BA Bands eNews

April 30, 2019

-Directors Notes-


The Pride Banquet was Amazing!
Thank you to all who attended and enjoyed the Pride Banquet. What a fitting tribute to the efforts of our students, parents, staff and supporters! The keynote address by Mr. Michael Cesareio was very entertaining, poignant and heartfelt. Thank you for your hospitality in welcoming Mr. Cesario into the Pride family!


Jazz Ensembles
Congratulations to our Jazz Ensembles on outstanding performances at the OSSAA State Jazz Contest this past Wednesday; both ensembles earned Superior ratings! Jazz 1 finished in 2nd place in the state for class 6A and E Jazz finished in 1st place for their classification and are an OSSAA State Jazz Champion. Congratulations to all of our jazz students and their teachers!

• - April 29 - May 3 (4:15 - 6:00) Pride Horn Line Audition Camp - OUTDOORS (Dress for the Weather)
• - May 3 (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
• - SPECIAL WEATHER NOTE:  All Pride Audition dates and time will meet regardless of weather conditions.  Should inclement weather occur, rehearsal locations will be moved to indoor locations for safety
  

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 TIME”
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-



FUNCTIONS

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 16th before the band parent meeting.  We will be open 6-7pm and again after the meeting.  We will have preorder forms available for the 2019-2020 season and we are hoping to have some new merchandise ready for you to take home!  We will have a way to place preorders online to save you time in lines!  I hope to have that up before the 16th! 


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!  Plus, you don't have to wait in the lines AND you get first dibs on the new merchandise!  Let us know by emailing BABandStore@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 29 - May 3 2019 - Pride Hornline / Percussion (Perc on Mon & Wed only) 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
May 29-31 - Pride Horn Line Mini Camp 1
Jun 11-13 - Pride Horn Line Mini Camp 2

Volunteer With BA Bands!

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