BA Bands eNews

October 15, 2017

-Directors Notes-


Band of America Super Regional THIS WEEK!
This is an exciting time in the Pride’s preparations! The St Louis Super Regional Championship will be here next week! I know that the Pride members have been looking forward to this week for a long time to perform in one of the nation's most premier acoustical environments for a dome stadium. It is always amazing to see the number of BA parents, alumni and fans that will make their way to the Dome at America’s Center to see and hear some of the finest bands in the nation. There will be MANY bands from our area and state competing at the BOA Super Regional and I know that all Broken Arrow supporters will show their generosity and enthusiasm toward our band friends from Oklahoma!


Oklahoma, BAI Bands & Area Bands’ Prelim Performance times in St. Louis*

• Collinsville HS, OK - Friday - 1:15pm
  
• Bartlesville HS, OK - Friday - 6:30pm
  
• Kickapoo HS, MO - Friday - 6:45pm
  
• Owasso HS, OK - Saturday - 7:30am
  
• Bixby HS, OK - Saturday - 12:15pm
  
• Jenks HS, OK - Saturday - 2:15pm
  
• Mustang HS, OK - Saturday - 3:15pm
  
• Broken Arrow HS, OK - Saturday - 4:00pm

• Report time at BAHS on Friday morning is 8:30am - with rehearsal beginning at 9:00am
• Bring all items needed for the trip by 8:30am - we will load after rehearsal is finished
• Broken Arrow’s preliminary performance time is Saturday at 4:00pm
• The finals competition begins at 7:15pm
• The Pride will depart St. Louis on Sunday morning and arrive in Broken Arrow at approximately 5:30pm
• The band Hotel in St. Louis is the Drury Inn - Downtown Convention Center (most meals will be served at the Holiday Inn)

Pride Schedule for This Week

  Horn Line & Percussion
      Mon 10/16 - 3:20-4:45 - Brass Choreography Rehearsal in Band Hall
      Tues 10/17 - 3:20-7:00 - Full Rehearsal - Bus Sign ups after rehearsal
      Wed 10/18 - 9:00-6:00 - Full Rehearsal (students provided lunch from 11:30-12:30)
      Thurs 10/19 - 9:00-4:30 - Full Rehearsal (student provided lunch from 11:30-12:30)
                            6:00-10:00 - BA Football Game & Senior Night Reception
      Fri 10/20 - 8:30am Report time (bring all items for St. Louis trip)
      Sat 10/21 - BOA St. Louis Super Regional
      Sun 10/22 - Return to Broken Arrow

  Color Guard
      Mon 10/16- OFF
      Tues 10/17 - 4:00-9:00 - Rehearsal (Bus Sign ups after rehearsal)
      Wed 10/18 - 9:00-6:00 - Full Rehearsal (student provided lunch from 11:30-12:30)
      Thurs 10/19 - 9:00-4:30 - Full Rehearsal (student provided lunch from 11:30-12:30)
                            6:00-10:00 - BA Football Game & Senior Night Reception
      Fri 10/20 - 8:30am Report time (bring all items for St. Louis trip)
      Sat 10/21 - BOA St. Louis Super Regional
      Sun 10/22 - Return to Broken Arrow


Pride photo and Video Policy
Photos - Exciting news! All Pride family and friends are free to post and publish photos from rehearsal and performances to Social Media.

Video - Due to copyright liabilities, Videos of the Pride’s show “Age of Discovery: The Return to Xeno” may not be posted to social media or public outlets.


Next SPECIAL Band Parent Meeting - October 30
The next meeting of the Broken Arrow Band Parents Association will be at 7:00pm on Monday, October 30 in the BAHS Band Hall. NOTE: This is a special Band Parent Meeting to discuss preparations and details for the Send Off Dress Rehearsal and the Indianapolis trip to BOA Grand Nationals.


Upcoming HS Wind Band Concert - MONDAY NIGHT
The wind bands at BAHS will present their first band concert of the school year on Monday, October 16. This concert is free to the public at will be held at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center beginning at 7:00pm.


