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March 29, 2015

The Pride Banquet was Amazing!
Thank you to all who attended and enjoyed the Pride Banquet. What a fitting tribute to the efforts of our students, parent, staff and supporters! The keynote address by Mr. Dale Warren was very moving and heartfelt. Thank you for your hospitality in welcoming Mr. Warren into the Pride family!

TCC Jazz Festival
Congratulations to the BA Jazz Ensembles for their outstanding performances last Thursday at the TCC Jazz Festival!

TCC Band Festival this Thursday
Each of the HS wind bands (BAHS and BAFA) will appear in the TCC Band Festival on Thursday, April 2. Refer to itineraries that have been distributed by your student's band director. The BAHS Itinerary can be found here. The performances are free and open to the public.

TCC Band Festival Performance Schedule
8:00 - Union HS
8:50 - Union HS
9:40 - BAHS Concert Band 2
10:30 - BAHS Symphonic Band 2
11:20 - Coweta HS
12:35 - BAFA Symphonic Band
1:25 - BAHS Concert Band 1
2:15 - BAFA Wind Ensemble
3:05 - BAHS Symphonic Band 1
3:55 - BAHS Wind Ensemble
4:45 - BAFA Concert Band

Next Band Parent Meeting April 14
Our next band parent meeting will be on Tuesday, April 14 in the High School Band Hall at 7:00pm.

Music For All Summer Symposium
The Music for All Summer Symposium offers a week-long, immersive camp experience for high school band and orchestra students in all areas of instrumental and color guard performance, and leadership. This camp is the last full week of June, the 22-27. Students will get to experience clinics and performances from world renowned educators and performers, as well as a very competitive drum corps show on Friday night. There are seven student divisions â€“ concert band, jazz band, marching band, orchestra, percussion, color guard, and the BOA Drum Major Institute. Leadership is the central theme based around every division. 98% of all student evaluations received said that their overall impression of the Summer Symposium met their expectations and 91% said the Symposium exceeded their expectations. 100% would recommend it to their friends.

Head here to read more about the MFA Summer Symposium!

Indoor Percussion
Congratulations to all members, staff, parents, and volunteers of the Indoor Percussion Ensemble! BA Indoor traveled to Bowling Green, KY last weekend to compete in the WGI Mid South Regional at Western Kentucky University. The ensemble advanced to the Finals portion of the contest in Scholastic Marching-Open Class and finished in 3rd place in Finals, winning the Music Caption.

Last weekend capped-off a tremendous inaugural season for the Indoor Percussion Ensemble; the growth and performance of the students continued to develop all the way to the end, and we look forward to further develop the program in years to come!

FINALS RESULTS 2015
WGI Mid-South Regional
March 22, 2015
Bowling Green, KY

Percussion Scholastic Marching Open Class
1. Escambia HS (Pensacola, Florida) 89.612
2. Victor J. Andrew HS (Tinley Park, Illinois) 88.550
3. Broken Arrow HS (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma) 87.825
4. Sparkman HS (Harvest, Alabama) 85.600
5. Bob Jones HS (Madison, Alabama) 83.950
6. Kettering Fairmont HS (Kettering, Ohio) 83.925
7. Harrison HS (Kennesaw, Georgia) 81.675
8. Pace HS (Pace, Florida) 81.650

Complete Recaps and Results for the weekend can be found here: http://wgi.org/event-scores/2015-Percussion-Scores.html

Students can take home their uniforms this week; just remember to turn in garment bags to the Uniform Room. Once again, Congratulations to all!!

LOST AND FOUND - BA INDOOR
Lost and found items from the Bowling Green, KY, trip are located in the band offices. Any items not picked up by April 10th will go to the dumpster.

FUNCTIONS
CHAPERONES - We are still in desperate need of chaperones for this Thursday's trip to the TCC Band Festival. If you would be willing to chaperone any of the following bands, please get in touch with us as soon as possible at bafunctions@gmail.com. We have listed the report and return times for each band. We hope to hear from you soon. Thanks!!

BAHS Concert Band 2 - report 8:00 am, return 10:55 am
Freshman Academy Symphonic Band - report 10:45 am, return 1:45 pm
BAHS Concert Band 1 - report 11:40 am, return 2:35 pm
Freshman Academy Wind Ensemble - report 12:15, return 3:25 pm
Freshman Academy Concert Band - report 3:00 pm, return 6:00 am

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!

We are placing an additional STREET SIGN order at the end of March. If you didn't get a chance to order your FACEME Street sign, it is NOT too late! Order Forms are available HERE!

COULDNâ€™T PICK UP YOUR PRE-ORDERED ITEM? The Pride Closet will be open after school EVERY 4TH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. This is the perfect time to pick up pre-ordered items if you cannot attend the band parent meetings. This month, the Pride Closet will be open from 2:30 to 4:00 on March 24th. If you cannot make it to the Pride Closet on this day, you can always pick up your items at the next BABPA meeting! Questions? Contact Cori Aschkenas @ BAbandfundraising@gmail.com.

Donâ€™t forget to check out the new pictures that have been uploaded to Dotphoto. Go to pridepictures.dotphoto.com.

Concessions
We are in need of three or at least two volunteers for Tuesday the 31st. Concessions will open at 5:00 for two games, one at 5pm and the Varsity boys play at 7pm. Email baconcessions@gmail.com for more information.

Special Events
Run with the Pride- Weâ€™re planning on moving the run to September 19th this year.

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

Upcoming Dates and Events
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 3 - Colorguard Training Session - 5:00-8:00
Apr 9-11 - BAHS Musical
Apr 10 - Pride Colorguard Auditions - 5:00-9:00
Apr 11 - Pride Colorguard Auditions - 9:00-4:00
Apr 13 - OSSAA Preview Concert - PAC (Tentative)
Apr 14 - OSSAA State Band Contest - @ Owasso HS
Apr 14 - Band Parent Meeting - 7:00pm
Apr 17 - OSSAA State Band Contest - @ Jenks HS (HS Wind Ensemble only)
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
Apr 30 - Freshman Academy Band Concert - @ BAPAC - 7:00pm

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