Band Newsletter #1

• Band Booster Meeting, Tuesday, September 2nd @6:00 p.m.
• Thank you WSHS Band Parents! For a Successful Band Camp!
• Color Guard Sewing & Cutting “Party”
• “Band Day”—September 6th
• Band Uniform Update
• Duplicate emails might still be received
• Band Boosters Contacts for 2008/2009

Band Booster Meeting, Tuesday, September 2nd at 6:00 p.m.
(Contributor: Kami Hettwer)
The time is already here for the monthly Band Booster Meeting!! Held every first Tuesday of the month, this month’s meeting will start 30 minutes earlier than normal. See below for details. All Parents of band members are invited to attend.

When: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Where: Band Room

Thank you WSHS Band Parents For a Successful Band Camp!
(Contributor: Michelle Pavelek)
Thank You West Salem Band Parents for your help during Band Camp! This event would not be possible without our awesome parent volunteers. I do not have the names of all of the families that donated money or snacks. If you donated and your name is not on the list or if I have left out any volunteers, please e-mail me at j.pavelek@comcast.net.

Sectional Social Homes
Michelle and Mike Winegar
Dana and Phil Neilson
Ken and Patty Bolstad
Connie Phillips
Mike and Amy Litwin, Ted and Debbie Davis
Matt and Crystal Perry
Jim and Michelle Pavelek
Judy Stanley

WSHS Lock-In
Alyson Baker
Debbie Harris
Steve Anderson
Debbie Davis
Staci Larson
Kelly McIntosh
Franci DeFord
Kim Erbes
Michelle Pavelek

WSHS Lock-In Breakfast
Orval and Denise Gilmore
Bridget Mitchell
Marty and Marianne Stipe
Trudy McKinnell
Lisa Hughes
Derick Bess
Teresa Goetter
Vickie Tuttle
Debbie Harris
Kelly McIntosh
Teri and Patti Hurley

Coffee - Shannon Riggs

Parent Night Potluck
John and Scotti Rylands
Lori Gorman
Lisa Hughes
Kim Erbes
Bridget Mitchell
Debbie Davis
Sue Gresley
Connie Phillips

Snacks
Mrs. Sproule
John and Scotti Rylands
Jim and Bridget Mitchell
***Many parents donated money during the first parent meeting. Please e-mail me if you donated money or snacks and your name is not on this list - j.pavelek@comcast.net.

Ice Cream Social
Denise Gilmore
Trudy McKinnell
Bridget Mitchell
Patti Bolstad

Designing and building props
Randy and Sam Rothweiler
Kami Hettwer
Mike Hettwer

Picking up and delivering prop material
Tim Hull
Rhonda Bachmann

Designing and building props
Randy and Sam Rothweiler

I will say it again this year, West Salem Band Parents are OUTSTANDING! Thanks again for your support.

Michelle Pavelek
Band Camp Volunteer Coordinator
j.pavelek@comcast.net.

Color Guard Sewing & Cutting “Party”
(Contributor: Alyson Baker)
We have figured out the other date for sewing and cutting. It will be on the Tuesday during practice for the band so I think the time is 6 - 9. p.m. So Tuesday 9/2 at 6 - 9pm during rehersal.

Alyson Baker
Editor’s Note: The above conflicts with the regularly-scheduled Band Booster Meeting, so please advise Alyson if you can assist in advance if possible at sackbaker@msn.com.

“Band Day”—September 6th
This Saturday, September 6th is the annual all-Salem high school “Band Day” fundraiser. Please be looking out for an update for more information on this event later this week. The students are already aware of this event and it is a very important day to not only WSHS Band but for all the music programs in Salem Keizer School Distsrict.

Band Uniform Update
(Contributor: Deanna Garney)
Marching Uniform Team- The kids all looked great at parent night. Thank you to the parents that helped in making it happen!!! Thank you to all the parents that came up to me on Friday night in the band hall and offered to help.

The following is a short break down of what we need as far as help through the marching season. Everyone is welcome—it’s very rewarding and the kids actually like us around, so some additional volunteers for the below events would be helpful:

For Football games - we need 2-3 parents available to monitor the kids before and after the game. General mom or dad stuff (e.g.,finding shoes, socks, helping with shakos, buttons etc.) During the game and right before half time performance we need a designated plume person with a couple of helpers to put the plumes on the shakos. We have been very lucky to have Roki Hughes do this for many years. Since her kids are no longer in the band we can't expect her to be available for all the games and competitions. Although we love having her we are hoping to get some new parents to step up and take over this honorable position.—not only for plumes but for uniforms as well. because I too will be leaving as my son is a senior this year.

For Competition days - we need 3-4 parents to help stage the uniforms and accessories the night before and to be on site at the Titan Camp to help the kids with their needs when they get dressed and undressed for prelims and for finals. And again to help plume right before they go on the field. Depending on the weather this can be very simple. If it rains extra help is always needed to pass out and collect rain ponchos, hang jackets and ponchos to dry when we get back to the school. Cleaning uniforms and putting away ponchos for the next time. Usually done the following Monday evening.

Please let me know if you can help and when you can be available so that I know for sure that we have coverage. You can contact me at dg5758@comcast.net. Thanks again I look forward to an awesome season and meeting the next great set of parents to continue on with this wonderful group of kids.

Deanna Garney

Duplicate emails might still be received
(Contributor: Jesse Seeley)
Some of you may continue to receive duplicate emails until later this week or after the dust settles with my own personal work and that of finalizing this school year’s WSHS Band distribution lists. As always, if you are receiving and no longer wish to have them delivered, please follow the instructions at the very bottom of this newsletter (“To unsubscribe. . .”). Thank you for your patience as I work toward eliminating these duplicate emails, which has to be done by a merge of last year’s and this year’s data. Believe me, hurrying the process might result in just the opposite (not getting anything J).

Band Boosters Contacts for 2008/2009
Band Area Chair: Kami Hettwer, 503-585-2529, MKHett@aol.com
Student Accounts: Vickie Tuttle, 503-588-0968, tuttle84@comcast.net
Uniforms/Concert Attire Coordinator: Deanna Garney, 503-763-8715, dg5758@comcast.net
Color Guard & Jazz Band Contact: Alyson Baker, sackbaker@msn.com
Newsletter Editor: Jesse Seeley, jesse@hp.com

Music Web pages:
“Booster” Main Page http://homepage.mac.com/titanmusic/