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April 2, 2017

Directors Notes

Future BA High School Configuration Parent Forums - THIS IS IMPORTANT!!
The district will hold two community forums in April to allow patrons the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on the proposed plan. The information from these forums will be used to finalize the high school configuration recommendation which will then be presented to the board of education in May. Let your voice be heard to share your thoughts regarding the future of BAHS. You are also encouraged to fill out an online feedback form to share your ideas and concerns. Use the following link for direct access to this online feedback form: CLICK HERE

Community Forums
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - Broken Arrow Freshman Academy at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - Centennial Middle School at 6:30 p.m.

OSSAA State Band Contest NEXT Week
Next week 7 wind bands from BAHS and the Freshman Academy will appear in the OSSAA State Band Contest. For specific information, refer to itineraries that will be distributed by your student's band director. The performances are free and open to the public.

Tuesday, April 11 OSSAA Band Contest Performance Schedule - at Owasso High School's Auditorium
8:25 BA Freshman Academy Symphonic Band - Trey Lack, conductor
8:50 BAHS Concert Band 2 - Kyle Smith, conductor
10:05 BA Freshman Academy Wind Ensemble - James Morrison, conductor
10:30 BAHS Concert Band 1 - Kelli Pence, conductor
1:30 BAHS Symphonic Band 2 - Kyle Smith, conductor
4:00 BAHS Symphonic Band 1 - Kelli Pence, conductor

Thursday, April 13 OSSAA Band Contest - at The University of Oklahoma - Catlett Music Centerâ€™s Sharp Performance Hall
5:16 BAHS Wind Ensemble - Darrin Davis, conductor

Click HERE for All HS Bandâ€™s Itinerary (Except Wind Ensemble)
Click HERE for HS Wind Ensemble Itinerary

European Concert Tour - Complete Sign Ups by April 14
We are currently accepting sign ups for the June 2018 European Concert Tour! To sign up, complete the sign up form and make your initial $250 deposit to secure your position in the queue. Space on this trip is limited and available on a first-come first-served basis until we fill the available spots for the student and â€œfollowerâ€ tour. Submit your Sign up materials directly to Mrs. Good in the band office.

Europe Trip Overview
Europe Tour Sign Up Form - Student
Europe Tour Sign Up Form - Follower

Indoor Percussion
Congratulations to Broken Arrow Indoor, the 2017 WGPO Percussion-Scholastic World State Champions!
Broken Arrow Indoor scored an 85.55 in the Circuit Championships at Mustang High School Saturday, April 1st. BA Indoor is now preparing for their trip to compete in the WGI World Championships at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio April 20th-22nd. A very special thank you to our operations crew, chaperones, and volunteers to make yesterdayâ€™s trip possible, and congrats to all members and staff on a great performance! The ensemble will be performing a send-off performance in preparation for their trip to Dayton at the BA Freshman Academy Gym on Monday, April 17th at 7:30 PM. Be sure to mark this date on your calendars to support BA Indoor as they compete in World Championships!

Rehearsal Schedule
Monday, April 3rd: 3:30-7:30 PM (All Members; Show Design Staff In)
Tuesday, April 4th: 3:30-7:30 PM (All Members; Show Design Staff In)
Thursday, April 6th: 3:30-7:30 PM (All Members; Show Design Staff In)
Friday, April 7th: 3:30-7:30 PM (All Members; Show Design Staff In)
Saturday, April 8th: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 1:30-5:00 PM (All Members)

Tentative rehearsal schedule for the week of April 10th*:
Monday, April 10th: 3:30-7:30 PM (All Members)
Friday, April 14th: 3:30-7:30 PM (All Members)
Saturday, April 15th: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 1:30-5:00 PM (All Members)
(*No Rehearsal Tuesday, April 11th or Thursday, April 13th due to OSSAA State Concert Band Contest)

Fees
The second student payment of $400 is now past due; if you haven't made your first payment, please do so ASAP. Checks can be made out to "BA Bands" and given to Mrs. Good or the payment dropbox in the Orchestra Hallway.Broken Arrow Indoor Percussion fees for this 2017 season are $1600* (*price update TBA). Payment due dates for fees are due on the following dates:
February 15th- $400
March 15th- $400
April 15th- $400
May 15th- $400

