Passage Parent Boosters General Parents Meeting, January 28, 2016
- 1. PASSAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT BOOSTER MEETING Thursday, January 28th, 2016
- 2. AGENDA Introduction of Directors and Executive Board Members Spring Trips Fundraiser- Spring 2016 Ensemble Assessments Music in the Parks Chaperones Bylaws
- 3. DIRECTORS Michael Bell: Director of Bands Arlisa Powell: Director of Choirs Shawn Roberts: Director of Orchestras
- 4. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Desiree Cummins: Chairperson Michelle Benders: Vice-Chairperson Tisha Arther: Recorder
- 5. SPRING TRIPS April 22nd and 23rd: Beginning Orchestras May 7th: Intermediate Orchestra and Advanced Orchestra, Band and Chorus May 14th: Beginning Band Where are we going? How much will it cost?
- 6. SPRING FUNDRAISER- 2016 February 2nd- 12th Original glazed, specialty, coffee and certificates All money and orders MUST be turned in by Friday, February 12th! Students receive 50% of the profit. Sell sell sell! Incentives? Of course! The student that sells the most in each ensemble will receive: Chorus: Free ticket (up to three people) for a day in the water park at Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, VA. Band: Orchestra:
- 7. VBODA AND VCDA CONCERT ASSESSMENTS Orchestras (Intermediate and Advanced): When: Saturday, March 5th Where: Passage Middle School Band: When: HOPEFULLY Thursday, March 10th Where: Bethel High School Chorus: When: Friday, March 11th Where: Grafton Middle School
- 8. MUSIC IN THE PARKS Every spring, Passage Middle School is one of the many schools around the area used to play host to the Music in the Parks competition organization. Different performing ensembles from as far north as Maine and south as Georgia come to compete. Students complete an application, get an interview and are hired to work certain scheduled weekends that the company will be using our facility. We also need YOUR (the parents) help! Please complete an application with your student and turn this in to us tonight! Note: If you have worked Music in the Parks in years past, please fill out the returning application
- 9. MUSIC IN THE PARKS What will the parents be volunteering for? Registration Table Concessions T-Shirt Sales What will the students be volunteering for? Greeter Guide Stage Crew Judges Assistant T-Shirt Sales Concessions
- 10. MUSIC IN THE PARKS The dates Passage Middle School will be hosting Music in the Parks are as follows: Friday and Saturday: April 15-16; 29-30 May 13-14; 20-21 June 3-4 Saturday Only: June 11
- 11. CHAPERONES Spring trips and traveling would not be possible without you the parents! You are there to keep our children safe, together and serve as the link between the students and directors. We need chaperones for several dates coming up. Please see Desiree Cummins at the conclusion of this meeting to sign-up for the following dates. All times are tentative and are subject to change: Monday, February 8th (8 AM-1:30 PM): Symphony Orchestra Tour Saturday, March 5th: Orchestra Concert Assessment (8 AM- 9 AM and 11 AM-12 PM) Thursday (TBD), March 10th: Band Assessment (4 PM-6:30 PM) Friday, March 11th: Chorus Assessment (Time: TBA) April 22nd and 23rd: Beginning Orchestra Spring Trip ( if you did not check on form) Saturday May 7th: Intermediate and Advanced Orchestra, Band and Chorus: Spring Trip Saturday May 14th: Beginning Band Spring Trip
- 12. BYLAWS Currently, the Executive Board along with the directors are in the process of creating them for the Parent Booster Organization. We will have these completed by our final meeting in April and will vote to make these our bylaws in that meeting.
- 13. QUESTIONS? Thank you so much for coming out this evening! If you have any questions, please feel free to speak to one of us at the conclusion of the meeting. We look forward to working with all of you in these upcoming months which hope to be extremely successful for our Bands, Choirs and Orchestras!
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- #14: EB members and directors will take questions at the conclusion of the meeting.