Band Booster Family,
First of all, THANK YOU to the many people involved with the Ft Belvoir Elementary School Tiny Tots show today:
- Lory Stevenson & the rest of the Ft Belvoir Elementary staff
- Hayfield Band students & staff
- Mrs. Pat Cloud for hauling instruments with her minivan
- Hayfield Band grads on Christmas/holiday break: Michael Monaco & Vina Nguyen
- And to anyone else that I might've missed
Great volunteer spirit to put smiley faces on so many kids, parents, & staff:)
Second, THANK YOU to Dee Gardner for our 2nd Boardwalk Burger & Fries restaurant fundraiser! It was great seeing some of you there: )
Third, we need lots of volunteers to host the All-District Band Concert weekend @ Hayfield February 2-4, 2012. Please go to Band Booster Sign-Up Genius http://signupgenius.com/go/hssband1 & start signing up to volunteerJ If you don’t feel comfortable using that website, please send me an e-mail of how you’d like to volunteer.
Fourth, miscellaneous items:
- Third payment of $136 for January 4th for the Band Spring Trip, 18-22 Apr to Atlanta, GA…other payments due in February 1st & March 1st… http://www.hayfieldbands.com/id76.html
- Thank you to Band Booster parent/alumni Jean Martelli for sharing her photographic talents: Composite Pictures of your child are now available for purchase through www.jeaneimages.com using password, “2011band” when prompted. Click on the link, and order pictures from this sight. A large composite picture will be made of the whole band from these pictures.
- Mr. Burke shared a UVA Band Day trip opportunity for 20 Feb…more info to follow
- Parents of seniors, it’s not too early to be thinking about the 3 pictures (baby pic, kid pic, & senior pic) you want to use for the Final Concert, Wed, 6 Jun 2012
Finally, our students REALLY NEED YOU! As most teenagers, they will NEVER admit this. Your VOLUNTEERISM is ESSENTIAL to THEIR SUCCESS!!! Additionally, they really do APPRECIATE seeing you @ their various events cheering for them. I hope to see ALL the parents volunteering @ various events throughout the year: ) If there is ANYTHING I can do or answer, please let me know. Please keep the following links for future reference:
- Hayfield Secondary School http://www.fcps.edu/HayfieldSS/
- Hayfield Band webpage http://www.hayfieldbands.com/
- Band Booster Blog http://www.hayfieldbandboosters.blogspot.com/
- Band Booster Sign-Up Genius http://signupgenius.com/go/hssband1
Humbly serving our kids,
Che Russell
Home (703) 405-9065
Cell (703) 963-4655
Work (202) 231-6273
Crussell82@cox.net
