• Practice Schedule 
• Wanted – Help loading percussion equipment to haul to Fremont Practice
• Band Room Availability
• Football Game Concession Food Pre-order Deadline – Sept. 23
• Ring Found at Football Game
• Volunteer Opportunities!
• Concession Worker Family Pass Still Available!!
• Post-Game Status from the Uniform Moms
• Band Hotel Rooming Lists
• Hotel Rooms for Family and Friends
• Schedule of Events

 Practice Schedule  
 
All practices and performances are mandatory. Parents must email Mr. Burn explaining the absence as far in advance as possible.
 
Full Marching Band means EVERYONE including percussion and colorguard.  Bring EQUIPMENT/INSTRUMENTS, LANYARDS WITH COORDINATE SHEETS, WATER BOTTLES FULL OF WATER, SUNSCREEN, AND HAT.  This means members of percussion PIT, too.
 
Wednesday - FREMONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRACTICE, 6-9 pm
 
You are responsible for getting your instrument and yourself to the Fremont High School football field by 6 pm.
 
The Homestead band room will be open until 5:45 pm for you to pick up your instruments.  Bring a jacket; it can get chilly in the evening.  
 
Pit, be at Homestead by 4:30 to load trailers with your equipment.   Once loaded, you are responsible for getting yourself to Fremont HS.  All percussion students MUST return to Homestead AFTER practice, to unload the trailer because parents have no idea where equipment goes.
 
Battery, you are responsible for getting your instrument and harness to Fremont, so you either show up to load them on the trailer, or take them with you.
 
 
 
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PLEASE NOTE, ALL INSTRUMENT CASES MUST BE STORED ON THE BLEACHERS DURING PRACTICE…. NO STUDENT PARKING NEAR THE BLEACHERS OR FIELD!!!!  KEEP DRIVEWAY CLEAR FOR TRAILERS. 
 
PARK IN THE STUDENT PARKING LOT AND WALK TO THE FIELD.  The driveway MUST be kept clear for  the trailers.
 
 
 
Wanted – Help loading percussion equipment to haul to Fremont Practice 
 
            Parents, we will need help hauling equipment to Fremont and hauling it back to Homestead after practice.
 
            We will be using the horse trailer and possibly one of the golf cart trailers.
           
            Please contact Vicki Feltman at vfeltman@pacbell.net if you can help haul equipment.
 
Band Room Availability
 
Contact Vicki Feltman at vfeltman@pacbell.net for band room availability.
 
The band room will be open after school until 6 pm on the following days:
 
            Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri  Sept 14-18
            Mon-Thu Sept 21-24
 
 
Football Game Concession Food Pre-order Deadline – Sept. 23
 
Hurry, get your forms in!  The deadline to pre-order your food for the Friday, Sept. 25, football game is Wednesday, Sept. 23 (at the END of practice).   Order forms received after the end of practice will not be fill, since once the total number of pre-order items is transmitted to the concession heads the numbers cannot be changed.

Forms: Grab a Concessions Pre-Order Form in the Band Room or go to the HHSMB website (http://homestead.schoolloop.com/mbmain ) and then just go to the Forms page.  Complete the form and turn it in to Mrs. Winnie Lo at the end of Wednesday night practice (I will be in the stands at Fremont High School), or drop it in the box labeled Mrs. Feltman's File Box located in Mr. Burn's office.

Tickets: Tickets will be found inside of your hat boxes (after you change out of your uniforms).  For Colorguard members, a parent in the Colorguard area will have your ticket.  For tuba and front ensemble members, tickets will be on your uniform cart.
See details on the form or contact Winnie Lo at leolo9@yahoo.com or 408-733-4878 if you have any questions.  
 
Ring found at Football Concessions

A ring was found on the ticket booth table during lean up on Friday. If you believe it is yours, please contact Barbara Edmonds, edmondsbarb@yahoo.com
 
Volunteer Opportunities!

