Huntsville High School Band

HHSBPA GENERAL MEETING

February 4, 2014

 

Rich Arnold, President

Meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m.

·       There were some difficulties getting Williamsburg spring trip information in time for tonight’s meeting.  Jennie Davis is working on it, and she will have trip details as soon as possible.

·        CALENDAR: Feb. 14-15-District Honor Band at Bob Jones. Concert will begin  at 7 p.m. on Feb. 15.  Feb. 14 is a scheduled practice. Information is available at http//abadistrict1.info

He recommends bringing a lunch on Sat. Feb. 15

Feb. 18-Pre MPA contest concert at HHS auditorium (TBA)

March 13-14-MPA (Music Performance Assessment) at James Clemens High School (Advanced band on March 13; Intermediate band on March 14). Busses will be provided.

March 24-28- Spring Break

·        Super Solo Contest/Festival will be April 9 at UAH . Interested students should see Dr. Spencer.

·        He congratulated all students who made District Honors Band and/or All State. A record number of students made these two distinctive events!

·        Huntsville High School has been reclassified as a 7A school for next year. This means the furthest the band will have to travel to a football game is Gadsden City (no more games in Birmingham or Pell City), with the possible exeption of playoff games.

·        Please check the band website for all updated information.

Dr. Spencer

·        Congratulations to the 12 students who made All State and 17 students who made District Honors Band! He encouraged everyone to attend District Honors Concert on Feb. 15.

·        The band will perform in Newport News, VA during the spring break trip. Choir will be performing in Williamsburg. The trip is in the process of being finalized.

·        He mentioned the dates for MPA and the pre MPA concert (see above).

·        Thursday, Feb. 20 will be Freshman orientation for next school year. It will be held in the auditorium at 6:30 p.m. The band plans to have a table in the lobby from 6 to 6:30 p.m. with information about the band. There will also be items for sale such as cookie dough (from earlier fundraiser).

·        He pointed out the new cabinets that have been built in the band room for extra storage.

Andrew White, 1^st VP Chaperones

·        He needs a total of 10 chaperones for the spring trip; he currently has 8 parent volunteers. There will be a total of 3 busses going on the trip (2 for band and 1 for choir).

·        He needs 4 chaperones per day for MPA. Students will be riding busses. Volunteers will earn credits.

Cynthia Smith and Lauren Carter, 2^nd VP Fundraising

·        The chef who was going to prepare pork butts for our fundraiser is having surgery and will be unable to cook. We are exploring other options for a different cook.

·        Band will be selling U.S. flag totes made by a local company called Phoenix Industries. They hire disabled employees who make burial flags for Veterans. They make the totes with leftover scraps of fabric. The sale price will be $15 per tote; students will earn $5 credit per each bag sold.

Rebecca Brooks, Treasurer

·        She asked attendees to see the treasurers report on the back of the meeting agenda.

·        She will be sending out statements this month. No statements were emailed in January.

Lisa McCrary, Uniforms

·        She has started issuing concert uniforms. Uniforms were available for parents to take home tonight. Males, please make sure that pants fit. She requested that concert uniforms NOT be permanently altered in any way.

·        She requested that Advanced band students return CLEANED marching uniforms (bib and jacket) on issued hangar in red garment bag as well as hats. Uniforms should be cleaned ONLY at Wilson Cleaners (cost is $5.50). If a uniform is returned dirty, student accounts will be charged to cover the cleaning costs.

·        Intermediate band-please keep marching uniform for MPA

·        Intermediate students going to Williamsburg will  be issued concert uniforms at a later date.

·        Males need to purchase a white tuxedo shirt.

Mary D’Arienzo, VBS Wristbanding Liason

She was ill and not present. Rich made announcements in her place

·        She still needs more parent volunteers for wristbanding; this is a great way to earn credits.

·        She will be announcing another responsible vendor training course which is required in order to wristband.

Shelley Corbett, Concessions/Brick Chairperson

·        She is currently accepting additional orders for bricks. Please use yellow forms in band room.

Jennie Davis, Trips Coordinator

·        Spring break trip to Williamsburg will cost approximately $550, depending on the total number of students going. The trip is planned for April 23-27.

·        She will have the finalized breakdown of costs soon.

·        All band fees need to be paid BEFORE students can attend trip.

Tim McElyea, Web Master

·        Only 1 person has sent him pictures for the senior video.

·        He encourages all senior parents to put pictures on a DVD labeled with student’s name and place in the band room box. Another option is to email pictures to him (address on band website).

·        He will give each student a duplicate copy of the video.

Ben Davis, Equipment

·        He has 2 truck drivers and is looking for 1 more as a back-up.  No special license is required. Please let him know if you are interested.

 

Rich Arnold adjourned the meeting at 8:10 p.m.  Our next meeting will be on Tuesday Feb. 25 and subsequent meetings will be the last Tuesday of the month.