HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTER BLAST!

July 17, 2012

NEW NEWS:

-       Wednesday rehearsals are underway

-       Garage sale this weekend

-       Band Room availability  - note changes

REMINDERS:

-       Uniform fittings are underway, make your appointment NOW

-       Updated Band Camp needs

-       Scrip sales

-       SmartMusic has been updated with Movement 2

-       Open Parent Volunteer Positions for 2012/2013 Season

-       Earn money towards band fees

-       Orders for Field Show shirts

-       2012/2013 Music Department Calendar

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, July 18^th

                3-8:30pm – Brass and Woodwind

                5-8:30pm – Percussion

                6-8:30pm – Guard

Saturday & Sunday, July 21^st and 22^nd

                Garage Sale, Vicki Feltman’s house

Wednesday, July 25^th

                3-8:30pm – Brass and Woodwind

                5-8:30pm – Percussion

                6-8:30pm - Guard

NEW NEWS:

REMINDER, WEDNESDAY REHEARSALS HAVE BEGUN!

(Vicki Feltman)

Mr. Burn and Mr. Weingartner hope to see EVERYONE at tomorrow’s music and marching practice. 

The more full sections we have attending, the better the outcome.   Plus, those who showed up this past week were introduced to two new members of the Visual team! 

Contrary to rumors, these Wednesday practices are for ALL marchers, not just new marchers.   We are learning new movements and warm-ups, and helping the new marchers with their technique as well as introducing them to the rest of the marching band family.    Please let your section leaders know if you can’t make it.  It will save them the time spent looking for you.

Just a reminder to all:

Bring your instrument and music

Bring money for dinner or a sack dinner

BRING A WATER BOTTLE FILLED WITH WATER!!!

WEAR A HAT!!! – we don’t need fried brains

WEAR SOCKS AND THICK SOLED ATHLETIC SHOES –

absolutely NO SANDALS

GARAGE SALE PART 2 THIS WEEKEND

(Vicki Feltman)

OK, Mr. Hunter’s parents are coming over during the week to help me move stuff out of my attic, so there should be all kinds of strange and wonderful items for you to buy.  Everything you buy and take home will be one more thing I don’t have to deal with.  Yippee!  And remember, half the proceeds will go to the music booster financial assistance fund.  Do three good deeds in one trip… help me downsize, increase available funds in the financial assistance account, save me a trip to Goodwill.

Last week we made about $600.  Let’s see how we do this week!

July 21^st-22^nd, 1150 W. Knickerbocker Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087

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

BAND ROOM AVAILABILITY FOR JULY – NOTE CHANGES

(Vicki Feltman)

10am-3pm Wed, July 18th

3-6 pm Thu, July 19

3-6 pm Tue, Wed July 24, 25

3-6 pm Monday, Tuesday July 30, 31^st

REMINDERS:

EVERY MARCHER NEEDS TO COME IN FOR A UNIFORM FITTING

(Angela Richards)

If you have not already done so, please make your appointment for a uniform fitting at

http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/1212345634104916028, being aware of the following schedule:

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

A REMINDER TO ALL RETURNING MARCHERS – Wear your boxer shorts and bring your marching shoes.

The location of uniform fittings has changed to the Performance Arts stage.  Please park in the teacher parking lot (the one at the end of Mary Ave.), go through the fenced gate next to the Band Room, go PAST the bike racks and make a left into the single door marked “Stage Door Down Stage Right”.

Contact Barbara Edmonds edmondsbarb@yahoo.com, Angela Richards at angela.g.richards@gmail.com, or Audrey Ishizaki at 650-455-3427 if you have any questions or concerns.

BAND CAMP NEEDS UPDATE

(Christina Allen)

August 10 is getting closer.  Thank you to those who have signed up to donate food and to help.  We still have many needs to fill.  Please help to make band camp a success:

1.    Wanted! Bus Chaperones:  Please contact Deborah Smith directly at 408-483-3798 or deborah@bobsmithrealtors.com

2.    Snack goodies:  Lots of fresh fruits, baked goods (homemade or store bought), salty crackers, cup-o-noodles.  Help us serve those with food allergies– NO NUTS PLEASE!

3.    Help at the Athenian School:  Sign up for a shift to help with many on-site tasks.

4.    Lend your LARGE box or free standing fans to keep the students cool in the gym.

Please follow these steps to sign up:

•  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

We are also looking for a couple of people to work alongside Ken and Susie Lamarche this summer as trash/recycle advocates.  This item is not on the sign-up sheet.  If you are interested, please contact Christina Allen directly. 

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

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SCRIP SALES

(Carrie Adelman)

Beginning July 25^th, scrip will be sold at the end of practice Wednesday nights 7:45 – 8:15pm.  Look for us in the walkway near the parking lot closest to the band room.  Bring your checkbooks.  For quicker service, send us an email ahead of time and pick up your scrip at the table.

Your scrip purchases do add up!  Also, scrip credits from competitions or travel go to your student scrip account, so make sure you check your balance periodically!  Even if you don't buy scrip, you'll be surprised to find that you have scrip credit that you can apply toward your band fees.  If you already wrote your check for marching band, save the cancelled check and request a reimbursement at the end of the year.  Or, just apply scrip credit for any other music expenses that may come up.

Send your advance order or questions to the following new email:  scrip@homestead-music.org.

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

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.

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

(Barb Edmonds)

Santa Clara Vanguard has opened their bingo volunteering calendar. 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.

FIELD SHOW T-SHIRTS/SWEATSHIRTS ALERT!

(Sylvia Gronovius)

Please be aware that if you want a field show t-shirt this year you will have to order it!

Last year’s free t-shirt was an exception because of the Macy’s Parade, this year we don’t have such a big and long trip.

SO, IF you want a t-shirt and/or sweatshirt get those orders in by August 6th to be able to pick them up at the potluck on August 18th!

There will be one more order chance after the potluck (if you’d like to see the shirt first) but that will be it!

And parents: order one for yourself too if you’re going to volunteer at the competitions/home games. It will be easier for the marchers to recognize you if they need help.

Keep those orders coming!!

[The order form can be found at http://hhs.fuhsd.org/forms, click on 2012 Field Show Shirt Order Form (.docx).]

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.

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