GBBPA NOTES. August 27 th, 2018 GBBPA EXECUTIVE BOARD

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1 GBBPA NOTES August 27 th, 2018 GBBPA EXECUTIVE BOARD Band Director Drew Ross President Erin Oliphant 1st Vice President Lather Duckwall 2nd Vice President Kiersten Knecht Treasurer Richard Okrasinki Assistant Treasurer Kimberly Truxell Corresponding Secretary Sarah Scouten Recording Secretary Kimberly Sanderlin Media Manager Kim Leonetti Website: gbhsband.org greatbridgeband greatbridgeband UPCOMING EVENTS Mon 8/27 Marching Wildcat Rehearsal 5-9pm Mon 9/3 Labor Day Holiday Tues 8/28 Marching GBMS Stadium 5-9pm Tues 9/4 First Day of School Chesapeake Pizza for Parents Parent Preview 8:45pm (Parents arrive at 8pm) Marching Wildcat Practice 6:30-9pm Wed 8/29 Marching Wildcat Rehearsal 5-9pm Wed 9/5 Marching Wildcat Practice 4-6pm Pre-Order Combo Meal Money Due Thur 8/30 Freshman/New Student Orientation 6:30pm Thur 9/6 Marching Wildcat Practice 4-6pm Drumline Performance Fri 9/7 Away game v. Oscar Smith 7pm No Marching Wildcat Rehearsal Fri 8/31 No Marching Wildcat Rehearsal Home Game vs. Booker T. Washington 7pm ATTENTION PARENTS: Order your Marching Wildcats GLITCH show shirt today. Shirts are $12 each for sizes S, M, L and XL (add an additional $2 for 2XL and 3XL). Show shirts are a great way to show your support for the Marching Wildcats at games and competitions! Please cut, complete and place the below order form and payment in an envelope in the Green Mailbox in the Band Room by Friday, August 31 st. You may pay by cash or check made payable to GBBPA. PLEASE NOTE: You do NOT need to order a shirt for you student. The cost for the student s shirts is included in their Band and Guard fees. Sales end Friday, August 31st. GLITCH SHOW SHIRT ORDER FORM NAME: PHONE: SIZE QUANTITY PRICE TOTAL DUE

Thank you to all our students, parents and instructors for an awesome couple of weeks!

Our students have really grown and developed their abilities. Each student received a show bead and necklace or bracelet at our Friday cookout.

It is a tradition that I hope carries on years after I am gone (I retire in 2035, just so everyone knows... start planning the retirement party).

We also have our first football game Friday evening! I will send an itinerary for the football game so that everyone knows where to be. Let s have another great week and keep the momentum going! Mr.

2 Thank you to all our students, parents and instructors for an awesome couple of weeks! We have learned approximately four and a half minutes of the show and are well on our way to having the whole show done before our first competition! Our students have really grown and developed their abilities. Each student received a show bead and necklace or bracelet at our Friday cookout. The bead is a small gesture but has great meaning to our students as it represents each member of the Great Bridge Marching Wildcats. It is a tradition that I hope carries on years after I am gone (I retire in 2035, just so everyone knows... start planning the retirement party). :-) This week is our first performance week - evening practice Monday 5-9, the Parent Preview is Tuesday evening. Parents, please be in the stadium by 8:00 PM! We also have our first football game Friday evening! I will send an itinerary for the football game so that everyone knows where to be. Let s have another great week and keep the momentum going! Mr. Ross Dear Marching Wildcat Parents, They survived Band Camp 2018! Way to go Marching Wildcats! You ve come a long way since stepping on the field on Day 1! Parents, come out to the Parent Preview on Tuesday and see all the band has accomplished (there s even a surprise planned for you). Before you go to GBMS for the show, come out and gather with fellow Wildcat families while eating some delicious pizza (show the flier in this and the band will receive 10% of sales). Making connections with other band parents truly adds enjoyment to the marching season. It takes a team to make the show possible, and it s even more rewarding when you do it with friends. Speaking of friends, I hope your students made some new ones over the past couple of weeks. It was fun watching them interact during Gatorade breaks, the BBQ, the car wash, and the pool party. It s a great group of young men and women. Be sure to ask them about the special Glitch memento Mr. Ross gave them on the last day of camp to represent this specific group of Marching Wildcats. Even though Band Camp is over, we aren t slowing down! This week alone includes evening practices, Parent Preview with dinner at Chesapeake Pizza, new student orientation, and a football game. Please visit Charms to see how you can help at these events. See you Tuesday! Erin Oliphant GBBPA President

YOU ARE INVITED to the Parent Preview! Be sure to come out Tuesday, August 28 th for the Marching Wildcat Band Performance of Glitch. Performance will be begin at 8:45pm.

