BA Bands eNews

February 11, 2018

-Directors Notes-


DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE BAND PARENT MEETING ON TUESDAY AT 7:00PM IN THE BAHS BAND HALL

Solo and Ensemble Festival - March 13
The Broken Arrow Solo and Ensemble Festival will be held at BAHS Fine Arts Facility. This event is free and open to public. We encourage all family and friends to join us on March 6. Performance schedule will be released and publicized in eNews once the scheduling process is completed. The first performances begin at approximately 5:00pm and conclude by 9:00pm.


Pride Banquet Date coming soon
We are still finalizing the banquet date. With so many school wide events that continue to add to the school calendar, it has been extremely tedious to lock in a date that minimizes other school conflicts and match with hotel site availability. Date and Ticket Information will be available soon. This will be an amazing event to celebrate all of the successes of the season.


Indoor Percussion
Rehearsal schedule for the week includes the following:
Monday, February 12th: 5:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday, February 13th: 3:30-7:00 PM
Thursday, February 15th: 3:30-7:00 PM
Saturday, February 17th: WGPO Contest in Sapulpa (CLICK HERE for the Itinerary)

Broken Arrow Indoor Percussion fees for the 2018 season are $1300.
Students should have paid $500 in their accounts to date.
Payment due dates for fees are due on the following dates:
February 15th- $250
March 15th- $250 due this Thursday
April 15th- $300

-From the Band Office-

Charms - All Pride accounts should be paid to zero. Credit card payments can now be made in the band office with Mrs. Good. Credit cards can be used for student accounts, Pride Store purchases, and other fees. As always, credit payments may be made through Charms and will automatically post to your students Charms ledgers. Payments can also be mailed to BA Bands, BAHS, 1901 E. Albany, Broken Arrow, OK, 74012.



-BA Bands Parent Association-

FUNCTIONS
Call for volunteers.

High School Solo and Ensemble Contest. We need 4-6 volunteers to be room/door monitors for this BAHS only event on Tuesday, March 13. Time needed is from after school until no later than 6 p.m.

TCC BandFest, March 29. We need 2-3 volunteers per concert group (a total of 16-24 people) to chaperone each wind group to perform at Tulsa Community College. Times available all day, and commitment is 3-4 hours total.

Please check your calendars now and plan to take part of the day off to help out your student! A sign-up link for BandFest will be coming. You can also email bafunctions@gmail.com.



SPECIAL EVENTS

Indoor Percussion has 2 events that Broken Arrow will be hosting. Click on the links below to sign up to work. Please do not sign your Indoor student, we will work them into the schedule closer to the event.

Saturday, March 3rd - WGPO Guard & Percussion

Saturday, April 14th - WGPO Circuit Championship - Percussion

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at baspecialevents@gmail.com.



OPERATIONS

Questions? Email baprideoperations@gmail.com



CONCESSIONS

If you have any questions about concessions email Baconcessions@gmail.com

To get your food handler card for this season CLICK HERE.



MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Carrie Crane -- development.bapride@gmail.com

Volunteer Grants: Did you know that some companies pay volunteer grants for their employees who volunteer hours for organizations. Is your company one of those? Do you work for Walmart, DirecTV, IBM or State Farm? Those are 4 companies of the many who offer volunteer grants. Check with your HR department! This is a great opportunity that allows your hard work to benefit BA Bands! Most of these grants are around $500. Turn your volunteer hours into money!

If you have a contact at a company that might be interested in sponsoring the Pride, let us know ! We have several levels of sponsorship, we have general sponsorships and special event sponsors.  Email: development.bapride@gmail.com for more information

Looking to add a few more people to the Marketing and Development team.  If you're interested, please email Carrie Crane @ development.bapride@gmail.com.



COMMUNICATIONS
CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL FOR BA BANDS E-MAILS! Please check your Spam or Junk mail folder for emails from any BA Bands email addresses. These include but are not limited to: BAConcessions@gmail.com; bapridework@hotmail.com; BABandFundraising@gmail.com;; BASpecialEvents@gmail.com; and BAStadiumCleanup@gmail.com.

If you see any of these emails in your Junk or Spam folder, add the email address for those emails to your contact list. That should ensure you receive future emails correctly. If you wish to be removed from any of these mailing lists, send a message to the appropriate address and ask to be removed.

