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Reminders for Friday & Saturday
Just a few reminders:
Please let us know if you have any questions. Adventure Awaits! Suzanne & Michaele |
Outback Bowl Game Tickets Now Available
Our adventure to the Outback Bowl is getting closer. We are happy to announce that Outback Bowl game tickets are ready to be ordered. Tickets are already included in the trip fee for students, selected chaperones and in both the Florida-Only and Outback packages. The Outback Bowl game kick-off is at noon on January 1, 2018. If you are interested in purchasing Outback Bowl Game Tickets please click here. The deadline to order your game ticket is Sept. 29th. Game tickets are $100 per ticket and payment is due upon order submission. If payment has not been received as of September 29, 2017, your tickets will not be ordered. Once tickets are purchased they are NON-REFUNDABLE. As per the travel company, they wanted to inform you that in an effort to keep bands seated together, additional tickets requested may not be seated with the band. Every effort will be made to keep the whole ADHS band group seated together, but seating of the band takes precedence. Adventure Awaits! Please let us know if you have any questions. Suzanne & Michaele |
Friday Football Game and Saturday Competition Logistics
This is to provide you with information concerning the Football Game this Friday and the George Washington H.S. Competition in Danville, VA this Saturday. HOME FOOTBALL GAME (ATHENS VS. WEST JOHNSTON) Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 Because we do not have school on Thursday, we will NOT have our 3-5:30pm after school rehearsal. Instead, we will have full rehearsal on Friday from 3-4:30pm, followed by a pizza dinner in our cafeteria. We are asking every student for a $2 donation for the dinner. Please do not worry if you do not have the funds to pay—we will feed everyone! We’re just trying to keep our piggy bank full for the Outback Bowl☺ After eating dinner, we will follow the schedule below: Change into full uniform 5:15pm Warm-up in Junior lot 5:45pm March to stadium 6:15pm Pregame Performance 6:45pm Game begins 7:00pm Halftime Performance @8:00pm Dismissal (at flagpole near band room) 9:45pm Students will be wearing their full uniform for this game. They may wear any type of shirt underneath the jacket; however, they must wear a shirt! As we will be wearing our blue uniform tee under our uniform tomorrow, I would suggest not wearing the blue tee for this performance (unless you want to wash it Friday evening). Woodwinds and brass will need their flip folders and lyres; all students should bring a small amount of money for drinks/snacks following their performance. GEORGE WASHINGTON H.S. COMPETITION (aka “Dixie Classic”) Saturday, Oct. 23, 2017 Report to Athens 11:00am Rehearsal 11:15am Return to bandroom; prepare for departure 1:15pm Inspection in senior lot (in ½ uniform) 2:40pm Depart for VA border (via activity busses and charter) 3:00pm Transfer to GWHS via the charter bus 4:30-5:30pm Eat dinner (provided by boosters) 5:30pm Warm up begins 6:45pm PERFORMANCE 7:45pm Awards Ceremony 8:30pm *Transfer back to NC border via the charter bus 9:30-10:30pm Depart NC border 10:30pm Arrive Athens Drive Midnight Important Competition Day Logistics
I truly prefer to think of these events as “Band Shows” rather than competitions. As you can imagine, judging art is very subjective—so subjective that the very act of doing it is highly questionable. I always encourage our students to do their best everyday in order for them to perform at their highest potential. They will always be winners if they do this! It is vital to remember that we compete against ourselves, not against others. That said, we do use the feedback that we receive and the adrenaline rush that comes naturally with performance and competition to GROW! Thank you for all that you have done to make this season so wonderful. Hope to see you up in Danville routing for our band! “Doc” |
Spirit Wear - Fleeces & Hoodies
Hello! Competitions are beginning and we’ll start to see some cool nights! Many of our band families wear our band fleece on those chilly nights and it’s a great way to spot fellow band members at the competitions. Before I place an order for the band fleece, I’d like to get a sense of how many we’ll need and what sizes. They are unisex. If you are new to band and unfamiliar with the fleece, click this link to check it out. I am also very low on hoodies (an item the kids typically wear) , but don’t want to order of lot of them if I don’t need them. If you’d like to order a hoodie for your child, please let me know as soon as possible. These are also unisex. If you think you will want one of either item, please email me within the next week at spiritwear@athensdriveband.com and let me know how which items and what size. The turnaround time is usually 2-3 weeks so I’d like to get this order in as soon as possible. Thanks! Melanie |
PNC Arena Fundraiser SIGNUP Is Open
Use the following link http://signup.com/go/NSaEEnp to access the PNC Fundraiser SIGNUP. All current available events received for the year have been entered for your selection. Please note that our contract with PNC requires that we work all Hurricanes Hockey and NCUS Basketball games as well as 7 additional special events, else the band will incur a fine and possibly have to forfeit a $1000 bonus at the end of the year. Special note: The dates listed below have conflicts with band functions or have two events on one day. Please consider volunteering for these events as they may be difficult to cover. October 7 Competition -- (Canes Hockey Home Opener 4 volunteers) October 27 Football Game -- (Canes Hockey 3 volunteers) November 3 Football Game – (NCSU Basketball Exhibition Game 4 volunteers) November 10 Football Game – (NCSU Basketball 4 volunteers) December 2 Apex Christmas Parade – (NCSU Basketball 4v & Canes Hockey 3 volunteers) December 9 Cary Christmas Parade – (Disney on Ice 3 shows, 2 volunteers per show) December 29 Outback Bowl – (Canes Hockey 4 volunteers) January 2 Outback Bowl– (Canes Hockey 4 volunteers) Daily Doubles (Basketball am, Hockey pm) Saturday 12-2-17 Saturday 12-16-17 Sunday 1-21-18 Saturday 2-10-18 Thank you for your help and assistance. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Brenda or I at your earliest convenience at pnc@athensdriveband.com. John & Brenda |
Coupon Book Sale Ends This Friday!
