BA Bands eNews

July 26, 2015

Directors Notes

DCI Drums of Summer - THANK YOU!!!
Congratulations are in order for our Drums of Summer event last Tuesday! Our staff and volunteers, once again, presented a fantastic event that showcased our "Broken Arrow Hospitality"! It is impressive to see our team in action; our volunteers were efficient, hard working, flexible and very cordial to our visiting patrons. THANK YOU to all that were involved in Drums of Summer so successful!


A GREAT First Week of Pride Camp!
The 2015 Pride of Broken Arrow had an amazing first week of rehearsals! The Pride is certainly off to a great start and has begun the initial learning of the show. Parents may want to come to the stadium at the end of our evening rehearsals to see and hear the progress the Pride has already made. The stadium will be open to visitors during the final 45 minutes of rehearsal (no videos please).

NOTES:
- Broken Arrow HS is a closed campus. Members may not leave the campus during a meal break.

- All Pride members are to park in the back lot of the High School (like last season). NO Drop offs are permitted in the Loading Dock Lanes to the west of the new Band Hall. All Drop Offs must be made in the back of the campus until all of the school buses are moved from the front parking lot.

- It is a very demanding time of year. The kids and staff are working very hard to achieve excellence. As parents, we can help in many ways. One important example is to arrive on time to pick up the kids. Kids and staff will appreciate your timeliness.


Week 2 Camp Schedule (NOTE: due to the weather trend, 1:00-9:00 rehearsals HAVE CHANGED to 2:00-10:00 beginning on MONDAY)

Horn Line, Percussion, Drum Major & Crew Schedule
Mon 7/27 - (2:00-10:00) 
Tues 7/28 - (2:00-10:00)
Wed 7/29 - (9:00-4:00)
Thurs 7/30 - (2:00-10:00)
Fri 7/31 - (2:00-10:00)
Sat 8/1 - (2:00-10:00)

Week 2 Meal Break Schedule (NOTE: BAHS is a closed campus.  Members may not leave the campus for meals)
Wed (11:30-12:30)
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat (5:30-6:30)

Color Guard Schedule
Mon 7/27 - (9:00-1:00 @BAHS) AND (5:30-10:00 @BAHS)
Tues 7/28 - (9:00-1:00 @BAHS) AND (5:30-10:00 @BAHS)
Wed 7/29 - (9:00-1:00@BAHS) AND (2:00-5:00 @BAHS)
Thurs 7/30 - (9:00-1:00 @BAHS) AND (5:30-10:00 @BAHS)
Fri 7/31 - (9:00-1:00 @BAHS) AND (5:30-10:00 @BAHS)
Sat 8/1 - (9:00-1:00 @BAHS) AND (5:30-10:00 @BAHS)
**Subject to Change


FACEme Banquet Packets
The left over Band Banquet packets from the 2014-2015 FACEme season will be discarded on August 20, 2015. If you did not pick up your packet, make plans to do so. After August 20 they will no longer be available.


Band Finance Office - Charms
Charms accounts are ready for all Pride members. Login is "brokenarrowband" and your password is your student's ID#. Payments can be made via PayPal through Charms, but PayPal will charge a 3.5% service fee. Cash and Check payments can be made to the Fine Arts Finance Office during regular business hours, mailed to the school, or dropped into the payment box in the hallway near the orchestra room. Please visit Charms info pages to update your personal information where it is lacking. This will keep us in touch with you.


Oklahoma Heat
Heat Stress Wow! It’s HOT!! Without fail, the Oklahoma summer heat WILL be upon us. The Pride staff would like to assure all parents of our commitment to the members physical well being. Due to the nature of activities like marching band and football practice, we are constantly exposed to the heat and it is important that we all take precautions:

• Drink Plenty of Water or Gatorade/Powerade BEFORE REHEARSAL (avoid caffeinated beverages or "monster" drinks)
• Eat a nutritional meal (particularly breakfast)
• Wear light & loose fitting, comfortable clothing
• During water breaks at rehearsal drink more water/Gatorade...even if you're not thirsty
• Use sunscreen and keep your head covered
• Get acclimated to the outdoors.  Plan some outdoor activities, in moderation, to prepare yourself for the summer heat.
  

