BA Bands eNews

March 9, 2015

Pride Band Banquet Date - Save the Date!
The Pride Banquet will be held on Friday, March 27th at the Tulsa Renaissance Hotel. Each member will receive a free ticket and all family and friends may purchase tickets for $38 Ticket sales are on sale during normal school business hours at the HS Band Office.


2015 Colorguard Training Sessions
All current color guard members and prospective guard members will begin their training sessions and rehearsals on Friday, February 20 at the HS Band Hall and Gymnasiums from 5:00-8:00pm. Wear comfortable black attire. $30 instructional / participation fee. Sessions run each Friday night until auditions on April 10 (excluding Spring Break and March 27 for the Pride Banquet).  Check out the poster and head to our website for the full list of dates.

OSSAA Solo and Ensemble Contest
Congratulations to all Broken Arrow students who participated in last weekend's Solo and Ensemble contest at Sapulpa High School!  We are all very proud of each of you!


Next Band Parent Meeting This Week
Our next band parent meeting will be on Tuesday, March 10 in the High School Band Hall at 7:00pm.


Indoor Percussion
Congratulations to all on a fantastic inaugural performance at the Union Mock Regional! History was made as the Indoor Percussion group took the floor for the very first time for an extremely eager and excited audience; the response and feedback since has been fantastic- there is a lot of buzz regarding the group as we head into our last two weeks of the season!

Thank you to all of the chaperones and operations crew for your help in all facets of travel this past weekend! We simply cannot do this without you!

Schedule for the remainder of the season:

Tuesday, March 10th: 3:30-7:30 PM (All)
Wednesday, March 11th: 3:15-5:30 PM (All)
Thursday, March 12th: 5-9 PM (All)
Friday, March 13th: 11 AM-2 PM, 3 PM-6 PM

Wednesday, March 18th: 9 AM-1 PM, 2 PM-5 PM (All)
Thursday, March 19th: 9 AM-1 PM, 2 PM-5:30 PM (All)
Thursday, March 19th: Send Off Performance - 6:00 PM
Friday, March 20th: (AM) Leave for WGI Mid-South Regional - Bowling Green, KY
Saturday, March 21st/Sunday, March 22nd: WGI Mid-South Regional - Bowling Green, KY
Monday, March 23rd: (Very Early AM) Arrive back from WGI Mid-South Regional - Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green Trip Notes
-The complete itinerary for the Bowling Green trip will be available at the end of the week.  We are leaving Friday morning, March 20th and will arrive back in Broken Arrow in the very early morning of Monday, March 23rd.

-Hotel Room assignments/requests are due to Mr. Wiencken (awiencken@baschools.org) by Monday's rehearsal.

-Bus seat assignments/requests will begin this week.  Only those who are current with payments will receive their stickers first.

Last Payment!
The last payment ($200) is due for all Indoor Percussion students this Thursday, March 12th.  Checks can be made out to BAHS Band.


Percussion Ensemble Concert
As a reminder, the March 6th Percussion Concert has been tentatively rescheduled to Tuesday, March 24th at the Central on Main Ballroom at 7:00 PM.

Colorguard Training / Auditions
The Broken Arrow Pride is holding training and auditions for Color Guard. There will be six training sessions each Friday beginning February 20th, from 5pm-8pm. Auditions will be held on April 10th and 11th . Cost is $30 payable on the first day. Training and auditions are open to all students grades 8-11. Students should arrive wearing black comfortable clothes suitable for dance. NO previous experience or training is necessary! VETERANS are required to attend training sessions.


FUNCTIONS
COOKIES! This Thursday night, we will be hosting a reception following the combined middle school concert. We are in need of lots of cookies for this event and in need of volunteers to serve. If you would be willing to send cookies or serve, please drop us a note at bafunctions@gmail.com. If you do not have a child in a middle school band, please consider volunteering to serve at the reception. I know this will require a sacrifice of your time, but it will mean so much to those attending.


FUNDRAISING
Cori Aschkenas - BABandFundraising@gmail.com

NEW Facebook page for BA Bands Fundraising and Pride Store activities
This page is for BA Bands Students and Parents only.  Please ask to join the page titled FUNDRAISING FOR THE PRIDE OF BROKEN ARROW AND BROKEN ARROW BANDS.  Order forms, due dates, when to pick up fundraising items, and when the Pride Store will be open are just some of the things that will be available on this page.

