BA Bands eNews

October 29, 2017

-Directors Notes-


OBA State Champions!
Congratulations to the 2017 OBA State Marching Band Champions, the Pride of Broken Arrow!! The Pride competed in the OBA Championships this past weekend and earned awards including Outstanding Music Performance, Outstanding Visual Performance, and Outstanding General Effect in the preliminary contest and swept all awards in the finals competition including Outstanding Musical Performance, Outstanding Visual Performance and Outstanding General Effect. This marks the 25th OBA State Championship for the Pride and their 16th Consecutive title. What an amazing accomplishment for these outstanding student performers, staff and parent volunteers!


A Special Note of Gratitute
Have you ever stepped back to really watch how the Pride organization operates like a MACHINE at any event? While the students are, without question, the center of all activity and focus (as well they should be!), the volunteer operations that go on “behind the scenes” is nothing short of spectacular! Just take a moment to think about all of the gears that must operate, and operate efficiently to make our BA Band Program function so well.

From each of our organizational teams, you have no doubt seen the passion that each of these volunteers exhibit as they work for the good of our students! The list of volunteer positions is extremely extensive and each are vital to the continued support of our organization. I marvel at the willingness to SERVE of each of our volunteers. From the chaperones, to the uniform and ‘washer parents’, to the concession workers and the fundraising workers, to the Special Events team, to the Marketing and Communications teams, to the fundraising team that aids our mission to help all students participate in the Pride and raise funds to get us to the BOA Grand National Championship, to the Operations team that spend countless hours getting us moved from one place to the next, to the Functions efforts of the all the chaperones that serve and help feed our kids there is no end to the list of recognition the we should all honor and show our appreciation to these selfless volunteers! I can’t begin to thank the amazing volunteers for their commitment to our students and to our band program. AND, these volunteers seem to be ALWAYS having fun while they’re working! Well Done!! Please join me in applauding their efforts this season!

Pride Schedule for This Week

  Horn Line
      Mon 10/30 - 3:15-6:30
      Tues 10/31 - 3:20-6:30
      Wed 11/1 - 3:20-6:00
      Thurs 11/2 - Ball Game @ Sapulpa
      Fri 11/3 - 3:30-8:00
      Sat 11/4 - 5:00-9:00
      Mon 11/6 - 5:00-9:30 (Send Off Performance / Load Semis)
      Tues 11/7 - 9:00-7:30 (EXPO Rehearsal - lunch provided)

  Percussion
      Mon 10/30 - 3:15-6:30
      Tues 10/31 - 3:20-6:30
      Wed 11/1 - 3:20-6:00
      Thurs 11/2 - Ball Game @ Sapulpa (Front Ensemble Rehearsal 3:30-7:00)
      Fri 11/3 - 3:30-8:00
      Sat 11/4 - 5:00-9:00
      Mon 11/6 - 5:00-9:30 (Send Off Performance / Load Semis)
      Tues 11/7 - 9:00-7:30 (EXPO Rehearsal - lunch provided)

  Color Guard
      Mon 10/30- 3:30-6:30
      Tues 10/31 - 3:30-6:30
      Wed 11/1 - 3:30-6:00
      Thurs 11/2 - 5:00-9:00
      Fri 11/3 - 3:30-8:00
      Sat 11/4 - 1:00-9:00
      Mon 11/6 - 5:00-9:30 (Send Off Performance / Load Semis)
      Tues 11/7 - 9:00-7:00 (EXPO Rehearsal - lunch provided)



Pride Send Off Dress Rehearsal for Grand Nationals
The Pride Send Off Dress Rehearsal will be on Monday, November 6. This will be an excellent opportunity to see the final version of the Pride’s show “Age of Discovery: The Return to Xexo“ before they depart for the BOA Grand National Championship in Indianapolis, IN. The Pride will, once again, sponsor this event as a benefit to BA Neighbors. Admission fee for the event is a canned food or non-perishable food item. This is an excellent opportunity to give back to our Broken Arrow community. The gates to the Grand Stand seating will open at 8:30pm and the program will begin at approximately 8:45pm. We will once again sponsor this event as a benefit to BA Neighbors. Bring a canned food item and come out and watch the Pride. Invite your friends! At the conclusion of the event the Pride members will need to load the trucks for equipment to be ready for their EXPO Indoor rehearsal the following day.





