BA Bands eNews
April 22, 2019
-Directors Notes-
Pride Banquet: April 26th - TICKET DEADLINE IS TODAY
Ticket sales will end Monday, April 22 at 4:00pm. Unfortunately, NO TICKETS MAY BE SOLD OR PICKED UP AFTER THAT DATE AND TIME. Pride members are admitted free, but MUST HAVE A TICKET. The Pride Banquet will be held on April 26th at the Broken Arrow Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center. Tickets are currently on sale in the band office and ticket sales will end on MONDAY! Tickets are $50 each and members will receive a free ticket. This year's Pride Banquet will once again feature: Season Celebration, Photo Montage, Student Achievement Awards, a dance following the event, and a guest speaker.
Banquet Where? When?
- Broken Arrow Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center
- Friday, April 26th- 6:30pm
- Ballroom Doors Open- 7:00pm
- Program Begins
- 9:30pm (Approximate)
- Dance begins for students and parents
Student Packets
Each student will receive a “packet†of important items. Packets will be available for pick up AT THE BANQUET in the lobby to the ballroom. Each packet contains the following: BOA Grand National and Super Regional personalized certificate, â€Mini†placard patches from BOA Super Regional and Grand Nationals, Pride group photo from the BOA Grand National Championships, …and possibly other surprises….
The Dance
- Will begin immediately following the conclusion of the Pride Banquet (approx. 9:30pm - 11:30pm)
- Pride members and parents are welcome to enjoy the dance
- Pride members will not be allowed to exit the building and return to the dance. Once you leave, you may not return.
- Parent Chaperones will supervise and maintain an appropriate, fun environment
Want to get photos of your children and their friends?
- It is suggested that any ‘group’ photos are taken BEFORE 7:00pm
- From last year’s experience, the students will be more excited about going to the dance after the banquet than taking group photos :)
The next meeting will be on Thursday, May 16 at 7:00pm at the BA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. See you there on May 16.
Upcoming Band Concerts
Jazz Concert - April 23 - 7:00PM - BAPAC
Freshmen Academy Band Concert - May 7 - 7:00PM - BAPAC (NOTE: This is a change from last eNews)
High School Band Concert - May 9 - 7:00PM - BAPAC (NOTE: This is a change from last eNews)
Rooster Day Parade - May 11 - 9:45 report time at College and 1st Street
NOTE: The High School Concert IS the night AFTER Graduation and all Seniors are obviously required to attend the concert for the afternoon sound check. Sound check schedules will be distributed during classes.
Freshman Academy Trip to Branson
On May 4th the Freshman Academy Bands will travel to Branson. Report time is 6:00am on Saturday, May 4. Students should wear their Pride / Tradition T-shirt and will need money for lunch and dinner. Performances are at 11:20am, 12:00pm and 12:20pm for the 3 bands. The Performance are free and open to the public. The bands will attend Silver Dollar City following the performances and return to the BAFA at approximately 11:30pm.
Carol Davis Memorial Scholarship
The Carol Davis Memorial Educational Scholarship is awarded to a Broken Arrow High School Senior who is a current member of the Pride of Broken Arrow Band and plans to enter an institution of higher education. The Scholarship of $1,000.00 may be utilized to cover the costs of tuition, books, fees or other expenses while attending an institution of higher education. The application form is an online form and is due in the band office by April 29. Supplemental materials are to be submitted to Mrs. Good in the Band Office. CLICK HERE for the Scholarship Application Form
2019 Pride Information
- Color Guard Auditions are completed
- Percussion April 29 - May 3
- Pride Leadership Leadership applications are available next week.
- Drum Major Clinic and Audition details are TBA. Clinic will not take place this week due to the existing events this week
- Horn Line Audition Camp is April 29 - May 3 from 4:00-5:30
...more specific information coming soon…
2019 Pride of Broken Arrow Horn Line Auditions
Next week will be very busy with the audition process to complete the selection of the 2019 Pride of Broken Arrow. NOTE: The Pride Horn Line Audition Music will be available next week at www.BrokenArrowPride.com
Upcoming Horn Line Audition events include:
- - April 30 - May 4 (4:15 - 6:00) Pride Horn Line Audition Camp - OUTDOORS (Dress for the Weather)
- - May 4 (3:30 - finished) Pride Horn Line Music Auditions in the Fine Arts Wing at BAHS
- - Students should wear a White T-shirt and comfortable Marching Shoes
- - Bring your Instrument
- - We encourage students to wear a hat, sunscreen and sun glasses
- - Brass players: Remember your gloves and bring an extra pair to loan to someone
- - Tubas: Bring your mouthpiece
Auditions for the 2019 Pride of Broken Arrow Percussion Section will be held on Monday, April 29th and Wednesday, May 1st from 4:00-6:00 PM. Information and all audition material for both the Drumline and Front Ensemble sections CAN BE FOUND HERE.
Banquet and Account fees!
Banquet is coming up! All Pride members receive a ticket as part of their season fees; however, any student account having a balance due results in that student not receiving their banquet ticket. ALL accounts should now be paid in full. Please check your balances by logging on to www.charmsoffice.com or contact Lisa Good in the band office, lsgood@baschools.org.
Broken Arrow Jazz Bands
Broken Arrow Jazz 1 and E Jazz will be performing at the annual Spring Jazz Concert Tuesday, April 23rd at the Broken Arrow PAC at 7:00 PM. Additionally, the jazz ensembles will travel to the University of Central Oklahoma on Wednesday, April 24th to participate in the OSSAA State Jazz Contest. E Jazz perform at 1:25PM and Jazz 1 performs at 3:33PM. The itinerary for the event can be found here.
