Owasso Band Patrons’ Parent Handbook
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Band Patrons’ Parent Handbook 
Welcome from Band Patrons Pride of Owasso History List of Officers and Phone Numbers General Operations Committees Band Parent Handbook Band Terms & Definitions Membership & Volunteer Form Welcome from the Owasso Band Patrons Important Dates to Remember: High School Band Rehearsal Begins - August 1 Band Admin Night – Early August – Actual date and location will be determined by the start of Summer Band The Pride of Owasso Administrative Night event ensures that your student has completed everything that is necessary to participate in the Owasso Band program. There are a few mandatory forms that must be filled out and initial band fees that need to be paid prior to the start of the school year. Marching Band Shoes - $40.00 Uniform Cleaning Fee - $25.00 Instrument Fee – (School provided instrument) $40.00 each semester. Marching Gloves - $3.00 pair or 2 pair for $5.00. Black Under Uniform - The price of the set is $16.00. Band Patrons Meeting – Monday, August 15th – 7:00pm - Band Room 1st Day of School - August 18 Run to the Beat 5K & Fun Run – Saturday, August 20th - 5K – 7:00am & Fun Run – Immediately afterwards Invitational Marching Contest Meeting – Thursday, September 22nd – Adults 7:00pm – Big Band Room Students 8:00pm – Big Band Room 18th Annual Owasso Bands Invitational Marching Contest – Saturday, September 24th Renegade Review Invitational Marching Contest – Saturday, October 8th – Union High School Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional Marching Contest – Friday, October 21st - Sunday, October 23rd OBA State Marching Contest - Saturday, October 29th - Broken Arrow High School Bands of America Grand National Championship Indianapolis - Thursday, November 10th - Sunday, November 13th Other Important Band Patron Information - Membership Dues are $10 annually (per family) – Dues must be current in order to participate in fundraising events that benefit your student’s trip account. Fireworks, concessions, Imperial Coffee, poinsettia sales, CFS Mattress, & Krispy Kreme sales are a few examples of fundraisers that put money in your student’s trip account. Merchandise – For a copy of the merchandise form please visit the Band Patrons Band Gear tab at owassobands.com Questions? Please email Christy & Kenny Hartsell at kckkhart@gmail.com or 918-810-3082. The Pride of Owasso and Owasso Bands - History The Owasso Band Program has a long history of excellence. Students learn that good behavior and citizenship are the driving force behind the success of the band. Without these things it is impossible for individuals to reach their maximum potential as a musician. Since 1980 the Owasso High School Band has earned 108 OSSAA State Sweepstakes Awards. The band program now has five contest-level concert bands. In April of 2016, all five concert bands received straight Superior ratings in Concert and Sight Reading at OSSAA State Contest. The concert bands have also participated in contests in Chicago, Washington D.C., Orlando, St. Louis, Houston, Virginia Beach, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Indianapolis and San Antonio. The PRIDE of Owasso is a 1997 recipient of the Sudler Flag of Honor and a 2005 recipient of the Sudler Shield. These international awards are presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation to outstanding concert bands (the “Flag”) and marching bands (the “Shield”). Owasso High School is the only band in Oklahoma to have received both awards. The PRIDE of Owasso marching band has received First Divisions in the OSSAA marching competition for the past 41 consecutive years, performed in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and has made five appearances in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Most recently, in March of 2014, the PRIDE of Owasso was named “Best Overall Band” in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland. At the Oklahoma Bandmasters Association Championships, The PRIDE has finished in the top three every year they have competed and were named Grand Champions in 1996. They have been a finalist at Bands of America Regionals in Arlington, San Antonio, Atlanta and Las Vegas and were the 2012 Champions of the St. Louis Super-Regional Marching Contest. At the Bands of America Grand Nationals in Indianapolis, the PRIDE of Owasso was a Semi-finalist in 2001, 2002 and 2009; the band reached the finals in 2005 (12th) and 2011 (7th). Our commitment is to help your child develop life skills through the art of music. Among these skills are discipline, citizenship, responsibility, and leadership. We also hope to create a love and understanding of music through performance, preferably top-notch performance, which we can all be proud of. Thank you for letting us share in the growth of your child. Updated 5/10/2016 The Pride of Owasso Helpful Telephone Numbers High School Band Room ………….. 918-272-1856 Mr. Harris ………………………………….. 918-697-2200 Mrs. Gorham ……………………………… 918-274-6387 Mr. Barber …………………………………. 918-808-8481 Mrs. Craft ………………………………….. 918-609-5498 Mr. O’Kelley ………………………………. 