BA Bands eNews

May 13, 2019

-Directors Notes-


THE FIRST BAND PARENT MEETING FOR THE 2019-20 PRIDE SEASON IS THURSDAY NIGHT!!!
This is a mandatory meeting. It will kick off at 7 p.m. Thursday at the BA Performing Arts Center, but you'll want to be there early to check out the Pride Store and our Volunteer Fair, which will be set up in the lobby starting at 6 p.m. The Pride Store will be selling all the great Pride gear you could want as well as taking pre-orders on everything from show shirts to decals to our new sports shorts and more! The Volunteer Fair will be your opportunity to sign up to help out the Pride! We have a TON of volunteer needs, and if you have a talent, we can probably find a way to use it. Come by and talk to your fellow Pride parents who are heading up each volunteer area, ask questions and get signed up to help! The Pride Store and Volunteer Fair will also be open after the meeting.


2019 Pride
This is going to be an amazing Marching Band; ALL sections are looking VERY strong for this season!! An Informative and Required Parent Meeting will begin at 7:00pm THIS WEEK on Thursday, May 16th at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center. All parents plan to attend this meeting.


Upcoming Pride Rehearsal Dates
Horn Line
- May 16 Required Parent Info Meeting 7:00 BAPAC
- May 29 Mini Camp #1 12:00-6:00 at BAHS
- May 30 Mini Camp #1 12:00-6:00 at BAHS
- May 31 Mini Camp #1 12:00-6:00 at BAHS
- June 11-13 Mini Camp #2 12:00-6:00
- Mini Camp #3 TBA- July 16 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 member get in for free)
- July 22 MANDATORY PRIDE CAMP BEGINS - 1:00pm (subject to change)

Percussion
- May 6 (Monday) Short Meeting at BAHS from 5:30-6:00
- May 16 Required Parent Info Meeting 7:00 BAPAC
- Summer Rehearsals TBA
- July 16 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 member get in for free)

Color Guard
- Fridays (except this week) 5:00-9:00 in Band Hall
- Saturdays (except this week) 9:00-1:00 in Band Hall
- Guard Camp June 3-7- May 16 Required Parent Info Meeting 7:00 BAPAC
- Other Dates TBA from Guard Staff
- July 16 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 member get in for free)

Drum Majors
- May 10 Clinic 3:15-5:00
- May 15 Audition 3:15-5:30

Leadership Applications
- Pride Veterans interested in applying for the Pride Leadership Team need to pick up an application directly from Mr. Wiencken in the High School Percussion Studio. Drum Major applications are due by May 15; all other applications are due to Mr. Wiencken by May 29.


Special Olympics Send Off Rally
On Wednesday (5/15), the HS Band Students will perform a brief Pep Rally as a Send Off for our BAHS students headed to the Oklahoma Special Olympics. This will be just outside the indoor athletic facility and begin at 7:45am. More detailed into to come once the event schedule is finalized.


Jazz Ensemble Auditions
Auditions for the 2019-20 Jazz 1 Ensemble will be held Monday, May 13th from 3:15-4:30 PM in the HS Jazz Room and Band Room. Information regarding the audition can be found here; music will be available Monday at the HS and FA Band Rooms.

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.


Drums of Summer - DCI Tour of Champions Show in Broken Arrow
The 2019 DCI Show hosted in Broken Arrow will be on Tuesday, July 16 at BA's Memorial Stadium. This year’s event features many of DCI’s top groups in the WORLD: Blue Devils, Carolina Crown, The Cadets, Bluecoats, Blue Stars, 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. Tickets are selling fast and most of the chairback seats have already sold, get your tickets today! (All 2019 Pride members receive G.A. through the pass gate with your student ID)


Championship Ring Orders and Sizing
Due to popular demand, we will once again offer Pride Championship Rings to commemorate THE United States of America marching season. This is an optional item that Pride members may choose to purchase. Jostens will size member, take orders and receive all payments. All payments will be made directly through Jostens. The Full Size Extra Large Ring is $250 (plus tax). There is a smaller version that girls may want for $225 (it is a modified version of the full size ring but many items are omitted to fit on the smaller ring size). Order will take place THIS FRIDAY at the HS Band Hall from 2:30-3:30 with the Jostens representatives. A $50 Deposit (payable to Jostens) is required at the time of order on Friday. Rings will be completed and available for pick up around the. Beginning of August.








-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





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
May 15 - Special Olympics Send Off Rally at BAHS
May 29-31 - Pride Horn Line Mini Camp 1
Jun 11-13 - Pride Horn Line Mini Camp 2
July 16 - DCI Tour of Champions at Broken Arrow
July 22 - Pride Camp Begins (subject to change to a later date)

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