BA Bands eNews

August 16, 2015

Directors Notes


Pride Schedule for this week

Horn Line, Percussion, Drum Major & Crew Schedule
Mon 8/17 - (5:00-9:00) (No Meal Break)
Tues 8/18 - (5:00-9:00) (No Meal Break)
Wed 8/19 - OFF
Thurs 8/20 - (6:00-9:00)
Fri 8/21 - (3:30-7:00)
Sat 8/22 - (1:00-9:00) (Break time TBA)

Color Guard Schedule
Mon 8/17 - (5:00-9:00)
Tues 8/18 - (5:00-9:00)
Wed 8/19 - OFF
Thurs 8/20 - (5:00-9:00)
Fri 8/21 - (3:30-TBA)
Sat 8/22 - TBA


Classes Begin Thursday!
The Pride has had an amazing Band Camp and we are extremely proud of the hard work displayed by the Pride. Classes begin on Thursday and the staff wants to wish a great first day to our members.


HS Wind Ensemble Performance at Teacher In-Service Workshops
The HS Wind Ensemble will perform twice at each of Monday's teacher workshops to welcome back all of the teachers from BA Public Schools. Dress for these performances is ALL Black attire.
Performance #1
  8:30 Arrive at PAC
  8:40 Warm up at PAC
  9:00 Perform
  9:30 Approx Dismissal
Performance #2
  1:00 Arrive at PAC
  1:20 Warm up at PAC
  1:30 Perform
  2:00 Approx Dismissal


Attendance Communication
As a reminder, members must communicate all Pride rehearsal absences by emailing attendance@brokenarrowpride.com. Please remember that ALL rehearsals and performances are mandatory.


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.


Charms
Season fees have been applied to all Charms accounts in accordance with the Membership Agreement for this season. Any questions? refer them to Mrs. Good in the band office. lsgood@baschools.org


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.

A Word from Your Presidents...

MEET AND GREET this Thursday, August 20th at 7:00pm.
Please join us this Thursday for a time to get to know each other, band parent to band parent. We will gather in the courtyard in front of the “big gym” on the senior high campus at 7:00 pm. You will have an opportunity to connect with other parents from your child’s section. This is also a good time for mentors to meet their “mentee,” if they have not already done so. Please reach out to any parents you know who may not yet subscribe to eNews to make sure everyone knows about this event. Following our Meet and Greet, we can all go over to the stadium to enjoy the last 45 minutes of rehearsal. And speaking of watching rehearsal…. The directors have asked us - repeatedly now - not to take photos or video of rehearsals until further notice. They make this request to protect the product our kids are working so hard to put on the field. Thank you to all who have honored this request. Please know that until we receive the green light to video or take photos again, the directors will be asking anyone who is unwilling to honor their request to leave the stadium immediately. Please help us pass this word along to anyone who may not currently subscribe to eNews. Watching rehearsal is a privilege and that privilege can be revoked. If you have any questions about this matter, please feel free to email us at babpaprez@gmail.com.


FUNCTIONS
Uniform reminders: All gloves, socks, shoes and additional tradition tshirts may be purchased from the uniform ladies. We are no longer accepting cash, your name will be taken and the amount will be charged to your students account.

We need lots of hands to help with tradition uniform check out on Saturday, August 29th. If you are able to help please send an email to bauniform@gmail.com.

Please remember to log your volunteer hours through charms. Instructions can be found on the BA Bands webpage under the parent organization downloads.

Volunteers are still needed for feeding the Pride on game days. Please sign up in charms if you are willing to help.

Button Pictures of each Pride Member will be taken on August 29th between Tradition Rehearsal and Pride Rehearsal. More details to come.


FUNDRAISING
Cori Aschkenas - BABandFundraising@gmail.com

Just a reminder that the TWO NEW Fundraisers are due back on August 27th. If you haven’t picked up an order form, you can do this in the BAHS Band Office on Monday afternoon.

