IN THIS BLAST:

• SATURDAY SCHEDULE
• FROM OUR GENERAL CONCESSIONS LEAD GABBI CRUM AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR EILEEN CHUN

·         DO YOU LOVE SAVING MONEY?

·         PLEASE REMEMBER TO UPDATE YOUR ESCRIP ACCOUNT!

• VEGETARIAN MEALS FOR COMPETITIONS – DEADLINE EXTENDED
• FOOTBALL GAME CONCESSION FOOD PRE-ORDER DEADLINE -OCTOBER 20TH FOR THE OCTOBER 22ND HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME 
• MARCHING BAND SEASON SCHEDULE

SATURDAY SCHEDULE

9:30 am – 4 pm           Practice  – NOTE TIME CHANGE FOR THIS SATURDAY

Tuba players and percussion, AFTER LUNCH, please leave your cases near the band shed, where the truck will load after practice.

4 pm                            Tuba players and percussion, load truck 

The band room will be open until 5:30 p.m. to allow you to pick up your instruments.  The band room will be locked at 5:30 pm with no further access until after the game.  If you do not pick up your instrument before then, you will need to explain to Mr. Burn at 6 pm, why you aren’t prepared.

6 p.m. Full Band meets at Cupertino HS in our "staging area" on the basketball court.  In addition to your instrument, please bring your gloves, shoe bag with your pep shirt, shoes and black socks.  Please remember to wear a shirt with short sleeves (NO TANK TOPS).   Also, remember to wear your boxer shorts.  The uniform carts with your hats and garment bags will be out and ready when you arrive.  Your hair cannot be so long that it touches your collar.  Bring hair nets, hair pins, hair ties, etc. to put your hair up.  If you do not bring the right materials to keep your hair up, Mrs. Edmonds and Mrs. Ishizaki have these items for sale for $3.  Take care of any uniform issues before warm-ups!!  Look for Mrs. Ishizaki and other uniform moms to help you.

6:30 p.m.  Warm up/Pep band music rehearsal

7:20 p.m. March into stadium -- Pre-game concert on the track

7:25 p.m. Traditional pre-game show

7:30 p.m. (approximately) - game begins.

• During the game, the band sits in their sections in full uniform, and plays pep band music.
• No eating or drinking, except water, while in uniform.
• The entire band stands up when we play.
• Four minutes before half-time the band prepares for the half-time show.
• Half time: the band performs Lacrimosa field show!
• After the half-time show, you will go back to the uniform carts and change into pep band shirt and jeans.  Return your hat to its box, your marching shoes to the shoe bag, and your uniform jacket and pants (NEATLY HUNG) to the garment bag.  Hang the uniforms on the carts.
• After changing into pep band uniform, you may buy BBQ food.  Pre-order is the way to go! 
• You must be back in the stands ready to play at the conclusion of the third quarter. 
• At the conclusion of the game, the band plays one or two more songs and is then dismissed. This will be sometime between 9pm and 10:30pm. 
• TAKE ALL YOUR STUFF HOME WITH YOU, leaving no personal property or garbage behind!  (Uniforms and hats stay on the carts.)

Reminders: 

Show up prepared and on time. 
            When the band is playing, everyone needs to be playing (not eating or talking).
            You must be with your section (flutes, clarinets, altos, etc.) when in the stands.
            Your uniform jacket needs to be on and zipped up during the first half of the game.

Pre-order tickets – you will find them in your hat boxes after half-time.  Tuba and Pit will find their tickets taped to the front of their uniform cart.  Color Guard pre-order tickets will be distributed by a colorguard parent. 

FROM OUR GENERAL CONCESSIONS LEAD GABBI CRUM AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR EILEEN CHUN

We have another football game coming up on SATURDAY this week!  We are in need of many more volunteers to be successful.  If you are unsure of what a position is, please feel free to email me and I can clarify it for you (bgcrum@comcast.net).  Also a reminder to all volunteers: please contact Eileen Chun, our volunteer coordinator, if you are unable to perform a shift you've signed up for. 

