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Friday, January 18th is the Seminole Band Program's annual Soiree! Held at Anona United Methodist, the Soiree is an evening of food, music, and fun that features band students performing the pieces that they will showcase at Solo & Ensemble Festival.  In addition to top notch performances, there will be a catered dinner served from Havana Harry’s.  All proceeds to benefit our own Warhawk Band Program!

Family & Friends Dinner is at 6:00pm

Performances start at 6:30pm

Family & Friends door entry & dinner - $12 per person

Performing Students dinner - $8 per student

Family & Friends door entry only - $5 per person

Please reserve your space for the Soiree at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050d45afaa229-2019 as soon as possible so we can let the catering company know how many are coming.  You do not need to add the performing student to the reservation.  But we need to know how many friends & family are attending as well as if you will be having dinner or not.

Please make check payable to SHSBB, place in an envelope and write:

SOIREE

“PERFORMING STUDENT NAME”

“AMOUNT OF CHECK & ITEM CHECK IS PAYING FOR”

(Example: $37 for 1 Student Dinner, 2 Family Dinners, 1 Door Entry)

Place envelope with a check in the blue box no later than Thursday, January 17th.

Help is needed with setup, serving & cleanup.  Please mark down on the signup if you would be able to help out. Please bring an item to donate to the food pantry sponsored by the church, as a thank-you to them for allowing us to use their beautiful facility! Any questions please contact Beckie Biglin at shsbbspecialevents@gmail.com

Seminole Visual is back!!! It will be held in our gym on Saturday, March 16th.  Ad sales for the program will start on January 14th.  Once you contact a company and ask them to advertise, please email Beckie Biglin at shsbbspecialevents@gmail.com so they can be added to the “ALREADY BEEN CONTACTED” list.

Fair Share:  50% of Business Ad’s will be put in your fair share account. 

Business Ad Cost

·           Inside Front Cover – Glossy Color: Contact Beckie for pricing & availability prior to offering

·           Inside Back Cover – Glossy Color:  Contact Beckie for pricing & availability prior to offering

·           Back Cover – Glossy Color:  Contact Beckie for pricing & availability prior to offering

·           Full Page: $200

·           Half Page: $150

·           Quarter Page: $100

·           Business Card: $50

Student Ad Cost (No Business Advertising)

·          Full Page: $50

·          Half Page: $37.50

·          Quarter Page: $25

Any questions please contact Beckie Biglin at shsbbspecialevents@gmail.com

SIPE Families - if you were unable to make the mandatory parent meeting, please see attached forms for fair share and participation pledge, as well as permission slips, tour shirt order forms, and show calendar. Please contact Trina Weatherly with any questions, (336) 263-0658. Thank you!

Winter guard families - if you were unable to attend the mandatory meeting, please see the attached fair share information and participation pledge form.

Concert band families - if you were unable to attend the mandatory meeting, please see the attached fair share information and participation pledge form.

We need 1-2 more volunteers to travel with students attending the FMEA Leadership Conference on Wednesday, January 9th. Time commitment is from roughly 9am-6pm. We will be traveling to Tampa Convention Center via bus.  Please sign up ASAP if you are able to help. Contact Kendra Ford with any questions at 727-798-8654 or mamafordshs@gmail.com.

More concert band chaperone dates will be coming soon for our other Jazz and Concert Band events as dates are finalized. Here’s a basic list of what is planned.

-Jazz MPA (late Feb)

-Concert MPA (early March)

-State Solo/Ensemble (late March)

-State MPA (late April)

Spring Trip w/ Festival Performance - Travel cost involved for chaperones

-Wind Ensemble/All-In Jazz Big Band (tentatively April 5-7)

-Symphonic Band/High Noon Jazz Band (tentatively May 4)

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4facaf2faaf94-2019

CHAPERONES NEEDED

Happy New Year!  We need 2-3 more volunteers to travel with students attending the FMEA Leadership Conference on Wednesday, January 9th. Time commitment is from roughly 9am-6pm. We will be traveling to Tampa Convention Center via bus. Please sign up ASAP if you are able to help. Contact Kendra Ford with any questions at 727-798-8655 or mamafordshs@gmail.com.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4facaf2faaf94-2019

We also have open spots on the chaperone and prop/pit team for the upcoming parade events:

1/21 - MLK Jr Parade

3/9 - Pow Wow Parade

This is a great way for those counting steps to meet your goals. We need Level 2 volunteers for all of these events.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FACAF2FAAF94-marching1

 

Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser (Individual Fair Share for Winter Guard)

The Seminole Warhawk Winter Guard is having a flapjack fundraiser at Seminole City Center’s Applebee’s on January 26, 2019.  The color guard will be your seaters, servers and bussers.  Each ticket is $7 and it will help them get to the Winter Guard International competition in Dayton, Ohio.  See a color guard member or email Mrs. Madrinan if you would like to purchase a ticket and have your guard members serve you!  Tickets must be purchased by January 19th. madrinans@pcsb.org

 

January 3 practices canceled:

Practices initially scheduled for woodwind, brass, and clarinet choir on January 3 are canceled. Students and parents are asked to please still return School owned instruments by 12 PM on January 3.  This is requested in order to satisfy district inventory requirements.  Questions regarding hardships with meeting this request should be directed to Mr. Madrinan, gmadrinan@gmail.com

UPDATE: The Parent Booster Meeting scheduled for 12/18 has been cancelled due to the following Mandatory Parent Meetings: December 14 Winter Guard Parent Meeting at 5:30pmDecember 15 Indoor Percussion Parent Meeting at 8:30pmDecember 17 Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, High Noon Jazz Band, & All In Big Band Parent Meeting at 7:00pm.

 

It’s important to know your individual program contacts. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact them for assistance. These contacts will also be included at the bottom of each weekly email for your reference.

Program Directors:

Gerard Madrinan – marching band, concert band, and overall band program. 

gmadrinan@gmail.com

Steve Harris – Jazz Band

Harrisstev@pcsb.org

Drew Anderson – Seminole Indoor Percussion Ensemble, overall percussion

drewanderson@mail.usf.edu

Erik Nordstrom – Winter Guard, overall Color Guard

Enn_design@yahoo.com

December 14  Winter Guard Parent Meeting at 5:30pm

December 15  Indoor Percussion Parent Meeting at 8:30pm

Dec. 15-16       Tag Days

December 17  Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, High Noon Jazz Band, & All In Big Band Parent Meeting at 7:00pm

December 18  Booster/Parent Meeting at 7pm

December 19  Tijuana Flats Spirit Night

Jan. 9-12          FMEA Conference

January 10       End of Yankee Candle Sales

January 21       MLK Jr Parade

March 9           Pow Wow Parade

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