HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTER BLAST!

August 1, 2012

THERE ARE ONLY 4 UNIFORM FITTING SESSIONS LEFT!  ALL MARCHERS NEED TO COME IN TO GET FITTED/REFITTED.  PLEASE SIGN UP FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT:

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

NEW NEWS:

-       ­An exciting message from Mr. Burn

-       Scrip news

REMINDERS:

-       Band Camp needs

-       Macy’s Shop for a Cause is August 25^th

-       Earn money towards band fees

-       Scrip sales

-       2012/2013 Music Department Calendar

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, August 1^st

                3:00-8:00pm – Brass and Woodwind

                5:00-8:00pm – Percussion

                6:00-8:00pm – Guard

Friday, August 3^rd

                9:00am-5:00pm – Leadership training for all section leaders, guard captains

                        and student leaders

Saturday, August 4^th

                9:00am-5:00pm – FULL BAND PRACTICE

Monday, August 6^th

                ORDERS FOR FIELD SHOW APPAREL ARE DUE

                3:00-8:00pm – FULL BAND PRACTICE

Tuesday, August 7^th

                3:00-8:00pm – FULL BAND PRACTICE

Wednesday, August 8^th  

                3:00-8:00pm – FULL BAND PRACTICE

NEW NEWS:

NEWLY ADDED MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCE

(Mr. Burn)

The Homestead Marching Band and Color Guard is performing during pre-game and half-time at the San Francisco 49ers Home Football Game vs. the Seattle Seahawks Thursday evening, October 18!

Details of this event will unfold in the days ahead. What we know now is that the Homestead Marching Band will get to do a show as part of the pre-game festivities, and then at half-time the Homestead Marching Band will form the 5 "Olympic" circles on the field as Olympic athletes from California are welcomed and appreciated by the crowd!

SCRIP NEWS

(Carrie Adelman)

eScrip

If you get airline miles on your credit card, you can still get scrip credit toward your music fees.  Sign up with eScrip.com and name Homestead High School Music Boosters as one of the beneficiaries. Go towww.escrip.com and click on “Sign Up” – the HHSMB ID# is 137634941.  Register your credit cards, and your Safeway Club Card.  Once you have registered, e-mail Chuck McDowell at cpsmcd@aol.com with the name of the registered card holder and which student you want credited.  This is so he can credit the rebates to the correct student.  Relatives can also join eScrip and allocate their portion of the refund to your student's account -- as long as you give Chuck their names.

Then, just shop online through the eScrip online shopping mall at http://shopping.escrip.com/.  You can access a wide array of merchants and use your credit card AND GET SCRIP CREDIT -- but you have to go through  the eScrip site/online mall.  HHS Music Boosters receives eScrip rebates quarterly and your student earns 60% of the rebates we receive.  The actual amount rebated to us from eScrip depends on what the merchant.

For questions, contact scrip@homestead-music.org.

See's Candy 
Take advantage of See's Candy lower price $16.50 for a 1-pound box.  While supplies last. Prices will go up to $16.90.

Wednesday Night Sales

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.

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

REMINDERS:

VISIT THE BAND CAMP ONLINE SIGN-UP SHEET TODAY…

(Christina Allen)

We need your help to make camp a success!

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

2.      Snack goodies:  We especially need fresh fruits and baked goods– homemade or store bought.  Help us serve those with food allergies– NO NUTS PLEASE!

3.      Helpers at the Athenian School

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

MACY'S 7TH ANNUAL SHOP FOR A CAUSE IS AUGUST 25, 2012

(DeeDee Wong)

Purchase your tickets now from any of our "Scrip Mom's" for $5 and 100% of the sales will go to HHS Music Boosters.

You will receive 25% off on regular, sale and clearance merchandise, including designer brands, 10% off furniture, mattresses and area rugs and you will be eligible to win a $500 gift, no purchase necessary.  Buy some for your family, students going off to college, or send them to friends/family out of state.  "Back to School" will be here sooner than we think so purchase your ticket and have fun shopping.

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.

BAND ROOM AVAILABILITY FOR AUGUST

(Vicki Feltman)

3-6 pm Wednesday, Thursday August 1^st and 2^nd

SCHOOL-YEAR CALENDAR:

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

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

10/18               49er v. Seahawks half-time performance

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