Concessions Help Still Needed for Saturday, 10/16 Game:

BBQ Griller (4pm-6pm) - 1 more needed

BBQ Griller (6pm-8pm) - 1 more needed

BBQ Griller (8pm-10pm) - 1 more needed

BBQ Servers (5-7:30) - 2 needed - we have no one at all for this :-(

Baked Potato Servers (5-7:30) - 4 needed - we have no one at all for this - this is a good shift for someone new, or less experienced, with Potato Serving, since it's not as crazy as the later shift!

Baked Potato Servers (7:30-10) - 5 more needed (we need to get our hungry marchers their pre-orders!)

Snack Shack (5-7:30) - 2 more needed

Snack Shack (7:30-10) - 2 more needed

Jamba Juice (7:30-10) - 1 needed

Nachos (7:30-10) - 1 needed

Ticket Sellers (7:30-10) - 2 more needed

Also Desperately Needed is Help Baking Potatoes Saturday morning, from 10:00am-1:00pm.  This is a great job if you don't plan to be at the game that evening, but still want to help out! 

All of these volunteer needs are posted on the volunteer website: http://hhsmbvolunteer.comule.com.  User: HHSMB, password: volunteer.  If you have already decided you were going to be helping, but just haven't signed up on the website yet please do so, so we know we'll have enough people!  Thank you so much!

DO YOU LOVE SAVING MONEY?

We have more Macy’s Shop For A Cause tickets!

Shop for a Cause is Macy's national charity shopping day that offers the opportunity for local nonprofit organizations to raise funds.

We are selling tickets for $5 and keep 100% of the proceeds. You benefit by receiving incredible storewide shopping savingsall day on October 16, 2010. On October 16, Macy's also hosts special events, prizes and other in-store excitement.

What is the savings offer?

Shop for a Cause tickets have two offers: Macy’s guests are entitled to exclusive 20% or 10%* savings in most departments all day long plus an additional 25%* off a single purchase. Shop for a Cause is special because you can save on most items throughout the store and online.

20% off - All sale & clearance and select regular-priced women’s, men’s and kids’ apparel and accessories, fine and fashion jewelry, frames, bed & bath items, housewares, luggage and china.

10% off – All sale & clearance and select regular-priced furniture, mattresses, area rugs, electrics and electronics!

25% off –  A single regular, sale or clearance fashion item for the entire family including accessories; plus selections for your home.

 Some exclusions and restrictions apply. See macys.com/sfac for details.

Buy your $5 ticket from Mary Mansir!

PLEASE REMEMBER TO UPDATE YOUR ESCRIP ACCOUNT!

It is that time of year, again. To ensure you’re getting the maximum benefit from your credit/debit and grocery cards, please log onto your eScrip account at www.eScrip.com and verify that your account information is up to date. Also, please renew your Safeway card, by simply clicking the “Safeway Renew” button. The deadline to renew your Safeway Card is Nov. 1. Thank you for your continued support! If you have any questions, please email or call me, Mary Mansirmfmansir@sbcglobal.net or (408) 245-2218.

VEGETARIAN MEALS FOR COMPETITIONS – DEADLINE EXTENDED

Students, if you require a vegetarian meal for the band competitions, please email me at Tomosada@comcast.net.  I will order a limited number of vegetarian meals, but it is your responsibility to let me know in advance that you would like one.  If you do not respond, there may be a chance that you may NOT have a vegetarian meal.  Deadline to respond is October 15, 2010.  Thank you---Pat Tomosada

Football Game Concession Food Pre-order Deadline - October 20th for the October 22nd Homecoming Football Game

Hurry, get your forms in!  The deadline to pre-order your food for the Friday, October 22nd Homecoming football game is Wednesday, October 20th at the end of band practice.   Order forms received after 8:30PM on Wednesday, October 20th will not be fill, since once the total number of pre-order items are 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 near the practice field), 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.  

MARCHING BAND SEASON SCHEDULE

Please note the updated calendar. Below is a list of important dates for the 2010 marching season.  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.