BA Bands eNews

October 25, 2015

Directors Notes



St. Louis BOA Super Regional Follow up
In the days since we have returned from the St. Louis Super Regional, there have been many notes and letters from outside our Broken Arrow Band Family congratulating and complementing the band's performances and behavior. I am particularly proud of the notes we receive that reflect on the positive interactions that people have with our BA Pride members and their families. The following is an excerpt from one of those communications:

"As a member of a rather small band who went to yesterday's competition merely to see where we'd rank among the local bands, I naturally paid more attention to the crowd during the local bands' performances yesterday. I wanted to give a special thanks to the Broken Arrow Band Members and Parents for their etiquette yesterday. Too often after a non nationally known band's performance the stadium goes completely silent but for the standing ovations from the members of your crowd regardless of the quality of the performance. I just wanted to ensure that as a whole you were aware that your actions did not go unnoticed. Nothing but respect for your group on and off the field. Thank you very much for making our small band feel special, even on a day where compared to others we were underwhelming."

Congratulations Pride! ...We are proud of your First Class effort both off and on the field!


BOA Grand Nationals Preliminary Performance Time Confirmed
The Grand National Preliminary Schedule has now been released to the competing Bands and their supporters. The Broken Arrow Pride will perform in the BOA Grand National Preliminary contest on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 AT 6:15PM EST.


Expo Square Rehearsal
The Pride will hold a special rehearsal in the Tulsa Expo Square River Spirit Center on Tuesday, November 10. At 9:30, buses will pick up the Freshman Academy students at their campus and will then meet up at the High School where we will then depart as one full bus convoy to the Expo Square. The Pride will have an extended rehearsal (indoors) until 6:30pm. Lunch will be provided upon the students' arrival at Expo Square. At the conclusion of the rehearsal, the Pride will load up the buses and return to to BAHS. We expect to arrive at BAHS by 7:30pm. This will be an amazing opportunity for the Pride to put the finishing touches on their show in a controlled “dome” environment. As is previous years, this entire event is a closed rehearsal.


All District and All State Auditions at BAHS on 11/7
10th - 12th Grade Students that are auditioning for these Honor Bands will audition at BAHS 1 week from Saturday on November 7. Detailed itineraries will be distributed to students in their band classes.


OBA Reserved Seat Tickets available for pick up beginning Wednesday
We have just received the tickets from OBA. If you have paid for reserved seat OBA tickets, they will be available for pick up in the band office beginning Wednesday during school business hours. We will also have the tickets available for pick up at Friday evening’s home football game.


BA Homecoming Parade and Composite Portraits on Thursday
All Pride members will report to the BA First United Methodist Church at College & Main Street by 4:30 for the Homecoming Parade. Pride members arrive in Full Uniform and with the equipment by 4:30 (school transportation is NOT provided for this event). The Parade will begin on Main Street at 5:00pmand move SOUTH on Main Street and end at the BA PAC. Pride members will need to immediately transition back to the High School to put their uniforms away in the uniform room so that the uniforms can be cleaned. Pride members must ALL be photographed by Jolesch Enterprises on Thursday for the year end “Composite Photograph”. Portrait stations will be set up in the Jazz Room by 2:15pm on Thursday. ALL high school Pride members should have their portrait made prior to the 4:30 parade report time. ALL Freshman Academy and Tulsa Tech students may completed their portrait, AFTER the Homecoming Parade is completed at the high school until 6:30pm. ALL Color Guard members will be photographed in their Wild Blue Orchid costume, but change into their designated “Parade costume” after their portrait.



Pride Schedule for this week
Refer to the attached itinerary for a detailed version of this week’s schedule and events. There are 2 competitions this week! The OSSAA East Regional Marching Contest will be held this Wednesday at the BAHS Stadium. This event is FREE and open to the public. Broken Arrow’s performance is at 3:15on Wednesday at the OSSAA Contest. This Saturday is the OBA Oklahoma Bandmasters State Marching Band Championship at the UCO Stadium in Edmond. The Pride’s preliminary performance time is at 3:30pm this Saturday.


Horn Line, Percussion, Drum Major & Crew Schedule
Mon 10/26 - (3:20-7:00)
Tues 10/27 - (5:00-9:00)
Wed 10/28 - OSSAA Contest AND 4:00-6:00 Rehearsal
Thurs 10/29 - Portraits AND Homecoming Parade - Report time is 4:30pm
Fri 10/30 - (3:20- End of Game)
Sat 10/31 - OBA State Marching Band Championship - ALL DAY

Color Guard Schedule
Mon 10/19 - (4:00-7:00)
Tues 10/20 - (5:00-9:00)
Wed 10/21 - OSSAA Contest AND 4:00-6:00 Rehearsal
Thurs 10/22 - Portraits AND Homecoming Parade - report time is 4:30pm
Fri 10/23 - (3:20- End of Game)
Sat 10/24 - OBA State Marching Band Championship- ALL DAY


Pride Send Off Dress Rehearsal for Grand Nationals
The Pride Send Off Dress Rehearsal will be on Monday, November 9. This will be an excellent opportunity to see the final version of the Pride’s show “ Wild Blue Orchid“ before they depart for the BOA Grand National Championship in Indianapolis, IN.  The Pride will, once again, sponsor this even as a benefit to BA Neighbors.  Admission fee for the events is a canned food or non-perishable food item.  This is an excellent opportunity to give back to our Broken Arrow Community.


