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fundraiser – you’re gonna love it!

Band Boosters — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:50:50 +0000

We hope the first partial week of school went well for everyone.

CLICK HERE to review a flier regarding the boosters first fundraiser of the year. These are customized, Bearcat sunglasses. For now, we are taking pre-orders. When open house is held on August 26, you will be able to see a set of “sample” sunglasses (though they have a different mascot on them, you will be able to get a feel for what they will look like), and order at that time. Payment is due when you order, and the cost is $15 per pair. Checks can be made payable to the Brookland Band Boosters Association.

Please pass the word along to anyone you know who might be interested in pre-ordering – those who pre-order are guaranteed to receive a pair! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AN ORDER FORM. Simply print it out, send it to school with your child along with your payment.

Please email band@bearcatband.org if you have any questions.

First meeting – September 2

Band Boosters — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:24:05 +0000

We will hold our first band booster meeting on Thursday, September 2, at 6pm (or shortly thereafter) in the AUDITORIUM. The band will be playing at the football game that evening, and they will need to meet at 6pm in the band room. We ask that parents stick around and report to the auditorium for our first meeting of the year. Our main items of business are to let you know what we have in mind for an initial fundraiser, and to vote on proposed changes to the bylaws as recommended by special committee. Below are the proposed changes (if you want to see our current bylaws, go to our website at bearcatband.org , click on the “about” page, then scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Bylaws”).

Proposed changes to the bylaws:

Article VI, Section 1 shall be changed to read: Meetings will be held as necessary, at the recommendation of the President. Meeting times shall be e-mailed to all members who have made their e-mail addresses available to the band boosters. Meeting times shall also be posted on the band booster website at bearcatband.org on the public calendar, as well as on the band boosters Facebook page.

Article X, Section 4 shall be changed to read: Scholarships to band camp will be paid as a reimbursement to the band member upon completion of band camp. The following documentation must be presented by the band member to the band boosters in order to receive scholarship funds: canceled check made payable to band camp, receipts and/or invoices reflecting payment, certificate of completion, e-mail confirmation of payment received by the band camp, or any other acceptable document proving that the band member completed camp. Upon receipt of the documentation to the band boosters, reimbursement will be made to the band member.

Article X, Section 5 will be deleted.

School starts Thursday!

Mr. Hogard — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:48:37 +0000

I’m BACK! Hope your summer went extraordinary. You will not need your instruments on Thursday, but you will on Friday. All 8th graders need to find your “Pretty Book.” We are going to do a two week fast forward through the book to get back in the swing of things. High School Band, you are going to be getting new music and old music for pep band. We are keeping Paint it Black, Eye of the Tiger, and a few others from last year and adding “Thriller”, “Breadfan” (A Metallica song from 1994), and a few others. I hope you like them.

Many thanks!

Band Boosters — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:26:52 +0000

The final band concert was a success as was the fundraiser by the Band Boosters. Thanks goes to the following people for their assistance over the past few weeks with the Awards ceremony & the final concert:

Cathy Cline, Christy Harris, Barbara Cullison & Peggy Greenway for helping with the donations for the Silent Auction and prize giveaway.
Daphne & Robert Perkins for helping decorate/clean up after both events and Silent Auction donation. Daphne also helped to serve food at the awards ceremony.
CeJae Hanke for helping decorate/clean up after both events
Misty Munck for help serving food and clean up after both events
Kaley Elliott for assistant with prize patrol
Jennifer Stephenson and Mecca Baxter for help serving food at the awards ceremony
Sherry Mobbs & Jo Hanke, band booster officers for help with everything!
Tina Barron sign-in help at the awards ceremony
Hilda Sisk for making treats for band members to take home after concert. Mrs. Sisk is the mother of booster VP, Jo Hanke, the grandmother of band member CeJae Hanke and booster president Christy Wilson, and the great-grandmother of band member Perri Wright.

Thanks to each and every one of you for assisting me as I tried to put this all together – Christy

Photos

Band Boosters — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:10:14 +0000

These photos can also be seen on our Facebook page.

Fundraiser.

Band Boosters — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:57:25 +0000

The Brookland Band Booster Association is having a fundraiser. For your $5 donation to the band boosters, you will receive one ticket that gives you the opportunity to win one of the packages listed below. If you donate $20, then you will get 4 tickets. You can select the package that you wish to have the chance to win. The winners will be announced at the May 20 final band concert; you do not have to be present to win.

In addition to the fund raiser mentioned last night, we will also have a Silent Auction (those items are listed at the bottom). The Silent Auction will be held during the final concert on May 20. You MUST be present to take your item with you.

If you would like to make a donation and be entered to win a package, please contact Christy Wilson or Jo Sisk Hanke. THE PACKAGES (photos included):

Package 1 – Memphis getaway
$50 Visa Gift card (for gas)
$15 Gift card from Huey’s Restaurant
4 Tickets to Memphis Redbird game
10 Concretes from Andy’s (have dessert when you get back home!)