WGI World Championships Information
If you are planning to make the trip to Dayton for the WGI Championships to support Broken Arrow Indoor Percussion, itâ€™s recommended to make hotel accommodations and purchase tickets now, as hotels and finals tickets are about to sell out! For a comprehensive list of Dayton-Area hotels and prices, please visit http://www.wgi.org/hotels.php. Broken Arrow will be staying at the DoubleTree Suites in Miamisburg. Ticket information can be found at http://www.wgi.org/contents/Tickets-Perc.html. All World Class performances for Broken Arrow Indoor will be held at the University of Dayton Arena.

The following is a general schedule/itinerary of Broken Arrow Indoor's trip to Dayton:
Tuesday, April 18th: 3:30-5:30 PM: Rehearsal, Load Truck,11:00 PM: Meet/Depart BAHS
Wednesday, April 19th: Afternoon: Arrive in Dayton, Evening: Rehearsal in Area
Thursday, April 20th: AM: Rehearsal in Area, Afternoon: Perform in Prelims, Watch Groups in Prelims, Evening: Rehearsal in Area
Friday, April 21st: AM: Rehearsal TBA, Perform in Semi-Finals (should we advance), Afternoon: Watch, Groups in Semi-Finals, Evening: Rehearsal in Area
Saturday, April 22nd: AM: Rehearsal TBA, Afternoon: Rehearsal TBA, 5:00 PM: World Finals Begins (should we advance)
Sunday, April 23rd: AM: Depart Dayton, Evening: Arrive in BA

Old Pride Uniforms
If you are a current member or alumni and bought your old uniform but havenâ€™t picked it up, you MUST email bauniform@gmail.com to set up a date to pick up your uniform. If you havenâ€™t returned your uniform, you MUST do so immediately. Deadline to pick up a purchased uniform is Friday, April 7, they will not be available after that date.

Pride Banquet Date April 28 - Tickets NOW ON SALE
Save the Date! The Pride Banquet will be on Friday, April 28th at the Tulsa Renaissance Hotel. This will be an amazing event to celebrate all of the successes of the season. Banquet Tickets are NOW ON SALE in the band office during normal business hours and band parent meetings. Tickets are $40 each and Pride members receive a free ticket provided all accounts are current (including user fees, Solo & Ensemble contest fees, etc). THE DEADLINE TO PURCHASE OR PICK UP TICKETS IS MONDAY, APRIL 24TH AT 4:00pm

Next Band Parent Meeting - April 11
The next meeting of the Band Parent Association will be on Tuesday, April 11 at 7:00pm.

Carol Davis Memorial Scholarship
The Carol Davis Memorial Educational Scholarship is awarded to a Broken Arrow High School Senior who is a current member of the Pride of Broken Arrow Band and plans to enter an institution of higher education. The Scholarship of $1,000.00 may be utilized to cover the costs of tuition, books, fees or other expenses while attending an institution of higher education. The application form is an online form and is due in the band office by April 28. Supplemental materials are to be submitted to Mrs. Good in the Band Office.
CLICK HERE for the Scholarship Application Form

2017-2018 Proposed Band Parent Association Officers
After receiving the submitted Band Parent Association Officer applications, the nominating committee has selected the following slate of officers for the membershipâ€™s approval at the April band parent meeting.
President - Eric and Heidi Cline
VP Functions - Lee and Loretta Turner
VP Fundraising - Sheri Sharp
VP Concessions - Scott and Hollie Thompson
VP Communications - James and Tiffany Royal
VP Marketing and Development - Carrie Crane
VP Special Events - Jeff and Angie Perryman
VP Operations - Jerry Floyd Treasurer - Shari Bible

FINANCE OFFICE
When you send payment to the finance office, PLEASE be sure to note where you want the payment applied, and include your studentâ€™s name on the payment. If for a trip and your student is included in more than one trip, please indicate which trip you are paying. This also includes all payments for fundraisers, PayPal online, checks, fixed payments or donations. Fixed payments are listed in Charms separately and include items like replacements for gloves, shoes, uniform t-shirts, etc. Payments can be mailed to:

BA Bands, Broken Arrow High School
ATTN: Lisa Good
1901 E. Albany
Broken Arrow, OK 74012

FUNCTIONS
Banquet Reservations will begin at 8 p.m. April 14 and continue until 5 p.m. April 27. All reservations will be accepted using this link: BA Pride Banquet Reservations. This link will be posted on our BA Bandsâ€™ social media accounts before April 14.