BOA Grand Nationals Preliminary Performance Time Confirmed
The Grand National Preliminary Schedule has now been released to the competing Bands and their supporters. The Broken Arrow Pride will perform in the BOA Grand National Preliminary contest on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 3:15PM EST.


Expo Square Rehearsal
The Pride will hold a special rehearsal in the Tulsa Expo Square River Spirit Center on Tuesday, November 7. At 9:30, buses will pick up the Freshman Academy students at their campus and will then meet up at the High School where we will then depart as one full bus convoy to the Expo Square. The Pride will have an extended rehearsal (indoors) until 6:30pm. Lunch will be provided upon the students' arrival at Expo Square. At the conclusion of the rehearsal, the Pride will load up the buses and return to to BAHS. We expect to arrive at BAHS by 7:30pm. This will be an amazing opportunity for the Pride to put the finishing touches on their show in a controlled “dome” environment. As is previous years, this entire event is a closed rehearsal.


Indianapolis Trip to BOA Grand Nationals
Broken Arrow's trip to Grand Nationals will be here soon. To prepare for this trip, here are a few deadlines of note:

• Wednesday (11/1) - Final Payment due for the Indianapolis trip.
• Friday (11/3) - All medications logged into the band office. Band Office hours are from 7:30am - 4:00pm
• Monday (11/6) - Send Off Dress Rehearsal Performance!
  
• Tuesday (11/7) - Expo Square Private Rehearsal - All Day
• Wednesday (11/8) - Rehearsal and Depart for Indianapolis (Report at 1am; leave at 2am)
• Wednesday (11/8) - Arrive in Indianapolis / Rehearsal Day
• Thursday (11/9) - Pride Performs in Grand National Prelims (3:15pm)
• Friday (11/10) - Rehearsal Day / Watch Bands in Lucas Oil Stadium
• Saturday (11/11) - Grand National Semi Finals and Finals (should we advance)
• Sunday (11/12) - Return to Broken Arrow (8:00pm approximate arrival time)

Student Account Payments
The final payments for this season’s Pride members are due and our next Band Parent Meeting is this Monday. Please refer to your Charms account and/or Mrs. Good for any info to finalize your remaining payment for this year's Pride season.


Sounds of the Stadium - Pride PAC Concert
Join us in for a truly unique experience — Sounds of the Stadium on Nov. 16 at 7:00pm! This concert will feature the full Pride of Broken Arrow performing all your favorites that they perform at football games, only this time in the confines of the The Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center! It’s going to be loud and it’s going to be a blast! Ticket information will be available soon.


All District and All State Auditions THIS Saturday at BAHS
10th - 12th Grade Students that are auditioning for these Honor Bands will audition at BAHS on Saturday, November 4. Detailed itineraries will be distributed to students in their band classes.

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.





-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

All State/All District Auditions. We still need several volunteers to help monitor audition rooms this Saturday, November 4 at BAHS. Time commitment is from 8 a.m. to mid afternoon at the latest. Please email bafunctions@gmail.com if you are able to help.

Indy Trip. Please turn in student prescription medication by end of the day Friday, November 3 to Ms. Lisa Good in the band office. Medication must be in its original container, with the student's name and dosage information.

Please make sure your student has extra uniform items, such as black socks, tradition shirt, gloves, etc for the trip. Additional items can be purchased by your student from the uniform room.



SPECIAL EVENTS

Thank you to ALL who signed up & worked OBA! Once again BA put on a huge event and we couldn’t have done it without the help of our volunteers!

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



OPERATIONS
Thanks to all the operations crew and to the band parents that helped make OSSAA and OBA a success! Want to help? Email baprideoperations@gmail.com



CONCESSIONS

Thank you to everyone who volunteered in Concessions this season. We appreciate all of you!

There is a possibility we will be hosting a playoff game in November during the Indy trip! More information on date and time coming soon.

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.

PANDA EXPRESS DINE OUT NIGHT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14!! We apologize for the Panda Express issue this past Tuesday. But they have graciously rescheduled Dine Out Night for us. Panda Express is 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. We will have the new flyer soon and will post it on social media. You can show the flyer electronically on your phone! Spread the word!

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 October 30 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.

AMISH BAKERY FUNDRAISER PICKUP - We still have orders that have not been picked up. Please come to the parent meeting on Monday evening, October 30, to get your order if you ordered. Remember, your Pride member can also stop by after practice ends on Monday to pick up the order as well.

CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - We have the $1 variety bar boxes, $1 caramel bar boxes, and $2 almond boxes available. 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.

WREATH FUNDRAISER - This fundraiser began last week. Orders MUST be turned in on or before Thursday, November 2 (this week!). This fundraiser has live wreaths, live sprays, and live centerpieces. Holiday gifts are an option with this fundraiser. These will arrive the beginning of December. Order forms will be at the meeting Monday and extra forms left in the band office reception area afterward. Please read the TWO fundraising guidelines sheets included in each packet carefully; there are different prices and ordering instructions dependent on whether the item is being delivered by you locally or being shipped to someone somewhere.

SCENTED GARDEN CANDLE FUNDRAISER - This fundraiser began last week and goes through Thursday, November 2 (this week!). These make great Christmas gifts! Order forms will be at the meeting Monday and extra forms left in the band office reception area afterward.

*****Due to the size of the catalogs for both the wreaths and the candles, it will be best to pick up an actual order form when they are passed out this week.*****


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 - If you would like to work certain events (like Drillers, Expo, etc) and earn money for your band trip account throughout the year, please CLICK HERE to sign up to receive Pride Work emails. Also, during certain times of the year, you can work stadium cleanup! CLICK HERE or email them to get on the sign up list for notification of opportunities.



PRIDE STORE
Sheri Sharp - BAPrideStore@gmail.com


A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered in the Pride Store for OBA! Thanks for enduring the cold, for loading up boxes and racks, and for representing BA so well yesterday!! Congratulations Pride!!!!

PRIDE STORE IS OPEN MONDAY NIGHT (10/30) BEFORE AND AFTER THE PARENT MEETING - DOORS OPEN AT 6PM in the Orchestra Room in the Band Hall
****LAST CHANCE TO PICK UP ITEMS YOU WANT AND NEED FOR GRAND NATIONALS TRIP TO INDIANAPOLIS****

Here are pre-orders we will have for you to pick up:

• * Pre-Ordered XENO Show Shirts (if not already picked up)
• * GOBA Pre-Ordered Shirts (if not already picked up)
• * Extra Show Buttons (We hope to have all of them done and ready incl last pics taken Saturday)
• * Luggage Tags (those ordered before 10-25 are ready; we will let you know when later orders are ready)
• * Dog Tags (those ordered before 10-25 are ready; we will let you know when later orders are ready)
• * Spirit Jerseys (if not already picked up)
• * Embroidered Active Jackets (if not already picked up)
• * Ornaments ordered before October meeting (2017 show ornaments not ready yet.)
• * Decals (Most of style C should be ready, Style A&B will be ready after Indy)
• * Duffle Bags ( a few remaining pre-orders left to be picked up)

• * Active Jackets
• * Neon (*NEW!) and Purple Bling Jackets
• * Pride of BA Collared Shirts for Men and Ladies
• * XENO Zippy Clips (NEW!)
• * XENO Show Buttons
• * Embroidered and Bling Stadium Blankets
• * Purple or Heather Gray (NEW!) Pride of BA Tees (New shipment came Saturday!)
• * Black/Gray V-Neck Ladies Pride Shirts (New shipment came Saturday!)
• * Nike Pride Hats (New shipment came Saturday!)
• * Black Basic Pride of BA Tee (New shipment came Saturday!)
• * Black Basic Pride of BA ALUMNI Tee (NEW!)
• * Remaining Extra XENO Show Shirts and Hoodies (Some sizes not available any longer!!)
• * Extra GOBA Tees (very few extras!)
• * Pride of BA Cuffs!!* and more!!!

• * Extra XENO Show Buttons of your student
• * Luggage Tags
• * Dog Tags

• *Decals
• *Street Signs

• Ornaments
  
• 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 THIS SEASON'S PRIDE PHOTOS OF BAND CAMP, COMPETITIONS, REHEARSAL AND MORE? - These pictures can be purchased online only.  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 30 - Band Parent Meeting - 7:00pm BAHS Band Hall
Nov 2 - BA at Sapulpa
Nov 3 - All medications logged into the Band Office for the Indianapolis Trip
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 - Report at 1:00am; leave at 2:00am
             Arrive in Indy - late afternoon / check into hotel 1 / evening rehearsal
Nov 9 - Grand National Championships - Preliminary Performance tentatively at 3:15pm / 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 8:00pm 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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