BA Bands eNews

September 8, 2019

-Directors Notes-

• Members do not take their uniforms home. Parent volunteers maintain the cleanliness and maintenance of the uniforms.
• The ONLY T-shirt that may be worn underneath the uniform is the Black Member Pride / Tradition T shirt. Extras may be purchased for $10 each from the Uniform Parent Volunteers
  
• "Sliders" must be worn under the uniform (For this week White or Black is acceptable). These are athletic leggings and may be purchased at most any sporting good store.
• Full Length ALL Black socks must be worn with the uniform
• No jewelry while in uniform. This includes wrist bands, bracelets, necklaces, piercings, etc. (a small stud ear ring stud is the only acceptable jewelry)
• Gentlemen must have haircuts above the collar line and no facial hair
• Ladies with long hair must be able to put their hair "up" in a "performance bun"
• Gloves (Horn Line only)
• These may be purchased for $5 per pair
• Woodwinds must cut out the fingers on their gloves at the "first knuckle". Don't wait until the last minute to do this.
• BLACK on the Left hand and WHITE on the Right hand
• All members will need to shine / polish their instruments before each performance
• Color Guard will wear their Practice Costume

• 1) Be selected by directors to participate in the Pride; and
• 2) Compete in a contest with the Pride, either by participating on field or by traveling with the band as a shadow, crew member or alternate (a shadow being defined as a student who may travel to a competition as a substitute but may not take part in an on-field performance at each event).

-BA Bands Parent Association-



PRESIDENTS

Thank you Volunteers!
The organization couldn’t be successful without the tremendous support of parents and other supporters. Reminder: Each parent is expected to work in concessions for at least one home football game. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so today! It’s fun, and you can spend time getting to know other parents in the organization.


THIS IS THE BIGGEST NIGHT OF OUR FOOTBALL SEASON. BASED ON OUR BUDGET, IT IS IMPERATIVE WE HAVE A GREAT NIGHT IN CONCESSIONS!
We still need an estimated 50 people to sign up for the Owasso game concessions. The students will be performing the spirit show at halftime, so this is the perfect time to be in the cool air at the concession stand.

To make things a bit more fun, the booster club presidents will provide pizza on Saturday, September 21 for the section who is best represented in the concession stand this Friday. The winner will be determined by the number of volunteers as a percentage of section members. Drum major parents will be counted in the section their student was in prior to becoming a drum major. Parents with more than one student in Pride will receive credit for each section. Good luck!!!!

SIGN UP HERE


We are also looking for 40 U.S. Military or Veterans who are connected to the BA bands organization (friends, alumni, or grandparents) to help unfold our great field size American flag during pregame of the BA vs Owasso game. The game is this Friday, September 13. Volunteers will need to attend practice this Wednesday night from 6-7pm and plan to arrive early to the game Friday. We will send more information to registered volunteers.. All signups are needed by Tuesday night. Thank you! This should not deter any concession helpers. You can do BOTH.

Flag Pullers - SIGN UP HERE


WHATANIGHT AT WHATABURGER:
Tuesday night, September 10. The booster club receives 20% of all sales between 6:00-9:00PM. This could be a great fundraiser for us as well. Please help us share this information via social media and word of mouth. A Flyer will be sent in CUTTIME for you to post at your workplace or other locations.

Booster Club meeting 7:00pm this Thursday night.


CUT TIME
Text Message Information: In order to receive text messages from Cut Time, please verify your phone number and mobile carrier (Verizon, AT&T, etc.) are entered correctly in your settings. If you need help with this, or other Cut Time issues, email lsgood@BAschools.org or BABandpresident@gmail.com.

VICE - PRESIDENTS

babandvp@gmail.com

Game Day Reminders:

• All students need to have a water jug with them during EVERY game (home or away). This is their only source of water for the game. They can refill their jugs with ice and water under the stadium after Friday rehearsal.
• This week’s feeding is provided by Sante Fe Cattle Co. If your student requires a special diet due to a medical condition or religious reason and you haven’t already provided this information, please send this information to babandvp@gmail.com. In the subject line please put “Special Diet - Student Name.”

SPECIAL EVENTS

BAI -
The Broken Arrow Invitationals is less than a month away on October 5th, 2019.  Initial signup has been good but we still have lots of spots to fill.  Timers, ushers, band guides, ticket takers, and many more.  We have a spot for you!  Please sign up so we can start filling in spots based on your availability and so we provide and event with true BA Pride excellence.