918-401-0362 Mr. Workman……………………………… 918-409-7622 Mr. Hollon…………………………………… 405-401-2802 Owasso Band Patrons P.O. Box 604, Owasso, OK 74055 Email address: owbandpatrons@gmail.com Facebook: Owasso Band Patrons & Owasso Color Guard Website: owassobands.com 2016-2017 OFFICERS President Phil Wilburn Cell – 918-289-6819 owbandpatrons@gmail.com Co-1st Vice-Presidents – Concession Stand Jodi Acord & Regina Jones Cell – 918-504-7526 (Jodi) jodi.acord@hotmail.com Cell – 918-260-1855 (Regina) regina.jones@ncdcok.org 2nd Vice-President – Band Coronation Sheila Hull Cell – 918-520-6682 Sheila.hull.owasso@gmail.com 3rd Vice-President – Band Banquet Stacey Kendall Cell – 918-272-3085 shonandstacey@hotmail.com Secretary Sabrina Nelson Cell – 918-859-1546 sdnelson27@yahoo.com Treasurer Mark Acord Cell – 918-504-7840 markwacord@gmail.com Publicity Sam Blackstar Cell – 580-761-4240 obppublicity@gmail.com Chaperones Steve Cordray Cell – 918-924-7928 stevecordray@hotmail.com OTHER IMPORTANT NUMBERS: Merchandise Christy & Kenny Hartsell Cell – 918-810-3082 (Christy) kckkhart@gmail.com Cell – 918-644-5026 (Kenny) Marching Contest Coordinator Kenny Hartsell Cell – 918-644-5026 kckkhart@gmail.com OWASSO BAND PATRONS GENERAL OPERATION COMMITTEES The following is a listing of general operation committees and their descriptions. We encourage you to volunteer your time to the committee of your choice. Concession Stand (Jodi Acord & Regina Jones) - This committee assists the 1st Vice President in coordinating volunteers working in the concession stand during the fall football, basketball and wrestling games. Concession Stand Scheduling (Sheila Hull) Band Coronation (Sheila Hull) - This committee assists the 2nd Vice President in decorating the platform used for the pep assembly and the night of Band Homecoming, ordering flowers for attendants, obtaining cars or a float for the Homecoming parade and coordinating royalty’s clothing. Band Banquet (Stacey Kendall) - This committee assists the 3rd Vice President in designing and creating decorations, preparation of banquet programs, selling tickets and anything else necessary for this event. Chaperones (Steve Cordray) - This committee assists the Chaperone officer with calling and coordinating chaperones for local band events. Hospitality and Food (Pam Braisted) - This committee will coordinate, purchase, and arrange to serve food and refreshments to band members and chaperones at band events and competitions. Marching Contest Meal & Judge Hospitality (Linda Kile) 3rd Quarter (Steve Cordray) - This committee assists in supplying drinks to band students during their 3rd quarter break at both home and away football games. Drinks are purchased, chilled and transported to the game. Flag Sewing & Pinning (Cindy Nagley) - This committee will assist in sewing construction of color guard flags and uniforms. Pit Crew (Rob Braisted) - This committee will help load and unload instruments and percussion equipment for marching season. This equipment is used on the field during performances. Merchandise (Christy & Kenny Hartsell) - This committee is responsible for ordering and distributing shirts, marching contest crew shirts, other merchandise. Fundraising (Board Officers) - This committee is responsible for reviewing, suggesting, and organizing fund raising opportunities for the club. They are also responsible for maintaining and reporting student trip account credits. Publicity (Sam Blackstar) - This committee assists the Publicity officer with getting our fundraising activities into the press and taking pictures. Marching Contest (Kenny Hartsell) - This committee assists with organizing and staffing the annual Owasso Invitational Marching contest. The contest is the official start of Marching Contest season for many schools. More than 20 regional schools will be in attendance on Saturday, September 24th. Fireworks (Christy Hartsell & Sandra Hallock) - This committee assists with organizing, scheduling, stocking and keeping inventory and financial records for the Fireworks fundraiser. This fundraiser generally runs two full weeks thru the 4th of July holiday. Uniform Room (Mrs. Majestic and Shelly Letzkus) - This committee is responsible for organizing, fitting, cleaning, and checking in the marching and concert uniforms. This group usually works during the day in the uniform room. Run to the Beat (Stacey Kendall) – This committee is responsible for organizing the Run to the Beat 5K & Fun Run. Golf Tournament (Bryon Fry) – This committee organized the annual Golf Tournament at Bailey Ranch Golf Course which takes place in April. Owasso Band Patrons Club - Band Parent Handbook The first priority for every band parent is to attend as many events where your child is performing as possible. Our kids work extremely hard and it is our responsibility as parents to be there to recognize their effort, provide support and encourage them to succeed. Another major priority of a band parent is to get involved and volunteer time supporting our nationally-recognized band program. The Owasso Bands program is blessed to have some of the nation’s best directors and supporting staff. However; It is very difficult to run a world class band program without volunteer and financial support generated through various fundraising activities. Our mission is: To provide unwavering support for the Owasso Bands program which in turn leads to our hardworking band students achieving success. Download 169.02 Kb. Share with your friends:
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