BA Bands eNews

March 24, 2019

-Directors Notes-

Indoor Percussion
Mon (3/25) 5-9:00 (All)
Tues (3/26) 3:30-7:00 (Battery & Front Ensemble)
Wed (3/27) 3:30-5:30 (Battery Only)
Fri (3/29) WGPO Championships at BAHS; 9:00pm Performance Time

Schedule for Friday, March 29th:
5:00-6:30 PM- Rehearsal, Tiger Fieldhouse (All Members)
6:30 PM- Clear Main Gym/Equipment to Percussion Studio and Orchestra Room- Dinner
7:30 PM- Contest Begins
8:00 PM- Members Change into Uniform
8:15 PM- Members Report to Percussion Studio/Orchestra Room
8:34 PM- Warm-Up (Aux Gym)
9:00 PM: PERFORMANCE
9:10 PM: Equipment to Percussion Studio/Band Hall, Report to Aux Gym for Full Massing
10:00 PM: Fold Event Tarp, Change Out of Uniform, Dismiss following Massing


Indoor Percussion Payments and Dues

Checks can given to Mrs. Good in the Fine Arts office or placed in the Fine Arts Wing payment dropbox located in the Orchestra Hallway.  All Student Fees are now past due.



2019 Color Guard Auditions THIS WEEK at BAHS
Auditions for the 2019 Pride Color Guard are this Monday & Tuesday from 5:00-9:00pm at the BAHS Band Facility and Auxiliary Gym.



Broken Arrow Jazz Bands
The Broken Arrow Jazz 1 and E-Jazz Ensembles will be traveling to Oklahoma State University on Monday, April 1st to participate in the Oklahoma State Jazz Festival. All performances are held in the OSU Student Union; E-Jazz performs at 11:00 AM (2nd Floor Ballroom) and Jazz 1 performs at 2:00 PM (4th Floor- Starlight Terrace). The full itinerary can be found here. Please join us in supporting the Broken Arrow Jazz Bands!


Charms Service will be Ending and we will be using a NEW account management Software called “CUT TIME”
We are in the process of transitioning to our NEW student / parent account management software called “CUT TIME.” Stay tuned to eNews for the latest info and tutorials to access your parent and student account info in Cut Time.






-BA Bands Parent Association-


FUNCTIONS

Volunteers Needed for March and April concert events:

• We are in need of 4 additional volunteers to chaperone TCC BandFest on Friday, March 29th. This is for both the High School and Freshman Academy bands. Click here to sign up to chaperone.
  
• April 9th we will need 12 chaperones to travel with HS and FA bands to Owasso. Email bafunctions@gmail.com to help.

SPECIAL EVENTS

The Broken Arrow Band Program will be hosting our final event on Friday, March 29th for the Indoor Percussion Championships.  Volunteer sign ups are HERE.

This event is short and sweet but we will need volunteers for concession and event staff.  We will need people to start arriving around 5:30-6:30 and the event will end by 9:30.  Hope to see you there!


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

OPERATIONS

If you have any questions regarding our operations team, please email us at:

baprideoperations@gmail.com



CONCESSIONS


For any questions Email Baconcessions@gmail.com

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



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


SPONSORSHIPS:
Pride parents, if you own a business or work for a business that would like to become a sponsor, we have many levels to get involved with Broken Arrow Bands. Businesses can show their support and be acknowledged with several forms advertising. Please contact me for more information. Carrie Crane 918-902-3710 or development.bapride@gmail.com.

Remember to support our supporters !

Second Annual Concert of Cars!
The Car Show committee  meeting will be announced later this week!




COMMUNICATIONS
GET UPDATES ON YOUR PHONE AS TEXT MESSAGES! Join the BA Band Parents 2018 group in Remind. Text @babandpa to 81010. You can also send a blank email to babandpa@mail.remind.com to get messages as emails. You can also join at https://www.remind.com/join/babandpa.

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

If you would like to receive fundraising emails, please email us at BABandFundraising@gmail.com and let us know you’d like to be added.


MARK YOUR CALENDARS! - Resturant Night at Tropical Smoothie Cafe - April 30 from 4-8PM!

NEXT FUNDRAISER STARTS APRIL 9 - BA Bands Discount CardsStarts Tuesday, April 9! Cards sell for $12 each with $9 going to individual account. Payment must be made upfront when cards are picked up. Limit of 10 cards per pick up. (at least until we gauge how many are participating) Discounts from Smokies, Los Mariachis, Happy Plate, Forest Ridge, Wild Meadows, Cicis, Pride Store, and many more! More info later.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO FINISH STRONG THE WEEK OF GARAGE SALE!! NEED FOR LAST DROPOFF AND GARAGE SALE SETUP AND DAY OFF SALE!!!

