HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTER BLAST!

May 30, 2012

NEW NEWS:

-       Band Camp for Marching Band – August 10^th-12^th

-       Band Camp Packets

-       Locker Check-In

-       Instrument Check-In

-       Band Room Availability for May and June with message for all Section Leaders and Field Staff

REMINDERS:

-       DCI at the movies – June 18^th

-       Gift ideas

-       Open Parent Volunteer Positions for 2012/2013 Season

-       SCRIP news

-       School year calendar, including Marching Band dates for Fall 2012

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, May 30^th

                6:00-8:00 – Band camp packet assembly in band room – all parents and

                        students are encouraged to come by and help.

Friday, June 1^st

                SENIORS MUST TURN IN BAND LOCKS AND INSTRUMENTS

Tuesday, June 5^th

                ALL PADLOCKS MUST BE RETURNED TO MUSIC LOCKERS

Wednesday, June 6^th

                FRESHMEN TO TURN SCHOOL INSTRUMENTS IN TO MRS. FELTMAN AT

 THE END OF 4^th PERIOD

    DVD ORDERS ARE DUE

NEW NEWS:

Band Camp 2012 is coming soon – august 10-12!

(Christina Allen)

Band Camp is an important kick-off to the Marching Band season. Each year all new and returning marchers (including pit percussion, color guard and field marchers) spend a weekend at the Athenian School in Danville to get to know one another and to learn the show music and drill for the new school year.

Students will depart for the Athenian School on chartered buses after morning practice at HHS on Friday, 8/10 and return on Sunday evening, 8/12. Parents are encouraged to visit camp to watch the band practice, meet other band parents, and to help with many on site tasks.

Here are some ways you, parents, can help to make band camp a success:

1. Donate snack goodies for 250+ famished kids. The Athenian School is contracted to provide regular hot meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner). Parents provide all the refreshment served at breaks between meals and practice sessions.

2. Help at the Athenian School with set-up, break down, snack prep, clean-up, chaperoning on buses and overnight in the gym,…

Please watch for more news and a VolunteerSpot online sign-up sheet in upcoming blasts.

Band Camp Packets!!!!

(Vicki Feltman)

We have 100 packets already assembled if you would like to stop by the band room between 3 and 6 pm tonight to pick up one. It saves on postage (it costs $1.70 to mail a packet).

Band camp packets will be mailed TONIGHT! You should receive them Friday or Saturday (June 2^nd). Watch for a catalog sized white envelope with a return address label that says Homestead High Music Boosters Marching Band Forms & Band Camp Info.

Forms and payment are due to Vicki Feltman by July 10^th!

SPEAKING OF Band Camp Packets….

(Vicki Feltman)

We will be assembling Band camp packets TONIGHT, May 30^th, in the Band room, beginning at 6 pm, if you’d like to come join in the fun, and pick up the finished product once the envelope is stuffed. We save money if we don’t have to mail them out, and it’s always a fun time putting the packets together. Skill set needed – the ability to pick up pieces of paper and stuff them in a big envelope. Students are always welcome to help, too! This invitation is also extended to incoming Freshmen students and parents. Come meet a few of your new family!

It shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours to get it all done with many hands making light work, so if you can help between 6 and 8 for any little bit, that would be great! Please contact Vicki Feltman at Vicki.feltman@gmail.comfor information.

LOCKER CHECK IN –

(Vicki Feltman)

Please make sure your padlocks are back on your lockers, because Mrs. Feltman will be removing all locks beginning Tuesday June 5th. Students will be charged $15 for missing padlocks.

All lockers will be emptied of contents the last day of school. Whatever is left in them will be thrown away or given away. Please make sure your lockers are EMPTY.

SENIORS – your locks and instruments must be turned in JUNE 1^st.

INSTRUMENT CHECK IN –

(Vicki Feltman)

Freshmen band students, turn in your school instruments to Mrs. Feltman at the end of your 4^thperiod final, Wednesday, June 6^th.

Sophomore and Junior band students, turn in your school instruments to Mrs. Feltman after graduation Thursday, June 7^th.

Senior band students, turn in your school instruments this Friday, June 1^st.

Orchestra students, turn in your school instruments to Mrs. Feltman after the exchange concert, Friday, June 8^th.

If you wish to check out your concert instrument for the summer, please complete and have ready an instrument check out form, including a check for $15, made payable to HHSMB.

You may be charged the cost of a replacement instrument, which can be thousands of dollars, if you do not turn in your school instruments by the end of next week.

Contact Vicki Feltman at Vicki.feltman@gmail.comif you have questions.

band room availability for may and june

(Vicki Feltman)

3-6 pm May29th-June 1^st

12:30-6 June 4-7th

Section Leaders and Field Staff - please contact Vicki Feltman at Vicki.feltman@gmail.comif you wish to schedule rehearsals in the band room during the summer.

REMINDERS:

CHECK OUT THIS LINK FROM MR. WEINGARTNER –

DCI at the Movies June 18^th

http://www.fathomevents.com/originals/event/dci2012.aspx

NEED A GIFT FOR YOUR GRADUATING SENIOR? OR FATHER? OR BIRTHDAY?

(Vicki feltman)

Trying to find the perfect gift for a graduating Homestead Student or a graduating parent volunteer? How about a pillow made from a Homestead Marching Band jacket? Own a piece of Homestead history. Each pillow is unique and has its own one of a kind jacket number sewn inside.

The cost per pillow is $60. Every cent benefits the music program (the time and materials used to make these pillows has been donated by Jeanne Wong and Joan Gordon).

