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Last Update: August 22, 2008 |
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LAST CHANCE TO ORDER LABYRINITH SHOW SHIRT Orders for the 2008 Marching Redhawks Labyrinith show shirt will be taken through August 29, 2008. Click here to download the order form. Return the order form and your payment to Mr. Alstadt in the band office. Please note: no orders will be taken after August 29th, so get your orders in ASAP!
WAGON DONATIONS NEEDED .... The Marching Redhawks are in need of two wagons in good condition to use at home football games to haul water and other equipment to the field. If you have an old wagon you would like to donate, please contact Karen Rogers at [BeTheBull@aol.com].
JUNIOR HIGH ROADIES NEEDED Each year, junior high band students are recruited to become "Redhawk Roadies." This is a wonderful opportunity for future Marching Redhawks to work alongside the high school band students and experience what it is like to be a member of the Marching Redhawks. Roadies are considered junior members of the marching band and assist with moving props and pit equipment on and off the field at all home football games on Friday nights and travel to all out-of-town competitions on Saturdays. The home football and competition schedule is on the Main Calendar. If you are a junior high student or know a junior high student who would like to join this fun group, or would like more information, please contact Mrs. Rogers at [BeTheBull@aol.com].
MARCHING REDHAWKS - PRE-GAME DESSERT SCHEDULE Each marching band section is assigned to bring desserts to accompany the dinners before home football games. Each member of the assigned section should bring 2 dozen items (cupcakes, brownies, cake, cookies, etc. -- be creative ... the kids LOVE desserts!) 8/22/08 -- Flutes & Clarinets 9/5/08 – Saxophones & Trumpets 9/26/08 – Mellophones, Euphonium, Trombone & Sousaphone 10/3/08 – Percussion -- battery & front ensemble 10/17/08 – Spirits
2008-09 AD BOOK FUNDRAISER All band students are welcome to participate in ad sales to earn money for participation in band activities (i.e., trips, lessons, etc.). The BBA is well aware that high school music participation requires quite a financial commitment from families and we are giving students an opportunity to earn funds for their student accounts. Click the link below for information about ad sales. Many students have really made this program work for them, but you must start early and have all of the information turned in no later than August 29. Students earn 50 percent of the ad price for their student account. That means if you sell $100 worth of band ads, you will then have $50 deposited in your account. For things such as the Disney trip, student account funds may be used to pay your balance at the end of the payment schedule but may not be used to secure the initial deposit for a trip. This is a great opportunity to support your participation in the NCHS Band Programs! Click here to download the ad sales information, forms and pricing. All questions should be directed to Melody Danley at the contact information given on the forms.
CURRICULAR BAND CONCERT DRESSES Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, all the curricular bands will require female participants to wear the black velour dress formerly required of Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony. This is great news because all participants can have one uniform all four years! To Donate a Dress: If you are an alumni and would like to donate your dress to the BBA, or place the dress on consignment for a new student to purchase, you may do so.
Dresses must be dropped off at Margaret Donahue's home. Please make sure the dress is clean and labeled with your name, phone number and dress size. Please contact Margaret Donahue for more information or to make arrangements to drop off your dress. To Purchase a Dress:
TASTEFULLY SIMPLE FUNDRAISER: Carol Byron, Tastefully simple consultant and band mom, will donate all of her profit (more than 25%) of all sales to selling students' NCHS band student accounts. Order through the website or from a catalog. Contact Carol Byron for more information. (See the Booster Contact page for her e-mail address)
BEARS GAMES FUNDRAISER One of the newer fundraisers offered to our the band is Soldier Field Logistics. The club levels at Soldier Field have a need for people to clear tables in the three level club during home games. This is indoor light work. For each band booster participant the BBA is paid $75. All volunteers must be 18 years old or older. Each person volunteering should wear black pants and closed toe shoes. A shirt, hat and a meal are provided to the volunteers. Transportation is provided in a NCHS Redhawk van so there is no driving or parking hassle. Fifteen people are needed for each shift so please think about signing up for one of the openings this season. Participants are expected to work during these shifts so there should be no expectation that you will see the whole game. TV monitors, however, are available throughout the club levels. The veteran volunteers have enjoyed the ride there and back and, of course the "people watching" in the club levels. This is also a great way to get to know other band parents! All home Bears games are listed on the Main Calendar. Thank you to everyone who has already volunteered and worked these events. The generous donation of your time does not go unnoticed or unappreciated! Please contact Margaret Donahue by email if you are interested. Alumni and guests of band parents are also welcome to sign up!
MARKET DAY The NCHS band program is the sole beneficiary of Market Day at NCHS. PIckup is once a month in the NCHS Cafeteria. Check the Main Calendar for all pickup dates this year. The next distribution day is Thursday, September 11 from 5:00 to 6:00. Orders may be placed online as late as Monday, September 8, 2008 at 12:00 Noon. Each distribution Thursday requires a group of students and/or parents to help fill orders and service customers. Debbie Klos is the contact person for Market Day. Please e-mail her at [deborahdklos@hotmail.com].
MARCHING REDHAWKS DISNEY TRIP The Marching Redhawks will travel to sunny, warm Orlando, Florida over Winter Break -- from December 29, 2008 to January 3, 2009, and will march at Disney World in the SpectroMagic Pre-Parade on New Year's Eve! We have been given an extension by the travel company handling our trip, and it is not too late to sign up. All details about the trip, including a preliminary itinerary, cost and payment due dates, can be downloaded here. This trip is not mandatory. Students can earn money to apply toward their Disney cost by selling ad space in our Advertising Booklet (see below), through our poinsettia sales in November, and through Tastefully Simple sales (see below). If you have any questions or concerns about the Disney trip, please contact Mr. Alstadt.
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