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A Note from the Director:I would like to start this year by wishing all of our graduating seniors a happy and productive future. Please take your love of music and each other and pass it on to those you meet. I am looking forward to seeing all of you as we start our practices for the Fourth of July. Our 2011 show features music from the last five decades so there is sure to be something for everyone. We will be welcoming over 60 new members to our ranks this year, making us over 200 strong. Please take time to carefully review all of the information in the newsletter. It contains all you need to stay informed and on top of our practice and performance schedule. We have a great looking band this year and I am looking forward to an exciting year. Details on the spring trip are coming soon.
A Note from the Band Booster President:I am really looking forward to working with the kids and parent this year. We have a great group and I know everyone will make new friends and new memories. I have had the opportunity to be a booster officer in the Middle School and now here at the High School. I find that this is a wonderful way to be a part of your child's school years. In volunteering, we the parents also have fun and feel rewarded. I, myself, have made some wonderful new friends being an active band parent. There are many opportunities to volunteer in the organization such as band camp, concessions, fundraising, and chaperoning or being a part of one of our many committees. We really need your help as a parent to make these activities a success. Please take time to read the newsletter and packet of information and fill out the membership form. Remember, this is a trip year and you must be a booster member in order to chaperone events, go on the trip, and to have your student benefit from some of the fundraising events. I ask that you commit some of your time and become a band parent volunteer. Being that this is a trip year, the fundraisers we do will help with the cost. We all have the same goal for our children; to have a fun and rewarding Big Mac Band experience! Please refer to the website frequently for additional information and calendar updates. Trish Buker, President of the 2011-2012 Big Mac Band Boosters
Band CampDuring Band Camp, August 1 through August 5, 2011 (8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), the band boosters will once again provide a FULL course lunch for the students and instructors. Each lunch will consist of a main entree, fresh fruit cup, and some type of salad. Drinks, carrots, celery sticks, PB&J sandwiches, and desserts are also on the daily menu. Each band member will be asked to donate certain food items that will be assigned to them. We try to keep the total cost to about $6-$8 per student. A post card will be mailed to your home address in early July with instructions about the donation. Each student will eat a full lunch each day for the entire week for the one small food donation. Items may include bread, grapes, watermelon, pasta, sauce, etc. VOLUNTEERS are needed to help in the kitchen of the school this week. Please consider signing up even if you can only spare a few hours! We need men and women to help clean, cut, cook, and LIFT heavy foods, and to serve lunch. If you have any questions or problems, please contact:
People with food allergies and/or donation problems...we will be glad to help you determine what foods your student can eat. Please call before camp, or stop in the kitchen early Monday morning on August 1, 2011. Chaperone ShirtsIt will be band/football season before you know it! If you are planning on chaperoning or just want to show your support for Big Mac Band this football season, you may want to order your shirts now. Orders will be taken at the next two booster meetings (July & August). The sooner the orders are placed, the sooner they will arrive. Please contact Donna click at rusty.pit@verizon.net or 724-746-2544 for pricing and ordering information. Please note that the polo pictured is the ladies shirt. The men's is the same but is looser and had a longer fit. All shirts come with CM Big Mac Band embroidered on the left chest. Click on an image below for additional information about the shirts.
Chaperones, Chaperones, ChaperonesThis is just a recap of the brief talk I gave at the last booster meeting. Info for you, in case you were not at the meeting. One of my responsibilities, in addition to getting Mark donuts, is to arrange parent chaperones for all Big Mac Band events. The safety of our students is most important. In all the years I have been involved, and that’s a lot of years, there has never been an event which comprised the safety of our students. This is the procedure I have been using for a few years and it seems to work well. First of all, you need to be a booster member to chaperone any event. BMBB Membership Forms are everywhere. Secondly, you need to have the state security clearances. I have the forms if anyone needs them or you can access them as PDF documents below. The district will reimburse you for the cost. See me. If you have submitted the forms in the past I still have them. We do not require parents to get new clearances each year. If you had clearances at the middle school Mr. Rush has given those to me.
When you filled out the booster membership form there were areas to check off if you wanted to chaperone home, away games, or the Band Festivals. I compile a list of those responses and use that as the chaperone list. On Wednesday afternoon I arrange the chaperones for the weekend events. I always strive to have a mix of experienced chaperones and new parents. The new parents are the future of the Big Mac Band, it is most important for them to learn the ropes. I make phone calls on Wednesday. If you signed up to chaperone you will chaperone. It is a long season, so if you do not get a call at first I will get to you. Also you can request to chaperone any particular event. You can do this by seeing me for a sign-up sheet or you can email me at lockmanm@cmsd.k12.pa.us . Email is the only way to reach me. I am in six different school building and no one ever knows where I am. If you sign up to chaperone or email me I will not call you. You will be on the list. Chaperone report times are the same as the students, 5:45 p.m. most of the time. Few exceptions. If you have Canon Mac attire, wear it. It helps everyone to recognize you as a chaperone, but this is not a requirement. When you report, Deb Vacca will have the responsibility of, getting me donuts, and assigning chaperones to buses and to go over guidelines for the chaperoning event. So feel free to contact me any time. Yours in music, If you have volunteered to be a chaperone for the Band, please take a moment to read/review the following guildelines:
Medical InformationThe health and safety of our band students is a priority for the directors and the band boosters. There is a medical professional that attends each of the band activities such as football games, band festivals, and trips. We carry with us over the counter medications, personal hygiene products, and emergency medical supplies. Students are only permitted to carry medications approved by the district such as an inhaler. They are not permitted to have Tylenol, Motrin, or any other over the counter medication even cough drops are not allowed. In the event that the student becomes ill or injured during a band activity the parent/guardian will be notified. We will obtain permission to administer any available over the counter medication. If you have a child that with special health concerns or would like to talk to the nurse/doctor please call or speak to them at a booster meeting. Dr. Kathy Weldy 724-745-1270
Picture TimeAll students must report in full uniform on picture day - even if individual pictures are not being purchased! It is scheduled during practice from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on August 9, 2011 . A full band photo and section photos are taken for the yearbook and the fall sports program book. If you wish to purchase individual pictures, an order form will be handed out during band camp. You must bring the form and payment with you when the pictures are taken. Checks are to be made out to Mirisciotti Photography. (Please remember to bring your instrument.)
Uniform Monies DuePayment for these items are to be made before
August 5, 2011. Checks should be made payable to the BMBB.
Remit to me at the following:
Uniform InformationPlease go to the uniform information page of this website by clicking the following link: UNIFORM INFORMATION.
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