Student Account Payments
The final payments for this season's Pride members are due on November 3 at our next Band Parent Meeting. Please refer to your Charms account and/or Mrs. Good for any info to finalize your remaining payment for this year's Pride season.

FUNCTIONS
Washer parents:  All Uniforms should have been returned by Tuesday Evening.Please watch your email/text messages for details for this week. Our kids will be in uniform several times and we will need to keep them looking and smelling nice!

Senior Parents: We are missing baby pictures for senior night for the following: Dominic DeSouza, Tiffany Gerrior, Ethan Grewe, Teyana Harris, Richard Ly, Evan Rentfrow, Elizabeth Seals, James Thomas, Courtney Williams and Casey Yarbrough. We will accept one baby picture, only, through this Wednesday, October 28. Email them to bafunctions@gmail.com or drop a hard copy with your name on it in the band office.

Junior Parents:  Senior Night is Friday night, November 6.  If you would like to donate to senior night, money can be left in the drop box for payments.  Please put them in an envelope and mark them "Senior Night."

FUNDRAISING
Cori Aschkenas - BABandFundraising@gmail.com

The Holiday Wreath Fundraiser is due this week.  If you want the profit to be credited to your trip account this season, this fundraiser must be turned in by Friday!

CHOCOLATE BARS - If you have not turned in money owed for Chocolate Bars by this Friday, your trip account will be charged.  PLEASE get this money turned into Lisa Good in the band office ASAP!!

FLAG YOUR YARD FUNDRAISER!- Support Indoor Percussion by having your yard FLAGGED four times a year! This is a great way to show your patriotism and support our kids! For more information please CLICK HERE for the order form!


PRIDE STORE
Store Hours This Week - Wednesday after the Pride performance for 2 hours!

Cori Aschkenas - BAPrideStore@gmail.com

Additional pictures have been uploaded to the dotphoto web-site. If you can’t find pictures of your child, don’t fret!!! Please keep in mind that there are several albums that cannot be viewed until after the Pride has competed. http://pridepictures.dotphoto.com


OPERATIONS
Standard work nights for Monday and Tuesday @ 6:00pm at the stadium. No work on Wednesday (OSSAA) or Thursday (Homecoming parade). Friday we will start breaking down the props after the halftime show and get the prop semi loaded. Prop semi will leave no later than 6:00am Saturday for OBA in Edmond.

Email baprideoperations@gmail.com anytime.

CONCESSIONS
Some have responded but still, many more volunteers are needed for both of the upcoming varsity games!

The next home varsity football game is Friday, October 30th.  We need a full staff for this game.

Senior night is Friday, November 6th.  Quite a few of the regular concession volunteers are Senior parents.  We need non-Senior parents, alumni, parents, and members to help at this game!

Please check the public calendar in charms and either sign up through charms to volunteer or email baconcessions@gmail.com.  Thank you!


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

Thank you volunteers!


MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Ky and Michiele Vargas - development.bapride@gmail.com


Thank you to Cici's and Lone Star Steakhouse for feeding the Pride recently!  Go by and tell them thank you for supporting our kids!!


Sponsors Needed

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



Upcoming Dates and Events
Oct 27 - Pride Rehearsal (5:00-9:00pm)
Oct 28 - OSSAA Band Contest at BA - All Day
Oct 29 - Homecoming Parade - Report Time is 4:30pm at the Church on Main St and College
             Pride Jolesch Composite Portraits from 2:15pm-4:30pm and 5:30pm-6:30pm
Oct 30 - Game: BA vs. Edmond Santa Fe
Oct 31 - OBA State Marching Championship @ UCO - All Day
Nov 3 - Band Parent Meeting - 7:00pm
Nov 4 - Pride Rehearsal (3:20-5:30)
Nov 6 - Game: BA vs. Edmond Memorial (Pride Senior Night)
Nov 7 - All State / District Auditions at BAHS
    Pride Rehearsal (5:00-9:00)
Nov 9 - Pride Send Off Dress Rehearsal - 9:00PM
Nov 10 - Pride Rehearsal at Expo Center - All Day
Nov 11 - Depart for BOA Grand Nationals in Indianapolis (11:30pm Approx Departure time)
Nov 13 - BOA Grand Nationals Prelim Performance in Lucas Oil Stadium (6:15pm tentative performance time)
Nov 14 - BOA Grand Nationals Semi-Finals & Finals Competition (should we advance)
Nov 23 - Indoor Percussion Auditions (7:00-9:00pm)
Nov 24 - Indoor Percussion Auditions (3:15-5:00pm)

Note: All Playoff football games are required for all Pride members are are scheduled based on the BA Football team's progress through the OSSAA HS Playoffs.

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