PRESIDENT
Pride Camp 2015 is fully underway and the excitement to see what this season will bring is ramping up! We would like to take this time to remind everyone that all Pride rehearsals are closed. The directors make an exception and open rehearsal for the last 45 minutes on nights when the students are rehearsing at the stadium.

Please remember that when watching at the stadium, it’s important to remain quiet, keep young children with you at all times, and stay seated so we do not disturb the teaching that is taking place.

The directors welcome you to take all the photos you would like from the stands when rehearsal is open but ask that you PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY PHOTOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. This is to protect the product our kids are putting on the field.

Wendy’s Dine Out Night! July 29th from 5:00-8:00 PM at County Line and Kenosha. 10% of the proceeds will be donated to BA Bands. Drive through and Dine in - please be sure to say you are with the Pride! Look forward to seeing you there!


FUNCTIONS
Saturday, August 1, we will be sizing all band members in their uniforms during scheduled rehearsal time. If you are available to assist with this, please send an email to bauniform@gmail.com and plan on meeting at the uniform room when rehearsal begins.

All opportunities for sewing, washing, ironing of uniforms, flags, etc. will be made through the VEST (visual effect support team).If you would like to receive notifications for opportunities to serve with the VEST, please text @a8e633 to 81010.


FUNDRAISING
Cori Aschkenas - BABandFundraising@gmail.com

Please CLICK HERE for information regarding SEVERAL NEW, current, and upcoming Fundraisers!

AMISH JAM FUNDRAISER- All money and order forms are due back by July 30th.


PRIDE STORE
Cori Aschkenas - BAPrideStore@gmail.com

FYI - SHOW SHIRT ORDER FORMS - along with several other order forms will be available at the next band parent meeting. If you haven’t turned in your order for a Duffle Bag, will you need to get those in by August 11th. Contact us with any questions!

Pride Letter Jackets - If you are ordering a Pride Jacket, Yvonne’s Monogram needs a $50 deposit ASAP! Yvonne’s Monogram is located at 7844 South Elm Place, Broken Arrow, OK 74011 (This is approximately 131st and Elm.) 918-451-1902.


OPERATIONS
Meetings are Tuesday - Thursday @ 6:00pm at the stadium. For everyone in operations who is going to assist with the DCI event, please be sure to volunteer for the event on the website so that we can keep a tally of the volunteers as well as sizing for the event t-shirt..

Email baprideoperations@gmail.com anytime.

Concessions
The BA football season begins Monday August 24th. If you have not already received an email from me please email baconcessions@gmail.com to be added to the concessions list. Sign ups will begin mid August.

We are still hopeful to find someone who works with glass for a modification in the home side concession stand. If you are that person or have a contact please email baconcessions@gmail.com anytime.


Special Events
Drums of Summer - Thanks to all who helped make this event a success!

Broken Arrow Invitational - Oct 3, 2015 - This is our next big event. WE host a BOA style competition at our campus for bands from all over the state and surrounding states. Please mark your calendars to help with this event. We’ll get online registration started soon! This is an all day event so we need lots of people to make it happen.


Marketing & Development
Ky and Michiele Vargas - development.bapride@gmail.com

Don't forget to pick up your free Quick Start packs, which include a new bummer, from our health and wellness sponsors!  They are available now at the following locations!

Wellspring Family Clinic - 4623 W Kenosha St, Broken Arrow: 918-461-0422
Broken Arrow Family Drug North - 1030 E Lansing St, Broken Arrow: 918-251-3784
Broken Arrow Family Drug South - 3359 S Elm Pl, Broken Arrow: 918-451-3784



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