 Please contact Rene Watkins (randersonwatkins@mac.com) if you can help or have any questions about the following:
 
Thanks to all volunteers who helped make our first home game such a huge success! And now that the first game is behind us, we are looking forward to the next game, which is on Friday, September 25th, where we will need the following:

o      8 people needed for potato baking at Mountain View Buddhist Temple (10:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.)
o      2 more people needed for Set Up (3:00-5:00 p.m.)
o      2 more people needed for Potato Serving (5:00-7:30 p.m.)
o      2 more people needed for Potato Serving (7:30-10:00 p.m.)
o      1 more person needed for Tickets/Drinks (5:00-7:30 p.m.)
o      1 more person needed for Tickets/Drinks (7:30-10:00 p.m.)
o      1 person needed for Jamba Juice (5:00-7:30 p.m.)
o      2 people needed for Jamba Juice (7:30-10:00 p.m.)
o      1 more person needed for BBQ: Wrap Serve (5:00-7:30 p.m.)
o      1 more person needed for BBQ: Wrap Serve (7:30-10:00 p.m.)
o      2 more people needed for Snack Shack (5:00-7:30 p.m.)
o      2 more people needed for Snack Shack (7:30-10:00 p.m.)
o      1 person for Recycling (5:00-7:30 p.m.)
o      1 person for Recycling (7:30-10:00 p.m.)
 
We still have a need to fill some key positions not only for Football Game Concessions, but also for the fast approaching FUHSD Expo (Oct., 3rd) and Home Show (Nov., 7th).  Please let me know as soon as possible if you are interested in any of the following:
 
     Concessions Set up Supplies and Equipment—We need someone who is willing to transport the canopies, tubs, some electrical items, and tables to and from each football game.  You would need to pick up these items from Homestead (shed and band room) and then return them at the end of the game.  If you are willing to do this for all games, you have the option of storing the canopies and tubs at your own home and just picking up the tables from school. 

     Jamba Juice Coordinator—It was hot at the last football game, and Jamba Juice was a very popular concessions item!  All of the arrangements have been made with Jamba Juice, so all we need is for someone to coordinate the ordering and transportation of the Jamba Juice to the football games.  Our volunteer who took care of this at the last game already has several other responsibilities and really needs someone to take over this duty. 

     Ice for Football Concession—We need someone to be responsible for delivering ice at around 3:30 p.m., on Fridays for our football concessions.  There are four more scheduled home football games, and the ice needs will probably be different for each game depending on the weather, so we will let you know how much to purchase.  You will be reimbursed for the purchase of the ice. 

     On Call Runner—This is a job you can do without even having to attend any of the football games!  We cannot always anticipate exactly what our needs will be with each game, although we do our best.  We have found that occasionally we need someone to run to a nearby store and pick up necessary items, such as extra ice, for example, if the weather turns out to be very hot like it was at the last game.  You will most certainly be reimbursed for any purchases we ask you to make. 

     FUHSD Field Show Expo Coordinator—This event will be held at Fremont HS on October 3rd.  This is a fun evening where our students perform for other schools in our district and they for us.  This year it is Homestead’s turn to run concessions, so we will need your help in the coordinating and running of things for the evening.
Home Show Dinner Coordinator—Our home show will be held at Homestead on November 7th, and we invite the local community to come for an afternoon performance featuring our marching band, jazz band, and dance team (Equestriettes).  Of course we will want to feed our local community guests, so we need someone to oversee and coordinate dinner on this very important day.
 
Concession Worker Family Pass Still Available!!

Just a reminder to all Music Booster volunteers; everyone must pay to get into the football games, volunteering or not.  Once again, Assistant Principal Tara Grande and the Athletic Boosters are offering Music Booster volunteers a chance to buy a special season pass to allow volunteers entry to the games at a discounted rate.  You must be a volunteer at concession, bbq, espresso bar, bleachers, etc., at some time during the game.  In other words, this is not available to families who only come to watch the game (or come just to watch the BAND).
 
