Letter from Mrs. Biasi

Posted on 2008/11/09

Dear Band Parents and Students,

I want to thank you all for your well wishes during the beginning of October. And for all the support you showed Mr. B. and I, especially staying late to make sure the students all got picked up after the competition on October 4. Thanks for the food and the visits to the hospital. All was and is appreciated while I recover from my surgery.

I am feeling a lot better and the baby is fine (and now kicking up a storm). If anything went right, it was that this was the best time in pregnancy to have surgery (all the doctors said). The doctors and nurses and Wake Med were very nice and helpful also. They made sure everyone was okay.

Again, thank you for everything over the last several weeks. It goes to show that the HSHS Band is a great community.

Katie (Mrs. B)

Holly Fest 08

Posted on 2008/10/10

The kids have been working hard both in the classroom and on the field. Their musicianship is improving constantly.

To get right to the point of this e-mail, we are going to have a vendor booth at this year’s Holly Fest on Saturday, October 25th (10 am to 4 pm, Womble Park) and would love some support from you!

This is a great opportunity for the Band Boosters to get positive visibility in our home town.

Because this will be our first time at Holly Fest, we are going to go with a simple menu… popcorn, and ice cold drinks. In addition to these delicious and refreshing snacks, we will be adding a special bonus … SPIN ART! With any remaining room in the booth, we will be able to sell fruit, coupon books (if we do that fund raiser) and link Harris Teeter/Lowe’s cards.

If you can spare a few hours, we’d love your support on Saturday, October 25th. If you can’t volunteer your time, a donation of a case of bottled water or NAME BRAND soda would be great.

The Band Parent heading up this fundraiser is Barb Masecar. If you can work with Barb at the booth for a two hour shift, please e-mail her at barbaramasecar at yahoo dot com (or call, 673-1532). If you will be donating drinks, bring them to the bandroom – but be sure to label them “Holly Fest”.

This is a great opportunity for the Concert and Wind Ensemble members and their families to help, because the Golden Hawk Regiment will be performing both at Holly Fest (opening the day) and at a competition in Greensboro. Please remember if you are already scheduled to help with chaperoning, uniforms or pit crew these times overlap and you won’t be available to help at the Holly Fest table. We are still in need of a few more traveling volunteers if you’re fully approved.

So in conclusion, if you can work, email Barb , and she will contact you and take care of the rest. If you want to help but can’t volunteer, give water or name brand soda. Just think; a donation of one case of coke will bring the band $24.00!

Please reply quickly to this because the event is only 2 weeks away.

Thank you,

Charlie

Band Booster's meeting on Monday 2008/09/08

Posted on 2008/09/07

REMINDER!

We will be having our monthly Band Booster Meeting this coming Monday, September 8th at 7:00pm in the Band Room! It was postponed a week due to the Labor Day Holiday last Monday.

We always meet the first Monday of every month at 7:00 pm. In the event of a holiday, we move the meeting to the second Monday for that month. Please mark your calendars through June for all of the upcoming Booster Meetings! Also check out our online calendar.

Also, in case you haven't heard, the Open House on Thursday 9/18 has been moved to Tuesday, 9/16! 6:00 pm.

2008/08/13 - Family Fiesta Night

On Friday, August 22, the band boosters are sponsoring a Family Fiesta Night! The schedule is:

• 4:00pm – 6:00pm - Mini Camp for the Golden Hawks Regiment
• 6:00pm – Parents Arrive - bring a chair
• 6:30pm ish - casual Mexican Fiesta Catered taco bar

The Mexican Fiesta Catered taco bar includes fixins , burritos, rice, beans, chips and salsa, and beverage.

All this for the low, low price of $6 /person! (A to go option is available)

The order form should be printed and returned to Mr. Biasi by Friday, August 15.

2008/07/17 - New Truck!

Some news from Charlie Dew:

The HSHS Band Boosters now has it's own truck! It is a 26 foot box truck with a 1989 International S-1600 Diesel engine. It was recently purchased from U-Haul and is in terrific condition. Now we can customize the inside with shelves, etc so we have designated places for everything when we travel to competitions. That will make loading and unloading much easier. Any Dads (or Moms) out there with a little "handyman" skill will be greatly needed when it comes to getting it ready for the Golden Hawk Regement's 2008-2009 season. Be on the lookout for calls for volunteers!!!

Click on the pictures below to see bigger versions.

2008/04/29 - Banquet Form and Upcoming Meeting Notice

Please join us at the Second Annual Band Banquet, Monday May 19, 2008 at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria. Cost is $10 per person/$5 per band member. Catering will be by McCalls Barbecue. Information was sent home on 2008/04/28 and is also available here in the PDF document 2008-banquet-invitation.pdf.

Our next general meeting will be Monday, May 5, 2008 at 7 pm in the bandroom. The budget will be voted on! Also Charlie Dew and the incoming board members will be discussing their exciting plans for next year and how you can help!

2008/04/15 - Meeting recap

The proposed changes to the by-laws listed in the following section (dated 2008/03/26) were approved.

