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HHS 2014 – 2015
HHS BPA Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
7:30 pm
The HHS Band Parent Association meeting was held in the HHS Band Room at 7:30 pm. The meeting was called to order by President, Rich Arnold.
Rich Arnold, President
Rich welcomed everyone to the second HHS BPA meeting of the school year.
Now through October, the Band has a very busy schedule with Marching Band and the early fundraisers. Please note that at the Homecoming game, the Band Performance will be after the game, since the Homecoming court will be presented during half-time. Pictures from events are being posted on FaceBook and Flicker. Please “like” our FaceBook page. Also, sign up for Band Alert text messages by texting to # 23559.
CALENDAR: September 19: HHS vs Sparkman at SHS in Harvest
September 21: HHS Jazz Clinic with Ron Carter (3 - 5:30 pm in Band Room)
September 26: HHS Jazz Band Auditions (1 - 4 pm during school ½ day)
September 26: HHS vs Austin at Milton Frank (Homecoming Game)
October 2: HHS vs Gadsden City (H) at Milton Frank (6:30 pm) THURS
October 9: HHS vs Hazel Green (A) at HGHS (6:30 pm) PEP BAND
October 16: HHS vs Bob Jones (H) at Milton Frank (4:00 pm) THURS
October 18: HHS Marching Band Competition (Pell City High School)
October 21: Band Parents Meeting in Band Room (7:30 pm)
October
31:
Final Regular Season Football game (Florence)
November 11: Huntsville Veteran’s Day Parade
November 14-15: UAH Honor Band (requires Mr. Ivey approval)
November 15: Univ of So Alabama Marching Honor Band (Reg deadline Oct 12)
December 6: Huntsville Holiday Parade
December 9: Winter Concert/ Holiday Market Place in HHS Auditorium (7:00)
Stuart Ivey, HHS Band Director
Mr. Ivey began noting that by the next BPA meeting we will have performed at the Marching Band Competition. This Sunday, HHS will host a Jazz Clinic with guest Jazz Educator Ron Carter. HHS jazz band auditions will be later next week, on the afternoon of the Homecoming game after the ½ day of school. If any students are interested in auditioning, see Mr. Ivey for the music. The Bob Jones football game is on October 16th on a Thursday school day at 4 pm. Plan on the kids having to leave early from school for the bus trip there. Please have students understand what bus number they are on. The Marching Band Competition is on October 18th in Pell City, but they don’t announce the performance time until a few days before days before the event. As a large band, we usually perform late, so we plan to return to school on the buses around midnight. We expect a college band exhibition, the Pell City Band home show and then the awards presentation. The band will charter buses for the Florence and Pell City football games. The Florence game is also on a school ½ day. The Band is offering a Spirit Package for the Florence game for band parents or other students, which includes a seat on the charter bus, a ticket to the game, and a pom pom (or another spirit item). There are 25 seats available for sale. To clarify the attendance policy, if you have to leave early from a game, please let Mr. Ivey know in advance of the game day. The Hazel Green game in during Fall Break, and is a voluntary Pep Band event. There will be one bus going, and no penalty for not attending. Extra credit is being considered as an incentive.
Rich Arnold, President
Rich spoke for Lisa McCrary on Uniforms, who had to leave early. Please have the band uniforms dry cleaned, as often as needed. The preferred dry cleaner is Wilson’s. They are considering a policy for next year of turning in receipts to better care for the uniforms. Please have them cleaned before the Marching Band competition. The band is offering polo shirts for sale, in blue for the Board members and in red for band parents and students. The prices are $30 for sizes through XL, $35 for XXL and $40 for size XXL.
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Andrew White, VP-Chaperones
Volunteer opportunities for football games are filling up quickly. The next events to be posted are the Marching Band Competition, and then the upcoming Parades. Please send an email to Andrew White to get signed up for volunteer opportunities at upcoming events.
Yvonne Meier and Margaret Turner, VP-Fundraising
The next fundraiser is Simply Sheets through September 24th. They offer 1200 thread count sheet sets for $40 a set. Students can earn $10 for each set sold for their account. Please put order forms and payments in the Band box before the September 24th deadline. Extra order forms are in the Band Room, and were sent home with the students. We have been trying to front load fundraising opportunities early for Band dues and then for the Band trip. Sales opportunities will be winding down around Christmas. The next sale will be for the Flag Bags.
Susan Pendergrass, Treasurer
Please try to log into Charms to be sure that you can access your Charms account and view your statements.
Tracy Lovik, Secretary
BPA Meeting Minutes have been posted in the Band Room on the Bulletin Board, and also posted on the Band website.
Christy Robinson, Communications
Band emails continue to be sent out. Please check Charms for your information and accounts. Let her know if you have any trouble logging into Charms.
Shelley Corbett, Concessions/Bricks
Shelley expressed a big thank you to those who worked the last game for concessions. This is a great way to earn service credits for fees and trips. She will let us know when the next opportunity is scheduled.
Mary D’Arienzo, VBC Liaison
Wristbanding requires taking the Responsible Vendors class, and another is coming up on September 29th at 6 pm. It is 2 hours long, with a simple test. VBC work allows for unlimited earned credit hours, which can also be carried over to the next year and saved up for the upcoming international trip. There is a Luke Owen concert on the night of the Homecoming game, and Mary needs 10 people to help. Parents and students can also work concessions at age 16, and no special training is needed. For concessions work, please dress in all black, and the VBC provides a chef’s jacket.
Sherri Tonini, Trips Coordinator
Sherri was not able to attend, and Mr. Ivey presented the announcements on the Band Trip. Springdale Travel has been selected to coordinate the trip to St. Louis, and they have shown to be reliable in the past. We are working on the final price, which will be determined based on the number of students attending. The Cardinals are not in town for a game during that time, so we may replace that activity or provide extra money for a meal on the trip. The price will be close to $500. We will try to have an itinerary for the October meeting.
Lauren Carter, Credit Keeper
Lauren has Publix cards to pass out. If you work an event, credits get turned in at the end of the month. Please allow for processing time to get Service Credits posted to the statements, and check your account at the end of the statement period.
Ben Davis, Equipment
Ben reported that he has nothing new at this time.
Parents had a few questions at the meeting. One question was about bus ride assignments, and whether there would be a Senior Bus this year. Mr. Ivey will consider having a Senior bus on some of the upcoming longer bus trips, but sections should stay together on shorter trips. There were a few questions about the upcoming Senior Night. We need a non-Senior parent to help out as an additional photographer for that evening. Also, parents were interested in having Photo Buttons of their student to wear on Senior Night. Lisa McCrary made her own last year as an example, and Lifetouch Photo offers buttons at $12 for a set of 2.
The meeting was adjourned by Rich Arnold, President.
Upcoming HHS BPA Meetings will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
The next meeting is to be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 7:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted by:
Tracy Lovik, HHS BPA Secretary
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