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Students, we are looking for a creative design for this year’s Seminole Visual t-shirt! Only current band students are eligible. Designs should include percussion, color guard and winds. Design should only be 2-3 colors. Please be sure that your design can be formatted into a .jpg if you create it on a computer. If you draw it, please provide a good, clean copy that can be scanned. Deadline to turn in your submissions is January 20th. Please submit to Mr. Madrinan. Design selection will be made by January 27th.

We are beginning our fundraising campaign with the World's Finest Chocolates. Your child should have had a box of chocolate signed out to them today (Thursday, January 5th). This is an important fundraiser and everyone's participation is needed. Each box contains 60 chocolate bars and each bar sells for $1.00. Place the collection envelope (which can be found in the box) in the band blue box once you have collected the $60.00. *Make sure your child's first and last name are written on the outside of the envelope.  Extra boxes of chocolate will be available soon so please check upcoming emails! If you have any questions, please contact Lourdes Pickart at luly632@gmail.com

The FMEA Leadership Workshop will take place on Wednesday, January 11th at the Tampa Convention Center.  This year's motivational speaker will be Dr. Tim Lautzenhesier, the national authority on student leadership in the performing arts.  This is Dr. Tim's first time at the workshop, and certainly not one to be missed. 

Here is more information on Dr. Tim and the Leadership Workshop:

http://fmea.flmusiced.org/programs/student-leadership-workshop/

All members of the SHS Band Program are encouraged to attend, especially those actively pursuing leadership positions in the coming school year.  Invaluable skills will be learned by those that attend, as well as the experience of a lifetime.  Students would need to be able to follow the itinerary listed below.

Registration for the event is $25, payable to SHSBB.  Please submit payment to Mr. Madrinan directly, not the blue box.  For this event, we do have a modest scholarship of registration fees for those in need, available on a first come first serve basis. 

If you are planning on attending, please e-mail Mr. Madrinan straight away by Wednesday, January 4th:  gmadrinan@gmail.com

Itinerary:

10:29-10:59am                    All workshop students attend 1st lunch 

11:00am                               Students report to band room; load bus; roll taken

11:15am                               Depart SHS 

12:15pm                               Arrive at the Tampa Convention Center; registration 

1:00pm                                 Workshop Begins

4:30pm                                 Workshop Concludes; to bus; load

5:00pm                                 Roll taken; depart 

6:00pm                                 Arrive, SHS.  Students dismissed.

TBBCA Scholarship- deadline Feb 20, 2017- Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (TBBCA) is accepting applications for the 2017 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships - open to high school juniors and seniors in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties. Scholarships of $2,500 will be awarded in each of the following: Dance, Theatre, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Visual Arts, and Literary Arts. Qualified students may apply in one, more, or all disciplines, via separate applications for each category. There is no fee to apply. Applications may be downloaded at https://www.tbbca.org/programs-events/art-stars-scholarships/

Applications must be received by mail no later than the deadline Monday, February 20, 2017. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges who are experts in their respective fields. Scholarship recipients will be announced in April and will be honored and talent showcased at the 2017 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Awards Ceremony in May. TBBCA Board Director and President, the late Charlie Hounchell, founded the scholarships program in 2007, to provide financial assistance to some of the most talented and deserving Tampa Bay area high school students for their continuing higher education in the arts. Scholarship awards are paid directly to the winner's selected college, university or professional training program to be applied towards tuition expenses.

If you have any questions, please contact the TBBCA Executive Director at susanaweymouth@tbbca.org