Broken Arrow Bands

BA Bands eNews

August 27, 2017

-Directors Notes-

ESPN Football Game a Huge Success
Thank you to all that contributed to make last Saturdayâ€™s game such a huge success. We heard many compliments from the ESPN team that mentioned Broken Arrow provided one of the best high school experiences for a football game that they had ever seen! We canâ€™t thank all of our volunteers enough! Our band parent volunteer team worked so hard to serve in the concession stands, provide water jugs and chaperone for the members, move equipment, and get all of the kids gloved up an in last weekâ€™s uniform. This is exactly the service it takes by our parent volunteers to make the BA Bands and Pride of Broken Arrow such a continual success from year to year. However, none of this would be possible without the efforts of our amazing band students! The members have risen to the challenges and have really been spectacular. It was a GREAT WEEK for the BA Bands and the Pride of Broken Arrow! Congratulations to our entire Band Family!!

Online Participation Forms
Online participation forms for sophomores, juniors and seniors are ready for the 2017-2018 season. FRESHMAN DATA IS NOT YET IN THE SYSTEM. WE WILL SEND ANOTHER UPDATE WHEN THOSE FORMS ARE READY.

You must have your studentâ€™s ID number in order to complete the forms. Visit the Rank One website by clicking HERE. Begin at the â€œHomeâ€ tab, which will guide you through the process. The OSSAA physical forms must be printed and completed by your physician and are due in person to Mrs. Good. Physical forms must be hand entered by Mrs. Good. All physicals will be entered at one time. Your registration will not show complete until this has been done by Mrs. Good.

If you do not see your student listed, and they are not a freshman, please let Mrs. Good know by emailing your student name and ID#. If you have any other questions regarding Rank One, contact Lisa Good in the band office â€“ lsgood@baschools.org.

Pride Schedule for This Week

Horn Line
      Mon 8/28 - 3:15-5:30 (Ending early for students to attend BAHS Aloha Bash - Tuesday will end 30
      min later)
      Tues 8/29 - 3:20-7:00
      Wed 8/30 - OFF
      Thurs 8/31 - 9:00-12:00 - Brass Choreography - Band Hall
                          1:00-4:00 - Woodwind Choreography - Band Hall
                          5:00-9:00 - Full Band Rehearsal
      Fri 9/1 - 9:00-11:00 - Woodwind Choreography
                     11:00-1:00 - Brass Choreography - Band Hall
                     2:00-10:00 - Rehearsal / Football Game (Dinner Provided)
      Sat 9/2 - OFF
      Sun 9/3 - OFF
      Mon 9/4 (Labor Day) - OFF
      NOTE: Due to Labor Day Holiday, the Pride will not rehearse on Monday (9/4) but WILL rehearse on
      Wednesday (9/6)

Color Guard
      Mon 8/28 - OFF
      Tues 8/29 - 4:00-7:00
      Wed 8/30 - 3:30-6:00
      Thurs 8/31 - 12:00 - 4:00 & 5:00-9:00
      Fri 9/1 - 1:00-10:00 Rehearsal / Football Game (Dinner Provided)
      Sat 9/2 - OFF
      Sun 9/3 - OFF
      Mon 9/4 (Labor Day) - OFF

Percussion
      Mon 8/28 - 3:15-5:30 (Ending early for students to attend BAHS Aloha Bash - Tuesday will end 30
      min later)
      Tues 8/29 - 3:20-7:00
Wed 8/30 - OFF
      Thurs 8/31 - 5:00-9:00
Fri 9/1 - 2:00-10:00 Rehearsal / Football Game (Dinner Provided)
      Sat 9/2 - OFF
      Sun 9/3 - OFF
      Mon 9/4 (Labor Day) - OFF
      NOTE: Due to Labor Day Holiday the Pride will not rehearse on Monday (9/4) but WILL rehearse on
      Wednesday (9/6)

Southlake Carrol Texas Football Game UNIFORM
All Pride will wear their complete Full Uniform for this week's game.

FULL Pride Uniform includes:

Members do not take their uniforms home. Parent volunteers maintain the cleanliness and maintenance of the uniforms.
The ONLY T-shirt that may be worn underneath the uniform is the Black Member Pride / Tradition T shirt. Extras may be purchased for $10 each from the Uniform Parent Volunteers
BLACK "Sliders" must be worn under the uniform. These are athletic leggings and may be purchased at most any sporting good store.
Full Length ALL Black socks must be worn with the uniform
No jewelry while in uniform. This includes wrist bands, necklaces, piercings, etc. (a small stud ear ring is the only acceptable jewelry)
Gentlemen must have haircuts above the collar line and no facial hair
Ladies with long hair must be able to put their hair "up" in a "performance bun"
Gloves (Horn Line only)
These may be purchased for $5 per pair
Woodwinds must cut out the fingers on their gloves at the "first knuckle". Don't wait until the last minute to do this.
All members will need to shine / polish their instruments before each performance
Color Guard will wear their Practice Costume

Next Band Parent Meeting - September 12
The next meeting of Broken Arrow Band Parents Association will be at 7:00pm on September 12 in the BAHS Band Hall.