3 YOU ARE INVITED to the Parent Preview! Be sure to come out Tuesday, August 28 th for the Marching Wildcat Band Performance of Glitch. Performance will be begin at 8:45pm. PARENTS: There s a surprise planned for you Tuesday night just before the students display their progress on Glitch! Arrive at Great Bridge Middle School BY 8pm to experience it. You do not want to miss it! It is so secret, not even your students know about it. Be sure to dress for the weather. Attire for Students: They need to wear a plain white T-shirt or something with minimal lettering/logos (in case someone does not have a plain white T-shirt). Shorts can be any color. Guard you will be wearing what your instructors picked out. Home Football v. Booker T. Washington August 31, 2018 Marching Wildcats Schedule & Information Time Details 5:00 p.m. Band room open - trailers may depart earlier. Uniform will be announced, but plan on khaki shorts. The rest will be announced later. We will not wear full uniforms for this football game. 5:30 p.m. Tardy Time - load buses 5:30 p.m. Depart for GBMS Stadium 5:45 p.m. Arrive at GBMS, unload and warm up - Pregame is at approximately 6:50-6:57 PM 7:00 p.m. Kickoff 7:45 p.m. Approx. Halftime. Students may pick up pre-paid concessions at the SOUTH concession stand only (the one near the band trailers). Immediately return to the stands after you have eaten. ALL BAND AND GUARD - in the stands BEFORE the start of the Fourth Quarter. 9:30 p.m. Approx. end of game - load buses and head back to GBHS 10:00 p.m. Approximate arrival at GBHS Students can prepay for a meal from the South Concession stand (more on this later from the GBBPA). Student menu does not include food and drink items that may get the band uniform dirty (ex: ketchup, sodas). THIS INCLUDES GAMES WHERE WE DO NOT WEAR UNIFORMS LIKE THIS ONE! Students may NOT go to any other concession stands

Marching Wildcat Meals at Home Games To reduce time spent in concession lines at home football games and to maximize time playing for the green and gold, we have students preorder their meals.

Payments will be accepted on Wednesday and Thursday after marching practice during the week of the home game.

4 Marching Wildcat Meals at Home Games To reduce time spent in concession lines at home football games and to maximize time playing for the green and gold, we have students preorder their meals. If your Marching Wildcat would like to eat at HOME football games, he/she MUST PREPAY for their Wildcat Dinner Combo. Payments will be accepted on Wednesday and Thursday after marching practice during the week of the home game. The cost is $5 (cash or check payable to GBBPA) and includes a hamburger, cheeseburger, OR hot dog, chips and water bottle. At the game on Friday, a table will be set up near the South Concession stand with the student s meal ready for a quick pick up. NOTE: Money will be collected at the beginning of practice on Tuesday and at the end of practice on Wednesday because we don t have practice on Thursday! > Swamp water recipe > 1/3 Riptide Rush > 1/3 Lemon-Lime > 1/3 Glacier Freeze BAND CAMP A huge Thanks to the band camp volunteers!! Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make these 2 weeks a success. It was wonderful to meet so many new parents. FUN FACT: Did you know we served over 350 gallons of Gatorade to the Marching Wildcats? You may have heard all about our homemade swamp water flavored Gatorade. The majority of the kids only like this mixture. If the kids really, really miss their daily consumption of swamp water and want to try to make it themselves here is one of the many concoctions (it is a different measurement each day): Last Day of camp BBQ We had an amazing last day of band camp and the hospitality committee hosted a BBQ lunch for all the kids and instructors! We served hotdogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, pasta salad, chips, fruit, desserts, punch, and soft drinks. Thank you to everyone who sent in the food and drinks! Bottled Water Donations The Hospitality Committee would also like to thank everyone who sent in cases upon cases of bottled water! We already received over 600 of the 8oz bottles. We are still collecting water for the competitions so if anyone would still like to donate please send 8oz bottles to the band room and label it away game. Thanks! Thank you for all your help! Jen Sowers

We also have Scrip in inventory and ScripNow ecards that can be purchased; both are available shortly after you pay for the cards. You don't have to wait! How do I order Scrip? Go to shopwithscrip.