You can find the sign up form linked below:
2019 BAI Volunteer Sign Up

OPERATIONS

If you have any questions regarding our operations team, please email us at:

BABandoperations@gmail.com



CONCESSIONS

This week in concessions...
We have a HUGE football game Friday Sept 13th. The only big game of the season at home. WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK. As of Sunday morning we have 27 volunteers. We need at least 60 MORE parents to make concessions a success. Sign up by clicking the link below.  You MUST have a Volunteer food handlers card to be in concessions. You will receive an email on Wednesday or Thursday of this week with details for Friday night.

We will be stocking the concessions on Thursday before and after the band parent meeting. If you are new to concessions come out Thursday and get a brief tutorial on how concessions works.

Looking forward to the following week...Monday 9/16 and Thursday 9/19 we have games at the Freshman Academy. We need volunteers for these games.

Thank you to all the parents who take their time to make concessions successful. We look forward to seeing you in concessions.

Concessions Volunteering CLICK HERE

Volunteer Food Handlers card CLICK HERE

For any concessions questions email BABANDconcessions@gmail.com



MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

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!


Popcorn Fundraiser is closed!
We will turn in orders this week.  There is a 2 week turnaround time.  Be watching facebook and your cuttime email for information on picking up your order.

CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - We will have chocolate available this week at the parent meeting!  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


Most show preorders have closed but decals (window, jug and koozie), embroidery patches, ornaments and STREET SIGNS still available to preorder. We have secured a new vendor for Street Signs. They will be $30 (personalized or not, it is the same) and available to preorder until October 1st. We’d like to have them back by the November meeting so they can be Christmas gifts.

We will have the Pride Store open before the parent meeting on September 12th at 6.  Pride Family, soft-shell jackets, koozie, jug and window decals, personalized gear and in-store orders will all be available. Show items will not.


Upcoming deadlines:

• October 1st - ornaments and STREET SIGNS
  

PRIDE STORE VOLUNTEERS
If you might be interested in helping out, give it a try!  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
Sept 12 - 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
Sept 30 - Professional Day - Pride Schedule TBD
Oct 1 - Tradition Rehearsal
Oct 4 - BA vs Norman football game at BA
Oct 5 - Broken Arrow Invitational
Oct 7 - BA Band Booster Club Meeting
Oct 10 - Pride Departs for Orlando
Oct 11 - Disney World Magic Kingdom Parade (1:30pm)
Oct 12 - BOA Orlando Regional - Camping World Stadium
Oct 13 - Pride to Walt Disney World
Oct 14 - Pride to Walt Disney World / Depart home to Broken Arrow
Oct 15 - Arrival in Broken Arrow (approx 2:00am)
Oct 15 - Pride Rehearsal in BA - 5:00pm
Oct 16 - Pride Rehearsal - 10:00am
Oct 17 - Pride Rehearsal / BA Home Football Game vs. Edmond Santa Fe
Oct 18 - Pride Departs for St. Louis
Oct 19 - BOA St. Louis Super Regional - Dome at America's Center
Oct 20 - Return to Broken Arrow
Oct 22 - HS Band Concert
Oct 24 - BA Homecoming Parade - Main Street - 4:30pm
Oct 25 - BA Football Game vs. Yukon (Middle School Band Night)
Oct 29 - BA Community Performance
Oct 30 - OSSAA Marching Contest - Tahlequah (during the day)
Nov 1 - BA Football Game vs. Edmond Memorial
Nov 2 - OBA Marching Championship at Owasso HS - All Day
Nov 5 - Pride Sounds of the Stadium Concert - BAPAC - 7:00pm
Nov 8 - BA Football at Enid
Nov 9 - All State Auditions Round 1 (All District Auditions) at BAHS
Nov 12 - BA BAnd Booster Club Meeting
Nov 15 - BA Football Playoffs - All Pride
Nov 21 - HS Chamber Concert - BAPAC
Nov 22 - BA Football Playoffs - All Pride
Nov 23 - All State Jazz Auditions @ Midwest City HS
Dec 2 - Pride / Tradition Reheasal - 3:30pm
Dec 3 - Jazz Concert
Dec 4 - Pride / Tradition Rehearsal - 3:30pm
Dec 5 - Pride / Tradition Rehearsal - 3:30pm
Dec 6 - All Pride at BA Playoffs
Dec 7 - BA Christmas Parade
Dec 7 - All State Band Auditions - Final Round
Dec 10 - Freshman Academy Band Concert
Dec 12 - HS Band Concert

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