Meeting began at 7:05 PM.
President’s Report
Approved minutes from prior meeting. Motion made and seconded. All in attendance approved.
Band Director Update
- Thanks to all for everything that has been done to support the band.
- Don’t know what to expect for Saturday. Very competitive class. If we don’t make finals, we leave right after preliminaries. In our class, there are 6 bands who have won state championships in last 2 years.
- On Friday, students need to be here at 7:45am. Parent, please drive students to school and be patient with the whole bus process. If students drive and are leaving their cars overnight, park on the upper end of Hurricane Lane. Same with parents who want to leave their cars overnight. Do not park in the dirt lot. Student car keys will be locked in Mr. Pirzer’s office so they don’t get lost in Tampa. Parents are welcomed to leave their car keys there, as well.
- Students need to be dressed in blue/ red shirts (preferably the sector shirts). Price is now $5, so if you don’t have a sector shirt, now is the time to get one.
- For those parents riding the bus, please be here at 8am, as well, as you will be helping with the bag-checking process.
- If kids bring energy drinks, they will be thrown away. All drinks must be in sealed containers. No candy.
- All parents, please pack good food for your students and yourselves for Friday lunch. We will not be stopping anywhere to eat on the way to the high school for afternoon practice. We will be going to the mall for dinner.
- Saturday – you may want to pack lunch and dinner food for Saturday, as well. We will be warming up 11:30, perform 12:26, and there will not be time for students to go into the Dome to get any kind of food before prelim performances.
- We will not be leaving the Dome at all after we arrive – so you will need to provide $$$ for food (for after prelims and finals), or pack enough food for those meals.
- Student clothes – they need their practice uniform (with sector shirts, purple shirts, and shorts), mall clothes, sleeping clothes. No need for multiple suitcases per student.
- Dr. Berry will be with us the whole time. Also have parents who are nurses. Students can handle their medication needs, but must let Dr. Berry know they have medication in the event of emergency.
All students received a multi-page handout with specifics for the
competition trip. Please ask your
own child for it and read it.
Competition Parking
Only busses and trailers can park together. All others must park in a designated spectator area. Fees (CASH ONLY) are as follows:
- $10 parking
- $14 for prelims, under age 6 free.
- $20 for finals, under age 6 free.
Go to www.floridabandtournament.com
and click on Regional Events to see the complete preliminary schedule.
For Finals, the order is picked randomly.
2 different judging panels from prelims to finals. Theoretically, the finals judges don’t
know the scores and placement from preliminaries.
90% of judges have not seen any of these shows.
Thursday’s Rehearsal and
Trailer Loading
- Thursday’s rehearsal is different than other Thursday’s – 4pm-7pm, then load trailers. Trailers will be loaded in place, so no need for drivers to pull them out.
- Friday – We have to wait until busses clear before we can hook trailers up – around 8:30am.
Miscellaneous State Competition Info:
- At Tropicana, be sure to cheer in the beginning. It was noticeably silent at north Marion.
- Don’t clap on the chant- it confuses the band. Yell, hoot, and holler, just don’t clap.
- Everyone reiterated that the show is the fan favorite, and it has been a great experience creating and supporting everything that has to do with the show. Students and parents have really pulled together, and students have shown great pride in their parents’ participation.
- Will get driving directions and any other specific instructions out mid-week, so be sure to check your email. One piece of advanced notice – please be sure to leave early enough in the morning to get to the Dome on time.
- No videotaping allowed. Professional videos will be available for order afterward. Takes a month or so to get the videos.
Students got their pictures last week, orders are due this Thursday.
Treasurer’s report - Susie
Hummel
Bank account has $1800, which will not cover all of our
upcoming expenses. Please pay fair
share.
Fundraising- Cindy Mason
- Susie H. Picture buttons – Mr. Pirzer will have them in his office until Friday. $10 for the first 2, then $5 for each individual one ordered.
- Wreaths – grossed $3,800, will make approx $1,000 to fair share accounts. Holiday wreaths will come in week of 12/3.
- Domino’s pizza cards are $10 each - $9 goes to fair share – must pay in advance to get the cards. These are only good at local Domino’s.
- Baskets for holiday concert – Will send out an email with additional details.
- Other ideas for holiday fundraising are welcomed.
Concession Report –
Ruth Dean
Made $6,448 so far in concessions/ 37 people participated.
We have grown to 6 stands. A couple
of families worked many games … Very impressive to see students and families
working to make their fair share payments. Our students worked so hard on showing the purple pride. We got close to $100 in tips each game.
VP/ Volunteer Coordinator Report
Mike Grantham wasn’t in
attendance. A follow up email will
come to pit crew with any further instructions.
Uniform Report – Susie Hummel
Nothing new. Will load up
Thursday night.
Hospitality – Ruth Dean
Nothing to report.
Other business
Football team has made the
playoffs. Will most likely win and we will send a pep band the day after Thanksgiving,
and maybe future playoff games if school will pay the expenses. Students who are not in town the day
after Thanksgiving will not be expected to attend. Note: Marching
season ends on Saturday, so the band will not be marching. They will only be playing in the
stands.
Next meeting: December 10, 2012
Meeting adjourned approximately 8:20 pm.