OBA Finals Reserved Tickets
Ticket Requests may be placed in the HS Band Office with Mrs. Good for OBA Finals Tickets. The BA Band will be able to secure a limited number of tickets in the "BA Section”. Tickets are $15 each and will assigned on a first come, first served basis. Tickets may also be purchased at the stadium on contest day, but can't be guaranteed to be placed in the "BA Section." Place ticket orders with Mrs. Good at the HS Band Office. Tickets will be delivered once we receive them from OBA (typically the week prior to the contest). NOTE: Previous eNews editions have advertised the ticket price at $10, however, OBA has made a price increase to $15. If you have already placed your OBA ticket order, we must receive the ticket price increase in order to pick up your tickets. Tickets will be delivered once we receive them from OBA (typically the week prior to the contest).


Pride Account Payments / Pride Member Charter Bus Seat Assignment
NOTE: Upon completion of our travel expenses from Bands of America for the 2017 season, the all inclusive Pride fee for 2017 must be raised by $50. 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 $1750 toward their accounts. With a remaining balance of $600. 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. Pride members will be allowed to sign up for their reserved seat on the charter buses, provided their accounts are paid.


2018 Broken Arrow Indoor Percussion Information
There will be an informational meeting for all students and parents interested in 2018 Broken Arrow Indoor Percussion on Monday, October 23rd from 6:30-7:00 PM in the Band Hall. All members of the Pride are eligible for membership in the Drumline, Front Ensemble and the Visual Ensemble.

Information about auditions, rehearsal, performance, and trip schedule as well as a sneak peak to the 2018 program and show title will be addressed at this meeting.




-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-

FUNCTIONS

Senior Night. All seniors and their families are welcome to join us for a quick reception immediately following the football game on Thursday night in the cafeteria.

Sophomore/Junior parents. Help is still needed for cleanup and bringing a few items.. Sign up here to help. Food donations can be dropped at the cafeteria anytime after 4 pm on Thursday.

All prescription medications for students must be turned into the band office no later than end of school on Tuesday, October 17. Please only send the exact amount needed for the trip and it must be in the original container with the students name and dosage information.

There will be a very quick turnaround on washing uniforms this week with the Thursday night football game and departure for St Louis on Friday. Washer parents please watch remind notifications for instructions.

We still need sewers! If you have a machine and can sew a straight line, your help is still needed for alterations. We will be working every night the band is rehearsing this week.



SPECIAL EVENTS

OBA - Saturday, Oct., 28th - We still need volunteers for this event. This is an all day event so, we have multiple shifts available to work. We really need everyone to find away to help with at least one shift. If you have any questions regarding this event, please email us.  If you loved your job at BAI, sign up ASAP so we can put you there again.  Please use the link below to sign up. One form per person.

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

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



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 the volunteers who signed up for the homecoming game. We appreciate all of your hard work!!

We will be stocking concessions on Tuesday, October 17th for the Thursday night game.  Many hands make light work.  Come on out!

Sign up to volunteer for concessions CLICK HERE

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

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.



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.


MARK YOUR CALENDARS! OCTOBER DINE OUT NIGHT - PANDA EXPRESS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 at 1314 E. Hillside Dr from 3-10PM. 20% of sales will go to band program. Participants must present a flyer (paper or on phone) on the day of our fundraiser to get credit for the band. To print the flyer, CLICK HERE.


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 November 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.


CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - More chocolate has been ordered. It should arrive when we return from St. Louis. Watch for a fundraising email and a post in the Broken Arrow Bands Members and Supporters Facebook group for an announcement of when there will be a time and place to purchase this chocolate. Also, important to remember - if you turn in money from selling chocolate, please mark it as a band payment so that it gets posted to Charms that way; you will have already paid the profit upfront. CLICK HERE for the chocolate fundraiser guidelines.


SOAP FUNDRAISER - The soap fundraiser order forms and money are due Tuesday, October 24.  The orders will arrive sometime around the first of December since theses soaps are made fresh to order.  No late orders, please!


IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING FUNDRAISERS!!! - You MUST include your contact information (email address and phone number) on ALL fundraiser order forms before turning them in (even if the form doesn't ask for that info).

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

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

IMPORTANT!!! IF YOU SIGN UP TO DO PRIDE WORK OR STADIUM CLEAN UP, YOU MUST DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO BE THERE! We have had way too many cancelling after committing to work!! This makes it difficult to cover shifts, puts pressure on those who do so show up, and it reduces the money we raise if no one shows up in certain spots. We will begin to limit opportunities for those who don't show up! We recommend that you only sign up if you know you can fulfill the commitment. If you can't fulfill, we recommend you line up someone to fill your spot and let our Pride Work and Stadium Cleanup leaders know ASAP. Thank you!

