Band Booster Meeting Minutes - 4/23/12

Meeting began at 7:05PM.

Approved minutes of March meeting.

Band Director Update

• Thanks to all for support during Mason’s time.   Very important for the kids to see the unity of our band.  Please continue the support.
• Spring Concert next Tuesday, May 1^st, concert band, percussion ensemble, symphonic band.  Kids need to be here at 6:15.
• State is Thursday, May 3^rd.  There are still 4 or 5 seats on the bus available if any parents would like to go.  Concert band will attend, as well, so they can observe.  Symphonic band performs at 4pm.  Excused all day.  Symphonic band will rehearse during 1^st period.  Concert band will head over during 2^nd period.  The goal is to depart by 10am, go to Governor’s Mall for lunch, then head over to FSU.  If you are driving, give yourself plenty of time to park.  We play at 4, back to Gainesville between 7 and 8.  Will not stop to eat on the way back.  No charge for state, unless you have to pay to park.
• May 14 - 17 – symphonic band auditions – part of final exam – seniors are exempt . Other half of final exam is showing upf for graduation
• Section Leader Auditions – 5/7 to 5/11 – some may have to miss due to testing.  That is OK, just make sure to let Mr. Pirzer know.
• May 8, 22, 29  5:30 to 7:30 – Drum line and Pit auditions
• April 23 – April 27 Color Guard Auditions

Band Camp

• Band camp 1 – June 11 - 14
• Band camp 2 – Aug 4, and Aug 6-10^th

Daytona Trip – May 18, 4pm – May 20, 3pm

• Parents and kids need to get $$ in now.
• Info packets will go out after State.
• This year, on Saturday night, going to load up busses and take to Main St. Pier boardwalk.  Lots of restaurants/ shops/ etc.
• Holiday Inn Resort on South Atlantic Ave.
• Not accepting any more chaperones at this time.

Awards night Friday, May 25^th.

• Dallas Brass – Friday, April 26, 2013 (tentatively)
• They will come in during school day and do a clinic with our students.  Then they will put on a 2-2.5 hour concert open to others, as well.  Cost to get them here is $8000.  Need to find sponsors.

Treasurer’s report  

• We have $$ in the bank account.  Paid most bills, will pay Daytona soon.
• We have not received the NHRA $$ from Gatornationals, but monies to individual student accounts were already applied so we could determine balances still remaining owed for Daytona.

Fundraising

• Cookie dough will be delivered this Wednesday, April 25.  Susie Hummel will be there to manage the distribution process.
• Gift Baskets – if you would like to donate, please let Laura Netardus know.  The concert is on Tuesday, so we need to get everything in for this Friday.

VP/ Volunteer Coordinator Report

• No big events coming up.  Will need to do some work on the “Johnny” trailer over the summer.   Will be sending some info out about band camp 1, so stay tuned.
• Chaperones for beach … will work on a schedule for when each person is on-duty.

Uniform Report

• Mr. P. showed a prototype of the 2012/2013 marching band uniform.

Other business

The Board met last month and amended bylaws to change officer terms to include two additional 1 year terms, in addition to the first 2 year term, should the officer want to extend.  Each extension would require board approval.

Also, named the slate of officers and board members for the 2012/2013 fiscal year, as follows

2012/2013 – Officers and Board Members

1. President – Frank Mason (2^nd year of 2^nd term)
2. Vice President – Name withheld on minutes pending the “ask” and acceptance (1^st year of 1^st term) 
3. Co-Treasurer – Susie Hummel (2^nd year of 1^st term) and
4. Co-Treasurer - Marlene Thomas (1^st year of 1^st term)
5. Secretary – Carolyn Lukert (1^st year of 2^nd term)
6. Amy Palmer
7. Mike Grantham
8. Bill Pirzer
9. Mary Ann Sickon

Also clarified that committees are appointed by President, and while the committee leaders aren’t official board members, they play an important role in the band booster organization.  So far, the committee leaders are as follows:

• Fundraising – Cindy Mason
• Uniforms – Marlene Thomas
• Volunteer Coordinator – Mike Grantham

Additional committees currently exist and leaders will be formally appointed, as well.

