HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTER BLAST!

September 13, 2011

If your student has P.E. Band, Wind Ensemble or Color Guard for Period 1, parents are to meet in THE AUDITORIUM for Period 1 of Back-To-School Night.

NEW NEWS:

-       Volunteers still needed for Back-To-School Night

-       Date changes and reminders

-       Last chance to order field show T-shirts and sweat shirts

-       We’re in the news!

-       FUHSD Expo is October 1st

-       Scrip news

-       Pre-paid meals for parents attending competitions

-       Silpada Jewelry/Creative Memories fundraising party this Friday

REMINDERS:

-       Family Passes available for Concession volunteers

-       Buy a brick for the HHS Stadium Plaza

-       Concession Pre-Order Forms

-       Band room availability

-       School year calendar

THIS WEEK’S DATES TO REMEMBER:

Wednesday, September 14^th

            Back-To-School Night

5:30-8:30pm – Full Band Practice

There will be no Scrip sales due to Back-To-School Night

Thursday, September 15^th  

            Last day to order Field Show T-shirts and sweatshirts

Friday, September 16^th

            5:00-7:00pm - Full Band Workshop with Scott Lang in the Black Box 

                        Attendance is mandatory

            6:30-9:30pm – Silpada Jewelry/Creative Memories Fundraising Party

Saturday, September 17^th  

8:30am-4pm – Full Band Practice

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

Monday, September 19^th

5:30-8:30pm – Percussion Practice

5:30-8:30pm – Color Guard Practice

NEW NEWS:

VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH!

(Barb Edmonds)

Music Boosters is still in desperate need of your help this Wednesday to ensure that Back to School Night is a success.

Specifically, the following spots need to be filled:

Set-up – 3pm – 4:30pm – in Main Quad in front of Cafeteria – 2 people needed

Delivery to teachers+ food servers– 4:15pm – 5:30pm – in Main Quad in front of Cafeteria - 8 people needed

Late serving session – 5:30pm – 6:45pm – in Main Quad in front of Cafeteria - 4 people needed

Clean-up – 6:30pm – 8:00pm – in Main Quad in front of Cafeteria - 3 people needed

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

All questions can be directed to Barb Edmonds at edmondsbarb@yahoo.com.

Thank you to all who have already signed up!

DATE CHANGES AND REMINDERS

(Vicki Feltman)

Wednesday, September 14^th, 5:30-8:30 pm, Back to school Night for parents, marching practice for students. Here at Homestead.

Friday, September 16^th, 5 -7 pm, mandatory attendance for all marching band and color guard students, with Scott Lang, in the Black Box.

Contact Mr. Burn immediately if you cannot attend.

Please note these date changes:

Feb 11^th – Jazz Combos at Monta Vista

Mar 10^th – Solo Ensemble Festival

Mar 23^rd – Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra at Saratoga Band and

                 Orchestra Festival

Mar 30^th – All bands (Wind, Symphonic, Concert) will be bussed to Evergreen Valley

                 High School for the CMEA Band Festival.

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.

WE’RE IN THE NEWS!

(Vicki Feltman)

Check out the neat article about our Marching Band/Color Guard going to Macy’s in the Cupertino Courier and Sunnyvale Sun. The soft copy is available online (look for the "Download this week's paper" next to the red PDF box) at http://www.mercurynews.com/cupertino.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - FREMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT MARCHING BAND EXPOSITION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1^ST

(Vicki Feltman)

The FUHSD Marching Band Exposition is an annual event showcasing the talents of all five district high schools in a non-competitive venue. Each band performs their field show to a paying audience, beginning at 7 pm, October 1^st, under the lights in the brand new Homestead Stadium! The special guest marching band this year is from Santa Teresa High School.

Admission is $5 per person, with all proceeds split evenly 5-ways amongst the district high school music departments (Cupertino, Fremont, Homestead, Lynbrook, and Monta Vista). Since this show benefits all the schools, even volunteers pay the entry fee.

This year, Homestead will provide the concessions for the event and keeps all proceeds from those sales. We will be offering the same yummy food we normally do at football games.

We will need a full complement of volunteers for the day. Not only will we need concession workers, pit equipment movers, help with uniforms and equipment, but we’ll need help with traffic control and serving our students dinner before the show.

Watch for more details in the volunteer web page as the date gets closer.

SCRIP NEWS

(Nicolle Sidovar)

The Scrip Sales Table will not be available this Wednesday due to Back-to-school night.

Get your Scrip form in the Band Room during Back-to-School night or at http://homestead.schoolloop.com/file/1238131168549/1249846149106/8344325295935888111.pdf.  It includes contact info for the Scrip sales team.

COMPETITION MEALS FOR PARENTS

(DeeDee Wong)

If you're planning on joining us at competitions, we are offering parent meal plans at all of the competitions.  These are the same meals we are serving the Marching Band/Colorguard.  For parents who are planning on volunteering at these events, it's the way to go! There will be 3 away competitions and one FUHSD Expo. 

The deadline to pre-order parents’ meals is Friday, Sept. 23^rd.  The cost for four meals is $24, and there’s a vegetarian option.  The form can be downloaded from http://www.hhs.fuhsd.org/mbmain under Forms and dropped off in Vicki Feltman’s Box in the Band Room.

Questions can be directed to DeeDee Wong at mikedeedee@comcast.net.

SILPADA JEWELRY/CREATIVE MEMORIES FUNDRAISING PARTY THIS FRIDAY!

(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.)

REMINDERS:

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 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!

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 to last week’s posting are marked in red)