Good Afternoon Parents,
IMPORTANT INFO FOR NIGHT AT THE RAYS
**Debit and credit cards are the only method of payment now accepted at The Trop. Cash is no longer accepted. Please keep this in mind for Friday night’s event. There is no cash accepted for parking or for concessions inside the dome. The students will be eating dinner at concessions and will need to use credit/debit card. If this is an issue for your child, please reach out to Trina Weatherly. trinaweatherly@sbcglobal.net or 336-263-0658
Itinerary for Night at the Rays
Dress Code – Band Polo, (new students will receive polo at rehearsal) tucked into khaki pants (no shorts, skirts, or capris - no rolled up pants), closed toe shoes, brown belt.
Students Need - $10-$20 for dinner at concessions stand, and a signed permission slip turned in prior to June 28. (Permission slip included in your forms packet)
Students will be expected to sit together as a band for the game - Rays vs. Rangers. Friends and family tickets will be in the immediate neighboring section.
See attached itinerary. (Contact Trina Weatherly for updated version.)
**Due to the nature of baseball, end time is approximate – please be flexible. Students will be reminded to notify parents when we are approaching SHS. Thanks!**
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NIGHT AT THE RAYS - Tickets/Payments
If you still have unsold tickets that did not get turned in, or tickets that were sold and have not been paid for, please get them turned in to the blue box in the band room no later than Wednesday, 6/26. If you need to make other arrangements to get them turned in, please contact Emily Simpson at 502-378-2102.
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CHAPERONES/DRIVERS NEEDED - NIGHT AT THE RAYS
We still need a few more drivers to help us transport students to the Trop for Night at the Rays. If you are a Level 2 approved Chaperone, and are available on Friday, please consider helping out. We have to be able to get all students there for this event and we are currently about 16 seats short. Use the sign-up genius link below to sign up.
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WATER DUTY - HELP NEEDED THIS WEEK!
We still have a few holes in our water duty sign-up for this week’s Mini-Camp. We need help on the 4p-6p Monday and Tuesday and the 2p-4p on Wed and Thursday. Please sign up if you are available. Water duty is a very important role, as volunteers don’t just walk around filling water bottles - they are also relied upon to assist students who might need care or become overheated. You do not have to be level 2 approved to volunteer for water duty. If you have not done water duty before, put FIRST TIME in the comments section when you sign up and we will make sure that you are paired with experienced partners. This is a great way to get to know the kids, to meet other band parents, and to watch the progression of the show!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4facaf2faaf94-water7
If you have any questions, please contact Juliette Intravichit @ jintravichit@hotmail.com
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PARTICIPATION PLEDGES
This is a reminder that $100 participation pledges are due. This participation pledge ensures your child a spot in the show for the upcoming marching season. Payments can be dropped off in the blue box in the band room or they can be made at Forms Night #2, this Thursday, June 27. If you need to make other arrangements, please contact an Executive Board Member.
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FORMS NIGHT #2
Our second forms night is scheduled for this Thursday, June 27th from 6pm-8pm. If you did not attend the first forms night, you will need to attend. We have forms packets ready for anyone who has yet to get theirs filled out and turned in. You can fill out forms while you are there and get important information for the new marching season. We’ll have a notary on-site again for forms that need to be notarized. We’ll also be offering the required physicals for $20. For anyone interested in becoming a Level 2 cleared chaperone, we will be offering fingerprinting services for $45.
$100 participation pledge due – this can be paid at forms night #2. This does go toward your Fair Share. The participation pledge can be in the form of cash, check*, or credit card. Checks should be made out to SHSBB, please.
If you are planning to get your fingerprints done or your child needs a physical this night, please let us know by signing up on theses Sign-Up Geniuses.
Physicals: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e49adac22a64-
Fingerprints for Level 2: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e49adac22a64-sign1
**New volunteers, please bring a PHOTOCOPY of your driver’s license with you to expedite your paperwork.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any member of the Executive Board.
