BA Bands eNews

May 20, 2018

-Directors Notes-


High School Band concert on Tuesday, May 22
Don’t miss the final HS Band Concert of the year on Tuesday (5/22). This will be a great concert to celebrate an end to a great school year. Also, the HS Wind Ensemble will present a concert featuring Multi-media Concert Experience of “A Night at the Movies.” Be sure to be at this concert for some special surprises! Symphonic Band 1 and Wind Ensemble will check in their concert attire at the PAC after the concert has ended.




Pride Summer Conditioning
We are very excited to partner with the athletic department this summer to offer our students access to the many resources at BA. Cody Ellett, the Director of Strength and Conditioning at BA is developing a summer workout specifically for the Pride! The workouts will assist our students with cardiovascular fitness, upper body strength, as well as core strength and balance. The Pride workouts will be in the Indoor facility each Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30-6:00pm beginning on June 5th. All hornline and battery are expected to attend. These conditioning sessions are FREE of charge.


Upcoming 2018 Pride Rehearsal Dates
Horn Line

• - May 30 Mini Camp #1 5:00-6:30 (Note this is an ending time change)
  
• - May 31 Mini Camp #1 12:00-6:00
• - June 1 Mini Camp #1 12:00-6:00
• - June 14-16 Mini Camp #2 12:00-6:00
• - July 10-12 Mini Camp #3 12:00-6:00
• - July 17 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 members get in for free)
• - July 23 MANDATORY PRIDE CAMP BEGINS - 1:00pm

• - May 29 Rehearsal 4:00-7:00- June 5 Rehearsal 12:00-4:00
• - May 31 Movement Training 3:00-6:00
  
• - June 12 Rehearsal 12:00-4:00
• - June 13 Movement Training 3:00-6:00
  
• - July 9 Rehearsal 12:00-4:00
• - July 10 Movement Training 3:00-6:00
  
• - July 16 Rehearsal 9:00-12:00
• - July 17 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 member get in for free)
• - July 23 MANDATORY PRIDE CAMP BEGINS - 9:00am
  

• - June 12-14 9:00-12:00
• - July 17 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 member get in for free)
• - July 23 MANDATORY PRIDE CAMP BEGINS - 9:00am
  

• - May 21 Sabre Training in Band Hall 6:00-8:30
• - May 24 Rehearsal 5:30-9:30
• - May 25 Rehearsal 5:30-9:30
• - May 31 Rehearsal 9:00-1:00 AND 5:30-9:30
• - June 1 Rehearsal 9:00-1:00 AND 5:30-9:30
• - June 2 Rehearsal 9:00-1:00
• - June 4 Dance Project Rehearsal 9:00-1:00 AND 5:30-9:30
• - June 5 Dance Project Rehearsal 9:00-1:00 AND 5:30-9:30
• - June 6 Dance Project Rehearsal 9:00-12:00 AND 1:30-5:30
• - June 7 Dance Project Rehearsal 9:00-1:00 AND 5:30-9:30
• - June 8 Dance Project Rehearsal 9:00-1:00 AND 5:30-9:30
• - June 9 Dance Project Rehearsal 9:00-1:00 AND 2:00-6:00
• - June 9 Dance Project PERFORMANCE 1 at 7:00pm
• - June 9 Dance Project PERFORMANCE 2 at 8:00pm
• - June 22 Rehearsal 5:30-9:30
• - June 23 Rehearsal 9:00-1:00
• - June 29 Rehearsal 5:30-9:30
• - June 30 Rehearsal 9:00-1:00
  
• - July 17 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 member get in for free)
• - July 23 MANDATORY PRIDE CAMP BEGINS - 9:00am
  

• - May 24 Audition 3:15-5:30

• Dress Rehearsals - Sept 29 & Oct 13
  
• Broken Arrow Invitational - Oct 6
• OBA Marching Championship - Oct 20
• OSSAA Regional Marching Contest - Oct 24
• BOA St. Louis Super Regional - Oct 26-28
• Send Off Dress Rehearsal - Nov 5
• BOA Grand National Championship in Indianapolis - Nov 7-11
• Sounds of the Stadium Concert in the BAPAC - Nov 13