We also have a few water bottles available (the same ones sold for last year’s band camp), for $10 each.

Please contact Vicki Feltman at Vicki.feltman@gmail.comif you would like one.

Quantities are limited.

Don’t miss out!

AND MORE GIFT IDEAS….DVD’S FOR SALE INCLUDING THE BANQUET DVD!

(Vicki Feltman)

Here it is, your chance to relive the 2011-2012 school year…. Get your own copy of the Marching Season DVD, Winter Concerts, Spring Concerts, CMEA performances, and more! All proceeds benefit the Homestead Music Program. Orders are due June 6^th.

You can find the order form on the booster website at www.hhs.fuhsd.org/forms.

JUST ADDED– You too can replay the DVD shown at the Music Department Banquet on Saturday! Seniors will get this FREE (if they submit their special order form to Vicki Feltman). Everyone else can buy it for $10 each. NOTE – this version of the DVD will NOT have Jon Wong’s New York spectacular, due to copyright restrictions.

OPEN HHSMB PARENT VOLUNTEER POSITIONS FOR THE 2012/2013 SCHOOL YEAR

(EILEEN CHUN)

The following is a list of OPEN parent volunteer positions for 2012/2013.  Many relate solely to the fall Marching Band season.  Please think about volunteering for one of these jobs, or even sharing a job with a friend: the success of our students’ experience depends upon your participation. 

Available positions:

Assistant Treasurer

BBQ Co-Chair - HIGHEST PRIORITY NEED!

Cell & Ink Jet Recycling

Concert DVD production

Director and Financial Auditor

Equipment Maintenance

Field Show T-Shirt Layout

Financial Assistance

Membership

Photography Co-Chair

Pit Boss (percussion)

Potatoes Co-Chair

Recycling Advocate

Saturday Practice Water & Ice

If interested, or if you need further information, please contact Eileen Chun at HHSMBvolunteer@gmail.com, or follow this special link to the sign-up on Volunteerspot: http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/9823456353357400123.

SCRIP NEWS

(Carrie Adelman)

STARBUCKS $5 CARDS...WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
For a limited time, Starbucks will be available in $5 card! Stock up!

To download an order form, go to: https://homestead.schoolloop.com/mbfund#SCRIP.  Your student, including seniors, continues to receive scrip credit year-round. Scrip credit can be carried over to next year or can be used as reimbursement for this year's band expenses. Consult the band manual.

Contact any scrip sales team member:
Carrie Adelman - carrie.a@comcast.net
Jenny Haight – TheHaights@aol.com
Nicolle Sidovar - sidovar_nicolle@yahoo.com
Cora Ustaris - ust_family@yahoo.com

 

SCHOOL-YEAR CALENDAR:

(Changes to last week’s calendar are marked in red)

HOMESTEAD MUSIC DEPARTMENT

PRELIMINARY CALENDAR 2012-2013

MARCHING BAND

Summer Practices

Note that ColorGuard and Percussion will have additional practices to be determined at a later date.

Uniform Fittings (by appointment only)

July 11th - 10:30-2:30 - FIELD STAFF (INCLUDING DRUM MAJORS)

July 18th - 11:30-2:30 – FIELD STAFF, JUNIORS AND SENIORS

July 25th - 12:30 - 2:30 – FIELD STAFF, JUNIORS AND SENIORS

August 1st - 11:30 - 2:30 - SOPHOMORES

August 6th - 11:30 - 2:30 - SOPHOMORES

August 7th - 11:30 - 2:30 - FRESHMEN

August 9th - 11:30 - 2:30 – FRESHMEN

August 14th - 11:30 - 2:30 - FRESHMEN

August 15th - 12:30 - 2:30 – ANYONE STILL NOT FITTED

Weekly Fall Marching Band Rehearsals

Fall Marching Band – Tentative Performances

8/18                6:00pm – Performance for parents followed by Marching Band Potluck

8/25                Sunnyvale 100^th Anniversary Parade

8/31                Football home game v. Half Moon Bay

9/21                Football home game v. Fremont

10/5                Football home game v. Palo Alto

10/6                District Expo at Homestead HS

10/8                Feeder school tour

10/13              Cupertino Tournament of Bands @ Cupertino HS

10/19              Homecoming

10/20              Local WBA competition

10/26-10/29  Bands of America West Regional Championship and

                                    performance in Disneyland

11/2                Football home game v. Wilcox

11/3                Home Show

11/10             WBA show at James Logan HS

11/17-11/18   WBA Championships in Fresno

11/25             Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade

MUSIC DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCES

12/6                Winter Choir Concert, Homestead Auditorium

12/12              Winter Pops Concert, Homestead Auditorium

12/13              Winter Jazz Concert, Homestead Auditorium

1/11 – 1/13    County Honor Band, Saratoga High School

1/26                Winter Guard Show, Homestead Gym

2/7                   Concert Band Exchange Festival, Homestead Auditorium

2/8                   Homestead Orchestra Festival, Homestead Auditorium

3/8-3/9            Wind Ensemble, Sonoma State

3/15                Santa Cruz Jazz Festival

3/22-3/23       CMEA Band and Orchestra Festivals, Saratoga High School

4/26-4/27       Reno Jazz Festival

5/8                   Concert Band and Symphonic Band performances, Homestead

                                    Auditorium

5/9                   Wind Ensemble and Orchestra performances, Homestead

                                    Auditorium

5/15                Spring Choir Concert, Homestead Auditorium

5/16                Spring Jazz Concert, Homestead Auditorium

6/6                   GRADUATION