HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTER BLAST!

September 06, 2011

NEW NEWS:

-       Volunteers still needed for this Thursday’s football game

-       Family Passes available for Concession volunteers

-       HHSMB Silpada Jewelry/Creative Memories Fundraising Party

-       Important changes to the Calendar

-       Field show shirts and sweatshirts

-       Our new Historian and a photos request

-       Thank you to May Zeng and the Student Fundraising Committee

-       Bricks still available for purchase to complete the Stadium Entrance Plaza

REMINDERS:

-       Schedule for this Thursday’s football game

-       Upcoming volunteer needs

-       If you have not yet picked up a band manual

-       Concession Pre-Order Forms

-       Band room availability

-       School year calendar

THIS WEEK’S DATES TO REMEMBER:

Wednesday, September 7^th

5:30-8:30pm – Full Band Practice

8-8:30pm – SCRIP sales in Performance Arts Bldg. hallway

Thursday, September 8^th  

            Home Football Game.  Marching band to meet at 5:30 in main quad. 

            Uniform is green pep shirt with blue jeans

Saturday, September 10^th  

8:30am-4pm – Full Band Practice

3:30-4pm – SCRIP sales in Performance Arts Bldg. hallway

Monday, September 12^th

5:30-8:30pm – Percussion Practice

5:30-8:30pm – Color Guard Practice

Tuesday, September 13^th

7:00pm – HHSMB Board Meeting in Band Room

NEW NEWS:

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THIS THURSDAY’S HOME FOOTBALL GAME

(Rani Mishra)

The following are open slots still needing to be filled in order for this Thursday’s home football game to be a success:

BBQ Server - 7:30-10

Wrap and serve BBQ items. Head covering required.

LEAD CONTACT: Tonya Gregory (408) 735-0610 gregorys36@comcast.net  

(2 volunteers sought)

Snack Shack - 7:30-10

Help receive/prep orders/payments for snack items.

LEAD CONTACT: Helen Choy (408) 245-7543 wahyuet95@comcast.net

(3 additional volunteers sought)

Ticket Seller - 7:30-10

Sell food tickets and drinks.

LEAD CONTACT: Rani Mishra (408) 720-1606 rani_mishra@live.com

(1 additional volunteer sought)

BBQ Cook - 8-10

Head Covering required.

LEAD CONTACT: Nick Sidovar (408) 739-1838 orprepus@comcast.net   

(2 volunteers sought)

To sign up, go to http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/962345632561568076

If you have agreed to volunteer, please look for red flags in stations throughout the evening that indicates that those stations are in need of additional help.

CONCESSION WORKER FAMILY PASS AVAILABLE!!

(Vicki Feltman)

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, 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” football games as long as the cardholder is volunteering during the game. The regular admission price to a home football 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 Family Pass might be your best bet.

Please contact Vicki Feltman at Vicki.feltman@gmail.com or Barb Edmonds at edmondsbarb@yahoo.com to purchase a Concession Work Family Pass. Contact the ASB office to purchase a Sports pass.

HELP THE HHS MARCHING BAND MAKE IT TO THE BIG APPLE!

(Connie Viveros)

Come relax, shop, & enjoy some time with your friends at our first HHSMB Silpada Jewelry/Creative Memories Fundraising Party

Friday, September 16th

6:30 to 9:30 pm

The Home of Connie Viveros (a HHSMB parent)               

216 Deodara Dr

Los Altos, CA 94024

You and your friends are cordially invited to an evening of fun and fashion in support of the Homestead High School Marching Band.   Enjoy time socializing and sampling all the latest Silpada Jewelry Designs along with Creative Memories selections.

It's not too early to shop for holiday gifts!

This will be an open house format with no formal presentations, so please feel free to come by when you can. Bring a friend and share the fun!   

Two Homestead parents, Liz Brockman and Donna Ho, will each donate 25% of all sales on orders to HHSMB. Proceeds from this fundraising event will support the Homestead High School Marching Band and help offset costs for our big trip to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2011!

To view the entire Silpada catalog on-line, please visit www.mysilpada.com/liz.brockman  and click “Shop Now”.

Creative Memories offers photo solutions to help you capture your memories, including photo organization, photo quick albums, scrapbooking, photo displays and digital photo books.  E-mail Donna at cm_donna@comcast.net for more information, or visit her website at www.mycmsite.com/donna_ho.

See you there!

(For more information on this event, please contact Connie Viveros at 650-968-4585 or cviveros@aol.com.)

HOMECOMING DATE CHANGED

(Vicki Feltman)

There has been a change to the football schedule!

The Homecoming game has been moved to Friday, October 21^st.

The game on Oct. 7th will now be a regular game with a 5:15 Frosh/Soph start time and a 7:30 Varsity start. It will also be the district grand opening for the "Mustang Field", with a number of community VIPs in attendance!!

The Homecoming game, on Oct. 21st, will now begin with Frosh/Soph at 4:00 pm and the Varsity game at 6:15 pm.

FIELD SHOW T-SHIRTS

(Sylvia Gronovius)

You can still order Field Show T-shirts and sweatshirts!

