The catering committee supports the Marching Rams members at competitions and organizes food for family events. Student marchers are fed snacks and meals at competitions, depending on the length of the day. The levels of responsibility of members of this committee vary widely.  Some organize a specific date's snack or meal for students, some help serve at events and check around buses to make sure we are leaving the area clean, others plan larger functions, involving all families. 

The main catering functions during the year are:

• Ice Cream Social:  Held after the parent preview near the end of band camp in August.

• Snacks and light meals at marching competitions:  As needed 5-8 times per season.

• Family potlucks: Typically after the end of the season in November.

• Restaurant meal planning:  The whole band may eat together at a restaurant, at CBA State Competition, or at other events.

Members of this committee may be asked for their expertise outside the marching season for other food events, such as intermission snacks or concessions at concerts or festivals.

There are several opportunities where you can help, including BINGO on Monday nights, a Peaches and Pears Fundraiser in the fall, and a Pancake breakfast right before the State Competition. 

We also run a gift card program where a percentage of sales earned fund our program. 

Learn more about Fundraising

This group checks out student uniforms for both instrumentalists and Color Guard; rides the buses as chaperones; safety pins, tapes, rolls cuffs, and performs every manner of fixes to make every student look, well, uniform! 

Upon returning to school after performances, uniform parents check all the uniforms back in, separating what needs to be dry cleaned or scrubbed. Between competitions or shows, this group makes everything spotless again for the next performance date. 

The Pit, or front ensemble, is the collection of instruments that are too big to carry and play on the field. These are primarily percussion instruments such as marimbas and vibraphones, as well as keyboards and electric guitars. Also included in the pit is additional equipment such as the drum major podium, sound mixing board, and speakers. The pit is set up just off the field, usually centered at the 50-yard line.

The Pit Crew help the students move all this equipment at football games and marching competitions. To work on the Pit Crew, you must be able to push large objects on wheels. Pit Crew is a great way to meet other parents and and students. 

Students load the equipment into the band trailer at GMHS. At the event, the Pit Crew unloads the trailer and assembles items.  When it is time for the Marching Rams to take the field, the Pit Crew hauls everything into place on the field, sets it up, and gets off the field for the show only to reverse the process after the performance.  

Pit crew must move efficiently because timely movement on and off the field is part of the judging in marching competitions. Time and procedure violations result in scoring penalties. Once off the field, gear is loaded back into the trailer and hauled back to GMHS.

VOLUNTEERS

If you are interested in volunteering for the Pit Crew during the 2024 season, please reach out to Mr. Wellman at edward.wellman@jeffcoschools.us

The Media Committee promotes the band programs at Green Mountain High School. Members of this committee take photographs at events, assemble posters, and create flyers and other publicity materials.

WE NEED

• GREAT photos of the GMHS Marching Rams and other band and guard groups

• Videos of performances (subject to licensing restrictions, see Video Guidelines below)

• Graphic designers, illustrators and photo editors

• People who can make photocopies at their office or home

PHOTO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Please upload full-resolution images to the appropriate Google Photo album. Please do not share image files via email, which often shrinks the resolution and results in poor image quality.

• Screen photos and send only the very best. Committee members do not have time to sort through hundreds of photos.

• Respect band members' privacy. Photos may not be used on social media and/or the website if:

  • Photo includes a name (e.g., a letter jacket often includes a student's name), or

  • Photo appears inappropriate, demeaning, or disrespectful. The Director of Bands will be the sole determining authority in these situations.

VIDEO GUIDELINES
Please do not post video or audio recordings of the show on YouTube, Facebook, or any other online website. The license that allows GMHS to perform copyrighted music does not grant permission to "publish" recordings of the show. For education purposes, however, the Director of Bands would appreciate getting copies of show recordings.

LEGAL
PHOTOS AND OTHER SUBMITTED MEDIA BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE GMHS BAND DEPARTMENT. By submitting photos or recordings, YOU GRANT A PERPETUAL, UNLIMITED USE, NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE to Green Mountain High School, the GMHS Band Department, and its authorized representatives.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Please tag @gmhs_band_boosters, @gmhs_rams, @gmhs.percussion and/or @gmhscolorguard on Instagram if you post pictures. We may regram with credit, or reach out to you to get permission for other uses.