5 Scrip Tips of the Week - 100% of the rebate from your first Scrip order goes directly to your student s Wildcat Dollar account. Do not forget that Scrip orders are due on the first and third Fridays of the month, making September 7 th the next deadline. We also have Scrip in inventory and ScripNow ecards that can be purchased; both are available shortly after you pay for the cards. You don't have to wait! How do I order Scrip? Go to shopwithscrip.com. Create a family account. You will need the enrollment code: 69677AL This code links your family account to the band. Simply place your order. Then an is sent letting me know there is a pending order. Easy! Erin Oliphant - Scrip Coordinator oliphanteean@sbcglobal.net cell THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Jen Sowers, you did a fantastic job prepping for the End of Camp BBQ! It was a real treat for the students. Thank you also to Jeff Sowers who grilled all of those burgers and dogs! Thank you to Richard and Jennifer Okrasinki for hosting the pool party at your home! You provided a fun, welcoming place for our children to celebrate a successful Band Camp. Todd Wobig made a killer piano cart for the band and has offered to make another one! Thank you for the contribution of your gifts and time to the band. JOIN the TEAM!! Come out and join the Chaperone Team. Marching Wildcat Chaperones are always needed for home and away football games as well as our weekend band competitions. If you would like to help and hang out with the kids and be a part of the Marching Wildcat action, please Doug Wilkins at doug.wilkins@att.net or call/text with your name and contact number. Doug will contact you to see what events you are available to attend.

We have started the Fair Pay system. This points system is not to get more money from you, but to get more people involved in the fun (yes it really is!) of being a band parent.

6 We have started the Fair Pay system. This points system is not to get more money from you, but to get more people involved in the fun (yes it really is!) of being a band parent. It is good to meet the other parents of the kids you are hearing about, and be part of a community. The Fair Pay system is designed to get you, the parent, involved. Often, people do not know how to start, and this here is a start. Each Family is required to volunteer to a total of $250. This comes out to about 5 events a year. From working a concession stand, helping collect tickets at the Chili cook off, running a fundraiser, everything can earn points. If you log into CHARMS and look under the point system, each option is set up for the number of points to be earned. This is how we will track the Fair Pay system, so you can see what you have earned and what is left. Most events are 50 points. Work all 5 football games or chaperone all others, and you would be done. We will not be paying you if you do over the $250, but by then I think you will be hooked and involved anyways. If you do not make the $250 by December, we will reach out to you. There is always something to do, and always something, you can do. If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask. Sincerely, Richard Okrasinski richard.okrasinski@gmail.com "These parent mentors are happy to help if you have any questions about the season!" Flutes: Sedoya Hayes (sedoyahayes@gmail.com/ ) Clarinets: Kathy Felder (MI2GIRLZ@msn.com/ ) Saxophones: Jennifer Okrasinki (jennifer@okrasinski.com/ ) Bass Clarinets: Kim Leonetti (kleonetti@verizon.net/ ) High Brass (trumpets and mellophones): Inge Wobig (ingeborg.wobig@gmail.com/ ) Low Brass (baritones, trombones, and sousaphones): Heather Rosati (heather.rosati@gmail.com/ Percussion (battery and front ensemble): Colleen Sullivan (colleensullivan40@icloud.com/ Color Guard: Denise Gresnick (denise@gresnick.com/ ) Kimberly Truxell (2thelight@cox.net/ )

7 The car wash was an enormous success! We had 33 students come out and make over $800!!! Thanks to everyone who came out and had your vehicle washed!

Hello Wildcat Parents, I hope you're having a wonderful summer and ready for our awesome kids to enter the 2018 marching season!

First, With the heightened measures to ensure safety of our students, we're asking ALL adult volunteers to submit information for background checks via the link: https://docs.google.

Second, please watch the 7:48 minute video located at https://youtu.

8 Hello Wildcat Parents, I hope you're having a wonderful summer and ready for our awesome kids to enter the 2018 marching season! We have some details to take care of as we prepare to serve the young men and women who are a part of the program. First, With the heightened measures to ensure safety of our students, we're asking ALL adult volunteers to submit information for background checks via the link: SQ/viewform It's easy and takes less than a minute to complete. Second, please watch the 7:48 minute video located at if you're going to volunteer with the band (video is titled for chaperones, but we're asking all our adult volunteers to watch it). We don't have access to the Chesapeake Public Schools' form for you to sign off after watching the video, but we'll get it to you when it becomes available. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for helping us take steps to ensure the safety of our children! Sincerely, Erin Oliphant cell oliphanteean@sbcglobal.net Fruit sales will be upon us soon. Please click on the link below to see the new brochure. There will be more information in future newsletters. Link is Purchase with purpose. Amazon donates to Great Bridge Band Parents Association when you shop for back to school supplies and all other purchases at smile.amazon.com.

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