This Friday, September 15th is the official end date for our coupon book sale. All money and unsold books must be turned in by Friday. Any books not turned in by Friday will be charged to your band account. If you sold 5 books and qualified for a free book, you still need to turn in all extra books so we can complete our inventory for the vendor. We will distribute any free books earned on Saturday, September 16th at the 9 to 9 rehearsal (details will be provided later this week). Please stop by to see us to turn in money and unsold books, or to pick up additional books. We will be available as follows: Tuesday, 9/12 - After practice in the band parking lot Wednesday, 9/13 - Before, during, and after practice at the band field Thursday, 9/14 - After practice in the band parking lot. At the band booster committee chair meeting. At the band booster meeting. Friday, 9/15 - At the football stadium before the game. In the band hallway after the game Thank you to everyone who participated in this easy fundraiser. Jean and Wendy couponbooks@athensdriveband.com |
Uniform Help Needed at 9-9 on Saturday
As you know the 9am-9pm practice is this Saturday. As a reminder, please make sure all bibs that needed hemming are back at school on rack in band hallway. We will be checking the fit for all uniforms for each member to make sure we are ready for the first competition. We could use a few extra hands! Please contact us if you can help out at any point on Saturday. We will start around 9am and work until we get everyone checked out. Please email us at uniforms@athensdriveband.com if you can help out. Plus, we are still looking for Freshman and sophomore parents to learn the ropes with us and join the team to carry on after we graduate! Ask us questions and we will tell you all about the fun! Thank you! Your Uniform Committee uniforms@athensdriveband.com |
Fall BBQ - Help Needed
We need YOU for the BBQ! The coming weeks are important to help make our BBQ a success! Our biggest need is for our BBQ-ties to hand out flyers to businesses two weeks before the BBQ. Please click here to go to the signup and volunteer your time. We've raised over $4k the last few BBQs and THIS fall we want to reach over $5k. With your help we can do it! Volunteering your time at the BBQ is a great way to socialize with fellow band parents and students and eat some delicious BBQ! BBQ info: $9 for BBQ pork & fried chicken combo plate w/two sides & hushpuppies $1 homemade desserts We have a fabulous new BBQ location! Masonic Lodge, 5610 Tryon Rd, Raleigh This fundraiser helps to provide exceptional music education to a wide range of students. Thank you for helping support our band program! -BBQ Team |
Alison Family
Thank you to all those who helped our senior percussion student, Robbie Alison, and his father, Chucky! The response was amazing and heart-warming. We have the most wonderful band families! The signup for the family meals filled so quickly, that I had several parents asking what else they could do to help. So, one of the suggestions was to provide gift cards for Robbie that could be used if he goes out for school lunches (or any other time). Robbie told me that he likes McDonald's and Chick-fil-A the best, but he isn't too picky. I've added slots for gift cards to the signup at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b4ca9aa2c7-alison if anyone would like to contribute. The dates are during Tuesday and Thursday practices until the end of September. Each date will take several entries in case more than one person wants to sign up for the same date. I will collect the gift cards on Tuesdays and Thursdays to give to Robbie before or after band rehearsals. If you have any questions, please contact me at percussionsupport@athensdriveband.com Thank you! Sherry Percussion Support percussionsupport@athensdriveband.com |
PNC Arena Fundraiser Training & Information
Date: September 16, 2017 (during the Saturday 9 to 9) Session 1: 10:30 am in the Band room with Brenda Gerken (after the freshman/sophomore breakfast) Session 2: 7:00 pm in the Band room with John Chiavacci (before the evening band performance) Learn how to not write checks for your band fees. Hear how getting involved with the PNC Arena fundraiser puts money in your student(s) band account ($35 for lead, $30 for worker), earn fundraiser service credits ($35 for each event max of 5) or start saving for next year all while experiencing the excitement of NHL Hockey, ACC Basketball, music from concert performances or just conversing and exchanging experiences with new or existing band families. Brenda and I will give you the scoop on the, who, what, when, where and how of PNC Fundraising. Hope to see you there John & Brenda pnc@athensdriveband.com |
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