BA Bands eNews
August 11, 2019
-Directors Notes-
Another AMAZING Week of Pride Camp!
The 2019 Pride of Broken Arrow had another amazing week of rehearsals! The Pride is certainly off to a great start and the initial learning of the show is well underway. Parents may want to come to the stadium at the end of our evening rehearsal on THURSDAY to see and hear the progress the Pride has already made. The stadium will be open to family members during the final 30 minutes of rehearsal on THURSDAY this week (no photos or videos please).
Closed and Open Rehearsals
As always, our Pride rehearsals are closed to the public. However, in these beginning stages of learning the show, we will open rehearsal to family and friends periodically. The first open rehearsal will take place this week on THURSDAY (subject to change) during the final 30 minutes of rehearsal.
Copyright - Photos, Video, Audio Recordings are prohibited
The following is a copyright reminder to our family, friends and fans of the Pride of Broken Arrow. In order to protect the rights of the original composers and copyright owners who license their music to the Pride of Broken Arrow, Bands of America and Broken Arrow Public Schools strictly prohibit the use of audio and video recording technology - including mobile devices and live streaming applications - during and rehearsal or performance setting. We thank you for your cooperation and for complying with the law.
Pep Band Performance THIS MONDAY MORNING (8/12)
All VETERAN Pride Horn line and Percussion will perform a brief pep rally at COM (Central on Main) for all new teachers to BA Schools. Wear your black Pride T shirt. Report to COM by 8:15am and the performance will be finished by approximately 9:00am. The Band Hall will be open by 7:30 to pick up any equipment needed.
MORE Pep Band Performances THIS FRIDAY(8/16)
On Friday, All Veteran Pride Horn line and Percussion will perform for the BA Teachers’ Back to School Sessions AT THE BAPAC. Wear your black Pride T Shirt. Performance 1 will be from 8:15-9:15. Performance 2 will be from 12:15-1:15.
Dr. Tim Lautzenhaiser Leadership Workshop
Once again, Leadership expert, Dr. Tim will return to BA to conduct a regional leadership workshop for leaders across the region. All members of the Pride Leadership Team (to be announced this week) are required to attend. Due to popular demand, ANY Pride Member who wishes take part in this exceptional workshop is eligible to attend. The Workshop is this Friday from 3:30-7:30 at the BAHS Band Hall. Registration fees are $30.
Online Participation & Medical Forms
Attn: Pride Students and Parents: Please use the links below to review, complete and sign the required Pride participation documents. The student form should be completed by the student. The parent form should be completed by one and only (1) parent. The document includes emergency contacts, health information, Pride participation acknowledgements and agreements, etc. You do not need to print the documents unless you want a copy for own records.
(There is a link to the form needed for Annual Physicals. Please follow the process outlined in earlier communications to complete and submit this form).
Parent Form --> https://brokenarrowbands.wufoo.com/forms/r1trwh9i0fqskwc/
Student Form --> https://brokenarrowbands.wufoo.com/forms/r1x10vsl1tx0bh2/
These Online Forms may also be reached by the links on the Broken Arrow Bands website. On the Home Page click on Resources then select the appropriate form at the bottom of the drop down menu.
NOTES:
- - Broken Arrow HS is a closed campus. Members may not leave the campus during a meal break.
- - Students and parents may not park in Loading Dock lanes for Faculty Parking lots (ie. lot west of the aux gym)
- - NO Drop offs are permitted in the Loading Dock Lanes to the west of the Band Hall OR in the Faculty parking lot west of the Band Hall
- - It is a very demanding time of year. The kids and staff are working very hard to achieve excellence. As parents, we can help in many ways. One important example is to arrive on time to pick up the kids. Kids and staff will appreciate your timeliness.
- - All rehearsals are closed until notice is made for open rehearsals for the end of a stadium rehearsal session.
