Kevin Hebert, Director Tennessee High School 1112 Edgemont Avenue Bristol, TN 37620 Band Room Telephone: 652-9315 hebertk@btcs.org Happy Easter! The THS MVB Band Board wish all the Band Students, Families and Staff a Happy Easter! Welcome to the 2009/2010 Mighty Viking Band!!! www.btcs.org/ths/band April 2010 QUOTABLE Where man sees but withered leaves, God sees sweet flowers growing. ~Albert Laighton Dorman High School, Spartanburg, SC March 6, 2010 THS placed 4th in overall competition! Congratulations to all! Thanks to the volunteers who worked the shifts at the races for the THS-BMS Souvenir Stand! Volunteering for the Band and your student benefits all of our children and was a fun time! See you in August! Page 2: Finances Spring... Calendar of Events Page 3: Board Members Notes of Interest Page 4: Food City Gift Cards Page 5: Color Guard Donations... The Mighty Viking Band Monthly Newsletter Page 1
Student Accounts/Payments Student account payments must be submitted directly to: Tennessee High School Band P.O. Box 1172 Bristol, TN 37621 Payments can also be made via PayPal by credit or debit card. There is a link on the Band Website. www.btcs.org/ths/band (There is a discount for cash or check.) If you owe on your students account, please make every effort to bring it current. Any questions regarding student accounts, please contact Tracy Griffith at: 423-652-1879; ggwine@aol.com or Sheila Wilson at 534-1318; swilson@btes.tv NO PAYMENTS OF ANY KIND CAN BE SENT TO or left in THE BAND ROOM! Spring The Band Spring trip to Atlanta, GA is this month! Six Flags..here we come! April 29th- May 1st Have a wonderful & safe time! PIZZA HUT CARDS The Pizza Hut cards are still for sale. The cost is $8.00 each and the band earns $5.00 each. If interested in selling, please contact Sheila Wilson by e-mail swilson@btes.tv or 423-534-1318. This is an excellent fundraiser. This is a great fundraiser and these cards pay for themselves the first time you use it! April 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 April 2 No 3 Fools Day! School- Good Friday 4 Easter 5 6 7 8 9 10 S c h e d u l e o f E v e n t s April 1st-April Fools Day! April 2nd-No School-Good Friday April 4th-Easter Sunday April 14th 16th -Percussion -Dayton, OH April 24th-Prom 11 12 13 14 Percussion 15 Percussion 16 Percussion 17 April 26th-Booster Meeting, 7PM-Band Room April 28th May 2nd-Spring -Atlanta, GA 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Prom 25 26 Booster Meeting 27 28 Spring 29 Spring 30 Spring May 1st Spring The Mighty Viking Band Monthly Newsletter Page 2
Board Membership for 2010/2011 Board position nominations are: President-Mike Fuller; David Snipes 2nd Vice President-Viking Hall- Amy Gibbon; Susan Hughes Financial Treasurer-Lora Fuller Parliamentarian-Mitch Powers 2nd Vice President-Italian Ice- Jennifer Crain Uniforms-Susan Hughes Committee Chairs are needed in addition to the open Board Member positions. Uniform Chairperson-Susan Hughes Hospitality Chairperson-Tracy Griffith Race Track Supervisor Jeanie Granger MITC Committee Chairs: Committee Chair: Sally Eskridge Concessions-BJ Garst Italian Ice-Jennifer Crain Field Coordinator & First Aid-OPEN Gate Sales, Band-o-grams & Program Sales-Paula Oliver Hospitality-BJ Garst Judges & Booth-OPEN Money Collection-Lora Fuller Parking & Clean up-open Programs OPEN Registration & Escorts-Amy Gibbon Sponsorship/Publicity-OPEN Uniform Changing Rooms-OPEN Graphic Arts-OPEN Vendors/Tshirts-OPEN Volunteer Coordinator-OPEN All nominees will be voted on at the April 26th Booster Meeting. If you would like to be nominated for a position or to find out the duties and responsibilities of the position you are interested in call Earl McVay at 423-652-2942. 