Post date: May 15, 2018 5:16:51 PM

IN THIS ISSUE

• BAND FESTIVALS & PERFORMANCES 

• COFFEE FUNDRAISER

• BAND BOOSTERS

• FRIENDS of MUSIC

• WELCOME INCOMING GRANT BAND FAMILIES

BAND FESTIVALS & PERFORMANCES

STATE COMPETITION

Jazz Ensemble: Saturday, May 19 at Mount Hood Community College

Here are the details for the State Jazz Competition this Saturday. Please let Mr. McFadden know if your student cannot get to the event on their own or with you and we will find them a carpool. If you have space in your vehicle to take another student, please let Mr. McFadden know.

Itinerary

3:00 pm – Arrive @ Mt. Hood

3:10 - 4:25 – Watch Cleveland, McNary, Southridge HS

4:35 – JE warm up

5:00 – JE perform

5:30-6:30 – Dinner (pizza delivered)

6:40 – Watch Sunset HS & Joe Manis Quartet

7:45 – Awards

Approx. 8:15 – Done

Things to bring:

__ Instrument(s)

__ Music

__ Performance attire

__ Water

__ Pencil

Coda Concert 

The final concert of the year -- the Coda -- happens Thursday, May 24 at 7:00 pm. The event will be held in the courtyard at Marshall. If you have a shade tent you can bring, please let Mr. McFadden know. 

Bake Sale at Coda Concert

We are looking for volunteers to bring baked goods to the concert as well as a few people to help sell our goodies.  Please contact Jennifer Snyder if you can help.

Graduation

Details about performing at graduation on Monday, June 4th are coming soon...

COFFEE FUNDRAISER 

The Grant Band Program is partnering with Trailhead Coffee Roasters to bring our community great coffee and help us raise funds to support Grant Band operating costs. Money raised from our fundraisers is used for instrument purchases and maintenance, bus fees, fees for festivals and other learning opportunities, trips, advertising, and scholarships. 

Here is a link to the form. Orders are due *this Friday* May 18, 2018, and will be delivered the between May 24 and May 27th (dates on the attached form are incorrect). 

BAND BOOSTERS WANT YOU!

Our last meeting of the year will be on, Tuesday, May 5th at 6:30 PM at the home of MaryBeth Hernandez (3040 NE 47th Ave). Everyone is welcome to attend!

The Grant Band Boosters are a friendly and fun group of parents who meet monthly, along with Mr. McFadden, to support the band program. We would love to have YOUR support. Your help improves the quality of the music experience for our sons and daughters at Grant. Please consider joining us for a meeting or two to see what it’s all about.

We have some board positions open for next year:

• President-Elect, As President-Elect, you would attend monthly meetings and prepare to assume the duties of booster president the following year. Contact MaryBeth Hernandez to learn more.

• Secretary - Keeping minutes of the monthly meetings. Contact Elise Lind to learn more. 

• Sweet Sound of Jazz Planning Team. This team is a group of about 10 parents who work together to plan this fabulous fundraiser-event which typically takes place in February. Contact Kelly McCollum to learn more. 

• PTA Liaison This parent will attend monthly Grant PTA meetings as a Grant Band representative and report back to us what you learn. It's a pretty easy way to volunteer, but super helpful! Please contact MaryBeth Hernandez if you are interested. 

PORTLAND FRIENDS OF MUSIC

We are a coalition of parents, teachers, students, and concerned community members who want to see equitable access to music programs across the Portland Public School District. Here's a link to our Facebook Page if you're interested in joining.

INCOMING GRANT BAND FAMILIES

Please help us spread the word to families joining us next year! Pass this information along to any parents of eighth-grade band students on their way to Grant.