- - Members should bring: sunscreen, hat, food for meal break, iced water jug, and all items needed for rehearsal
COLOR GUARD
Mon 8/12: 9:00-1:00 AND 5:00-9:00
Tue 8/13: 9:00-1:00 AND 5:00-9:00
Wed 8/14: 8:00-12:00 AND 2:00-5:00
Thur 8/15: 9:00-1:00 AND 5:00-9:00
Fri 8/16: 9:00-1:00
Fri 8/16: No full rehearsal in afternoon (due to BA Teacher performances and Dr. Tim Leadership
Workshop)
Sat 8/17: 9:00-1:00 AND 5:00-9:00
PERCUSSION
Mon 8/12: 9:00-1:00 AND 5:45-9:00 (Battery will play pep band gig prior to the morning rehearsal)
Tue 8/13: 9:00-1:00 AND 5:45-9:00
Wed 8/14: 8:00-12:00 AND 2:00-5:00
Thur 8/15: 9:00-1:00 AND 5:45-9:00
Fri 8/16: Battery Pep Band Performances for all BA Teachers at morning and afternoon sessions (see
info above)
Fri 8/16: No full Percussion rehearsal (due to BA Teacher performances and Dr. Tim Leadership
Workshop)
(Note: Mr Wiencken will clarify with the Percussion students at rehearsal on Monday
specifically which students will attend Friday’s performances)
Sat 8/17: 9:00-1:00 AND 5:45-9:00
HORN LINE
Mon 8/12: 1:00-9:00 (4:45 Meal Break)
Tue 8/13: 1:00-9:00 (4:45 Meal Break)
Wed 8/14: 8:00-12:00 AND 2:00-5:00 (NOTE: Students MAY leave campus for lunch on
Wednesday)
Thur 8/15: 1:00-9:00 (4:45 Meal Break)
Fri 8/16: All Veteran Horn Line to perform for all BA Teachers at morning and afternoon sessions (see
info above)
Fri 8/16: No full Horn Line rehearsal (due to BA Teacher performances and Dr. Tim Leadership
Workshop)
Sat 8/17: 1:00-9:00 (4:45 Meal Break)
**Meal Breaks are subjec to change based on the daily rehearsal schedule. Changes will be communicated to the students via "Remind" and of Facebook.
Schedule Pick up (Passport to Success)
The following are available times for students to pick up their schedules and coordinate with the mandatory Pride Camp:
Freshmen
- - Monday: Horn line 9:00am and completed by the time rehearsal begins at 1:00
- - Tuesday: Guard & Percussion after morning rehearsal (1:00-5:00) and completed by the time your evening rehearsal begins
- - Tuesday: Horn Line 9:00am and completed by the time rehearsal begins at 1:00
- - Tuesday: Guard & Percussion from 1:00-4:00
- - Wednesday: All Juniors during meal break from 12:00-2:00 (must be completed by 2:00; or you may pick up on Thursday)
- - Thursday: Horn Line 9:00am and completed by the time rehearsal begins at 1:00
- - Thursday: Guard & Percussion from 1:00-4:00
Financial Obligations
The third payment of $500 is due by the end of July is PAST DUE. Payments may be made (Cash, Check, or Credit Card) in person or MAILED to BAHS (1901 E Albany, BA OK 74012). Checks should be payable to “BA BBC.†Summer office hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00-4:00. Online payment info will be available in the coming days. Check a future eNews and Cut Time for detailed info to make online payments. As mentioned in the previous heading for Cut Time, all financial obligation and details will be communicated directly to our parents and guardians vis Cut Time. Have you logged in to create your Cut Time Profile? If not, follow the info and links in the Cut Time heading of this eNews. It is important to "link" parent login info in Cut Time to an actie BA Band Student. Those account activations are approved and vetted BA Band Office. All Pride students are already enrolled in Cut Time, however they need to login and complete any blank information. Students will login at www.cuttime.net
Attendance Communication - Attendance@BrokenArrowPride.com
All members must communicate all Pride absences by emailing attendance@BrokenArrowPride.com Please remember that ALL rehearsal and performances are mandatory beginning July 25. All mini camp and rehearsal sessions prior to July 23 will allow absences based on vacation or attendance to a ‘camp’ (music camp, church camp, etc), however, ALL absences must be communicated in advance. NOTE: The Color Guard Dance Project and Performances are posted.
Pride Physicals PAST DUE
All Pride members must have a new physical on file for the 2019 season. You may choose the physician of your choice BUT MUST SUBMIT THE ATTACHED 2 PAGE OSSAA FORM. ALL physical forms must be submitted to the Mrs. Good in the band office no later than July 25.
Next BA Band Booster Club Meeting August 13
Our next Booster Club meeting will be on Tuesday, August 13 in the High School Band Hall at 7:00pm.