Package 2 – movies/family fun
4 tickets Paragould Cinema
Fred Claus DVD
Box of microwave popcorn
2 small boxes of candy (Jr. Mints, Reese’s Pieces)
Guitar Hero III for Xbox 360 (game only, no guitars)

Package 3 – music
4 tickets to 3 symphony performances
Fleece blanket (musical design)
2 Brookland Band t-shirts (size XL and L)
2 Brookland Band hoodies

Package 4 – for the ladies
BeautiControl Pedicure Set $127 value:
Spa Foot Scrub, Spray & Salve
Manicure on the Go Bag
Cheetah Socks
On-the-Go Mug
Luxuries of the Sea Body Conditioner
Pedicure Tool Kit
Avon products (lotion, bubble bath)

Package 5 – cooking
Pampered Chef Essentials Set $120 value:
Family Size Pitcher
Ultimate Mandoline
Easy Opener
Bamboo Spoons(2)
Quickcut Paring Knife
Twixit Clips
Egg Separator
All-Purpose Spreader
Help Whip Cancer Clip
Lemon Pepper Rub
I-Slice
(3) Recipe Cards:
10 concretes from Andy’s

Package 6 – dining
$25 Don Jose gift card
$25 Grecian gift card
4 small combos/Hardee’s of Jonesboro
10 concretes from Andy’s

Package 7 – Bearcat spirit
2 car flags
1 vintage pin
2 Bearcat water bottles
10 Bearcat plastic cups
Goobertown t-shirt from Rock City Outfitters
2 Bearcat sweatshirts (NOT hoodies as previously stated) (L & XL)
2 embroidered knit hats

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS

* Jimco Lamp ($80 value)
* O’Reilly’s car jack
* Napa Power Sander
* Oakes Tires – oil change
* Decorative vases
* $30 gift card from NEA Uniforms in Paragould
* Blood pressure monitor ($60 value)
* RC Soda Dispenser (Value $200)
* Lead Apron Catering fruit OR vegetable tray for the silent auction (Value $50)

Updated events

Band Boosters — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:49:49 +0000

Please see the link to the calendars page above for specific times as far as the Awards Ceremony and final concert of the year. (Click the event title for specific details)

There will be NO car wash tomorrow as originally scheduled.

There will be no silent auction but for a $5 donation to the Band Booster, you will receive a ticket that might be drawn for a prize! More details on what prizes we will have will be available soon.

Upcoming events!

Band Boosters — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:37:33 +0000

These are all on the calendar but wanted to list them here in a summary:

April 24 – Car Wash at Hilltop Auto Zone from 7:30a – 12 noon.

May 14 – Year end award banquet. Band students and siblings grades 3 and under eat for free; all others will be $5.00 each (includes drink). Tickets will be sold, more info will be made available ASAP.

May 20 – Year End Concert. A silent auction will be held that evening. Please email Christy if you have any items you would like to donate or ideas for donations.

May 25 – Band will play at graduation.

Again, all events are on the calendar. Emails will be sent and the online calendar updated as more details become available.

ASBOA Region VIII Concert Band Assessment

Mr. Hogard — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:55:39 +0000

I am not writing this as a congratulations from me to the band; I have done that in person. I am writing this so that you may congratulate the band students. The band earned an Excellent (Level 2 on a 5 level scale with Level 1 being the best) rating at our regional assessment on Saturday. Of the 32 students who went, 30 had never been before. The 2 who had been went to other schools last year. The last time the band attended this event was 2003 at which they received a “Good” (Level 3) rating.

Of the 32 who were part of the band assessment, three are 7th grade beginners having only played their instrument since January, nine are second year band students in the 8th grade, and seven are freshmen. Only two are seniors, five were juniors and six were sophomores. They were all playing and being assessed on a SENIOR high level. To put it in perspective, imagine your 7th and 8th graders taking 10th grade End of Course exams and getting 90%.

The band meets in FOUR different class periods. As a result they have rehearsed for this performance in combined form only FOUR times; three of those requiring them to stay after school. As for the fourth time, Dearest Junior High teachers, and Mrs. Keller and Mr. Bell, I love you for not complaining when I needed to get the kids out of your class 5th period on Friday for one last group rehearsal! Nearly every other band at the regional assessment meets as one class period. To put that in perspective, imagine the football, basketball, or volleyball team practicing as a team once a week for four weeks.

Finally, we could not have done this unless the KIDS chose to do well. The kids chose.

I am proud to be their teacher.

All-Region Band members – congrats!

Band Boosters — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:54:19 +0000

Congratulations to the Junior and Senior High All Region Band Members:

Jacob Perkins, Junior High Second Band Alto Sax
Dillan Lawrence, Junior High Second Band Tenor Sax
Perri Wright, Junior High Second Band Tuba
Michael Baxter, Senior High Second Band Oboe
Destany LaFerney, Senior High Second Band Clarinet
Jozee Mobbs, Senior High Second Band Clarinet
Bobby Shipman, Senior High Second Band Bari Sax
Austin Baxter, Senior High Second Band Percussion
Dylan Forrester, Senior High Second Band Percussion