Drums of Summer - DCI Tour of Champions Show in Broken Arrow
The 2018 DCI Show hosted in Broken Arrow will be on Tuesday, July 17 at BA's Memorial Stadium. This year’s event features many of DCI’s top groups in the WORLD: Blue Devils, Blue Knights, Bluecoats, Boston Crusaders The Cavaliers, Phantom Regiment and Santa Clara Vanguard. WOW!! What an amazing line up. Tickets are on sale now at DCI.org. There are also many opportunities to volunteer. Contact VP of Special Events at BASpecialEvents@gmail.com for more info…. Tickets are selling fast and most of the chairback seats have already sold, get your tickets today! (All 2018 Pride members receive G.A. through the pass gate with your student ID)

-From the Band Office-

Charms - All Pride accounts should be paid to zero. Credit card payments can now be made in the band office with Mrs. Good. Credit cards can be used for student accounts, Pride Store purchases, and other fees. As always, credit payments may be made through Charms and will automatically post to your students Charms ledgers. Payments can also be mailed to BA Bands, BAHS, 1901 E. Albany, Broken Arrow, OK, 74012.



-BA Bands Parent Association-

PRESIDENTS
ATTENTION FIRST YEAR PARENTS: There will be a Rookie Parent Meeting on Thursday, May 31st, at 6:00 pm. Location will be at the high school, but the room has not yet been determined. It will be a casual, low key atmosphere and a great opportunity to learn what to expect throughout the season. Get your questions ready and come join us!

FUNCTIONS
New!  Sign-up for volunteers for the 2018-19 school year for Feeding Frenzy, Uniforms (washing and sewing), Hospitality, Popsicles, and Medical help is now underway.  Sign-up through THIS LINK to get notifications.

Help is need for the High School Band Concert on Tuesday, May 22. Cookies and punch supplies as well as help serving are needed. Please select this link: HERE to sign up to help.

Also, immediately following the concert help is needed to collect concert wear and launder them. We will meet in the front of the auditorium.

SPECIAL EVENTS


2018 DCI Tour of Champions - Broken Arrow will host the 2018 DCI Tour of Champions on Tuesday, July 17th at the Broken Arrow Memorial Stadium. We have several jobs available and would love to have you join us! To volunteer for this event, click on the following link , CLICK HERE

WE NEED EVERYONE TO HELP OUT WITH THIS EVENT!

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



OPERATIONS

Questions? Email baprideoperations@gmail.com



CONCESSIONS

Upcoming volunteer opportunities

Mark your calendar for June 23rd and July 17th.

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

Looking to add a few more people to the Marketing and Development team.  If you're interested, please email Carrie Crane @ development.bapride@gmail.com or call me 918-902-3710

PRIDE CAR SHOW
The Pride of Broken Arrow is proud to announce Concert of Cars. June 23, 2018. Please share on social media as much as you can. This event is open to the public. No admissions!

For the Registration form CLICK HERE

Sponsorship Form CLICK HERE

We will also need lots of hands for this event ! Sign up will come soon. Response has been great, keep sharing. For more information regarding registration or sponsorships, please email bapridecarshow@gmail.com.


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 receive fundraising emails, please email us at BABandFundraising@gmail.com and let us know you’d like to be added.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Drillers Pride Night on Thursday!  It was a fun time with family and friends and the Trombone Choir performance of the National Anthem was excellent!  Thanks for supporting the Pride!

LEGENDS CAR WASH FUNDRAISER - CODE 1219 IS GOOD YEAR ROUND!
Need a car wash? Each time the code 1219 is entered, the BA Bands program gets 20% of the sale at Legends Car Wash at Kenosha and Aspen (2300 W. Kenosha). This link has a bar code and the code number. CLICK HERE for the link. Download the graphic to your phone so you can show the barcode or give them the code each time you have your car washed at Legends! Thanks to Legends Car Wash for their support of the Pride!