Last Dropoff TUES MARCH 26
5:30 TO 7PM at white trailer at dock behind aux gym

Setup FRIDAY, MARCH 29 - TWO SHIFTS - We have lots of donations to move to aux gym and set up.2 TO 7 PM AND 9PM TO 12 MIDNIGHT

Day of Sale SATURDAY, MARCH 30 - TWO SHIFTS6 TO 11AM AND 11AM TO 5PM

Sign up at this link: CLICK HERE

GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER DATE IS SATURDAY, MARCH 30!!!! 8AM-3PM IN THE AUX GYM AT BAHS


LAST GARAGE SALE DROP-OFF
Tuesday 3/26 5:30-7PM


DROP OFF LOCATION(S):
For 3/14 thru 3/26 Dates - BAHS Fine Arts Dock Behind Aux Gym - Pride Trailer


If you have furniture or other large items, we are working out details to drop those off the day before the garage sale. You can also contact Sheri at babandfundraising@gmail.com and we will arrange a pick up of large items!
Some examples of great donations for the garage sale----

• Big ticket items: furniture, electronics, exercise equipment, sports equipment, etc.
• Clothing & accessories for all ages and sizes: Shoes/Boots, Coats/Jackets, Costumes, Prom Dresses/Dressy clothing, Purses/Totes/Bags/Luggage,
  
• Home Decor/Frames/Art/Pictures/Pillows/Bedding, etc.
  
• Toys, Bicycles/Scooters, Games,
  
• Yard/Lawn Equipment/Planters/Garden Supplies, Outdoor Items/Camping gear,
  
• Craft Supplies, Office Equipment/Supplies,
  
• Kitchen/Small Appliances
• and many other items!!!

CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - Chocolate is ONLY sold during scheduled fundraiser pickup dates/times and band parent meetings.  Cash/checks for payment only please. 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.



PRIDE WORK - Earn Money For Your Band Trip Account - There are so many ways to earn money for your band trip account! Start earning money now for the 2019 Indoor Percussion and 2019 Marching Season!

Many of these opportunities go quickly. The work sign-ups are sent via email to those on the Pride Work email list. Please ask to get on the Pride Work email list by writing to bapridework@gmail.com.

For Stadium Cleanup, please send an email to bastadiumcleanup@gmail.com

* Food Handlers Permit - If you plan to handle food at any of these events, you will need a Volunteer Food Handler’s Permit. You can acquire the permit online and it only takes a few minutes to complete. You can take the course and print your permit online at this link: Volunteer Online Food Handler’s Permit For more information, please email bapridework@gmail.com



PRIDE STORE
Sheri Sharp - BABandFundraising@gmail.com or BAPrideStore@gmail.com

For the latest information and updates on the Pride Store, join our e-mail list by writing to us at babandfundraising@gmail.com

NEXT PRIDE STORE - The next Pride Store will be open at 6PM on April 9 before the band parent meeting.  We will be open 6-7PM and again after the meeting.

PRIDE STORE VOLUNTEERS - Want to help us?
If you would like to volunteer in the Pride Store, we have fun and will welcome you to join our crazy crew!  Let us know by emailing at babandfundraising@gmail.com or bapridestore@gmail.com

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

Mar 25/26 - 2019 BA Color Guard Auditions
Mar 28 - Freshman Academy Band Concert
Mar 28 - BOA Regional Concert Band Festival at Bartlesville (HS WE & SB1)
Mar 29 - TCC Band Festival
Mar 29 - Pride Movement Training
Mar 30 - Pride Movement Training
Apr 1 - Jazz to OSU Jazz Festival
Arp 6 - NTCA Percussion Contest
Apr 9 - OSSAA State Band Contest at Owasso (All FA & HS Bands except HS WE)
Apr 11 - OSSAA State Band Contest at OU (HS WE Only)
Apr 12 - Pride Movement Training
Apr 13 - Pride Movement Training
Apr 16 - Centennial Band Concert
Apr 16 - Band Parent Meeting - BAHS Band Hall - 7pm
Apr 23 - Jazz Concert
Apr 24 - OSSAA State Jazz Contest
Apr 25 - Oneta Ridge Band Concert
Apr 26 - Pride Banquet
Apr 29 - May 3 2019 - Pride Hornline / Percussion Audition Camp
May 2 - Oliver Band Concert
May 7 - HS Band Concert
May 8 - Graduation
May 9 - FA Band Concert
May 11 - Rooster Day Parade / Uniform & Instrument Check in

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