Pride Account Payments Payment Schedule
It is important that all Student accounts are current to remain in good standing. At this point all members should have either paid or fundraised at total of $1350 toward their accounts. With a remaining balance of $1000. The 2017 Color Guard additional fee is $300. Please check the status of your student account and make sure you are up to date with your account payments.

2017 Pride Payment Schedule:
May $150
June $400
July $400
August $400
September $400
October $400
November $200
Total $2350

-From the Finance Office-

Band Finance Office - Charms
Charms accounts are ready for all Pride members. Login is "brokenarrowband" and your password is your student's ID# (unless you have already changed it). Payments can be made via PayPal through Charms, PayPal charges a small 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 BE SURE to note where you want your payment applied. Please take the time to update your personal information where it is lacking. This will keep us in touch with you. For more information on using Charms, see the attached sheet.

Mailing address for payments:
   BA Bands
   Broken Arrow High School
   ATTN: LISA GOOD
   1901 E. Albany
   Broken Arrow, OK 74012

-BA Bands Parent Association-

PRESIDENTS
Attention parents: Please join us this Thursday, August 31st, for a parent meet and greet. This is the perfect opportunity to get to know the other parents in your childâ€™s section. We will meet outside the gates, near the indoor facility at 7:15 pm. Afterward, we will watch open rehearsal at 8:15. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at babpaprez@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there!

FUNCTIONS
Feeding this Friday:
This Friday night will be our first feeding frenzy for the kids. If your student has special dietary concerns and you havenâ€™t submitted those special requests, please do so at the link below and we will take care of them. Please remember that we will provide everything for their meal and we ask that nothing extra be brought to students.

Volunteer Hours:
Also, please remember to add you volunteer time into charms (instructions at link below). I know many volunteer hours were worked this weekend and we need to capture them. Everyone logs their own time!

Water Jugs:
Your students were given a new Pride of Broken Arrow Â½ gallon water jug at the game Saturday. They MUST bring this to every football game, as this is how they will get water in the stands now. We ask that you send it full of ice on game days when they come to school, as this will help save time when refilling them before the game.

Special Diets: If your student has special dietary or medical needs, please enter them at THIS LINK.

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

FUNDRAISING
Sheri Sharp - BABandFundraising@gmail.com

If you would like to view the Fundraising and Pride Store Schedule for 2017, Fundraising Information Sheet, and External Fundraising Information, CLICK HERE for links to that information. If you would like to receive Individual Fundraising and Pride Store update emails, CLICK HERE to be added to our email list.

NEW! OFF THE CUFF BRACELET FUNDRAISER IS DUE NOW! - Order forms and money are due Monday, August 28. They can be turned in to Mrs. Good in the band office or put in the payment locker outside the orchestra room. Remember, you can choose 1 free bracelet for yourself for every 10 bracelets sold; please mark your choice(s) on the appropriate spot on the order form if you earn for free bracelets.

NEW! FALL FLOWER FUNDRAISER IS DUE NOW - Order forms and money are due Monday, August 28. They can be turned in to Mrs. Good in the band office or put in the payment locker outside the orchestra room. Delivery of flowers is scheduled for September 23; the time will be announced closer to delivery but will likely be sometime around noon.

BEEF JERKY STICKS - Jerky sticks are available by pre-order and pre-purchase through the band only; the turnaround time to get them is quick - usually about a week once we place an order (orders will be placed at the beginning of each month; the next order will be placed after the September band parent meeting). We can also email you an order form if you need one or CLICK HERE to print one. Please contact Debbie at BABandFundraising@gmail.com with questions. This is the ONLY fundraiser we offer that you will pay ONLY the cost upfront, not the profit as well, due to the cost of the sticks. You will still be responsible for turning the profit into the band office for this fundraiser.

DISCOUNT CARD FUNDRAISER HAS ENDED. PLEASE RETURN CARDS AND/OR MONEY ASAP - This fundraiser has ended and is now PAST DUE. There are still many members with cards checked out; they were due back July 31. Please turn the cards and money in to Mrs Good in the band office or put them in the payment locker outside the orchestra room (mark the envelope â€œdiscount cardsâ€). Per the agreement signed when cards were checked out, student accounts will be charged the band cost per card if the cards or money for them were not returned by July 31. We will be sending email notices to those who still have cards checked out and turning that information in to Mrs Good on August 28.

CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - We have only chocolate covered almonds at this time. We will be returning to Worldâ€™s Finest Chocolate and placing an order. We have new options with WFC; if you are interested in ordering a box of bars that is only one type, not a variety box, please email BABandfundraising@gmail.com this week and let us know. We also have the option of $2 bars (30 in a box) as well as $1 bars (60 in a box). If there is enough interest, we may purchase the larger bars or single type boxes as well as variety boxes. These will be available for purchase at the September band parent meeting.

IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING FUNDRAISERS!!! - YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION (EMAIL AND PHONE #) ON THE FUNDRAISER ORDER FORM BEFORE YOUR TURN IT IN! Without that information, we have no way to contact you if there is a problem with your order and to let you know your order has come in. We do not have access to any school records, so we cannot look up your information to be able to contact you; we rely solely on you to provide that information to us. Also, you need to let us know if you are fundraising for Pride or for Europe; if it is not specified, we will put the funds towards Pride.

For more information on ANY of the fundraisers listed above, please contact Debbie Gowriluk at BABandFundraising@gmail.com.

DON'T FORGET - BA FAMILY DRUG 2017 PRIDE SPONSORSHIP - $5 INTO YOUR PRIDE MEMBER'S ACCOUNT WITH NEW/TRANSFERRED PRESCRIPTIONS THROUGH NOVEMBER 3! - Broken Arrow Family Drug will provide sponsorship for Pride Members for the 2017 marching season. For each new or transferred prescription you bring in and pick up, the pharmacy will donate $5 to your Pride Memberâ€™s account. Each time you pick up a prescription, please tell the cashier you are sponsoring a Pride Member. At the end of each month, a check will be sent to the Pride Memberâ€™s account. This program started on August 8th and ends on November 3. Prescriptions must be picked up by end of day November 3, 2017. Visit BA Family Drug at one of their locations: 3359 S. Elm Pl 74012 (101st & Elm) or 1030 E. Lansing Street, 74012 (71st & Lynn Lane).

SECOND ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT IS SEPTEMBER 24, 2017.
CLICK HERE for the Registration form. The Tournament is on Sunday, September 24th. If you have any questions, please email Carrie Crane @ Development.bapride@gmail.com

We still need volunteers for the tournament: please email: baprideopen@gmail.com to sign up! If you want to donate items for the Silent Auction you can email: development.bapride@gmail.com or rodney.watson@bestbuy.com

Earn Money For Your Band Trip Account - For up-to-date information on work opportunities, CLICK HERE to sign up to receive Pride Work emails. All signs-ups are on a first come basis and everyone on the email list receives the opportunities at the same time. ***If you are having trouble getting spots, one way to make sure you can make the email a priority is to set up your phone or device with a special tone so that you know when the emails from bapridework arrive. You can also set up a special folder on your desktop or device to see more easily when the emails arrive.***

Current Work Opportunities: (***Please be away that these work opportunities fill up fast. The best way to get the earliest information for these opportunities is by getting on the email list by clicking on the link above. These opportunities are listed on eNews for information purposes and for any slots that may still be available when eNews goes out***)

(please check your email for the latest opportunities

Also, you can work stadium cleanup! $7.50 per hour. Contact bastadiumcleanup@gmail.com or email them to get on the sign up list for notification of opportunities
Current opportunities:
(please check your email for the latest opportunities)

* 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. CLICK HERE to take the course and print your permit online.

PRIDE STORE
Sheri Sharp - BAPrideStore@gmail.com

PRIDE STORE PRE-ORDER FORMS AVAILABLE ONLINE - Order forms may be found on the BA Bands website by going to "Resources" and then "The Pride Store" or CLICK HERE.

REMINDER OF DUE DATES TO TURN IN PRE-ORDER FORMS:

Due at September 12 Band Parent Meeting:
2017 Show Shirt Order Form
2017 GOBA Shirt Order Form
2017 Show Button Order Form
2017 Dog Tag Order Form
2017 Luggage Tag Order Form

Due at October Band Parent Meeting:
2017 Street Sign Order Form

Extended to October Band Parent Meeting:
2017 Car Decal Order Form
2017 Ornament Order Form

Since weâ€™ve placed our orders with our vendors for these items, Pre-Order forms can no longer be turned in for:
*2017 Duffle Bag Order Form
*2017 Pride of Broken Arrow Spirit Jersey Order Form
*2017 BA Bands Spirit Jersey Order Form
*2017 Pride of Broken Arrow Cuffs/Bracelets Order Form (We have lots of these for sale in Pride Store! Pre-Order no longer needed)

***Reminder*** PRIDE JACKETS - ORDER YOURS BEFORE AUGUST 31 IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR JACKET BACK BEFORE THE ST. LOUIS TRIP AND OBA (both in October)
Pride jackets may be ordered directly at Yvonne's Monograms & Embroidery! The Pride Store does not take these orders. You can stop by (with your student) any time to get a fitting and order your Pride Jacket! Remember this is the only jacket that may be worn with the Pride uniform.

