The next Booster Meeting, aka Parent Meeting, is May 21st at 7pm. (Unless otherwise noted, the Parent Booster Meeting will always be held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm in either the Band Room or the Chorus Room at the high school.) If you have any questions, please contact any board member at the contacts at the bottom of the email. Please attend! The band cannot be amazing without amazing parent support!
Any Wind Ensemble student who will be playing at the graduation ceremony, must turn in a permission slip. The permission slip is attached to this email. Students will be riding with other student drivers and chaperones to The Trop. Students will need to be at school at 5am on the 24th, and will be returning to the school by approximately 10am.
We are gearing up for Marching Season, which starts with mini-camp on May 30th - June 1st and ends with our Mandatory Marching Band STEPOFF meeting! As many veteran parents may know, this is the kick-off meeting to our new Marching Season! It’s an exciting time for the kids as well as the parents.
Mini-Camp – We have practices scheduled for all students who are participating in the 2019 Marching Band. Dates are:
Thursday, May 30th 1 – 8PM
Friday, May 31st 1 – 8PM
Saturday, June 1st 9 – 5PM
Mandatory Meeting June 1st – 5pm
Forms Night – immediately following
Following the June 1st practice at 5PM, there will be a mandatory meeting for ALL students and at least one parent (students will join us after their practice). Each and every student and one or more parents will be required to attend in order to have a spot written for them in the marching show. Any family not able to attend must email Mr. Madrinan at gmadrinan@gmail.com to request an excused absence. If you do not attend and do not request an excusal, you will not be written into the show. Please understand that this is our way of ensuring that we have commitments from families before we incur the expense of designing the drill and writing the musical score for your student.
Also, in this regard, we will be requesting a $100 participation pledge for each student at the meeting on June 1st. This will go toward your Fair Share, which will be announced sometime in the month of June. The participation pledge can be in the form of cash, check*, or credit card. Checks should be made out to SHSBB, please.
Lastly, we will be holding our first Forms Night on June 1st as well, following the mandatory meeting. You may pick up your forms packets and take them home, but we encourage you to stay and fill them out on site. We will have a notary public there to notarize the required form. We will also be selling season tickets, taking dinner orders and payment for Band Camp meals, registering new and returning volunteers, and more! This is an important and convenient night for parents to complete all of the required paperwork for next year, all in one evening! Please plan to attend.
**New volunteers, please bring a PHOTOCOPY of your driver’s license with you to expedite your paperwork.
Parents should plan on arriving at 4:50PM, please sign in. Kids will join us after practice ends around 5:00PM. The parent portion of the meeting will begin promptly at 5:00PM. Forms night to follow.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any member of the Executive Board.
Looking forward to what's in store for the 2019 Marching Season!!
***SPECIAL NOTE*** this Participation Pledge cannot be deposited in our bank account until July 1, when we begin our new fiscal year. If holding a check that long will present a problem with your accounting, please consider bringing cash or a money order. We do not wish to cause any hardships with your banking! :-)
I know it’s hard to believe, but Ice Breaker is upon us! This is the day we welcome our new incoming 9th graders and show them what it is to be a part of the Warhawk Band Family! We’ll need lots of help with Water Duty for the day. Please sign-up for a shift! The link to the Sign-Up Genius is included below and has already been posted on the Booster Facebook page. The practice runs from 9am to 5pm this Saturday, May 18th. Don’t forget your student will need a lunch, their half gallon water jug, and some sunscreen! There is a parent meeting scheduled for 3pm on Saturday for all incoming Freshman parents. Please help us spread the word to anyone you know who will have a new student joining us this coming season!
Senior Partay is this Saturday (May 18th), 7 - 930PM, at Calvary Church in Seminole! Full Band and Staff are welcome!!
Taco Bar, Ice Cream Bar, DJ Tim, Games, Hand Down ceremony, and more!
Please RSVP, and also sign up to bring needed fill-in food items (Senior Parents are donating the big stuff). We'll take donations at drop off to Ice Breaker, during setup at the site (after 4PM), and at the door. Link to both Sign-Up Geniuses are included below.
RSVP for party: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084caead2ea3f58-rsvp?fbclid=IwAR2-78gPdLMop8GJUwwB8_E1_7irW_czMSfizsRoJyv8eybmRaNXr910OvQ
Food Donations: FOOD SIGN UP FOR SENIOR PARTY - May 18th
All Fair Share donations for the 2018-2019 year are now due. Please continue to make your contributions to the blue box. We still have ways that you can earn toward your Fair Share. There are still events going on at the Trop and at Al Lang. Please see the Sign-Up Geniuses to view coming events and sign up.
We are accepting donations of Green Band Polos and Concert Attire, including concert dresses and tuxedos, for Seniors and those who won’t use them again or have outgrown a particular size. Please consider donating back to the band and bring them the next time you come to a Booster Meeting or send them in with your student and give to Mr. Madrinan.
May 1 World’s Finest Chocolate money due
May 2 Senior Parent Partay Planning Meeting at 7pm
May 3 Winter Guard End-of-Season Party at 7pm / Spring Percussion Concert at 7pm
May 4-5 Tag Days at the Lowe’s on Ulmerton Rd
May 5 SIPE End-of-Year Celebration at 2pm
May 9 Seminole High School Full Band Spring Concert at 7pm
May 10 Annual Band Banquet at 6pm
May 14 Seminole Color Guard Spring Recital
May 18 Ice Breaker! / The Senior Partay
May 21 Booster Meeting at 7pm
Updated info is coming on these games We have 1 date confirmed right now, 5/25. New Sign-up Genius will be posted shortly.
We are allotted 10 spots for these events at Al Lang-there are still 3 spots available for the Bryan Adams Concert next Tuesday-5/7 Super easy - super fun - our stand is out in the field, so you will be able to see and hear the concert. Please sign up!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f48acaa2ba64-allang