The trip is on. The final cost is $385 per student and $285 for chaperones. WE STILL NEED TWO MOMS TO COME ON THE TRIP, please contact Carey Gregory if you want to go. We have people who volunteered to go so that we could finalize the trip, but they are happy to step aside if anyone else really wants to go. Final student payments are due by 4/20. Chaperones should contact Carey Gregory about making payment arrangements.

Congratulations to our newly elected 2008-2009 officers -

The 2008-2009 budget is now available as a PDF, please send Carey Gregory any comments or questions, final approval will be given at the May meeting.

The band banquet will be Monday May 19 at a time to be determined. More information will be sent home next week.

2008/03/26 - Proposed Changes to the By-Laws

The following are motions for revisions to the by-laws that were reviewed and approved by the Executive Board of the HSHS Band Boosters on March 24, 2008. They will be presented to the membership for discussion and vote at the April 14th meeting.

Motion #1

In Article VIII Section C - delete #2 which requires 2/3 of the membership to be present at the annual meeting in order to vote for officers.

Note: Election of officers is addressed in Article IV, Section B, #6 which requires officers to be elected by 2/3 of the membership present.

Motion #2

In Article IV Section B #7 to read newly elected officers shall begin their duties at the June meeting.

Note: This changes from the May meeting set forth in the by-laws to correspond with the fiscal year of June 1 - May 31st. This clarification is made so that the existing board can execute the corresponding tax documents for the year they served.

Motion #3

In Article IV, Section B, #3 to include a statement that Nominees who were present at the time of nomination may be elected at the general meeting if they are absent for military service or other good cause determined by the Band Booster President and Director of Bands.

2008/03/03 - Meeting Recap

We will be meeting this SUNDAY, March 9 at 1 pm in the band room (the front of the school will be locked) to set up and prepare for festival. Everyone (parent/students) who signed up to work should plan to attend. Plus anyone that can help move chairs, stands etc is welcome. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Biasi or myself ASAP. I have the parent schedule, he has the student schedule.

We will start our March fundraiser on the 17th and run through the 28th. No late orders can be accepted due to spring break. Students will earn money for their accounts with this sale.

The trip is on! 55 band students signed up to go. More information will be forthcoming....

The nominating committee did a great job: Nominees for Booster Officers for 2008-2009 are:

We will hold the election at the annual meeting on April 14. There is a motion pending to modify the by-laws to have the officers elected by a 2/3 majority of the boosters attending. You must be a paid booster member to vote to amend the by-laws and in the general election. We will be sending out more information after festival.

The annual meeting will be held on Monday April 14 at 7 pm in the band room. This is your opportunity to speak out about the program and to be involved. I hope to see every band parent there.

2008/02/04 - Meeting Recap

Here is a quick recap of last nights meeting-

Booster shirts are here, if you didn't pick yours up last night, they should be sent home with your child. We are placing a small order this week, please let me know if you want one, cost is $20.

Thanks to all who volunteered for festival. If you still want to volunteer please send me an email. I will try to have a tentative schedule next week. We will also be using the band members to fill in key slots, more info on that later.

Don't forget our next fundraiser starts March 14, we will be selling a large variety of items including pizza kits, cookie dough, cinnamon buns etc. This is a student account fundraiser.

Kathleen Kesselring, Elana Murray, Jenny Credle and Joyce Bubar are the nominating committee for next year's officers. Please either let one of them know or let me know if you want to serve on next year's board. This is your chance to make a difference, don't be shy.

Spring trip is to Cleveland, Ohio leaving after school May 15th and returning and returning on May 18th. Friday will be for performing and Saturday will be spent at Cedar Point Amusement Park. Costs are expected to be between $300 and $360. First payment of $100 is due by Feb. 20 and is non-refundable. Students may use money in their accounts to pay any part of the balance due after the first payment. The band will be alloted approximately 5 chaperone spots depending on how may kids are going. Costs may be the same as the student cost. If you want to be a chaperone and haven't already let me know, please do so ASAP. Parents who have contributed/volunteered to the band will be given first priority. You must be a level 4 volunteer to go. Mr. B and I will appoint the chaperones once we have a final count.

More details on the upcoming concert will be out soon.

Don't forget to bring $6 to buy donuts to the open house Thursday night.

2008/01/08 - Meeting Recap

Here is a quick recap of the meeting highlights from last night:

Hopefully the Booster Shirts will be here Friday. The fruit fundraiser went well and netted about $1800 for the band general fund. There are a couple of small and medium sized black show shirts left, contact Kathleen if you want one.

We can begin ordering Lowe's cards now. Please send a check in with your student made out to HSHS Band Boosters ($50 minimum) and send an email to Joyce Bubar letting her know how much. We will place orders each time we have $500 worth. Joyce's email is jbubar@bellsouth.net, contact her if you have any questions.

We talked generally about hosting festival which is set for March 10- 12. If you can help out please send me an email and let me know what times and which days you are available. Much more on Festival to come.

We will start a new fundraiser right after festival selling pizza kits, cheesecakes and a lot of other stuff. This will be a student account fundraiser and will be the last opportunity to get money in the account before the spring trip (more details on the spring trip at our next couple of meetings).

We will be selling donuts at the Feb. 7 open house at school and also at the Feb. 26 pre-festival concert. Please come hungry!