Weekly Message and General News
(updated 5-1-08)
2008-09 SYMPHONIC BAND & WIND ENSEMBLE GROUP
PHOTOS
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 6th!
Members of NEXT YEAR’S Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble need to bring
their full concert attire to school. Group photos will be made during
the day. And yes, you read that right, this is NEXT YEAR’S group – so,
for example, if you were in Concert this year, but you made SYMPHONIC
for next year, this applies to YOU!
More details to come, but make sure you have all your PARTS, fellas,
because you’ll ALL need a bow-tie for the group photo. Can’t use a
community tie like you did for the individual shots! And if you wore it
to prom and got it dirty --- well, that’s another issue.
SENIOR BALLOON FUNDRAISER
These bundles can be used on your mailbox, graduation sign or anywhere
you can think of to say “CONGRATS GRAD” At a cost of $12, each bundle
consists of 5 mylar balloons (1 congrats, 4 stars) with a decorative
weight to hold them down. Click the link below for a flyer to hand to
all your friends with seniors:
http://www.smhsband.org/Fundraising/graduation_balloons.doc
If you’d like to ORDER Senior Balloons, please complete the form and
send payment as described on the flyer.
If your neighborhood has an email list, or if you know of families with
an SMHS Senior, PLEASE send this flyer out and share it with those
families! We want every senior family to have the opportunity to honor
their senior (and support the band!).
UNDERCLASSMEN PARENTS: We need your help! On Thursday, May 23rd, we will
be filling the balloons and assembling the bundles. We will have a
morning and afternoon shifts. If you can come out for even part of a
shift, please check the band web site for a sign-up page to come help.
If you have any questions, please email Ann Ferree at ferreetime@hotmail.com
or call at 770-719-1819.
SPRING MARCHING REHEARSALS
Mark your calendar for the spring marching rehearsals starting next
week!
- Monday, May 5 (4:00 – 6:30 pm) – Rookies (8th graders & new marchers),
Section Leaders, and Percussion
- Tuesday, May 6 (4:00 – 6:30 pm) All Marching Band
- Thursday, May 8 (4:00 – 6:30 pm) All Marching Band
- Monday, May 12 (4:00 – 6:30 pm) All Marching Band
- Thursday, May 15 (4:00 – 6:30 pm) All Marching Band
BAND BANQUET
The Band Banquet is Tuesday, May 13 at 6:30 pm in the school cafeteria.
Families are asked to bring a main dish and a side dish. The Boosters
provide the beverages, dessert, and paper products. The entire family is
invited, including younger (or older!) siblings.
Students will be recognized for their achievements this year and seniors
will be honored.
Do you have extra photos? Donna Noble is looking for photos of band kids
over the last year to have as decorations and for students to take home.
If you have duplicates of photos you can donate, please contact her at
DonnaLo@aol.com.
MARCHING BAND FORMS – FEES - PHYSICALS
Spring is in the air, flowers and pollen are in full bloom, and marching
band forms are abundant!
All forms have been posted on the web site --- check the FORMS link on
the left and follow the directions to print and complete the forms.
The first one due is the DEPOSIT SLIP, with your $100 (for
instrumentalists) / $150 (for fall auxiliary) due on or before Friday,
May 16th. Complete the deposit slip and enclose it with your check in a
sealed, labeled envelope. Drop it in the white box OR mail it to the
Band Boosters’ new box:
SMHS BAND BOOSTERS
PMB #139, 1200 HWY 74 S., STE 6
PEACHTREE CITY, GA 30269
FCBOE-required forms can be picked up from Mr. King, Dr. Poor or from
the front office already printed. They are also available on the band
web site to print at home.
- Pre-participation Physical Evaluation HISTORY FORM
- Pre-participation Physical Evaluation PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FORM
- Pre-participation Physical Evaluation CLEARANCE FORM (in duplicate)
- Parental Consent for Athletic/Extracurricular Participation (two
pages)
- Athletic and Extracurricular Participation Code of Conduct Contract
$20 PHYSICALS AT SCHOOL
SMHS will again offer physicals at the school for $20 ... cash or check
(payable to Starr’s Mill High School). The date is May 8th, after school
from 3:30 - 6:00ish.
Ms. Watkins will be pre-selling spaces in line next week during lunch in
the cafeteria. Take your $20 cash or check and purchase yours EARLY IN
THE WEEK. You will then be called in from marching rehearsal as your
space in line is about to be called. BUY EARLY so you can be toward the
FRONT of the line.
Parents, be sure the first page of the Physical Examinations packet is
completely filled out, and send the entire packet with your student. The
school will KEEP the packet after the physical is completed. We will get
a copy from the office for our use.
ONLINE MAGAZINE FUNDRAISER
By now, you should all have received an email from KATHRYN ROTHFUSZ
inviting you to participate in the online magazine fundraiser. Several
families have already sent out emails and are already generating cash!
Cash that will help offset your band fees next year!
The fundraiser will automatically generate two more reminder emails.
This is an EASY way to raise funds to reduce the cost of band for you
next year. If you have questions, please contact Kathy Rothfusz at
KathyRothfusz@SMHSBand.org.
If you have changes to your contact information (phone numbers, address,
email address), please
Click Here to send them to Kathy Rothfusz,
Booster Communications Chair