BA Bands eNews

April 23, 2017


Directors Notes


Indoor Percussion
On its first trip to the WGI Percussion World Championships, Broken Arrow Indoor Percussion had a great run today and scored an 84.725 in semifinals. That put BA in 18th place, with the top 15 advancing to finals. Congratulations on a great season, BA! We’re proud of how your represented Broken Arrow Bands in Dayton!


Pride Banquet is THIS Friday - Ticket Deadline THIS Tuesday
Ticket sales end TUESDAY, April 25 at 4:00pm. Unfortunately, NO TICKETS MAY BE SOLD OR PICKED UP AFTER THAT DATE AND TIME. Pride members are admitted free, but MUST HAVE A TICKET.

The Pride Banquet will be held on April 28th at the Tulsa Renaissance Hotel. Tickets are currently on sale in the band office and ticket sales will end on TUESDAY! Tickets are $40 each and members will receive a free ticket. This year's Pride Banquet will once again feature: Season Celebration, Photo Montage, Student Achievement Awards, a dance following the event, and a guest speaker.

Where? When?

  • Tulsa Renaissance Hotel
  • Friday, April 28th
  • 6:30pm - Ballroom Doors Open
  • 7:00pm - Program Begins
  • 9:30pm (Approximate) - Dance begins for students and parents
Student Packets
Each student will receive a “packet” of important items. Packets will be available for pick up AFTER THE BANQUET in the lobby to the ballroom. Each packet contains the following:
  • BOA Super Regional personalized certificate
  • "Mini" placard patches from BOA Super Regional
  • Pride group photo at the Rose Bowl
  • Pride Composite Photo featuring All Pride members
  • ...and possibly another surprise....
The Dance
  • Will begin immediately following the conclusion of the Pride Banquet (approx. 9:30pm - 12:00am)
  • Pride members and parents are welcome to enjoy the dance
  • Pride members will not be allowed to exit the building and return to the dance. Once you leave, you may not return.
  • Parent Chaperones will supervise and maintain an appropriate, fun environment
Want to get photos of your children and their friends?
  • It is suggested that any 'group' photos are taken BEFORE 7:00pm
  • From last year's experience, the students will be more excited about going to the dance after the banquet than taking group photos :)



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...


Upcoming Concerts and Contests
Jazz Concert - Tuesday, April 25 BAHS Black Box Theatre (7:00)
State Jazz Contest - Wednesday, April 26 all day at UCO
FA Band Concert - Monday, May 8 BAPAC (7:00)
HS Band Concert - Tuesday, May 9 BAPAC (7:00)
Rooster Day Parade - Saturday, May 13 (9:15 report time)


CHampionship Ring Pickup
Age of Discovery Championship Rings are ready for pickup! Jostens will be at the high school on Tuesday, April 25 (2:30-4:30) for pick up. You should receive a post card reminder from Jostens with the final payment info to be made directly to Jostens. All Balances must be paid before you may pickup your ring. For questions about delivery and payment, please contact Jostens at 918-664-2544.


Next Band Parent Meeting - April 16
The next meeting of the Band Parent Association will be on Tuesday, May 16 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



FUNCTIONS
Volunteers for Banquet  Volunteers are needed to take tickets at the door, to hand out packets after dinner, and to chaperone the dance.  Please send an email to bafunctions@gmail.com if you can assist with any of this.

Banquet Reservations are now open and continue until 5 p.m. April 27. All reservations will be accepted using this link: BA Pride Banquet Reservations.

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
Sheri Sharp - BABandFundraising@gmail.com

MARK YOUR CALENDAR - MAY 8 DINE-OUT NIGHT AT CHIC-FIL-A:
Monday, May 8th is dine-out night at Chic-Fil-A!
Just tell them you are with the Pride and a portion of the sale will be donated to BA Bands!
Not sure of the times yet, but we'll have more information soon!


CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER
We have chocolate bars available.  Chocolate covered almonds have been all sold;  we will order more once the chocolate bars are sold. 

DISCOUNT CARD FUNDRAISER
Our discount card fundraiser has begun. This year’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 “Shop Local, Shop BA”. 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 are 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.


To get Chocolate and Discount Cards:
You can pick up more chocolate and discount cards for fundraising by contacting Debbie Gowriluk at BABandFundraising@gmail.com


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. If you would like, we can contact them, just email me the information!  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 development.bapride@gmail.com.

To register for the Tournament, CLICK HERE.
Tournament Sponsorship Information - CLICK HERE


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!

Current Opportunities:
Drillers - 4/24-5/1/17 - CLICK HERE

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.

* Food Handlers Permit - If you plan to handle food at any of these events, you will need a Volunteer Food Handler’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 Handler’s Permit For more information, please email bapridework@gmail.com


PRIDE STORE
Sheri Sharp - BAPrideStore@gmail.com

The Next Pride Store will be open on Tuesday, May 16 before and after the May band parent meeting.  We will begin new pre-orders available for early next year's show and will have some new items for sale.  It will be a big night so plan to come early!

Would you like to volunteer in the Pride Store?  We are looking for more volunteers to help on parent meeting nights and for some special events to help set up and sell Pride Store items!  If you are interested in helping in any way, please email Sheri Sharp at BAPrideStore@gmail.com.  We would love to have you!  We have fun!


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
If you would be willing to volunteer, email baconcessions@gmail.com.

CLICK HERE to get your free food handlers card.



MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Carrie Crane - 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!  We have several levels of sponsorship, we have general sponsorships and special event sponsors.


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 24 - Pride Drum Major Audition
April 25 - Jazz Concert - BAHS Black Box Theatre (7:00pm)
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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