Greetings Boosters,
We are nearing the end of the school year and I wanted to update you on some of the remaining activities for the year.
We will have our final Booster Meeting of the 2012-2013 school year on March 16, 7 p.m., in the Band Room. This will be an opportunity to close out the current year and accomplish advance planning for the 2013-2014 year.
We are looking for volunteers to fill 2 Booster offices next year--Vice President and Secretary. Dottie Andrewshas served the Hayfield Bands for many years. Last year she graciously agreed to be our Vice President even though her daughter graduated in 2012. Jessica has been our Secretary for two years but her daughter will be graduating this year. Both Dottie and Jessica have provided exceptional support this year and they will be missed. We need your help to fill the void. These offices will only take a small amount of your time (primarily in the Fall) but your efforts will provide immeasurable benefit to the Band Program.
The Marching Band will grow significantly next year. During the meeting, Mr. Burke will review the plans for next year's Pep Band. All Symphonicand Wind Ensemble students will be part of the Pep Band. Information about the Pep Band can be found on the Hayfield Bands website but I'm providing a synopsis here.
This will be a requirement to fulfill the marching component of each class. It has a very limited outside-of-school component, so those with other school activities, such as sports, dance and academic clubs can participate fully in both. Starting next fall, The Pep Band will rehearse during the school day during regular class time. There will be five required Friday after school rehearsals before home football games. The Pep Band will play at home football games and perform a simple and exciting half-time show. Two local parades will be included, and participation in a fund raising event will bring the performances to about 8 total in the fall. A small fee will be included to pay for marching equipment, uniform gloves and cleaning.
Over the next week, I will add signups to support the band on Graduation Day. We will need volunteers to help with lunch (setup, food distribution and cleanup) for the students that will perform at Graduation. I will send out an e-mail when the slots are available on Signup Genius.
Also, the Tri-M Pot Luck Awards Dinner is scheduled for 10 June. We will send out assignments for entrees, side dishes, and desserts closer to the event.
I look forward to seeing you Thursday night.
Upcoming Events
16 May, Band Booster Meeting, 7 p.m., Band Room
30 May, Band Concert, 7:00 p.m.
10 Jun, Tri-M Music Dept Awards, Pot Luck Dinner
13 Jun, Graduation, 4:30 p.m., Wind Ensemble
Please feel free to contact me or any of the Band Booster officers with questions and concerns.
HAWKS ROCK!
Pat Cloud
Humbly Serving Our Kids
Cell 703-582-2380
Work 703-448-6081x121
Links
Hayfield Band Booster SignUp Genius http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49AEAD23A02-hssband
Hayfield Band Booster Blog http://hayfieldbandboosters.blogspot.com/
Hayfield Band Calendar http://www.hayfieldbands.com/id1.html