Flag Your Yard Fundraiser! 
Support Winter Percussion/Guard and show your Patriotism by getting your yard "FLAGGED"!  For more information, click HERE.  If you still have questions, contact Cori Aschkenas at BaBandfundraising@gmail.com.

Indoor Percussion's Flamingo's are getting lazy!  Support Indoor Percussion and let someone know you love them by Flamingo-ing their yard today!  Order forms are available HERE!


PRIDE STORE
Cori Aschkenas - BABandfundraising@gmail.com

BAHS ENSEMBLE PICTURES- order your Ensemble picture today. Just $15 for an 8x20 picture of the BAHS Bands. Order Forms are available HERE!

STREET SIGNS ARE HERE! Come pick up your Pre-ordered Street sign at the Band Parent Meeting this Tuesday evening! DID YOU FORGET TO ORDER A STREET SIGN? We will be placing an additional order at the end of March. Pick up an order form HERE or at the Band Parent Meeting Tuesday night!

PATCHES, PATCHES, PATCHES- We will have 2014 BAI, Face Me, Utopia, Surrender, Indoor Percussion and A SURPRISE PATCH available Tuesday evening!! We hope to see you there!

AAAA Shirts will also be available for pick up Tuesday evening before and right after the Band Parent Meeting!

Additional Dot Photo pictures will be available for .99 at the BABPA Meeting Tuesday evening!! Don’t forget to check out the new pictures that have been uploaded to Dotphoto. Go to pridepictures.dotphoto.com.

Concessions
Soccer game cancellations have been rescheduled to add a date to the original calendar.  The March dates are no Monday the 23rd, Tuesday the 24th, and Tuesday the 31st.

Please email baconcessions@gmail.com if you are available for any of these dates.  Your help is greatly appreciated!


Special Events
Run with the Pride- We’re planning on moving the run to September this year to avoid other events that conflict with the run in the spring. We’ll have a date to announce soon.

We are looking for volunteers who would like to be on the planning committee to help find sponsors for food and monetary sponsors. We need to get that process started early. Sponsors are a big part of making the run a success. If you would like to be part of the committee please email us at baspecialevents@gmail.com


Marketing Development
We are looking for businesses interested in partnering with BA Bands.  Corporate Partnerships are a great way to invest in the Broken Arrow Band Program.  We have awesome sponsorship packages available with advertising opportunities.  All monies collected through our Partnership Program benefit the General Fund.  This fund helps purchase equipment, instruments, uniforms, etc., which benefits all of our kiddos! 

Our partnership information is posted on the "Ways to Give" section of our website.  Our forms are linked at the bottom of this web page.  If you need additional information, have suggestions and/or leads, please contact Linda Rhue at development@brokenarrowpride.com.


Operations
We have a few weeks remaining to help with BA Indoor Percussion Ensemble. It is not too late to help with the kick off season. Send your contact information to baprideoperations@gmail.com to be a part of a fantastic Operations team. We have Indoor Percussion Ensemble and Concerts to help for the remainder of this school term. Getting involved is a great opportunity to support your kids and the organization they love.

Upcoming Dates and Events
Mar 10 - Band Parent Meeting
Mar 12 - OSSAA JH Band Contest @ Owasso High School
Mar 13 - Color Guard Training Session - 5:00-8:00PM
Mar 19 - Indoor Percussion Send Off Performance @ BAHS Main Gym - 8:00-9:00PM
Mar 20-23 - Indoor Percussion - WGI Mid South Championship (Bowling Green, KY)
Mar 24 - Percussion Ensemble Concert @ Central on Main - 7:00PM
Mar 26 - TCC Jazz Festival
Mar 27 - Pride Band Banquet
Mar 28 - 5th Grade Band Fair @ BAHS 9:00-12:00
Mar 30 - 5th Grade Band Fair @ BAHS 5:30-8:00
Mar 31 - 5th Grade Band Fair @  BAHS 5:30-8:00
Apr 2 - TCC Concert Band Festival
Apr 9-11 - BAHS Musical
Apr 10 - Pride Colorguard Auditions - 5:00-9:00
Apr 11 - Pride Colorguard Auditions - 9:00-4:00
Apr 23 - Jazz Concert @ BAPAC - 7:00PM
Apr 28 - Percussion Ensemble Concert w/ Guest Artist, Ian Moyer @ BAPAC - 7:00PM
Apr 29 - OSSAA State Jazz Contest @ Oklahoma Christian

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