-BA Bands Parent Association-
PRESIDENTS
Thank you Volunteers!
From the popsicle brigade to the prop building MACHINE of ops “dadsâ€, our incredible group of parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles was hard at work all this week. Tradition uniform alterations are complete and ready for our season debut. Many thanks to those who contributed in some way!
We would love to have some help reaching out to middle school band parents. This group could make a big difference filling spots at football concessions and lightening the load at our major events. If any of you have ideas on how to engage middle school parents and get them involved early, please email BABandPresident@gmail.com.
CUT TIME UPDATE
We will be available beginning at 6pm on Tuesday before the band parent meeting to help anyone who is still having trouble creating an account and getting logged into the system. Let us know if you aren’t able to make that time, and still need assistance.
------NEW PAYMENT OPTION------
This option gives you the ability to choose how much you can pay.
https://brokenarrowbands.wufoo.com/forms/r1jwq5dk0ngtfuq/
Online forms are available and must be completed by your student and only one parent.
Parent Form --> https://brokenarrowbands.wufoo.com/forms/r1trwh9i0fqskwc/
Student Form -->https://brokenarrowbands.wufoo.com/forms/r1x10vsl1tx0bh2/
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A Percentage of all proceeds go back to the Band please pass this along to anyone that shops on Amazon.
FUNCTIONS
babandvp@gmail.com
To sign up for notifications for ALTERATIONS on uniforms, send a text message to 81010 with @vest19 in the body. OR, if you use the “Remind†app, open the app. Tap “+Join a class†and enter the code @vest19.
To sign up for washing HORNLINE and PERCUSSION uniforms, send a text message to 81010 with @pridewsh19 in the body. OR, if you use the “Remind†app, open the app. Tap “+Join a class†and enter the code @pridewsh19.
To sign up for washing COLOR GUARD uniforms, send a text message to 81010 with @bacgwash19 in the body. OR, if you use the “Remind†app, open the app. Tap “+Join a class†and enter the code @bacgwash19.
Thank you to everyone that helped knock out our first round of uniform alterations!! You all were incredible!! There will be more opportunities later in the season so sign up to be notified.
Many have asked about water jugs and koozies. All veteran Pride and Tradition members were issued a jug and koozie last year. This year, only NEW members will receive a new jug and koozie. If you are a member that has a lost or damaged set, you can replace the jug yourself with any ½ gallon water jug, preferably black. If you need a new replacement koozie, they will be available for sale after the ones for the new members are distributed.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Golf tournament will be on September 12th at Noon. We need 20 team of four to sign up. Please look at putting a team together or telling your friends and family.
Golf Signup Link - https://brokenarrowbands.wufoo.com/forms/qtis2v1165j30z/
We are also looking for sponsors of the event and hole sponsors. If you know of any interested businesses they can contact babandspecialevents@gmail.com or babandsmarcom@gmail.com.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at babandspecialevents@gmail.com
OPERATIONS
If you have any questions regarding our operations team, please email us at:
BABandoperations@gmail.com
CONCESSIONS
For any questions Email BABandconcessions@gmail.com
To get your food handler card for this season CLICK HERE.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
FORE!!!
Now that we have your attention, we want to get the word out about one of our next events. We have our golf tournament fundraiser, The Pride of Broken Arrow Open, just around the corner on Thursday, September 12th. If you're a player and can put together a team, of course we want you to sign up and play, but if not, we could use your help spreading the word to get teams signed up and pick up some sponsors to make this event another success in BA Bands style.
We need your help spreading the word, and here are just some of the simple and easy ways you can do it:
- Spread the word just by mentioning it to friends, family, and colleagues. Word-of-Mouth advertising speaks volumes. Send them the link to the Facebook event or website, or send them the flyer. Have family that plays? Tell them how it benefits your kids in BA Bands.
- Under the Share function underneath the event's header on Facebook, you can simply Invite Friends or Share Post to a friend's or your timeline. Share, share, share! You do not have to be Facebook friends and can post the event to anyone's or any business's timelines for them to be in the know about the event.
- Download and print the flyer to post at the office, friends and family, and anyone else you can think of.
- Use your Twitter account to post about the event. Share the Facebook event or the website too!
IMPORTANT LINKS
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Facebook Event: Click/Tap Here
Website for info and registration: Click/Tap Here
Flyer to print or share: Click/Tap Here
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Sponsorship Opportunities Too!
