Hope everyone had a great weekend. This is our final week before the first game. The students are working really hard to get things done. I am very proud of how hard they worked the two days we had practice last week, despite us starting school back.
Band Booster Meeting TONIGHT (8/9/21)
Tonight is our band booster meeting at the RHS Band Room. If your student has a birthday this month, come and join us so we can celebrate them. We will be discussing upcoming events and this is a great time to sign up for concessions and pay fees (Friendly reminder that one parent of a band student is required to work one game at concessions or pay a fine. Concessions is how the band mainly makes money so we can hire instructors for camps, purchase instruments, go to away games and competitions!)
Concessions Clean-Up Help
We need a few volunteers to help clean up concessions tomorrow (Tuesday, August 10th) during practice. We have deliveries coming and we want to ensure everything is running smoothly when we begin next week.
Band Shoes
If your student is brand new (this year or last year) or was in need of new shoes, they were fitted and ordered a pair of specialty marching shoes. These cost $40 a pair and will last if your student takes care of them and keeps up with them. I cannot tell you how many shoes I've found around the room. Every marching student has a locker assigned to them. For the students to receive their shoes, they need to pay for them.
Parent Band Shirts
If you want a band shirt with the "Just Dance" theme on it, orders are due tomorrow to Ms. Kimatha. They are $20 a piece. If you want to send your student with the money, please send it with "Parent T-Shirt Order, Name, Size" on the envelope.
Event at Freedom Baptist Church
Thursday, August 12th, Freedom Baptist Church is host an event for Football, Band and Cheerleaders. They are feeding students and hosting a service afterwards. Pizza is served at 5PM, the service begins at 6PM.
Fundraiser Due FRIDAY (August 13th)
All fundraisers and money is due by Friday. Please keep everything in the envelope for organizational purposes. These fundraisers went out during band camp.
Practice this Week
This week we will begin our normal schedule. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday we will practice until 4:30PM. It is supposed to rain this week, and due to the short time we have to prepare before September, we will practice outside if it isn't a monsoon or lightening (It is part of it!) If you are concerned with your student getting their school clothes wet, please send them with practice clothes. The band's goal is to have the show 100% on the field by September so we can clean (fix, repair and perfect) our show for our competitions in October.
Our 1st Game
Next week is our first game against White Plains. It is home, so it should be an easy start to our season. Info will be posted in the next blog post such as itinerary and what to do.
Thank you for letting your kids be apart of this program. If you have questions, please shoot me an email.
Sincerely,
Mr. Melton