HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTER BLAST!

July 3, 2012

NEW NEWS:

-       Mrs. Feltman’s Garage Sale – a percentage of proceeds to go to HHSMB

-       Band forms with doctor signature and payment due NEXT TUESDAY

-       Last minute physicals are available on July 10^th

-       SmartMusic has been updated with Movement 2

-       Volunteers needed for uniform fittings

-       Band Camp needs you too!

-       Band Room availability for July – note changes

REMINDERS:

-       Earn money towards band fees

-       Scrip news

-       Orders for Field Show shirts

-       Open Parent Volunteer Positions for 2012/2013 Season

-       2012/2013 Music Department Calendar

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Saturday and Sunday, July 7^th and 8^th

    Vicki Feltman’s Garage Sale

Tuesday, July 10^th

                4-6pm – On-site physicals in the band room

                Band packets due

Wednesday, July 11^th

                3-8pm – Full marching band practice

NEW NEWS:

HOW TO DEAL WITH MAJOR LIFE CHANGES –HOLD A GARAGE SALE!

(Vicki Feltman)

Flash back to Memorial Day weekend, 2010, the last time I held a garage sale, to make room for Sara, my daughter, who was moving back home after college. Good news, she moved out on her own and is self-supporting. Yippee!! She only comes home to do laundry once a week and for a home cooked meal.

Snap your brain back to this weekend, July 7^thand 8^th…. the SECOND garage sale in my life. Like too many acquaintances and friends to count, my job was outsourced in June.

I have toyed with the idea of downsizing my 4 bedroom, 2 bath house and associated mortgage payments to something more suited to just me, the cats, dogs, birds, and fish.

The time is NOW.

NO, silly, I have NOT left the Homestead Band Room. I have always volunteered my time as the music department administrative assistant, and will continue to do so. Even if I decide to retire, I will continue to spend my time where you usually find me, in the band room.

So… back to the Garage Sale! Half the proceeds will go to the music booster’s financial aid account!

If you have nothing better to do this weekend, stop by to see (and BUY) what has accumulated in over 30 years in closets and attics and bedrooms.

You can also stop by and give me suggestions on what I should do with the rest of my life. Part time work? Retirement? Doggy Day Care?  Gotta make enough money to keep Mr. Burn’s coffee maker full every morning and the printer ready to go with paper and ink cartridges for all those students who seem to forget to bring their music in for class rehearsals.

Contact me at Vicki.feltman@gmail.com for more information!

tick tock ….6 more days to get your packets and payments in….july 10^th is creeping up!

 (Vicki Feltman)

Options –

1) Shove your forms and checks thru the mail slot on my garage door at 1150 W. Knickerbocker Dr., Sunnyvale, 94087. Mikey and Toby are on guard. They will bang against the garage door as soon as they hear you but they can’t touch the mail or you. DO NOT LEAVE FORMS ON MY FRONT PORCH.

2) Deliver them to me in the band room between 3 and 6 this Wednesday, or any day except July 4^thnext week.

3) Mail the forms and payments to me at 1150 W. Knickerbocker Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087. Any mail postmarked AFTER July 10^thwill have a $75 late fee applied.

last minute physicals available July 10^th….the day your forms are due!

(Vicki Feltman)

You have a chance to sign up for on-site physicals between 4 and 6 pm, Tuesday, July 10^th, in the band room.

Physicals will cost $20 and take less than 5 minutes each. Bring your form and your $20 to give to Dr. Shahab.

If you are interested, please contact Vicki Feltman at Vicki.feltman@gmail.comto sign up for a slot.

First come, first serve.

smart music updated with movement 2!

(Vicki Feltman)

Mr. Weingartner has extended the assignment expiration date so you should not run into issues accessing Movement 1 and 2 in SmartMusic.

Have you all gotten into SmartMusic? Are you having issues? Time to work them out!

Don’t panic if you haven’t seen the music. Your section leaders and section mates will help you thru it. You’ll all learn it together at these Wednesday practices.

But it would be to your advantage to get into SmartMusic and learn how it works!

Read the documents located in the music booster website to learn about SmartMusic and how to acquire it:

SmartMusic 2012 steps you thru the purchase and installing of the application.

SmartMusic Parent FAQ’s will answer the most common questions asked.

These documents are located in the music booster web page, url

http://www.hhs.fuhsd.org/forms

Volunteers Needed DURING UNIFORM FITTINGS (Both parents and students welcome)!

(Angela Richards)

Uniform fittings begin next Wednesday.  We are in desperate need of volunteers to help students with fittings and paperwork.  No experience is required!  The more volunteers we have, the faster your child’s appointment will be.

This is an excellent opportunity to meet students, catch up with peers, and see what Uniforms is all about.  Students are welcome to sign up and help out with everything but Jacket/Pant Fitting positions, and on a day when they do NOT already have an appointment.

To sign up, go to

http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/1212345634104916028and sign up as a “Parent Fitter”.  

To date:

07/11/12 10:30 am - 2:00 pm Need 11 (12 total)

07/18/12 11:30 am - 2:30 pm Need 8 (12 total)

07/25/12 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Need 11 (12 total)

08/01/12 11:30 am - 2:30 pm Need 9 (12 total)

08/06/12 11:30 am - 2:30 pm Need 9 (12 total)

08/07/12 11:30 am - 2:30 pm Need 7 (12 total)

08/14/12 11:30 am - 2:30 pm Need 11 (12 total)

08/15/12 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Need 11 (12 total)

Please contact Barbara Edmonds edmondsbarb@yahoo.com, Angela Richards at angela.g.richards@gmail.com, or Audrey Ishizaki at 650-455-3427with any questions.

