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Band Booster members (aka parents), please download these informational flyers and help sell tickets and promote these fund raisers.

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Pittsburgh Steelers Raffle Flyer

Wheeling Downs Bus Trip Flyer

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Important Dates:

Band Booster meetings: 3rd Thursday every month at 7PM in the High School Chorus room
The football and PIMBA competition schedule is posted on the Calendar and includes "report" times.

News, Notes, and Current Events

2009 PIMBA Class AA Champions!!!
Mars sweeps all categories...High Visual, High Music, High General Effect and captures the title for a second straight year.
Mars score (86.45) also placed them ahead of the AAA Class winner, Trinity (85.43)and ahead of AAAA Woodland Hills (80.10). Their score placed them within reach of the AAAA winner, Gateway (88.83).
Congratulations!!!

11/22/2009: Lighted Path Candle Fundraiser is underway. Last week, order forms for "The Lighted Path" candles were distributed to students during band class. This fundraiser runs through November 30. Order forms are due into the "Red Box" located in the band room or can be turned into Sarah or Laura Pappas by December 1. Contact Nance Pappas with questions. 724-538-5868. If your child is in Middle School, please contact Nancy Pappas or Mrs Redmond for order forms. Candles will be in before Christmas. "The Lighted Path" is a local candle shop located in Zelienople.
11/20/2009: Let me first apologize for not getting this out sooner. If you ever watch any of those old TV shows like Ed Sullivan, those shows usually had some guy with a big long table with a lot of sticks attached to it. He would start spinning plates on the sticks, gradually adding more and more spinning plates until they started to crash to the floor because he couldn't keep them all going.

This is one of those plates.

There is actually a second set of band photographs. These are the ones that were taken by the "official" PIMBA photographer, Jolesch (www.jolesch.com). Jolesch took the group photos after the performance was over. I went to their web site and was surprised to see that they also have on-the-field shots too. If the "We Capture Sports" photos did not capture your child, you may have a second chance with the Jolesch photos. The direct link to the Mars photos is:
http://www.jolesch.com/csEventPhotoBrowse.aspx?EventID=5715&Group=33909&Cat=0&PartID=0

Again, my apologies for not getting this out sooner.
11/19/2009: Volunteers needed for the concession stands. Mars is hosting the semi-final football game for
Single A between Rochester and North Catholic this Friday night, November 20 at 7:30. WPIAL expects us to have the concession stand open. Please go to the signup page to volunteer. Your support is appreciated.
11/17/2009: An email was previously sent with a link to a company that photographed the PIMBA championships. In case you misplaced the link or accidentally deleted the email, here is the link: We Capture Sports. The direct link to the PIMBA photos can be found HERE
11/16/2009: The Hoagie Fund Raiser will end on 11/24. Scroll to the bottom of the page if you need an information sheet and order form.
11/16/2009: The Avon Fund Raiser will end on 11/23. Books are available from Mrs Redmond in the Band Room or by contacting Michelle Pfeifer (azmom@zoominternet.net)
11/10/2009. Updated 11/12/2009: Auditions for indoor drumline (Winter Percussion) were held Thursday, November 12. Rehearsals for the Winter Drumline program will begin November 17 and run weekly from 6pm until 9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays until Through March 25, 2010. The 6PM to 9PM times are actual practice times, not arrival and departure times. Students may be expected to arrive as early as 45 minutes prior to the start time to load the truck and remain for 30 minutes or more after practice is over to unload the truck. Rehearsals are typically held at the Centennial Building, therefore the need to transport equipment back and forth to/from the High School. Contact Ryan Popko (ryanpopko@hotmail.com) if you have questions or were unable to attend the orientation meeting that was held on 11/10. Also, please download the "Contact Information Form" and fill it out so that we have your correct information on file.
STEELER RAFFLE TICKETS are available from Jim Wagner, Lori Concelman, and Carl Mikalauskas. If you have not received yours yet, please contact one of these people. If you have sold yours and need more, please do the same. We need all parents to participate in this raffle and sell tickets to make it a success. There are 1000 tickets. If every parent sells 10 tickets (the minimum we are asking you to sell) that leaves 300 tickets or $1500 in total lost revenue. Remember, each ticket sold by you puts $3.00 in your student's account. Ten tickets equals $30. Three hundred tickets equals $900 to your account. A great selling point for the tickets is the fact that no one is a loser. Each ticket has a gift certificate to Springfield Grille on the back good for one appetizer or dessert. Even if the ticket does not win, you still get food at a great restaurant with the purchase of a ticket.
10/26/2009: We have started an advertising campaign for our "Wheeling Downs Bus Trip" scheduled for January 23, 2010. Don't worry, the Steelers aren't playing that weekend. It's the off-week between the playoffs and the Super Bowl. This will give you something to do while you go through football withdrawal.

This is a day trip. Leave in the morning. Be back in the evening. Please help advertise this event to help raise revenue for the Band Boosters. A flyer is available for download at the bottom of this page. Print it out and hang it wherever you have permission to do so.....Work. Grocery Stores. Auto dealerships. Garages. Bars. Restaurants. Please contact Lori or Sam Concelman for tickets and for additional information. Tickets are $35 each. With each ticket you get $30 in perks and discounts to offset the cost of the trip. It's almost like a free trip.

Corporate Sponsors

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1490 Maple Ave
Glenshaw, PA 15116
412-487-6001
412-720-4255

Thanks to McCormick's Hardware in Zelienople for the train that was purchased for our raffle. Make sure you mention you saw their ad on marsband.com when you visit their store.

The Band Boosters earn revenue every time you click one of the ads below

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Band Boosters Steelers Raffle.pdf - on Nov 3, 2009 7:41 PM by Carl Mikalauskas (version 3 / earlier versions)
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DVD Order Form.pdf - on Nov 10, 2009 8:55 PM by Carl Mikalauskas (version 1)
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Hoagie sale letter November 09.pdf - on Nov 9, 2009 11:58 AM by Carl Mikalauskas (version 1)
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Parent Information Collection Form.pdf - on Nov 10, 2009 8:28 PM by Carl Mikalauskas (version 1)
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Wheeling Downs Flyer with tabs.pdf - on Oct 27, 2009 9:12 PM by Carl Mikalauskas (version 1)
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hoagie order form.pdf - on Nov 9, 2009 11:58 AM by Carl Mikalauskas (version 1)
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