BAHS Graduation
Congratulations to our 2019 Graduates as you complete your High School careers! This is an exciting time to reflect on the great memories and look forward to their exciting futures! All Sophomore & Juniors from the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band 1 are required to perform at the 2019 BAHS Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday, May 8 at the Downtown Tulsa BOK Center. After school rehearsals for these students are May 6 & 7 from 3:00-5:30pm. On Graduation day, all Graduation band members will bus to and from the BOK Center.
Charms Service will be Ending and we will be using a NEW account management Software called “CUT TIMEâ€
We are in the process of transitioning to our NEW student / parent account management software called “CUT TIME.†Stay tuned to eNews for the latest info and tutorials to access your parent and student account info in Cut Time.
-BA Bands Parent Association-
PRESIDENTS
As our time in office comes to a close, we would just like to say thank you to everyone that has supported us through the past 4 years. Our job would have been impossible without you and we look forward to cheering you on from here! With that being said, please make plans to be at our band parent meeting on Tuesday, April 16th, at 7:00 pm. We will be voting on the proposed slate of officers and making it official. See you there!
FUNCTIONS
Donations of cookies and punch as well as helping serving after the concerts. To help CLICK HERE.
Banquet Reservations will begin at 8 p.m. April 8 and continue until 8 p.m. April 22. All reservations will be accepted using this link: CLICK HERE. This link will be posted on our BA Bands’ social media accounts before April 8. You must purchase or pick up your banquet ticket from Mrs. Good BEFORE making a reservation.
You may also bookmark the link on your phone, tablet or computer so that is easily accessed once it goes live on April 8. Each table sits up to 8 people. You do not have to have a party of 8 to make a reservation. Parties smaller than 8 will be grouped with other smaller parties so that each table has 8 people. Each reservation submission is automatically timestamped and table availability will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Table numbers will be emailed on or before April 26.
To make a reservation you will need the following information:
- Email address and phone number of 1 person in the party as a designated contact person.
- Ticket number and name for each person in your party, and whether or not they are a Pride member.
- Any dietary needs for each member of your party.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Thanks to all the volunteers that made the last WGPO event successful. We appreciate all the hard work and was excited about the outcome. Next event will be in June the Car Show. Get geared up for another great volunteer opportunity and fund raiser for the Pride.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at baspecialevents@gmail.com.
OPERATIONS
If you have any questions regarding our operations team, please email us at:
baprideoperations@gmail.com
CONCESSIONS
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
SPONSORSHIPS:
Pride parents, if you own a business or work for a business that would like to become a sponsor, we have many levels to get involved with Broken Arrow Bands. Businesses can show their support and be acknowledged with several forms advertising. Please contact me for more information. Carrie Crane 918-902-3710 or development.bapride@gmail.com.
Remember to support our supporters !
Second Annual Concert of Cars!
The Car Show committee meeting will be announced later this week!
COMMUNICATIONS
GET UPDATES ON YOUR PHONE AS TEXT MESSAGES! Join the BA Band Parents 2018 group in Remind. Text @babandpa to 81010. You can also send a blank email to babandpa@mail.remind.com to get messages as emails. You can also join at https://www.remind.com/join/babandpa.
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
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.
INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISER STARTED APRIL 16 - BA Bands Discount Cards
Started April 16! Cards sell for $12 each with $9 going to individual account. Payment must be made upfront when cards are picked up (cash or check only). Limit of 10 cards per pick up (at least until we gauge how many are participating). Discounts from Smokies, Los Mariachis, Happy Plate, Forest Ridge, Wild Meadows, Cicis, Pride Store, and many more! Keep an eye out on the Facebook group for a pickup time this week!
PRIDE OF BROKEN ARROW SPIRIT NIGHT AT MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY- MAY 7 FROM 5-8PM
Join us for a fundraiser dine out at Marble Slab on May 7 5pm to 8pm.20% of sales will be donated to BA Bands. Invite your family and friends!
For more info and link to FB event page, CLICK HERE.
CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - Keep an eye out on the Facebook group for a pickup time this week! Chocolate will be available for purchase at the band parent meeting May 16th at 6:00PM before the meeting and again after the meeting ends. Chocolate will be available for purchase at the Tuesday band parent meeting at 6:00pM before the meeting and again after the meeting ends. Remember, it is $60 per box paid upfront, with half of that going into your child's account. 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 correctly; you will have already paid the profit upfront. CLICK HERE for the chocolate fundraiser guidelines.
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 2019 Indoor Percussion and 2019 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.
For Stadium Cleanup, please send an email to bastadiumcleanup@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
BABandStore@gmail.com
NEXT PRIDE STORE - The next Pride Store will be open at 6PM on Thursday, May 16 before the band parent meeting. We will be open 6-7PM and again after the meeting. We will have preorders available for the 2019-2020 season nd we are hoping to have some new merchandise ready for you!
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 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
Apr 23 - Jazz Concert
Apr 24 - OSSAA State Jazz Contest
Apr 25 - Oneta Ridge Band Concert
Apr 26 - Pride Banquet
Apr 29 - May 3 2019 - Pride Hornline / Percussion Audition Camp
May 2 - Oliver Band Concert
May 6 - Graudation Band Rehearsal - 3:00-5:30
May 7 - Graduation Band Rehearsal - 3:00-5:30
May 7 - Freshman Acadmey Band Concert
May 8 - Graduation
May 9 - High School Band Concert
May 11 - Rooster Day Parade / Uniform & Instrument Check in
Broken Arrow Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs or activities.
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