You may also bookmark the link on your phone, tablet or computer so that is easily accessed once it goes live on April 14. Each table sits up to 10 people. You do not have to have a party of 10 to make a reservation. Parties smaller than 10 will be grouped with other smaller parties so that each table has 10 people. Each reservation submission is automatically timestamped and table availability will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Table numbers will be emailed on or before April 28.

To make a reservation you will need the following information:

Email address and phone number of 1 person in the party as a designated contact person.
Ticket number and name for each person in your party, and whether or not they are a Pride member.
Any dietary needs for each member of your party.

Please be sure to double check all information before submitting your reservation. Information cannot be edited once it is submitted. Any changes must be submitted on a new form and will change your timestamp, forfeiting your original place in the reservation queue.

Volunteers are also needed for ALL wind bands (except HS WE and FA CB) for OSSAA contest on Tuesday, April 11 in Owasso.. BAHS Concert Band 1 & 2 and BAFA Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will perform in the morning. BAHS Symphonic Band 1&2 will perform middle of the day to afternoon. If you are available for any of these, please email name and preferred group to travel with to bafunctions@gmail.com. Please consider helping with this, it will only take a few hours and we are VERY short handed for the TCC contest.

For directions on how to update your family information and to enter volunteer hours in Charms, CLICK HERE.

FUNDRAISING
Cori Aschkenas - BABandFundraising@gmail.com

A note regarding all fundraisers now...
All fundraisers will need to have stated by you which account you are fundraising for when you turn your orders it (write it on the order forms). Mrs. Good needs that information in order to put any profits earned from the fundraisers into the correct trip accounts for each student. The accounts are Pride, Indoor Percussion, or Europe. Thank you for your help with this.

DISCOUNT CARDS are coming soon!!!
Discount cards have been ordered and should be here in time for the April band parent meeting. This yearâ€™s cards are less expensive for your customers, but will still earn you almost as much as previous years. The theme of the cards is â€œShop Local, Shop BAâ€. Every merchant listed on the card is either a locally-owned Broken Arrow store or a locally-owned franchise in Broken Arrow, with most of them being locally owned BA stores. Our team worked tirelessly to find merchants for the card that would not be duplicated by other organizations around town, so use that to your advantage when you sell them. There is a great variety of merchants on the card - from food, to gifts, to kitchenware, to haircuts, to athletic wear. We will be limiting the number of cards that can be checked out at one time so that everyone has access to the cards; however, once you have sold your checked out cards, you will be able to get more when you turn in money from the previous sales.

FLOWER FUNDRAISER - deliver date
The flowers have been ordered. They will be delivered early the morning of this coming Saturday, April 8. We do not have a time yet, but we hope to be delivering to the front parking lot next to 61st Street. An exact time and place for delivery will be emailed out to those who ordered once that info is received. If you ordered, please put this date on your calendar. All orders MUST be picked up that morning; we have nowhere to store them.

CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER
We are out of chocolate at this time. More is being ordered and should be here for the band parent meeting on April 11. If it comes in sooner, it will be announced on the Broken Arrow Bands Members and Supporters group on Facebook.

SECOND ANNUAL PRIDE OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT JUNE 9, 2017
WE NEED YOUR HELP SECURING TEAMS TO PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT !!! PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS, ETC AND HELP US SIGN UP TEAMS. The event will be held at BattleCreek Golf Club again this year. If you would like serve on a variety of committees to make the event a success please, email Carrie Crane at baprideopen@gmail. For detailed information and golf forms, you may contact Carrie Crane -- baprideopen@gmail.com.

EARN MONEY FOR YOUR BAND TRIP ACCOUNT!
There are so many ways to earn money for your band trip account! Start earning money now for the upcoming season and also the European musical adventure!