If you continue to have problems, email James Royal at babandcommunications@gmail.com for help.



FUNDRAISING
Sheri Sharp - BABandFundraising@gmail.com

QUIK TRIP CARD FUNDRAISER ENDS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 - LAST CHANCE TO GET CARDS IS TUESDAY!

We will be set up in the band hall area from 6PM -6:55PM on Tuesday, February 13 in the band hall area. If cards are remaining at 7PM,, we will again distribute them after the meeting. We’d like to see them all go, so plan to get your cards!

• The cards must be paid for upfront when you receive them. Cash (preferred) or check only. $20 per card.
  
• Students will then sell the cards to your friends, neighbors, and family at $20 per card.
• Since this fundraiser is somewhat limited, only returning Pride Members (no Seniors) and current Indoor Percussion students 9th-12th grade may participate.
  
• No refunds can be given for cards. Once you purchase them, they are yours to sell or keep yourself.
• Retail value of $98! The cards will be sold for $20 each and $14 of that will go into your student band account (choose Pride or Indoor Percussion)
• Fundraiser began Thursday 2/1 and ends on Tuesday February 13 (You can still sell the cards you paid for after this date.)
• The cards expire May 31, 2018.
  

DON'T FORGET TO PLAN FOR DINE OUT NIGHT FEBRUARY 21st AT BUFFALO WILD WINGS!
This event will be Wednesday, February 21 from 5-10PM at Buffalo Wild Wings at 1151 North 20th Street in Broken Arrow Hills location. BA Bands will receive a percent of proceeds!You must have your ticket on your phone or printed out to show the cashier or your server. Tickets can be used for dine in or take out. CLICK HERE for ticket.

Be sure to come out for this great fundraiser and let Buffalo Wild Wings know we appreciate their support! We hope to see you there!


NEW!!! GARAGE SALE VOLUNTEER SIGN UP - PLEASE SIGN UP- We will need lots of volunteers for the Garage Sale. If you are interested in helping collect items, loading / unloading, set up, and/or helping the day of the event, please CLICK HERE to sign up.
We have the following opportunities to help:
1) Drop Off Dates -10 dates from 2/20 thru 3/27. This includes accepting items dropped off, sorting and pricing, boxing and loading into storage trailer.
2) Set up Date on March 30 - 2 shifts. This includes moving items to aux gym and setting up sale.
3) Day of Garage Sale on March 31 - 6 shifts This includes early setup, cashiers, customer assistance, loading, negotiators, food/drinks, etc.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!!!!!!! Please sign up for multiple shifts if you can!

(NHS Students will be able to sign up to help and get NHS house. They will sign up on a different sign up genius. Look for that soon in NHS text notifications!)


GARAGE SALE IS MARCH 31! HERE ARE DONATION DROP-OFF DATES - NEED TO GET RID OF YOUR EXTRA STUFF?
We are looking for lots of donations for the Garage Sale happening on March 31. Please save items that we could use. Below are the drop-off dates when you may drop off all of your donated items. Drop-offs will be at the high school. The specific BAHS area for drop-off will be announced soon.

Garage Sale Donation Drop-Off Dates:

• Tues 2/20 5:30-7PM
• Sat 2/24 10AM-12PM
• Thurs 3/1 5:30-7PM
• Mon 3/5 5:30-7PM
• Tues 3/6 5:30-7PM
• Tues 3/13 5:30-7PM
  
• Thurs 3/15 5:30-7PM
• Sat 3/17 10AM-12PM
  
• Mon 3/26 5:30-7PM
• Tues 3/27 5:30-7PM
  

SPRING FLOWERS FUNDRAISER - Our new fundraiser begins on Tuesday evening after the band parent meeting - spring flowers from Riddle Plant Farm. Selling period will be February 13-March 6, with no late orders accepted. Delivery will be April 14 in the early morning.

HYBRIDLIGHT FUNDRAISER UPDATE - The order is scheduled to be delivered to us during the day on Tuesday. As long as the delivery is on schedule, orders will be available for pickup that evening at the band parent meeting.


