BA Bands eNews

July 15, 2018

-Directors Notes-


Drums of Summer - DCI 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 the top DCI groups from last season’s DCI World Championship: Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, Bluecoats, Boston Crusaders, Blue Knights, Phantom Regiment, and The Cavaliers. WOW!! What an amazing line up.

NEW INFO for ALL PRIDE MEMBERS! All Pride members may receive free General Admission Access to the DCI Drums of Summer. This offer applies to all current 2018 members and can't be traded, upgraded or refunded from a previous purchase. We hope to see all of our Pride members at this amazing event. Pride members will need an ID to gain stadium entry. There will also be a free Leadership Workshop at 5:30 in the Indoor Facility by DCI’s Fran Kick.


Pride Camp Begins!
The full Pride of Broken Arrow Marching Band begins their camp on Monday, July 23. Please be sure to continue conditioning your body for the intense Broken Arrow weather and heat! Each Horn Line and Percussion member must wear a White T-Shirt, proper marching shoes, have a water cooler, sunscreen and a hat. NOTE: Broken Arrow HS is a closed campus. Members may not leave the campus during a meal break. A detailed schedule will go out this week in a special edition eNews.


Broken Arrow High School is a Closed Campus
As a reminder, BAHS is a closed campus. That would prevent students from leaving the campus during meal breaks. Members should plan accordingly to either bring their meal OR make arrangements to have their meals delivered to them at BAHS. However, during guard rehearsals that are “split" in the day (8:00-12:00 AND 5:00-9:00), guard members are ENCOURAGED to leave the HS campus during the 'middle of the day' to rest.


Oklahoma Heat
Heat Stress Wow! It’s HOT!! Without fail, the Oklahoma summer heat WILL be upon us. The Pride staff would like to assure all parents of our commitment to the members physical well being. Due to the nature of activities like marching band and football practice, we are constantly exposed to the heat and it is important that we all take precautions:

• Drink plenty of water or Gatorade/Powerade BEFORE REHEARSAL (avoid caffeinated beverages or “monster” drinks)
• Eat a nutritional meal (particularly breakfast)
• Wear light & loose fitting, comfortable clothing
• During water breaks at rehearsal drink more water/Gatorade...even if you’re not thirsty
• Use sunscreen and keep your head covered
• Get acclimated to the outdoors. Plan some outdoor activities, in moderation, to prepare yourself for the summer heat.

Pride Summer Conditioning - Every Tuesday and Thursday!!
Pride Summer Conditioning Sessions will continue each Tuesday and Thursday until we begin the Pride Camp on July 23. However, we will NOT have conditioning sessions on Tuesday, July 17.


Upcoming 2018 Pride Rehearsal Dates
Horn Line

• - July 17 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 members get in for free)
• - July 23 MANDATORY PRIDE CAMP BEGINS - 1:00pm

• - 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
  

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

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

-BA Bands Parent Association-


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.

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.

Walk-up ticket sales begin at 3:00pm, gates open at 6:00pm and the event begins at 7:30pm. Thank you to everyone who has committed to help with this event. A list of volunteer assignments and report times was emailed on Saturday and can be found HERE.  Please let us know if you signed up to help and did not receive the email. Please make every effort to report on time. Everyone’s participation is important to provide a first - class experience for the visiting corps, event officials, and event attendees.

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



OPERATIONS
Great OPS turnout for the carwash yesterday - and now on to DCI!!  We have a prep meeting tomorrow, MONDAY, JULY 16th at 7pm (storage room / east end of the main gym / floor level)  Objectives: sort traffic signs, hang stadium banners, confirm DCI assignments.

baprideoperations@gmail.com



CONCESSIONS

Upcoming volunteer opportunities

To sign up for concessions for DCI in July 17th CLICK HERE When filling out the form add Concessions in the area of “Have you worked Drums of Summer”

For any questions 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

BA FAMILY DRUG - BUMMER PICK-UP HAPPENING SOON!
BA Family Drug will once again support the Pride by offering bummers to those rookie and other band students who need one. FYI to rookie parents, the kids wear these bummers in band camp while learning drill. BA Family Drug will have these ready for pick up soon. When available, they may be picked up at the North and South BA Family Drug locations. We will keep you posted on enews and social media as to when they are ready.



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.


THANK YOU FOR HELPING WITH THE CAR WASH
A big Thank You to everyone who helped out with the car wash fundraiser on Saturday! And thanks to those who donated items! Both locations had steady traffic throughout the day! It was a successful fundraiser!
We appreciate all of you so very much!(If you volunteered today, don't forget to get your hours into Charms!)


Please stay tuned to Facebook, E-News, and email. Please write us at babandfundraising@gmail.com to get on our email list for fundraising updates!



SONIC CARDS FUNDRAISER - We still have Sonic cards available for purchase - no limit to how many you can purchase!  Contact Debbie by calling or texting her if you have her number already or emailing her at  BABandFundraising@gmail.com to get that info to arrange a time to purchase them. The cards must be pre-paid, and the cost is $5 per card.  Cards will sell for $5, so they are 100% profit to your student account. Available on a first come basis, and when they are gone, they are gone.


DISCOUNT CARDS - Discount cards are still available for checking out!  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.  IMPORTANT UPDATE: This fundraiser is scheduled to end on July 31. Many still have cards checked out since April with no money or cards returned yet; please remember that these cards and/or money need to be returned by July 31, or student accounts will be charged per the agreement that was signed when the cards were checked out.  They can be turned in to Mrs. Good in the band office or to Debbie with Fundraising. 


CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - The next opportunity to purchase chocolate will be at the August band parent meeting.  Note: Chocolate is ONLY sold during scheduled fundraiser pickup dates/times and band parent meetings.  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.


JULY FUNDRAISER - There will not be a new individual account fundraiser for July. The Rustic Cuff fundraiser scheduled for July was canceled due to a lack of participation in the past two summer fundraisers - we couldn’t guarantee to meet the minimums needed to order. The next fundraiser will be in August.

::::::: 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.


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!


PRIDE WORK - 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.


* 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

NEW!  UPCOMING DATES FOR PRIDE STORE!

Tuesday, July 17th at DCI (we will have volunteer shirts for sale at DCI if you need on for the event)
Tuesday, August 14th - before and after the band parent meeting.


PRE-ORDERS and FORMS: We offer a variety of shirts, luggage tags, dog tags, decals, show buttons, ornaments, street signs and more.
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.

***The deadline for ordering backpacks, duffles, and sporty shorts has passed.  When we receive these items, we may have a few extras which we will sell as first come, first served.  Thanks for supporting the Pride!***

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
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

Volunteer With BA Bands!

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