For up-to-date information, sign up to receive Pride Work emails at bapridework@gmail.com for the latest information on sign-ups and work opportunities.

* Sign up to earn money at these events now: Roughnecks Soccer April 8 (Waitlist available): Roughnecks Signup April 8

* Coming soon - Drillers and the Raceway! Opportunities to work at the Raceway and Drillers games are beginning end of March/first part of April. Please be watching for more information. If you plan to work at the Raceway regularly, please let Christi Sturgeon know your shirt size at bapridework@gmail.com You can also use that email for more information on Drillers/Raceway.

* Food Handlers Permit - If you plan to handle food at any of these events, you will need a Volunteer Food Handlerâ€™s Permit. You can acquire the permit online and it only takes a few minutes to complete. You can take the course and print your permit online at this link: Volunteer Online Food Handlerâ€™s Permit For more information, please email bapridework@gmail.com

PRIDE STORE
Sheri Sharp - BAPrideStore@gmail.com

The Next Pride Store will be open before and after the next Parent Meeting on April 11 -
*If you have decals, street signs, portraits, or other pre-ordered items to pick up, we will have them ready for pick up on April 11.

* NEW! We will have new Pride â€œAge of Discoveryâ€ Show Patches, Midwest Clinic 2016 Patches, and Indoor Percussion â€œWelcomeâ€ Patches for sale!

SPECIAL EVENTS

Mark your calendars for Drums of Summer coming Tuesday, July 18th! We'll begin signing up volunteers in May. We will need everyone's help to make this a great success. Thank you!

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at baspecialevents@gmail.com.

OPERATIONS
Feel free to contact us at any time at baprideoperations@gmail.com.

CONCESSIONS
March Soccer schedule

Monday, 3/20
Tuesday, 3/28

All soccer games are held at the High School Stadium

If you would be willing to volunteer one or two games this season, email baconcessions@gmail.com.

CLICK HERE to get your free food handlers card.

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

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! This is a great opportunity that allows your hard work to benefit BA Bands! Most of these grants are around $500. Turn your volunteer hours into money!

If you have a contact at a company that might be interested in sponsoring the Pride, let us know!

COMMUNICATIONS
CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL FOR BA BANDS E-MAILS! Please check your Spam or Junk mail folder for emails from any BA Bands email addresses. These include but are not limited to: BAConcessions@gmail.com; bapridework@hotmail.com; BABandFundRaising@gmail.com;; BASpecialEvents@gmail.com; and BAStadiumCleanup@gmail.com.

If you see any of these emails in your Junk or Spam folder, add the email address for those emails to your contact list. That should ensure you receive future emails correctly. If you wish to be removed from any of these mailing lists, send a message to the appropriate address and ask to be removed.

If you continue to have problems, email James Royal at babandcommunications@gmail.com for help.

Upcoming Dates and Events
April 3 - Band Fair (5:30-8)
April 4 - Band Fair (5:30-8)
April 11 - OSSAA State Band Contest - Owasso HS
April 11 - Band Parent Meeting - 7pm BAHS Band Hall
April 13 - OSSAA State Band Contest (HS Wind Ensemble ONLY) at OU in Norman, OK
April 17 - Indoor Percussion Send Off Performance - 7:30 BAFA Gym
April 19-22 - Indoor Percussion - WGI World Championships (Dayton, OH)
April 25 - Jazz Concert
April 26 - OSSAA State Jazz Contest - UCO
April 28 - Pride Banquet
May 1-5 - Pride Hornline and Percussion Audition Camp
May 8 - Freshman Band Concert - 7pm BAPAC
May 9 - HS Band Concert - 7pm BAPAC
May 13 - Rooster Day Parade - 9:15am Report Time
May 15 - Graduation
May 16 - Band Parent Meeting - 7pm BAHS Band Hall
May 22 - Last Day of Classes
May 23-25 - Pride Hornline Mini Camp 1 (12:00-5:00)
June 6-8 - Pride Hornline Mini Camp 2 (12:00-5:00)
July 11-13 - Pride Hornline Mini Camp 3 (12:00-5:00)
July 18 - DCI Tour of Champions hosted by Drums of Summer
July 24 - 2017 Pride Mandatory Camp Begins

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