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



PRIDE STORE
Sheri Sharp - BAPrideStore@gmail.com


****PICKUP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 3-9PM IN BAND HALL****
***ONLY CHANCE TO PICKUP BEFORE ST. LOUIS****
GET PRE-ORDERED 2017 SHOW SHIRTS, BUTTONS, LUGGAGE AND DOG TAGS, & OTHER ITEMS!!!
We will have pick up of all available pre-ordered items on Wednesday, October 18 from 3-9PM in the band hall area (exact room TBD - just come to the band area). PLEASE pick up on Wednesday if you want these items before we leave for St. Louis. We have set up a 6 hour time span so we offer a wide time range for most everyone to pick up!

Here are the PRE-ORDERED items available to pick up on Wednesday:

• *Pre-Ordered Show Shirts (Kids will get their shirts and one free button earlier in the week)
• *Extra Show Buttons (pre-ordered buttons)
• *Luggage Tags
• *Dog Tags
• *Spirit Jerseys
• *Embroidered Active Jackets
• *Ornaments ordered before October meeting (2017 show ornaments not ready yet.)
• *Decals
• *Duffle Bags

• *Show Buttons
• *Luggage Tags
• *Dog Tags

• *Ornaments

• *Decals
• *Street Signs

• 2017 Show Shirt Order Form
• 2017 GOBA Shirts
  
• 2017 Pride of BA Embroidered Active Jackets
• 2017 Duffle Bag Order Form
• 2017 Pride of Broken Arrow/BA Bands Spirit Jersey Order Forms
• 2017 Pride of Broken Arrow Cuffs/Bracelets Order Form (We have lots of these for sale in Pride Store! Pre-Order no longer needed)

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!



Upcoming Dates and Events
Oct 16 - Pride Brass Choreography - no tubas (3:20-4:45)
              HS Band Concert - BAPAC - 7:00pm
Oct 17 - Pride Rehearsal (3:20-7:00)
Oct 18 - Pride Rehearsal (9:00-6:00)
Oct 19 - Pride Rehearsal (9:00-4:30)
              Pride Home Football Game / Senior Night Reception
Oct 20 - Morning Rehearsal
              Leave for St. Louis BOA Super Regional
Oct 21 - Perform in prelims at BOA Super Regional (3:45 tentative)
              Perform in finals at BOA Super Regional (should we advance)
Oct 22 - Return to BA from St. Louis
Oct 23 - BA Indoor Informational Meeting (6:30pm)
Oct 25 - OSSAA Regional Marching Contest - at Tahlequah
Oct 28 - OBA State Marching Championship - Broken Arrow HS
Oct 30 - Band Parent Meeting - 7:00pm BAHS Band Hall
Nov 2 - BA at Sapulpa
Nov 4 - All State & District Auditions at BAHS (8:00-4:00)
             Pride Rehearsal (5:00-9:00)
Nov 6 - Pride Grand National Send Off
Nov 7 - Expo Rehearsal
Nov 8 - Depart for Indianapolis - approximately 12:01am
             Arrive in Indy - late afternoon / check into hotel 1 / evening rehearsal
Nov 9 - Grand National Championships - Preliminary Performance tentatively at 3:45pm / Check into
             hotel 2 / evening rehearsal
Nov 10 - Watch bands in Friday Prelims / Rehearsal
Nov 11 - Grand National Championship Semi-Finals & Finals Performances - should we advance
Nov 12 - Depart Indy for Broken Arrow - approximate 7:00pm arrival in Broken Arrow
Nov 16 - Sounds of the Stadium Concert - BAPAC 7:00pm
Nov 28 - HS Chamber Concert - 7:00pm
Nov 29 - Christmas Parade Rehearsal for Pride and Tradition - 3:30-5:30
Nov 30 - Christmas Parade Rehearsal for Pride and Tradition - 3:30-5:30
Dec 1 - Christmas Parade Rehearsal for Pride and Tradition - 3:30-5:30
Dec 2 - BA Christmas Parade - 9:15am Report Time
             All State Final Round Auditions in Westmoore
Dec 3 - Jazz Concert
Dec 7 - Freshmen Academy Fine Arts Concert
Dec 14 - Freshmen Academy Band Concert
Dec 15 - HS Band Concert

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