BA Bands eNews

November 26, 2017

-Directors Notes-


Upcoming Wind Band Concerts

• November 28 - HS Chamber Concert - 7:00pm - BAPAC Lobby
  
• December 3 - Jazz Concert
  
• December 7 - Freshman Fine Arts Concert - 7:00pm - BAPAC
  
• December 14 - Freshman Academy Band Concerts - 7:00pm - BAPAC
  
• December 15 - HS Band Concert - 7:00pm - BAPAC

Broken Arrow Christmas Parade & Rehearsals for ALL Pride and Tradition

• Wednesday, November 29 - 3:30-5:30 at BAHS
• Thursday, November 30 - 3:30-5:30pm at BAHS
• Friday, December 1 - 3:30-5:30 at BAHS
• Saturday, December 2 - 9:15am report time at the Summit Academy Parking Lot (1st and College - 1 block east of Main)
  

All District and All State Auditions
The following are dates of note relating to All District (NBDA) and All State (OMEA) Band.

• December 2 - Final Round Auditions for All State at Westmoore HS (CLICK HERE FOR 2ND ROUND AUDITION MATERIAL)
  
• January 12 & 13 - NBDA All District Band Clinic and Concert at Bartlesville HS
• January 18-20 - OMEA All State Band Clinic and Concert at Tulsa PAC
  

Indoor Percussion
Congratulations to all members of 2018 Broken Arrow Indoor Percussion!

SNARES:
Alexis Butefish
Ethan Cline
Tyson McCay
Chris Tucker
Jaxon Sturgeon

TENORS:
Ethan Disney
Andrew Morgan
Colin Watson

BASSES:
Malik Althouse
Ethan Bleakley
Emma Jobe
Josh Mitchell
TJ Taylor

MARIMBAS:
Jace Harris
Bryce King
Myles Mitchell
Hunter Royal

VIBES:
Brittnie Blackmon
Kaleb Bowlin
Hayden Knox
Carly Phillips

XYLO/CROTALES:
Jack Summers

TIMPANI:
Chris Pollard

BELLS:
Parker Hewett

SYNTHS:
Zoe Khan
Sophia Latsos
Gracie Martin

AUX PERCUSSION:
Nick Cantrell
Trevor Finley
Jillian Mendoza


Indoor Percussion Schedule
Rehearsals begin this week; Rehearsal schedule for the week includes the following:
Monday, November 27th: 5:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday, November 28th: 3:30-7:00 PM


All-State Jazz Band
Congratulations to our Broken Arrow students who auditioned for the All-State Jazz Ensemble! We had four students selected for this year's All-State ensemble:
Alto Saxophone 1- Jonathan Coon
Trombone 2- Ryan Sloan
Trombone Alternate- Kamden Minor
Guitar Alternate- Jaclyn Hopping


Jazz 1 Concert
Please join us for the Winter Jazz Concert featuring the Jazz 1 Ensemble along with the Jazz Choir and Show Choir(s) on Sunday, December 3rd at 2:00 PM at the Broken Arrow PAC.


E-Jazz Auditions
Auditions for the 2017-18 E-Jazz Band will be held at BAHS on Monday, December 18th from 3:15-4:30 PM. E-Jazz is open to all band students in grades 9-12; rhythm section members (drums, bass, guitar, bass guitar, piano) are open to all fine arts students. Audition materials will be available this week in the BAHS and BA Freshman Academy Band Room(s).



-From the Band Office-

Charms - As the season comes to a close, please be sure you are still checking the Charms accounts for final balances due. Glove/t-shirt/shoe charges have been made from the end of the season performances. Unless the student account balances are paid, they will not be eligible for audition this Spring. Payments can be sent to Broken Arrow High School, attention Lisa Good, 1901 E. Albany, Broken Arrow, OK 74012.

Europe - Trip refunds/transfers will be addressed individually via email. If you and/or your student signed up for this trip, please be looking for an email from Mrs. Good.

Lost & Found - There are several pillows, blankets, goodie bags, water jugs, shirts, shoes, etc., awaiting pick up in the band office. Any unclaimed items will be tossed out on the last day of school before Christmas break.

Meds - Empty med bottles are ready for pick up. Any unclaimed meds or bottles will be thrown away on the last day of school before Christmas break.



-BA Bands Parent Association-

FUNCTIONS

A cookie and punch reception will be held after both Freshman Academy and High School band concerts on 14 and 15 December. Donations of punch and cookies AND help serving is needed. To help with either concert sign-up HERE .


SPECIAL EVENTS

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



OPERATIONS

Indoor Percussion will be starting shortly and we will need help. Stay tuned for further details.



CONCESSIONS

If you 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

Thanks to everyone for coming out to Dine Out night at Panda Express a couple of weeks ago!  We appreciate it!!

FUNDRAISER UPDATES - Currently we have no new fundraisers scheduled until after the first of the year, however, if there are any changes to our schedule, we will keep you posted by email, on enews and social media. Pride members planning to return next season may continue to fundraise all year.

Current fundraisers that have been ordered and are waiting for delivery are wreaths and soaps. All are expected to arrive the first half of December. There will be a limited supply of extras from the wreath fundraiser available on a first come basis once the order arrives. Stay tuned to eNews and fundraising emails for updates and delivery dates and times.


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 around the first of December.) 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 - 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.


::::::: PLEASE READ ::::::: - 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). Also, if you are not receiving our fundraising emails already and you participate in fundraising at all, you need to be added to that email list because that is the best way to receive current news about fundraisers; please ask to be added to that email list if you are not already on it.

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


2017 SEASON PRE-ORDERS HAVE ENDED. We are no longer accepting any pre-orders for the 2017 season. Most pre-orders are completed and can be picked up with the exception of the following. We will let you know when these are available for pick-up:

• *Car Decals - Design A & B
• *Street Signs
  
• *Ornaments
  

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
Nov 28 - HS Chamber Concert - 7:00pm - BAPAC
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
Dec 15 - Indoor Perc Payment 1 Due
Dec 18 - E Jazz Auditions - 3:15-4:30

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