BEEF JERKY STICKS - NEW POLICY!!!  Payment must be made IN FULL upfront (cost and profit), the same as with all other fundraisers. This means you will need to pay $154 per case ordered, and we will turn the profit in to be applied to your student’s account; you then keep the money from your sales. Jerky sticks are available by pre-order and pre-purchase through the band only. We can also email you an order form if you need one or CLICK HERE to print one. Please contact Debbie at BABandFundraising@gmail.com with questions. Orders are due by the February band parent meeting.


CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - We have the $1 caramel bar boxes and $2 almond boxes available. Also, important to remember - if you turn in money from selling chocolate, please mark it as a band payment so that it gets posted to Charms that way; you will have already paid the profit upfront. CLICK HERE for the chocolate fundraiser guidelines. Chocolate will be available for sale at the February band parent meeting.


::::::: PLEASE READ ::::::: - You MUST include your contact information (email address and phone number) on ALL fundraiser order forms before turning them in (even if the form doesn't ask for that info). Also, if you are not receiving our fundraising emails already and you participate in fundraising at all, you need to be added to that email list because that is the best way to receive current news about fundraisers; please ask to be added to that email list if you are not already on it.

For more information on ANY of the fundraisers listed above, please contact Debbie Gowriluk at BABandFundraising@gmail.com.


Earn Money For Your Band Trip Account - If you would like to work certain events (like Drillers, Expo, etc) and earn money for your band trip account throughout the year, please CLICK HERE to sign up to receive Pride Work emails.



PRIDE STORE
Sheri Sharp - BAPrideStore@gmail.com


NEXT PRIDE STORE OPEN ON FEBRUARY 13 BEFORE PARENT MEETING!
Pride Store will be open from 6:00-6:55 PM before the next parent meeting and open again after the meeting is over. We should be set up in the orchestra room, but if that changes we will let you know.We will have all pre-orders that you have not picked up from band season, including street signs. Please plan to pick these up!We will have our usual items available as well! See you there!

PRE-ORDERED STREET SIGNS ARE IN!
If you pre-ordered street signs, we will have them available for pick up at the Pride Store on February 13 before the parent meeting!

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SEASON'S PRIDE PHOTOS OF BAND CAMP, COMPETITIONS, REHEARSAL AND MORE? - These pictures can be purchased online only.  Ordering online is easy and you can see ALL of the photos you wish to see.   CLICK HERE to see the photos and purchase. All profits go to our band booster account!



Upcoming Dates and Events
Feb 13 - Band Parent Meeting - 7:00pm
Feb 17 - Indoor Percussion @ WGPO Sapulpa
Feb 23-24 - JH All District Band Clinic and Concerts - Union HS
Feb 27 - BA Solo & Ensemble Festival - BAHS
Mar 1-3 - Pride Color Guard Auditions
Mar 3 - Indoor Percussion @ WGPO Broken Arrow
Mar 5 - Combined MS Band Concert at BAPAC - 7:00pm
Mar 5 - Green Country Jazz Festival
Mar 8 - HS Band Concert - 7:00pm - BAPAC
Mar 9 - FA Band Concert - 7:00pm - BAPAC
Mar 10 - Indoor Percussion @ WGI Dallas Regional
Mar 13 - BA Solo & Ensemble Festival - BAHS
Mar 15 - OSSAA JH Band Contest - Owasso HS
Mar 29 - TCC Concert Band Festival
Apr 2 - HS Wind Ensemble Clinic - 5:15-8:00pm
Apr 3 - 5th Grade Band Fair - 5:30-8:00pm
Apr 5 - 5th Grade Band Fair - 5:30-8:00pm
Apr 7 - 5th Grade Band Fair - 9:00-12:00
Apr 10 - OSSAA State Band Contest - @ Owasso HS
Apr 13 - OSSAA State Band Conctest (WE Only) - @ Jenks HS
Apr 14 - Indoor Percussion @ WGPO Championships
Apr 18-22 - Indoor Percussion @ WGI World Championships - Dayton, OH
Apr 24 - Jazz Concert - 7pm
Apr 25 - OSSAA State Jazz Contest - TCC
Apr 26-May4 - Pride Audition Camp
May 7 - Freshman Academy Concert - 7pm BAPAC
May 10 - HS Band Concert - 7pm BAPAC
May 12 - Rooster Day Parade - 9:15am Report Time
May 12 - Uniform / Instrument Check in - 11:30-1:00
May 15 - Graduation
May 25 - Tentative last day of School (If ALL snow days are used)

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