Called for a vote, all approved.

Awards night – Ruthie Dean normally orders food, then people also donate food, so there are lots of leftovers.  This year, we will not order food.  We will ask for donations of $$ and food.  Donations will go towards the cake.

Next meeting: May 14, 2012

Meeting adjourned approximately 8:02 pm.

3/12/12 Band Booster Minutes

Meeting began at 7:05PM.

Band Director Update

• · FBA Concert Festival – this Thursday, 3/15, at Eastside High School:

o Concert band performs at 5:30, Symphonic band performs at 8:30

o Itineraries were sent home with students – parents, please ask to see them.

o Hope to see you there.

• · Cookie dough due today
• · Indoor percussion has a performance this Saturday night in St. Pete
• · Color guard performed last week, did well – 4^th out of 10
• · Next performance for both will be state championships on 3/30 (guard) and 3/31 (percussion)
• · March of Dimes is on 3/24, early Saturday morning. More details to come.
• · State FBA will be 5/3, in Tallahassee – if we make it based on Thursday’s performance
• · Intern Nicole S. – will be with the band for the next 4 weeks
• · State solo and ensemble 16 of 20 superiors, 4 excellent. Next round of performances is Monday April 2^nd, at Buchholz.
• · Ruthie Dean asked for assistance with senior night – 2 freshman parents volunteered at the meeting.

Treasurer’s report

$1600 balance. We need to hit the fair share hard. Will get a nice increase with the proceeds from Gatornationals, as well as the upcoming Daytona trip (students must pay fair share in full in order to attend).

Fundraising

Cookie dough fundraiser ends today. We will do gift baskets for spring concert again. Mrs. Netardus will let us know more about that as the time gets closer. This is a big fundraiser. Chocolate bar fundraiser starts this week.

We need a new marimba (#4 needs to be replaced). We also need another set of vibes, both for next fall. Each cost approx. $3500. John Netardus suggested an alumni event – project specific drive to raise money. If someone is willing to take this on, Mr. Pirzer is fine with that. Could also do Donors Choose, which is a program for teachers to put needs on a site, and others donate. Donorschoose.org. Intern Nicole will check this out.

VP/ Volunteer Coordinator Report

Gatornationals

3/10 and 3/11 – all went well. Everyone showed up when they were supposed to, and did exactly what they were supposed to do. We had 43 people each day. Mr. Pirzer thanked Mike for coordinating the event. Santa Fe had more students. That may change next year.

Uniform Report

Adela says we are doing OK at this point in time. Tuxedo jackets will need to be cleaned after this season.

Next meeting: Monday, April 16th.

Meeting adjourned approximately 7:40pm.

Indoor Guard and Percussion Updates

Coming off of another very successful weekend for our guard and percussion, I have several updates for you as we draw closer to State Finals.

First, our guard will have a competition this Saturday, March 10th at Fleming Island HS. The girls are scheduled to perform at 3:50 PM. We will have the detailed schedule to you later this week.

The drum line will have their next competition on Saturday, March 17th at Osceola HS down near St Petersburg. The line is scheduled to perform at 7:48 PM.

For State, the guard will perform on Friday, March 30th between 6:00 and 10:30 PM at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. Exact time will be announced after March 17th.

The percussion will have State on Saturday, March 31st between 7:00 and 9:00 PM at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. Exact times will be posted after March 17th.

State will be a very late night for both the guard and percussion and I am sure some of you may want to spend the night in Daytona instead of coming home. The Daytona Beach Hilton is running a special room rate for FFCC members. You can check out this offer at ffcc.org. We are not making this a formal overnight trip, but if you want to get a room for you and your students (or students friends) I encourage you to check this out. The Hilton is right across the street from the Ocean Center.

**Parking at the Ocean Center will be $10.00 per car and admission into State will be $12.00 for Friday and $16.00 for Saturday.

Please email Mr. Pirzer at pirzerb@gm.sbac.edu if you have any further questions.

Gatornationals 2012

Please see the assignments for the upcoming Gatornationals event. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Grantham at mgrantham@clayelectric.com.