2009/2010 Booster Board Members President: Earl McVay, 652-2942 logan516@yahoo.com 1 st Vice President - MITC: Sally Eskridge, 360-7292 -sallyeskridge@yahoo.com 1 st Vice President - Fundraising: Gina Taylor, 366-9796 - gt1210@charter.net 2 nd Vice President - Viking Hall: Open 2 nd Vice President - Italian Ice: Teresa Martin, 764-2582 tgm2424@gmail.com Recording Secretary: Jennifer Hicks, 341-9403 jenniferhicks29@yahoo.com Correspondence Secretary: Jeanie Granger, 573-2541-jgranger1104@gmail.com Financial Treasurer: Sheila Wilson, 534-1318 -swilson@btes.tv Credit Treasurer-Student Accounts: Tracy Griffith, 652-1879 ggwine@aol.com Parliamentarian: Open Public Relations: Teresa Martin, 764-2582 tgm2424@gmail.com Uniforms: BJ Garst, 335-2751 bjgarst@embarqmail.com Hospitality: Sharon Rice, 652-1879 kinderrice@yahoo.com House and Grounds: David Snipes, 360-1887 nurseman98@msn.com BOOSTER MEETING, MONDAY April 26th, 7 PM IF YOU DON T ATTEND, YOU CAN T BE HEARD AND AREN T INFORMED Notes of Interest Mark your calendar! The Spring Concert is Tuesday, May 18th at 7PM at the Paramount Theater Mark your calendar! The Band Banquet is scheduled for Tuesday, May 17th at Viking Hall. RECYCLE Aluminum Cans! Drop off bags at band room. If you have a large amount to donate, contact Amy Gibbon at 423-968-5505. The Band earns.45 a pound! Don t forget the Booster Meeting on Monday, April 26th at 7PM The Band will gladly accept cash donations, please send to PO Box or PayPal is available at website. We are a non-profit organization...your donation is tax deductible Newsletters are sent in E-mail on a monthly basis. Be sure your e-mail address is current with Jeanie Granger Be sure to check out Mr. Trivette s website for photos and videos. http://mightyvikingband.word press.com/ THANKS TO MR. TRIVETTE! Mark your calendars! Band Camp is July 19th-30th. Mandatory attendance for both weeks! The Mighty Viking Band Monthly Newsletter Page 3
Do you shop at Food City for your groceries, gas or prescriptions? You can help THS Mighty Viking Band by purchasing Food City gift cards from us! Food City will donate 5% of all gift cards purchase through them to the THS Mighty Viking Band. We will be selling these cards in denominations of $25, $50 and $100 at the Band Booster Meetings. (4th Monday of every month) You can pre-order cards before the meeting by picking up an order form in the Band Office or printing one off the Band Booster site and mailing it to: The Tennessee Band Boosters P.O. Box 1172 Bristol, TN 37621 ATTN: Food City or you can give it to a Band Board Member. If you have any questions, please contact Tracy Griffith at 423-571-1046. THANKS for your support! The Mighty Viking Band Monthly Newsletter Page 4
CONGRATULATIONS! March 13th was a busy day! The THS Color Guard-Maroon placed 10th out of 24 of the best groups on the East Coast in the Stateline Invitational competition putting them in the finals round at the WGI Richmond Regionals. Photo submitted by: Rhyann-Richmond Regionals March 13th The THS Color Guard-White placed 2nd at the competition at Virginia High School. Percussion also placed 2nd at the competition at Virginia High School. DONATIONS TO THE BAND NAME ADDRESS AMOUNT $ MAIL TO: THS BAND BOOSTERS P.O. BOX 1172 BRISTOL, TN 37621 DONATIONS CAN BE MADE BY ANYONE A RECEIPT WILL BE SENT TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS FOR YOUR TAX RECORDS. YOUR DONATION IN ANY AMOUNT IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE. THE THS BAND BOOSTERS IS A NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION. The Mighty Viking Band Monthly Newsletter Page 5