IN THIS ISSUE

• GRADUATION CEREMONY

• BAND BOOSTERS

• FRIENDS of MUSIC

• WELCOME INCOMING GRANT BAND FAMILIES

GRADUATION CEREMONY

Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Lab, and Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Grant High School 2018 Graduation Ceremony on Monday, June 4 at the Memorial Coliseum. 

Details:

• Call: 6:45 pm at Memorial Coliseum

• Graduation start time: 7:30 pm

• Dress: Semi-Formal (i.e., dress shoes, slacks/skirt, collared shirt/blouse, dress. No tennis shoes/jeans/t-shirts)

BAND BOOSTERS WANT YOU!

Our last meeting of the year will be on, Tuesday, June 5th at 6:30 PM at the home of MaryBeth Hernandez (3040 NE 37th Ave). Everyone is welcome to attend (even incoming Grant Band Families)!

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

We're excited to welcome all of the new families to Grant Band! The Band Boosters put together some helpful information for new families joining us next year. Please pass this information along to any parents of eighth-grade band students on their way to Grant.