BAND CAMP NEEDS YOU!

(Christina Allen)

It is happening 8/10-12.  We need your help to make band camp a success:

1.    We need bus chaperones!  If you are interested in being one, please contact Deborah Smith directly at 408-483-3798 or deborah@bobsmithrealtors.com

2.    Donate snack goodies for 250+ famished kids.  We are asking for fresh fruits, baked goods (homemade or store bought), salty crackers (no pretzels please!), cup-o-noodles.  Help us serve those with food allergies– NO NUTS PLEASE!

3.    Help at the Athenian School with set-up, break down, snack prep, clean-up, chaperoning overnight in the gym, and many other on-site tasks.

4.    Lend us your LARGE box or free standing fans to cool the Athenian gym where the students sleep and practice.

To sign up, please follow these steps:

•  Click on this VolunteerSpot link:    http://bit.ly/KUkzsv

•  Enter your e-mail address to access the calendar

•  To donate food and fans, click on Wednesday 8/8 clipboard

•  To help on site, click on Friday 8/10, Saturday 8/11, and Sunday 8/12 clipboards

•  Click on the “sign-up-here” button next to the item or shift of your choice

•  Click on the “+” sign to sign-up

Non-perishable food items can be dropped off starting Mon, August 6.

Perishable food items should be dropped off NO EARLIER than Wed, August 8.

Drop Off at Christina Allen’s

1151 Andover Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Questions please contact one of the coordinators:

Christina Allen:  408-738-3634, allenc09@att.net

Sandy Bright:  408-245-3002, brightsan1@yahoo.com

Karen Isabelle:  847-208-9337, k.isabelle@comcast.net

BAND ROOM AVAILABILITY FOR JUly – note changes

(Vicki Feltman)

3-6 pm Thu, Fri July 5,6^th

3-6 pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, July 9, 10, 11, 13^th

3-6 pm Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, July 16, 18, 19, 20^th

3-6 pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri July 23, 24, 25, 27^th

3-6 pm Monday, Tuesday July 30, 31^st

REMINDERS:

VOLUNTEER FOR SANTA CLARA VANGUARD BINGO TO EARN MONEY TOWARD BAND FEES

(Barb Edmonds)

Santa Clara Vanguard has opened their bingo volunteering calendar for November, December and January. This is a great way to "bank" money in your scrip account to pay for band expenses.

For each shift you volunteer, you will earn $40 toward your student’s scrip account. Money in your scrip account can be used toward paying any allowable Homestead Music program costs (Marching Band, Winter Percussion, Winter Guard, Choir, etc). Volunteers must be 18 yrs or older. They do not need to be a parent or relative of the student. They can be a friend working on behalf of the student.

If you are new to the program, please refer to the “Fundraising” section of the HHSMB website for details and for sign-up instructions (be sure to read all the information before signing-up):

http://homestead.schoolloop.com/blast100524

To register for Bingo times, please click the link below.

http://www.scvanguard.org/about/events/

To ensure your scrip account is properly credited, please email Barb Edmonds (edmondsbarb@yahoo.com) and let her know the dates you actually work and the name of the student scrip account to credit.

If you have any questions, contact Barb Edmonds, edmondsbarb@yahoo.com.

SCRIP NEWS

(Carrie Adelman)

STOCK UP ON SCRIP IN JUNE

Scrip Credit Changes To 2.5% July 1^st

Maximize your scrip credit buy stocking up on the items you use most often like Safeway, Sprouts, Ranch, Marina, Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens. On July 1, the scrip credit will change to 2.5%.

The good news is that you will now earn 2.5% on ALL scrip purchases, including Smart and Final, Whole Foods, Best Buy and Subway.

Scrip will be available for sale all summer. To order scrip send an email to scrip@homestead-music.org.

ORDER YOUR FIELD SHOW SHIRT NOW!

(Sylvia Gronovius)

Marc Membreno, the same person who designed last year’s Angels in the Architecture shirt, has outdone himself with the design for the 2012 Poseidon’s Dream Field Show Apparel.

T-shirts can be purchased for $15, pull over hooded sweatshirts for $30, and zipper hooded for $35.

Unfortunately the order form did not make it into the Band Packet this year BUT it is available on our website!

http://hhs.fuhsd.org/forms, click on 2012 Field Show Shirt Order Form (.docx).

You can order as many shirts as you want for yourself, family and friends. Make sure to get your order in by August 6^thand it will be available for pick up at the potluck on August 18^th.

If you have any questions please contact Sylvia Gronovius at sylvia@gronovius.comor 408-730-4526.

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:

BBQ Co-Chair - HIGHEST PRIORITY NEED!

Concessions Chair and Co-Chair –HIGHEST PRIORITY NEED!

Cell & Ink Jet Recycling

Equipment Maintenance

Photography

Pit Boss (percussion)

Potatoes Co-Chair

Recycling Advocate

Scrip Seller

Saturday Practice Water & Ice

Concessions Ice Deliverer

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.

SCHOOL-YEAR CALENDAR:

(No changes to last week’s calendar)

HOMESTEAD MUSIC DEPARTMENT

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)

http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/1212345634104916028.

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