*If you want your jacket before BOA in St Louis or State Championship OBA (both in October), please order before August 31!
* If you want the jacket before Christmas, order by October 31.
*Pride Jackets are $235.27 and require a $50 deposit when ordering. Balance is due when jacket is picked up.
*The price includes the jacket with graduation year on sleeve, BA Pride logo on back, student name and instrument embroidered on right chest, and a "letter" sewn on after your student receives it from their Director.
*Yvonneâ€™s Monograms & Embroidery, Inc. is located on Main Street at 411 North Main Street, Broken Arrow, OK 74012. Hours are Monday - Friday 7:00AM to 4:00PM. Phone 918-451-1902.*Please bring your student with you to order so they can try on samples to get the correct size.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE LATEST BAND PHOTOS FROM PRIDE CAMP? - Our Pride photographer, Vicki Webb, has already been busy taking wonderful pictures of our kids at practice. These pictures can now be purchased online only. We will no longer have the photos at the Pride Store. Ordering online is easy and you can see ALL of the photos you wish to see. CLICK HERE to see the photos and purchase. All profits go to our band booster account!

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, CLICK HERE to email Sheri Sharp. We would love to have you! We have fun!

SPECIAL EVENTS
Mark your calendars for upcoming events in October. BAI, October 7th and OBA, October 28th. Both of these events will be an all day event which means we will need lots of help.Please sign up using the link below. One form per person.

To sign up to work BAI, CLICK HERE to fill out a Google Form.

To sign up to work OBA, CLICK HERE to fill out a Google Form.

To be put on the email list for Special Events this year, please email us at baspecialevents@gmail.com. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at the same address.

OPERATIONS
We are already in the process of preparing for the upcoming season and need your help! If you are interested, please contact us at baprideoperations@gmail.com

CONCESSIONS
Thank you to everyone who volunteered Saturday at the BA ESPN game. You made it a great success. We appreciate all your hard work!

Thank you to everyone who has signed up for this Friday's South Lake Carroll game.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! We need 20 more people to sign up for this Friday's game. Please CLICK HERE to sign up for concessions. The game is at 7:00pm.

Thursday August 31st Concessions need you! We will be stocking concessions for the upcoming game on Friday. This consist of unloading pallets of soda and restocking all items in the concessions. Please don't assume we have plenty of people to help. The more people we have to help the faster we get done, the less time we have to be in the heat, and the sooner we get to go home to our family as well.

Thank you for volunteering with BA Band Concessions

If you would be willing to volunteer or have any questions about concessions email Baconcessions@gmail.com

To get your food handler card for this season CLICK HERE.

MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Carrie Crane -- development.bapride@gmail.com

For details about the Second Annual Pride Open Golf Tournament, please see info in the fundraising section above.

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. Email: development.bapride@gmail.com for more information

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
Aug 31 - Professional Day / No Classes: Horn line will have a choreography rehearsal during the day. Time TBA
Sept 1 - Professional Day / No Classes: Horn line will have a choreography rehearsal during the day. Time TBA
Sept 1 - Game: BA vs Southlake Carroll, TX
Sept 8 - Game: BA at Owasso
Sept 9 - Pride Saturday Rehearsal (1:00-9:00)
Sept 12 - Band Parent Meeting - 7:00pm - BAHS Band Hall
Sept 15 - Pride Friday Rehearal (3:30-9:00)
Sept 22 - Game: BA at Yukon - (Pep Band or Full Pride TBD)
Sept 23 - Pride Saturday Rehearsal (1:00-9:00)
Sept 29 - Game: BA vs Jenks
Sept 30 - Pride Saturday Rehearsal & Dress Rehearsal Performance - Time TBA
Oct 6 - Game: BA at Westmoore - (Pep Band or Full Pride TBD)
Oct 7 - BAI - Broken Arrow Invitational Band Contest - All Day
Oct 10 - Homecoming Parade and Evening Pride Rehearsal - TBA Band Parent Meeting - 7:00pm - BAHS Band Hall
Oct 13 - Game: BA vs Edmond Santa Fe - Homecoming
Oct 14 - Pride Saturday Rehearsal & Dress Rehearsal Performance - Time TBA
Oct 16 - HS Band Concert - BAPAC - 7:00pm

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