We have sponsorship opportunities available. If you or someone you know are interested in being a Pride of Broken Arrow Open or BA Bands sponsor, send us a message, and we'll get them added as a sponsor.
As always, be sure and keep up with everything that's going on all of our social media channels:
Facebook | Facebook Members and Family Group | Twitter | Instagram
If you have any Marketing Communications related questions, you can always email babandmarcom@gmail.com.
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.
BA BANDS DISCOUNT CARDS
We are still offering BA Bands Discount Cards. Cards sell for $12 each with $9 going to individual accounts. Payments must be made upfront when cards are picked up (cash or check only) Discounts from smokies, Los Mariachis, Happy Plate, Forest Ridge, Wild Meadows, Cicis, Pride Store, and many more!
CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - We will have chocolate available this week! Keep an eye out on the Facebook group for a pickup time this week! 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. 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 babandwork@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 babandwork@gmail.com
PRIDE STORE
BABandStore@gmail.com
Pride Store Online
Our next Pride Store is before and after the BABBC Parent Meeting on Tues, August 13th. You can shop and look through our merchandise. If you don’t have time to browse, you can place an order online by Monday night and pick it up on Tues. That is only for instock items. Pre-orders that haven’t closed yet will not be in until Sept. Pride Family shirts won’t be back until the end of August. We did not meet the minimum orders for the Dad and Papa shirts so we will only have the Dad one and it will be in very limited quantities. If you ordered a Papa shirt, I’ll be sending a refund via the store.
We have almost sold out of our extra joggers and sweatshirts. If you are wanting those, don’t wait until the parent meeting on Tuesday. Buy them now at goba.band/store and they will be ready for you to pick up at the meeting. If you purchased joggers and they have a printing error, please bring them on Tues and they will be fixed.
There are still backpacks and duffles available to purchase. There will be ONE chance to personalize them this season. The cost will be $5 and I will need to have them by September 1st. Pillow blankets can also be personalized. If you have Pride duffles or backpacks from previous seasons, those can be personalized too! Bring them to the meeting or get them to me by Sept. 1st. Personalization can be purchased at the Pride Store on Tues or online until Sept 1st. There is not a mail in option for these.
To have personalized koozies and jugs back by the first game, I need to have the order submitted this week! Bring your koozies to the parent meeting! If you are a new Pride member, pay for the decals now on the online store (under 2019 Personalized Decals) and they will be personalized when they are handed out at the game. Koozie decals must be applied by our vendor so don’t forget to bring yours. There is not a paper form for the koozie and jug decals yet so please order them online.
Buttons - all group buttons will need to be paid for in advance. Members are welcome to take group pictures but they will not be printed or made into a button unless they were paid for in advance via a form or online. When ordering a group photo, please include all of the names since there are sometimes multiple group shots.
August 13th is the last day that you can pre-order show items using a paper form in the Pride Store. You can still mail in a paper form or drop it off with Lisa Good until the 1st of Sept. Better yet, order online up until midnight on Sept 1st!
Upcoming deadlines:
- September 1st - GoBA shirts, show orders (dog and luggage tags, show buttons, show shirts) and soft-shell jackets
- October 1st - ornaments
SHOP ONLINE - goba.band/store
It’s easy to shop for Pride gear from home! There are even flat-rate shipping options available if you want to share it with out of town family! Please always include your student’s first and last name in all online orders. You can put their name either as the purchaser or in the notes section. Thank 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! 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
Aug 13 - BA Band Booster Club Meeting - 7:00pm BAHS Band Hall
Aug. 16 - Dr. Tim Lautzenhaiser Leadership Workshop at the BA Band Hall
Aug 21 - Classes Begin
Aug 31 - BA Pride to Mansfield TX for Football Game - ALL are required to attend and take school
provided transportation
Sept 6 - BA at Union football game
Sept 7 - Pride Saturday Rehearsal
Sept 10 - BA Booster Club Meeting - 7:00pm BAHS Band Hall
Sept 13 - Ba vs Owasso football game at BA
Sept 21 - Pride Saturday Rehearsal
Sept 27 - BA at Jenks football game
Sept 28 - Pride Saturday Rehearsal
Oct 1 - Tradition Rehearsal
Oct 4 - BA vs Norman football game at BA
Oct 5 - Broken Arrow Invitationals
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