The cost of the pass is $45.00.  It will admit 2 adults and school age children (younger than high school age) into all  Homestead “Home” games, as long as the cardholder is volunteering during the game.  The regular admission price to a home game is $6 per adult per game and there are 5 home games in the season.
 
Another option is to buy an Athletics Family Pass for $70, which will allow 2 adults and their children into all Homestead “Home” sports activities, so, if you have students in band who also compete in cross country or swim team or volleyball, the athletics pass might be your best bet.  Contact the ASB office to purchase a Sports pass.
The Concession Worker Family Pass will be available for purchase until Friday, October 9th.  Please contact Vicki Feltman at vfeltman@pacbell.net if you would like to buy one.
 
Post-Game Status from the Uniform Moms

We had a record number of uniforms put away perfectly after the first game of the season. 92 marchers put their uniform away beautifully (compared to 70 last year).  That's almost half the marchers. We didn't reach that milestone until mid season last year.
 
The areas needing the most work: 1) hangars not facing the horse on the front of the garment bag (name label is not facing out), 2) pants are not hung with seams together and smooth, 3) jacket hangar facing backward, 4) garment bags and hats left out on the grass (this is never allowed)
 
If you need help, please see your section leader or a uniform parent.
Thanks, Uniform moms
 
***REMINDER*** Band Hotel Rooming Lists from Pat Tomosada
 
The Marching Band has 2 upcoming overnight trips in October and November, and I need to submit a rooming list to each hotel. 
 
The first trip is to the Bands of America Competition in Santa Clarita from October 30-November 1, 2009.   We will be staying at the Embassy Suites in Valencia.  Some of our hotel rooms will have 1 King bed with a sofabed (for 4 people) and some will have 2 Double beds with a sofabed (for 6 people).
 
Our second overnight trip will be to the Western Band Association Competition in Fresno on November 21-22, 2009.  We will be staying at the Springhill Suites in Fresno.  The students will all have 2 Double beds with a sofabed (for 6 people).
 
Students can pair up with their friends and stay in the same room together.  Make sure that the friends all agree to share the same room.  There are no guarantees that everyone will get to stay together, but every effort will be made to accommodate roommate requests.  Those who do not sign up will be assigned their rooms.
 
Email both the Bands of America and Western Band Association rooming requests to Pat Tomosada at Tomosada@comcast.net.  Please have only 1 person send in the request per room.  The requests will be filled in the order that they are received---1st come, 1st served.  Deadline is by September 30, 2009.  If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call Pat Tomosada at 408-737-1740.
 
Remember, for the BOA Competition, some rooms will be for 6 people and some rooms will be for 4 people.  At the WBA Competition, there will be 6 people in a room.  
 
Hotel Rooms for Family and Friends
 
The Marching Band will be in Santa Clarita competing in the Bands of America Competition from October 30 through November 1, 2009 and will be staying at the Embassy Suites in Valencia.  Unfortunately, we were able to only reserve rooms at the Embassy Suites for the band, instructors, and support staff.  If parents would like to reserve a room, there is a Courtyard Marriott next door to the Embassy Suites.  They currently have a weekend special that must be booked by September 24, 2009.  I would suggest that you reserve your room as soon as possible due to large number of bands competing at BOA.  The address and phone number is:
Courtyard Santa Clarita Valencia
28523 Westinghouse Place
Valencia, California 91355 USA
Phone:  1-661-257-3220
 
Our second overnight trip will be to the Western Band Association Competition in Fresno on November 21-22, 2009.  We will be staying at the Springhill Suites in Fresno.  I have 9 extra rooms at the Springhill Suites for family and friends.  Please send an email to Pat Tomosada at Tomosada@comcast.net or give me a call at 408-737-1740 if you would like to reserve one of the extra rooms at the Springhill Suites or if you have any questions.
 
 
Schedule of Events
 
Below is a list of performances and activities for the coming school year.  Performances are shown in bold italics.  The dates and times listed below were accurate at the time of printing, but things can change!  Please be sure to read your e-mail to keep up with any last minute changes.