Gatornationals 2012

Please see the information and driving directions for this year's Gatornationals event. If you are interested in participating in the fundraising event on March 10th and 11th, please contact Mike Grantham.

February 13, 2012 Band Booster Meeting Minutes

Meeting began at 7PM.

Approved minutes from prior meeting.

Band Director Update

• Saturday, 2/25, 11:30am - Canadian Brass at UF – it is free. Mr. Pirzer strongly encourages all to go.
• Indoor drum line and color guard: both are off to a great start, scoring high in competitions thus far. If you want to see the Color Guard, they will perform at 8pm at solo and ensemble. Indoor Drumline remaining performances include Fleming Island, Osceola, and Daytona (state championships). None of these are close by but if you would like to attend, spectators are most welcomed.
• This Friday, 2/17 – 13 students will be trying out for drum major positions. It will be a tough competition as all of the students trying out are quite good.
• Tuesday, 2/21 – 6pm at Kirby Smith – school board will recognize our marching band. Drum majors will attend on behalf of the band. All are welcomed to attend. Recognition is at the beginning of the meeting so you can come and go quickly.
• Friday, 2/24 and 2/25 – Solo and ensemble at Buchholz
• Thursday, 3/1 – Pre-festival concert at GHS. Will last approximately one hour.
• Thursday, 3/15 – district concert festival at Eastside. Concert band will perform at 5:30, Symphonic band at 8:30.
• Saturday, 3/24 – March of Dimes – more information to come on this event.
• Friday, 3/30 - Color Guard Finals
• Saturday, 3/31 – Indoor Drumline finals – Both will be held at the Ocean Center in Daytona
• Monday, 4/2 – state solo and ensemble – during spring break
• Friday, 5/18 – Sunday, 5/20 – Daytona Beach trip. All fair share must be paid up by the end of February, trip must be paid by end of March
• Band Camp 1 – 6/11 – 6/14, Band Camp 2 8/4, and 8/6-8/10
• Saturday, 6/23 – DCI is having a show in Orlando. Very worthwhile to go see. Tickets on sale at ticketmaster and dci.org. This event will be held in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
• Thursday, 5/3 – state concert at USF (Tampa)

Competition season next year

Sat 10/13 – Showcase

Sat 10/20 – Nease HS

Sat 10/27 – FBA at Williston or Lake City

Sat 11/10 – North Marion

Sat 11/17 – State Prelims and Finals

HS football schedule is not out yet.

99.97% chance we are going to be a 4A band next year. Class sizes have been re-evaluated. 1As 2As 3As and 4As are smaller, 4A – 63-80. We should have a good size freshman class – good thing since we have 40 juniors who will be seniors.

Concert Season:

All students need to have a white tuxedo shirt (white ribs down front). Concert Band – black pants must be worn by all. Symphonic – boys wear black pants, girls are fitted for black skirts, boys are fitted for suit jackets.

Dress for Solo and Ensemble – just dress nicely, or can wear their symphonic band uniforms.

Congratulations to all of the All-County band participants. The performance was incredible!

Next Friday – 4:40pm – 6^th period percussion class is doing an ensemble performance for solo and ensemble at Buchholz.

Next year’s show

Mr. Pirzer let those who attended the booster meeting in on some of the top secret details of next year’s show. If you want to know more, come to the next booster meeting. And start sending in paper towel rolls (without the paper towels attached)!

Treasurer’s report

Slow fair share – only $7800 has come in since Dec 1. Still have $13000 of fair share due and not paid.

Fundraising

Cookie dough fundraiser will start now and will end 3/12.

Gatornationals

3/10 and 3/11 – need 40 volunteers each day. May also need people on Thursday and Friday. Mike Grantham is in charge and will send a detailed information paper out very soon.. Sign up sheets are available now. Work hours for the weekend are 5am to noon. Volunteers get into the races for free after working, but no seats. Students help to guide the cars to park. $50 per person per day, and can be put towards the Daytona trip. Siblings can also help - age 14 and higher. Need to physically be able to stand for 5 to 6 hours.

Uniforms

Concert and symphonic fittings are currently taking place and are almost complete. Will be in contact for volunteers for uniform alterations for marching band.