NOTE TO MEMBERS ABOUT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT FUNDRAISERS - Individual account fundraisers such as the ones below are offered year round for all Pride members (color guard and hornline), whether new or old.  The profits from each individual account fundraiser goes directly to the Pride member who did the fundraiser.  Go ahead and start fundraising!


DISCOUNT CARDS - To pick up discount cards outside of scheduled fundraiser pickup dates/times, please contact Debbie Gowriluk at BABandFundraising@gmail.com. This is the ONLY fundraiser we offer that you do not pay for upfront. You can check out up to 5 cards at one time. Once those cards are sold, you can check out more cards at the same time you turn in the money for the sold cards to Debbie. IMPORTANT INFO: If you checked out cards and need more, you need to turn the money in to Debbie to get more cards; if you turn the money in to Mrs. Good, there WILL be a delay in getting more cards because she will need to let me know that the money has been received and recorded before I can check out additional cards to you.


CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - The next opportunity to purchase chocolate will be Thursday, May 31 from 5-7pm in the band hallway. Note: Chocolate is ONLY sold during scheduled fundraiser pickup dates/times and band parent meetings, so please plan to be there during this time if you are wanting to purchase chocolate to sell (a future date has not been set yet). Cash/checks for payment only please. 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.


MIXED BAG DESIGNS - This is our newest fundraiser and it starts after the band parent meeting on Monday. This fundraiser also includes the opportunity for online sales; that means family members and friends from other cities and states can support your Pride member and get some great items in the process! The catalog for this fundraiser is BIG! Lots of items to choose from... bags, organization items, kitchen items, outdoor living items… something for everyone!  Packets are available in the reception area of the fine arts/band office at the high school under the table.  Order forms and money are due by the end of the day on Wednesday, May 30. 

::::::: 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.


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 2018 marching season.

Many of these opportunities go quickly. The work sign-ups are sent via email to those on the Pride Work email list. Please ask to get on the Pride Work email list by writing to bapridework@gmail.com.

Current Work Opportunities:
May BOK - CLICK HERE
June 9 - Taste of Summer - Look for sign-up soon!

* 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 - BABandFundraising@gmail.com or BAPrideStore@gmail.com

For the latest information and updates on the Pride Store, join our e-mail list by writing to us at babandfundraising@gmail.com

THE PRIDE STORE WILL BE OPEN DURING PRIDE MINI-CAMP MAY 31 AND JUNE 1!
Are you interested in getting the latest Pride of BA items, shirts, etc?
Ready to get your 2018 gear and accessories pre-ordered?
You can drop off/pick up the kids during camp and stop by the Pride Store.
Do you work during the day? Stop by on your way home!
Heading to the rookie parent meeting at 6PM, May 31? We will stay open until after that meeting is over...Stop by!

- Where? Band Hall across from Band Room (near Pride Store closet)
- When? Thursday, May 31 11AM - 7PM (open after rookie parent meeting) and Friday, June 1 11AM-7PM

PRE-ORDERS and FORMS: We offer a variety of shirts, luggage tags, dog tags, decals, show buttons, ornaments, street signs and more. This season we also are offering NEW Pride of BA Sporty Shorts and Pride of BA Show Candles.
We will have these forms anytime we open the Pride Store. You may also print these forms from the band website. CLICK HERE for all order forms.

PRIDE STORE VOLUNTEERS - Want to help us?
If you would like to volunteer in the Pride Store, we have fun and will welcome you to join our crazy crew!  Let us know by emailing at babandfundraising@gmail.com or bapridestore@gmail.com

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
May 22 - HS Band Concert - 7pm BAPAC
May 30 - Tentative last day of School
May 30 - Pride Horn Line Mini Camp - 5:00-6:30
May 31 - Pride Horn Line Mini Camp - 12:00-6:00
June 1 - Pride Horn Line Mini Camp - 12:00-6:00
June 13-15 - Pride Horn Line Mini Camp - 12:00-6:00
July 10-12 - Pride Horn Line Mini Camp - 12:00-6:00
July 17 - DCI Tour of Champions in Broken Arrow
July 23 - Mandatory Pride Camp begins
Aug 14 - Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm BAHS Band Hall

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