January 10 Booster Meeting Minutes

Band Boosters Meeting 10 January 2013

7:00 PM

Present: Mr. S, Irene Evans, Pashiea Webb, Tamara Morehouse, Stacy Brewer, Jessi Switcher, Melinda White, Jenny Spradlin, Torin Campbell, Lynn Grames.

Pep Band: Schedule has been sent home with students. Please ask them for the schedule, or ask them to get another from the band room. Events begin at 5:30. Updated information is also available on the Band Booster Blog: http://mccluernorthbb.blogspot.com/

Solo-Ensemble Competition: This will be held the first weekend in March at Flo Valley Community College. Wind Ensemble students are required to participate, it is an option for all others.

Spring Concert: Will be at Florissant Civic Center. Mr. S is investigating possibly holding a joint concert with Cross Keys. Date is May 9.

Masterwork Concert with be the Faure Requiem, performed by band, orchestra and choir students. Tentative date is April 18.

Awards Reception (in place of Awards banquet, will cost less) will be held at the end of April, date to be determined.

Jacob Evans was accepted to attend Missouri Fine Arts Academy.

The fall show has not yet been selected.  Dates for fall schedule not yet available.

Accompanist will be needed for Solo-Ensemble. Cost may be $250-$300, to be determined.

Applications for Senior Scholarships are available from Mr. S.  Deadline is March 1.

Officer Elections will be coming in May. Please see by-laws on the blog for details.

FUNDRAISING: This constituted the bulk of the discussion. A brief update:

Breakfast at Longhorn: Torin will be getting more information . 16 students will be needed, we will need to sell tickets for a Saturday breakfast made and served by students. A Saturday in May was discussed.

5 Below: Pashiea has gathered information and will chair the event. A date will be found for this.

Under Armor: Mr. S investigated this, at present, the school is having problems with the vendor, so they would prefer to not do this at this time.

Corporate Fundraising: Gabrielle Tucker is heading this up. She is investigating larger corporate donations.

TJs: We will plan on this in the spring. Irene will ask Eric if he is interested in chairing.

Trivia Night: Trivia kits cost about $150. This will require a committee. We will invite boosters to form a committee in the summer after we have had a chance to recruit new parents from Cross Keys.

NMEA: Mr. S will get a video to Lynn Grames to submit. We will invite parents and students at school to vote. Stay tuned.

There is much going on this spring! Be sure to support your student by participating in Band Booster events!