year.
Doing OK.. Product sales still coming in
Barnes and Noble event coming up in December
Ms. G is buying flags for Color Guard Club
Honor Band:
8-10 kids will be participating in Honor Band at Cibola on
November 17-19
Concert is on Sunday Nov 19 at 3:45pm
Boosters drive up to Cibola and take the kids to lunch on
Saturday--usually at Dion's for pizza and brownies
Twinkle LIght Parade
December 2nd in Nob Hill
Meet at the band room and get dressed up in barttery
operated lights (available at Walmart or Big Lots)
Now is the time to get the lights--they sell out
Save your bag twist ties because they are good to use in
connecting lights to instruments
Parade starts near Highland and ends at Central/Girard
Boosters need to be available to transport kids and
instruments back from the end of the parade route.
(kids report to the band room at 3:45. Parents drive cars
over to Lomas and Stanford and park the cars. Parents are
driven back to the band room so that we can march with the
kids. At the end of the parade all the kids will go to the
cars and we drive back to the bandroom)
If you don't have your background check, go to APS.edu and
google background check. Everyone needs to have a background
check before they can transport kids
Dinner will be provided by the boosters for the kids before
the parade.
If you are walking along with the band, all adults must be
covered in lights as well
Boosters--please bring small pre-packaged candy canes.
During the march, the boosters throw the candy out to the
parade watchers
Christmas Performance
Thursday, Dec 7th at 5:30pm HHS Cafeteria
Boosters--provide decorations. Kids come early to decorate
the cafeteria
Boosters also provide food for a small fee. Pizzas are the
most popular. Kids bring desserts and drinks for sale.
Food--Posole, Green Chili Stew, pizza
Mike is contacting Bandelier Jump Rope Team to perform
Barnes and Nobles Fundraiser
Barnes and Nobles at Coronado Shopping Center. Tuesday,
December 19th 11-7pm
Ms G organizes duets etc. Kids will be playing in the
library upstairs
Boosters will be staffing a table downstairs where we will
give out vouchers. Customers get a voucher and give to cashier
during checkout. With every voucher HHS Band will get 10% of
that purchase.
Drum line will play out front of B and N
Walker's Popcorn
Denise is setting up this fundraiser
New Boosters--What does Booster's look like after
football
Allstate is in January
Jazz Allstate is in February--usually out of town
Ms. G has the basketball schedule up on the website--band
plays pep tunes during the basketball game. Parents can
come, most just drop and pick up kids
Mass Band Concert at Cliffs
Band Banquet in May. Ice Cream Social and band recognition
Band plays Saturday, May 12th at the Fairgrounds for
graduation
Officers for next year. Be thinking about what position
you would love to do--president, vice president. Jessica will
be treasurer. The Boosters should rally fund the
listserv and maintain the list (Brian Tankerly may do this
next year). Will elect officers in May
Cleaning out and organizing the shed/PAC and changes to
the truck.
There is stuff for Goodwill in the PAC. Goodwill
fundraiser again this year?
Shed: build some flag stands to put in the shed.(wood
frame with dividers every 2')
Truck: put some shelves on the wall behind the drivers
seat so that there is more room for instruments
A special thanks to Melecia whose family collected aluminum
cans and contributes some $80 to the band. This could be
an ongoing fundraiser for the band