Looking forward to what's in store for the 2019 Marching Season!!
***SPECIAL NOTE*** this Participation Pledge cannot be deposited in our bank account until July 1, when we begin our new fiscal year. If holding a check that long will present a problem with your accounting, please consider bringing cash or a money order. We do not wish to cause any hardships with your banking! :-)
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CHAPERONE TRAINING
Interested in chaperoning? We will be meeting on Wednesday, June 26th at 7pm in the Chorus Room to explain the process for becoming a chaperone with the Seminole Warhawk Band and to go over important information that will help acclimate you to the team.
Although you must be Level 2 approved in order to serve as a chaperone, you do not have to be Level 2 to attend this meeting.
Contact Kendra Ford - mamafordshs@gmail.com or 727-798-8654 with questions.
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BOOSTER MEETING
The meeting minutes from the last Booster Meeting are attached to the FB post. The next Booster Meeting, aka Parent Meeting, is July 16th at 7pm. Unless otherwise noted, the Parent Booster Meeting will always be held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm in either the Band Room or the Chorus Room at the high school. If you have any questions, please contact any board member at the contacts at the bottom of the email. Please attend! The band cannot be amazing without amazing parent support!
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APPLEBEE’S FLAPJACK BREAKFAST
Join us on Saturday, July 13th for Applebee’s Flapjack Breakfast. We will pre-sell tickets and they will be $7.00. We need participation from all of Marching Band to make this a success! More info to come this week!
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SEASONS TICKETS
Seasons Tickets are available once again! The cost of a Season Ticket is $15-this gains you entry to Seminole Sound, Winter Concert, and Spring Concert. The cost of Seminole Sound alone is $15! The best part is that 100% of the money from this purchase will go directly into your child’s individual Fair Share account –that’s right, if you buy a Season Ticket for $15-that $15 gets credited directly to your students individual Fair Share! If you have family and friends who will be attending these events, get their tickets now and help contribute toward your child’s Fair Share! Season’s Tickets are available now for purchase. Tickets will be available in the evenings during the next camp, June 24-27, and in the evenings during Band Camp, July 15-24th. If you need to make arrangements to get them at a different time, please contact Trina Weatherly to find out when she’ll be at the school. 336-263-0658.
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OPEN POSITION
We are still looking to fill the Head Chaperone position. Please contact any Executive Board Member if you need more information or are interested in helping out.
Head Chaperone – The Head Chaperone serves as the coordinator for the chaperone team. They are responsible for maintaining duty rosters and important student forms related to travel, leading communication from the Band Director to the chaperone team during travel and being the first point of issue-resolution escalation for any issues that may arise for chaperones.
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CHAPERONES FOR MARCHING SEASON - SIGN UP GENIUS
The signup for chaperones is now available. All marching season dates have been added to the link
If you have any questions, please contact Kendra Ford at mamafordshs@gmail.com or call/text 727-798-8654.
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BAND PICNIC
Time to start thinking about our Annual Family Band Picnic! Tradition continues year after year! Everyone is hard at work planning a great picnic for our families on Wednesday, July 24th at 5:30pm, Walsingham Park, Shelter #8. We need an idea of how many people to expect for food buying purposes. Each section of the Marching Band will be assigned something to bring-this will be communicated to your student by their Section Leader. Please use the Sign-Up Genius to let us know if your family will be there and how many will be attending. Please remember to include your band or guard student. There is a second sign-up for parents who can volunteer to help with this event. Let me know if you have any questions. madrinans@pcsb.org
This is a great time to get to know everyone and enjoy each other’s company over a great meal! We hope you will join us!
RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/bandpicnic2019
Volunteer to help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/2019picnichelp
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DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED
We are accepting donations of Green Band Polos and Concert Attire, including concert dresses and tuxedos, for Seniors and those who won’t use them again or have outgrown a particular size. Please consider donating back to the band and bring them the next time you come to a Booster Meeting or send them in with your student and give to Mr. Madrinan.
