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April 9, 2017

Directors Notes

OSSAA State Band Contest THIS 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
BA Indoor will be performing a send-off performance in preparation for their trip to Dayton at the BA Freshmen Academy Gym on Monday, April 17th at 7:30pm. Be sure to mark this date on your calendars to support BA Indoor as they compete in World Championships!

Rehearsal Schedule
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-1:00 PM (Front Ensemble and Battery), 2:30-5:00 PM (All Members)

Rehearsal Schedule for the week of April 17th*:
Monday, April 17th: 3:30-7:30PM (All Members) Send Off Performance - 7:30pm
Tuesday, April 18th: 3:30-5:30PM (All Members) Depart for WGI World Championships
Sunday, April 23rd: Arrive back in Broken Arrow

Fees
The third student payment of $400 is due this Friday; 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 $1300*.
Payment due dates for fees are due on the following dates:
February 15th- $400
March 15th- $400
April 15th- $400
May 15th- $100 (REDUCED)

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.

CLICK HERE for the schedule/itinerary of Broken Arrow Indoor's trip to Dayton

2017 Pride Information
- Color Guard auditions are completed
- Percussion May 1-5
- Pride Leadership Leadership applications are available next week
- Drum Major Clinic is scheduled for April 17 (3:00-5:00) and the Audition is on April 24 (3:00-6:00)
- Horn Line Audition camp is May 1-5 from 4:00-5:30
...more specific information coming soon...

Mrs. Good honored by BA Schools
Every spring, Broken Arrow Public Schools (BAPS) honors its â€œstarsâ€ with an evening full of gratitude, laughter and applause during the Star Awards Gala, a dinner dedicated to Site Teachers of the Year, retirees and service award recipients and support staff. Known as the Beyond & Above Award, Broken Arrowâ€™s support staff recognition program honors support staff who consistently demonstrate excellence, going that extra mile for the districtâ€™s goals and objectives. Among this yearâ€™s five Support Employee of the Year finalists is Lisa Good, fine arts financial secretary! Congratulations Mrs. Good!

â€œLisa Good is among the finest coworkers that Iâ€™ve ever been associated. In her role, Ms. Good continually works for the good of our students in many capacities that are not necessarily in her job description. Lisa serves all of the fine arts students, and particularly the Pride members, as if they were her own children. On her own time, she continually watches almost every Pride rehearsal with amazement and enthusiasm, while celebrating the accomplishments of every child. Quite honestly, she is addicted to Broken Arrow and its performing arts ensembles.â€ â€“ Darrin Davis, director of bands

BAHS 2017 Lip Dub - Calling all Pride Members to film your "scene" on Monday, April 17
BAHS is in the process of filming this yearâ€™s Lip Dub. Mr. Spencer, from Arrow Vision, would like to film a special scene for all available Pride members to the hit 80â€™s Jon Bovi song, â€œLivinâ€™ on a Prayerâ€. We will film this on Monday, April 17 in the HS Stadium immediately following the schoolâ€™s soccer game from approximately 9:00-9:45pm. Pride members that can attend are to wear their â€œPride Letter Jacketâ€ to fit in with the â€œretro themeâ€ of the entire Lip Dub.

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. Info for the table reservation procedures will be discussed at Tuesday's band parent meeting.

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

FUNCTIONS
Volunteers are STILL needed for OSSAA Contest on Tuesday, April 11 in Owasso. BAHS Concert Band 1 & 2 need chaperones, reporting at 7:30 and 8:30am and will be back in BA by lunch. If you ar available for any of these groups, 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!!

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

CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER
Chocolate bars and chocolate covered almonds have been ordered and will be available at the band parent meeting on April 11.

DISCOUNT CARDS
Discount cards will be available at 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 one of the 17 merchants 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. You will be able to check out 5 cards the first time you check out cards. Parents, if you cannot be at the meeting, you can have your student check out the cards, just as with all fundraisers. Whoever checks out the cards will need to sign to check them out; student accounts will be charged for the cards only if they are not sold or returned.

Additional Pickup Date for Chocolate and Discount Cards:
If you cannot be at the meeting to pick up chocolate or discount cards, the next opportunity to get them will be Monday, April 17 at the Indoor Send-off Concert. Exact time will be announced in the eNews next week 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:
Drillers Home Stand April 13-19: Drillers April 13-19

* 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 on Tuesday, April 11! -
* Pride Store will be open from 6-7 PM and after the parent meeting on Tuesday.
* We will have several old styles of T-shirts available at a discount.
* 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. Please plan to pick these up.
* 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
April Soccer Schedule:

April 11th
April 17th
April 18th
April 20th
April 25th - last game of the season.

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 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 17 - Pride Drum Major Clinic
April 17 - BAHS Lip Dub for all available Pride members - Tiger Field from 9:00-9:45pm (Wear your Pride Letter Jacket)
April 19-22 - Indoor Percussion - WGI World Championships (Dayton, OH)
April 24 - Pride Drum Major Audition
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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