June 5, 2015

Post date: Jun 5, 2015 2:47:28 PM

Announcements:

    • Hopefully everyone has had a good restful couple of weeks and are rejuvenated and ready to get started back this week!

    • We have our first Band Booster Meeting of the 2015-16 school year on Monday @ 7pm in the library! Come be a part of this great organization!

    • Our first of three June rehearsals begins THIS TUESDAY NIGHT @ 6 pm. Remember the saying "to be early is to be on time and to be on time is to be late". Be sure your student is there with everything they need (music, pencil, instrument, and a good attitude) and ready to go at 6. We will rehearse until 9 so be sure your child has a ride out behind the school at 9. Please always pick your student up behind the school for after school hour band activities so we can be sure everyone is safe and has been picked up. Attendance is REQUIRED at 2 out of the 3 June rehearsals in order for your student to obtain a spot in the Fall 2015 Show. NO EXCEPTIONS! If you are in town for all 3 rehearsals we STRONGLY encourage to attend all 3. If not the information covered at each rehearsal will your child's responsibility to get and get caught back up. All June rehearsals will be held inside so students can dress appropriately.

    • All 5 forms that you received at freshmen orientation or in the summer mail out are due at any of the June rehearsals. Please complete these and get these turned in by June 23rd or your student will not be allowed to participate in band camp! If you have misplaced your forms or never received them, just have your child ask the drum major's for another copy.

    • The first band fee payment of $35 is due at any of the June rehearsals. Make every to take care of this in a timely manner so that the band is able to pay all of our bills including our staff for the June rehearsals. We are happy to announce that we can once again accept payments via debit or credit card this year! Just bring your card in to the office and they will email you a receipt! All checks should be made out to the Gibson Co. HS Band.

    • All forms and band fee payments can be made to Ms. Chasity Langston or Ms. Rhonda Upchurch who will be located in the band office starting at approximately 5:30 at each June rehearsal!

    • Guard members will need to start paying their guard fees. The first fee of $20 is for gloves and must be paid before each girl will receive any gloves to practice with. These fees can be paid along with band fees but please NOTATE on the check or envelope what amount is for guard fees and what is for band fees so we make sure that we get that money recorded in the correct spots.

  • Percussion members will be receiving information on how to fundraise for his/her percussion fee or you can just pay the fee of $85 out right at Tuesday's rehearsal.

    • We begin our first fundraiser for the 2015-16 school year THIS TUESDAY with the selling of fresh Georgia peaches. These peaches will be delivered some time during band camp. They will be shipped within 24 hours directly from Georgia. We are selling them in 1/4 bushels (10-12 lbs; 20-22 peaches). Each 1/4 bushel is $25. Order forms will be handed out this Tuesday night. All orders + money are due at the last June rehearsal. If your student is not going to be at the last June rehearsal make arrangements to get their order + money to the rehearsal. Each student is asked to sell at least 4 bushels or get $30 in donations. We need EVERYONE to get out and do his/her part on this first fundraiser of the year so we can get this year started off on the right foot! (which would be the left for all you former band folks out there!)

    • We will also be sending home an order form (attached to this email) for Boston Butts on Tuesday night. This is an optional fundraiser for those of you who need BBQ for the 4th or know of someone who will need BBQ for the 4th. Boston Butts contain anywhere from 6-8 pounds of BBQ and only cost $30! This is a great deal for those of you who will have family over for the 4th. Orders and money will be due the last June rehearsal. Pick-up of your butt will be at the Dyer City Park on July 4th right after the parade! The only way to ensure you will get some BBQ is to preorder!

  • Want your family's name or your business on the back of the band's trailer? TURN IN A TRAILER SPONSORSHIP FORM! This is the orange form in your summer mail-out. These sponsorships are only $50 for the entire year wherever the band travels. You can turn in these forms and money to Mrs. Chasity on Tuesday as well. They are due NO LATER THAN mid-August in order for us to get it on the trailer before our first contest!

    • The tshirt design for the Fall has arrived! You can view it on the band's website under the "2015 Field Show Information" tab. Each band student will get one tshirt for FREE. They will order these verbally during the week of band camp. Additional shirts can be ordered via a merchandise order form that you child will receive during band camp as well.

    • Always stay up-to-date with any updates or changes to the band's calendar via the band's website at http://gchsmarchingpioneers.org.

    • After each rehearsal your student will have something that he/she can practice. Encourage your student to practice between rehearsals. As I always tell the students: "We will only be as strong as our weakest link" so be sure your student is doing his/her part to better the entire ensemble!

    • If you need to contact Mr. Tate please use his this email address: tatej@gcssd.org. Some people still use my jtate1@k12tn.net address which I do not check very often.

    • The band's firework stand opens up on June 30th! We need workers! Contact Kim Todd at dokitodd@live.com if you want to sign up for a time or attend the band booster meeting on Monday to sign up for a time! This is a HUGE fundraiser for our band program. So let people know about the stand and please sign up to work. We couldn't do it without each of you!

Upcoming Dates:

    • June 16, 23 - June Rehearsals - 6-9 pm - Attendance is REQUIRED at 2 out of the 3 to get a spot in the fall show!

    • June 23rd - All forms, first band fee payment, Peaches Orders + Money, and Boston Butt orders + money are DUE!

    • July 3rd - 4th of July Parade rehearsal - 9am-11am - Band Room and Outside - All who are in town are encouraged to attend in order to support our hometown communities. Lettering credit is offered for those who attend BOTH the rehearsal and the parades

    • July 4th - 4th of July parades - Dyer (9:00 am) & Kenton (10:30 am)

    • July 6-10 - Guard/Percussion Camp - 8-4:30 - Attendance is MANDATORY!

    • July 8-10 - Fundamentals Camp - EVERYONE - 8-11:30 - Attendance is MANDATORY!

    • July 13-17 - Full Band Camp - EVERYONE - 8-DARK - Attendance is MANDATORY!