FMBC Videos

Several parents had problems getting their complete, correct orders, although the corrections are beginning to come in. Mr. Pirzer suggested sending complaints to FMBC website.

Senior parents

14 parents wanted to go in on senior page for the yearbook. Mrs. Grantham has only received checks from 7 of the 14 who expressed interest. Need the $$ from the remaining 7 quickly.

Next meeting: Monday, March 12.

Meeting adjourned approximately 8pm.

GHS BAND BOOSTER MEETING 12/05/2011

Prior Meeting Minutes were approved.

Band Director Report:

• Bill Pirzer thanked the parents for helping to make this marching season a wonderful success. He also wanted to let everyone know how important each persons role was.
• Tuesday, December 6^th: Indoor Percussion gets underway. Rehearsal will be from 5:30 – 8:30. Mr. Pirzer will hand out all specifics to the interested students. The cost is $150.00 in addition to the regular fair share. Students must have $425.00 of their fair share amount paid in order to participate. We are happy to have Steve Prendes and Davide back on staff with us again this year.
• Wednesday, December 7, 2011: All County auditions are being held at GHS. We have 38 students auditioning. Results will be posted on Thursday.
• Friday, December 9^th: Westwood Middle School Concert @ 7:00 pm.
• Tuesday, December 13^th is our annual Holiday Concert. The band will play the entire marching show and also some holiday music.
• We will not have a band booster meeting in January. The next scheduled meeting is February 13^th.
• Solo and Ensembles will be held at Buchholz High School on 2/24 and 2/25/12. Information sheets will be handed out on 12/6. There is a $10.00 entry fee. We will be having a brass, woodwind and a 22 piece percussion ensemble this year. If an individual or group rate a 4 or 5 on their music piece, they will qualify for State which is held during spring break.

Volunteer Coordinator Report:

• Gator Nationals will be held on 3/8-3/11/2012. Discussions are being held with Jim and Dave from Santa Fe High School regarding working with their school on Thursday and Friday.
• Sometime in January volunteers will be needed to clean out the Johnny trailer. They will also clean the outside.

Treasurer Report:

• We have had a lot of expenses. $19,000.00 in bills was paid out. We need to collect fair share money. Emails will be sent out to parents to let them know what the remainder amount is on their child/children’s account.
• Ms. Sickon felt we need to educate the parents on what is involved with the band throughout the school year. There are still a lot of activities and responsibilities after marching season is over. For example, we have indoor percussion and indoor guard, all county and all state, solo and ensembles, concert band and symphonic band.
• Ms. Sickon would like the students to be reminded that they can utilize the patron letter to help with their fair share amount.
• Mrs. Sickon also expressed how much she has enjoyed working at GHS because of its diversity in its student body. The band program brings these kids together to

Fundraising Report:

• There will be a chance drawing for baskets at the Winter Holiday Concert. An email has gone out with a list of the items needed for the baskets. You may also send in monetary donations toward the baskets. The money will be used to buy items that might be needed to finish filling a basket.
• Ornaments are being made to sell at the concert also. There will be “Illusion” themed ornaments and personalized ones.
• If you would like to help make baskets or ornaments, parents are getting together at the school on Friday 12/9 at 5:30.
• We have 24 white poinsettias for sale after the Holiday concert. The plants are being used to decorate the stage. They will be sold for $12.00 each.
• Gator concessions brought in $5,826.00. Each person that worked will get $69.00 towards their fair share for each game worked.
• $250 dollars was made at the Zaxby’s family night. There will be another family night being held next Monday (12/12)
• We have extra wreaths and miniature trees for sale. Please email Mr. Pirzer if you would like to have one.

Uniform Report:

• There is nothing to report right now

Other:

• After 12/16/2011, Dr. Dixon will be retiring. Please take the time to email your appreciation for what he has done for the school. There will be a reception honoring Dr. Dixon on 12/14 for students and parents to attend. Please try to make it.
• David Shellnut, the vice principal from Buchholz will be replacing Dr. Dixon. He comes very highly recommended.

The meeting was adjourned.