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FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES
Amazon Smile
Did you know that you can earn donations for The Warhawk Band just by shopping on Amazon? Yes, earn money for our band program for something that many of us already do! Please register for Amazon Smile and use the Smile portal for your Amazon purchases. Amazon will donate a portion of all eligible purchases directly to our band program. Anyone can register, you don't have to be a band booster or affiliated with our program. Ask your friends and family to register, or if they already participate, to consider designating us as one of the non-profits they donate to. Instructions are attached. Contact Trina Weatherly if you have any questions.
Tropicana Field – Tampa Bay Rays
Baseball season is here! The Trop sign up is now live. Please start signing up for your games now.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f48acaa2ba64-trop
SCRIP
Scrip is fundraising while you shop! This successful fundraising program turns everyday shopping into cash when families use retail gift cards to pay for everyday purchases like gas and groceries, instead of the usual credit/debit cards or cash! Step by step instructions on how to get started are listed on our website @ http://seminoleband.org/fundraising.
Benefits: An amount between 1-13% of the face value of the purchase will be credited to each student’s Charms ledger. Going out for dinner and a movie? Purchase e-cards on the fly and get money credited to help towards Fair Share!
Example:
Chili's E-card - $50.00 with an 11% rebate.
Regal Cinemas E-Card - $20.00 with an 8% rebate.
A $7.10 credit to Charms for money you would have spent anyway - PRICELESS.
Raymond James
Events at Raymond James are coming soon. Be on the lookout for a sign-up Genius for events that will start in August.
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SIGN UPS!
Marching Band Chaperones (Night at the Rays included too)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4facaf2faaf94-201920201
Tropicana-Rays Games Concessions
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f48acaa2ba64-trop
Water Duty
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4facaf2faaf94-water7
Physicals - For Forms Night #2
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e49adac22a64-
Fingerprints for Level 2 - Forms Night #2
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e49adac22a64-sign1
QUICK LINKS & CALENDAR
BAND CALENDAR
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UPCOMING BAND DATES!
June 24-27 Hornline, Percussion, and Color Guard Camps
June 26 Chaperone Training
June 27 Forms Night #2
June 28 Night at the Rays!
July 10 Culver’s Spirit Night
July 13 Applebee’s Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
July 15-24 Band Camp (Full Marching Band)
July 18 Booster Meeting at 7pm
July 22 Snap Raise Kick-off!
July 23 Friends and Family Night
July 24 Band Picnic!
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HELPFUL BOOSTER/COMMITTEE CONTACT INFO
Rebekah Moorehead, (727) 385-5233 - rebekahzmoorehead@gmail.com – President
Heather Davis – heatherdarrdavis@gmail.com – Vice President/Travel
Janine Mekkaoui - janmek727@yahoo.com – AP Treasurer
Trina Weatherly - trinaweatherly@sbcglobal.net - AR Treasurer/Charms-Fair Share Contributions
Tim Hollaway - timothy.hollaway@gmail.com - Recording Secretary
<OPEN POSITION> – Fundraising
Jennifer Palmer – jpalmer@freedomh.com – Correspondence Secretary
John Biglin - jbiglin@tampabay.rr.com – Special Events
Chad Ford - cjfkrf3994@gmail.com - Parliamentarian
<OPEN POSITION> - Contracts/Forms
Kelly Cashman – jandkcashman@sbcglobal.net - Member at Large/Concessions
Kendra Ford - mamafordshs@gmail.com – Chaperones/Water Duty
Kathy Hollaway – Kathy.hollaway66@gmail.com – Shirt Orders
Kelly DiRoma – bjcmom99@aol.com
Gerard Madrinan - gmadrinan@gmail.com – Band Director
Steve Harris – Harrisstev@pcsb.org – Jazz Band
Drew Anderson – drewanderson@mail.usf.edu – Seminole Indoor Percussion Ensemble, overall percussion
Erik Nordstrom – Enn_design@yahoo.com – Winter Guard, overall Color Guard