Print the order form from the Music Boosters web page (http://www.hhs.fuhsd.org/mbmain under Forms), fill it out, attach a check, and either drop it off or mail it to:

Sylvia Gronovius

859 W. Knickerbocker Drive

Sunnyvale, CA  94087

The deadline to order is Thursday, September 15^th!  This will be the LAST date: no orders will be accepted after that.

If you have questions, please contact Sylvia Gronovius at 408-730-4526 or sylvia@gronovius.com.

NEW HISTORIAN

(Sylvia Gronovius)

My name is Sylvia Gronovius and I am the new Historian for the Music Program this year.  I will be collecting the pictures for the Spring Concert brochure, the Band Manual, the Calendar, etc….

If you have pictures of any event that have to do with our Music Program (Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra, Concert Band, Marching Band, Symphonic Orchestra, etc…) then please get them to me on either a CD/DVD or flash drive. They will always be returned to you in a timely manner.  You can either drop them off at my house or have your student put it in Vicki Feltman’s box and I’ll return them the same way.  This will be the easiest way for me to keep track of the pictures and sort through them.  If you need to contact me, or already have picture to drop off, please contact me at:

Sylvia Gronovius

859 W. Knickerbocker Drive

Sunnyvale, CA  94087

408-730-4526

sylvia@gronovius.com

KUDOS TO MAY ZENG AND THE HOMESTEAD BAND’S STUDENT FUND RAISING COMMITTEE!

(Vicki Feltman)

Congratulations to May Zeng and the Homestead Band's Student Fund Raising Committee. The local Macy's District Grants Committee approved their grant application, giving the Homestead Music Program $2,500 to buy new instruments!

Thank you to our local Macy's for their support of our program!!

HELP FINISH THE STADIUM ENTRANCE PLAZA!

(Vicki Feltman)

Help finish the entrance plaza to the Homestead High School Athletic Fields by participating in the DONOR BRICK PROGRAM! Go to the Homestead High School website at www.hhs.fuhsd.org to purchase a donor brick online. Be a permanent part of Homestead history!

REMINDERS:

SCHEDULE FOR FIRST FOOTBALL GAME

(Vicki Feltman)

Our first football game will be on Thursday, September 8^th. All marching band members, including Front Ensemble, and Color Guard, are required to be there.

Marching band members should arrive at 5:30 pm in the main quad with instruments for warm-up. Front Ensemble will march with cymbals.

The required uniform for the game will be green pep band shirts and BLUE jeans (not black, not tan, not white…. They should be the color BLUE). Contact Mrs. Edmonds at edmondsbarb@yahoo.com or Mrs. Ishizaki ataud@yahoo.com immediately if you need a green pep band shirt.

All football games and competitions are mandatory and count towards your grade. Please contact Mr. Burn atjohn_burn@fuhsd.org as soon as possible if you will not be in attendance (unless you are a member of front ensemble or color guard).

UPCOMING VOLUNTEER NEEDS

(Eileen Chun)

Wednesday, September 14^th - BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT

Potato Baking – 2 of 5 spots still need to be filled

Set Up – 3 of 5 spots still need to be filled

Order Runners – 3 of 3 spots still need to be filled

Potato Service 1 – 6 of 6 spots still need to be filled

Potato Service 2 – 5 of 6 spots still need to be filled

Potato Service 3 – 4 of 6 spots still need to be filled

Drink/Snack Service late – 2 of 2 spots still need to be filled

Clean Up – 3 of 6 spots still need to be filled

We also have an immediate need for the following:
General Concessions Coordinator (2 of 2) - our current lead is new to
the job and needs an extra hand.
Snack Shack Coordinator (2 of 2) - our current lead will be unable to attend all games.
Potatoes Coordinator (2 of 2) - our current lead is unavailable for the potato prep/baking shift.

Other positions that remain open:
Holiday Party Host
Concert DVD Production
Photography (2 of 2)
Home Show Dinner/Refreshments

To sign up, go to http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/962345632561568076

Thank you to all who have already signed up. We are off to a great start this year!

- Eileen (hhsmbvolunteer@gmail.com)

BAND MANUALS

(Vicki Feltman)

If you have not yet picked up a band manual, they will be available in the Band Room under the White Board. 

CONCESSION FOOD PRE-ORDER FORM

(Winnie Lo)

In addition to your favorites, Concession has added two new menu choices available for pre-order:

Veggie Burgers and Chicken Sandwiches

If you would like to order food from the concession stand to eat after a half-time performance, please visit the HHSMB website at http://www.hhs.fuhsd.org/mbmain, go to the Forms page and download the Concession Pre-Order Form.

Please return the completed Pre-Order Form, along with a check, to Ms. Vicki Feltman's box.  You may place an order for one or more football games at any time.

Questions can be directed to Winnie Lo at leolo9@yahoo.com.

BAND ROOM AVAILABILITY

(Vicki Feltman)

The band room will be open from 3-6pm daily during school days.       

SCHOOL-YEAR CALENDAR:

(Changes from last week’s posting are noted in red)