To receive updated information regarding Fundraising and Pride Store activities, you can be added to a new E-mail list. If you would like to be added, please contact us at BABandfundraising@gmail.com.


PRIDE STORE
Cori Aschkenas - BAPrideStore@gmail.com

http://Pridepictures.dotphoto.com is where to go to purchase pictures taken by the Pride Photographers.

The Pride Store will be having a T-SHIRT and CLEARANCE sale at 6:00 pm this Thursday in the BAHS Courtyard! Come See Us!!!

If you would like a digital copy of the Show Shirt, GOBA Shirt or any other order form, please ask to be added to our e-mail list. Contact us at the above e-mail address. These forms are due by the September band parent meeting.

DATE EXTENDED-If you are interested in having a Pride Jacket by Grand Nationals, you need to place your order by August 31st. 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

KONA ICE- will be selling Icees once again at the stadium during Dinner on Tuesday, August 18th! Their prices range from $2-$5! We hope you bring some extra money to enjoy a treat!


OPERATIONS
Meetings are MONDAY - FRIDAY @ 6:00pm and SATURDAYs @ 9:00am at the stadium. We are making great progress on the props, only a few weeks to go! We will be using the same shirts as last year so stop by Yvonne’s and purchase one if your are a part of the operations team.

Email baprideoperations@gmail.com anytime.

Concessions
Let the games begin! Football begins on Monday August 24th. Visit www.tulsa-health.org and once there, scroll down and click on the volunteer classes banner to get your free volunteer food handlers card. Look for details and schedules to go out this week.

Email baconcessions@gmail.com with any questions or to sign up for volunteer opportunities using your email.


Special Events

Broken Arrow Invitational - Saturday, October 3
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP NOW TO HELP WITH BAI.

You must sign up before Sept 18th to reserve an Event Staff shirt for yourself. Pride kids are allowed to work in the afternoon and are encouraged to do so. They must sign up using this form and choose Pride Member from the pull down menu. Guard members should check with Wes first for practice schedule that day.

OSSAA State Marching Contest - Wednesday, October 28 - During the school day. 8am-3pm

If you can be available to help during the day, if you don’t work during the week or if you can take off that day, Please email me at baspecialevents@gmail.com and put OSSAA in the subject line.

Thank you volunteers!


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

Sponsor Blitz this week

Charlie’s Chicken, here we come!

Time for our first sponsor blitz! This week, if you go out to eat, go to Charlie’s Chicken! Be sure and ask for the manager and tell them THANK YOU for helping support the Pride of Broken Arrow! This is not a fundraiser, it is just a concentrated way to show our sponsors that we appreciate them! Charlie’s will be feeding the Pride before one of the football games this fall. Let’s tell them thank you!

Sponsors Needed

Speaking of feeding the Pride, we are still looking for a few more restaurants who can help us with food. If you have contacts at a restaurant, please let us know!

We are also looking for other companies to partner with us through sponsorships.

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!



Upcoming Dates and Events
Aug 20 - Classes Begin
Aug 22 - Pride Saturday Rehearsal (1:00-9:00)
Aug 29 - Pride & Tradition Rehearsal (9:00-11:30) Pride Rehearsal (5:00-9:00)
Sept 3 - Professional Day / No Classes: Horn line choreography rehearsal during the day. Time TBA
Sept 4 - Professional Day / No Classes: Horn line choreography rehearsal during the day. Time TBA
Sept 4 - Game: BA at Owasso
Sept 11 - Game: BA at Coppell, TX - Tentative 7:30am Departure
Sept 12 - Arrive at BAHS from Coppell, TX - Tentative 3:30am Arrival
Sept 18 - Game: BA vs Union
Sept 19 Pride Saturday Rehearsal - Time TBA
Sept 25 - Game: BA at Yukon - Assigned Pep Band
Sept 26 - Pride Saturday Rehearsal & Dress Rehearsal Performance - Time TBA
Oct 2 - Game: BA vs Putnam City
Oct 3 - BAI - Broken Arrow Invitational Band Contest

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