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October 2009 Minutes
July 2009 Minutes download PDF (page 1) download PDF (page 2)
April 2009 Minutes
March 2009 Minutes
February 2009 Minutes
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August 2008 Minutes
June 2008 Meeting Minutes June
16, 2008 Attendees:
Patricia Eary, Tammy VanPutten, Elizabeth Marckini, Emily Marckini, Joe
Marckini, MaryBeth Menke, Beth Blades, Linda Raisanen, Merri Moore, Denise
Bremmer, Nancy Noreen, Gordon Neville, Barbara Neville, Ken Neville, Patricia Miszewski,
Lisa Colligan, Justin Harnden, Adam
Borst, Robert Robuck and Dave Eary. Meeting
was called to order at 6:45 p.m. The
minutes of previous meetings were reviewed and accepted with a spelling
change. Treasurer’s
report for was reviewed and accepted. Director’s
Reports: Robert
Robuck: Going to work with Dave
to set up the sound system so he can teach off the computer rather than the
cd. Adam
Borst:
This has been a successful year. Mr. Robuck has done a great job with
the jazz band. We have one of the youngest yet finest jazz bands in the area.
Thanks to everyone who spoke up for the band program. Unofficially,
Mr.Borst, Mr.Greene, and Mr. Robuck are all being kept on full-time. We are
keeping the jazz band as well.
We are starting summer lessons. Mr.Borst and Mr. Greene are giving
private lessons.
We are doing a drum camp this year. Ryan Miller won’t be at the full
band camp so he wanted to do the drum camp July 14 through17.
This year’s show is Cirque du Soleil. We have added a new young gun
to the color guard staff. We have the same designer as last year, Derek. The
drill designer is new. The theme is Jester. Color guard will have props like
exercise balls, crab pots (to hold the balls on the field), and 3 ft. dowel
rods with jester heads. We need people to volunteer to help make the color
guard outfits and flags.
The handbook is being updated and will hopefully be available in early
July.
A calendar will be handed out every month that has all the practices
and performances on it. Students with jobs may find useful to hand these to
the person who does their scheduling. The calendars are also going to be
available on the website.
On October 10, the football game against Forest Hills Northern is going
to be at Fifth Third Park. We have been invited. We are going to explore this
issue further before committing to anything. The
maintenance staff appreciate that we clean up after ourselves and that we
treat them well. An example was that after the collage concert, we put all the
chairs up. They thought they were going to be there all night. Committee
Reports: Concessions:
They are working on getting ready for band camp. Denise has not figured
out spring yet. Funds have been transferred to student accounts. Signups for
fall events went around. A note on history: The music boosters started
concessions with the Red Flannel Competition. In the late 70’s the school
board voted to give concessions exclusively to the music boosters. Fund
Raising: We sold 217 Entertainment books for $20 Scrip
– The data base has been updated. We
are starting to get more people interested. Order forms are available on the
website. Uniforms
– Fittings will be on Friday July 18. We need lots of help. A sign-up sheet
for volunteers was circulated. Jazz
at the Kent - The kids got a lot out of it. The cost was $700. After sales and
donations of $538, we ended up losing $162. Having the sound man backstage was
not the best idea. Collage
Concert: We got lots of compliments. Some people complained that it is on
Sunday but that turns out to be the best day due to conflicts with athletics
and all. Shirts
– Parent orders for shirts and hoodies were taken. The design was drawn up
by Sally Smith. The hoodies will be red and the t-shirts will be black with
the front very similar to last year’s design. Band
Camp:
We will be feeding dinner to the kids on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday. Hot dogs will be served on Friday. Tacos, chicken, and macaroni and cheese will be served on the
other night.
We will be offering lunch for those students that want to buy it. Pop
and candy will be offered also.
The letters that went out stated that payment was due on the first
morning of band camp. If payment was not received, the student would not get a
snack and would be segregated from the rest of the students during the snack
break.
The games are going to be based on the Olympics.
The winners will get to be first in line for donuts. Second place gets
to be first for dinner. Third place gets first in line for afternoon snack. New
Officers for 2008-2009
The floor was opened up for nominations.
The following were nominated and approved by a vote of the members:
President – Beth Blades
1stVice-President – Elizabeth Marckini
2nd Vice-President – Merri Moore
Treasurer – MaryBeth Menke
Financial Secretary– Linda Raisanen
Secretary – Denise Gross A
signup sheet for name tags was circulated. A
motion was made and passed to pay the driver of the trailer $.45 per mile. A
freshman liaison position was created. This person will be responsible for
contacting the parents of freshman to get them involved. We
need people to sign up for school board and athletic booster meetings. Students
will need to bring their water bottles to Monday night rehearsals. When it is
really hot out, the kids should be drinking tepid water as it is absorbed more
readily. If
anybody is interested in making locker decorations, let Beth Blades know. Band
pictures are tentatively schedules to be taken on the Saturday practice before
Rockford. Although
they no longer have a student in band, Patricia and Dave Eary are going to
stick around. Sally Smith is also going to stay involved. Mr.
Borst thanked the old board members. The organization was part of the reason
he wanted to come here. He offered special thanks to Dave and Patricia. Next
meeting is August 18. Meeting
adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Denise Gross.
March 2008 Meeting Minutes March
17, 2008 Attendees:
Patricia Eary, Lisa Colligan, Tammy VanPutten, Barbara Neville,
Gordon Neville, Elizabeth Marckini, Emily Marckini, MaryBeth Menke, Beth
Blades, Jim Greene, Sally Smith, Robert Robuck Meeting
was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Treasurer’s
report was reviewed and accepted. Director’s
Reports: Jim
Greene: Jim talked about
possible upcoming budget cuts for the music program. Robert
Robuck: Jazz Band will be
performing at Jazz Festival at Byron Center on Thursday, March 20. They will watch six other bands after they perform and then
come home. The State budget
crisis is causing our district to do some restructuring for the fall.
At this point, both the 7th and 8th graders
will have only one encore period instead of two.
Sixth grade band scheduling has not been determined at this
point. The music program
can afford some cuts at the top of the program but not at the bottom as
this will kill the program. Robert
suggested that Patricia go to see Andy Booth and Ron McDermed about the
cuts along with local business people such as Val Kavanaugh or Kevin
Pike. Adam
Borst: Adam was unable to
be at the meeting but sent an email out to everyone.
State Solo Ensemble went well with six groups participating and
five of them getting First Division ratings.
Fine Arts Night is Tuesday, April 22 from 6-8 pm at the high
school. Next
year’s show will be
unveiled soon. We will have
a new drill writer, new guard staff and Ryan Miller for drumline and
pit. (Ryan is a past
graduate of CS and is Director of Bands at Godwin Heights. We
will not be taking HS bands to State Festival due to various reasons. It will remain a possibility for future years as we continue
to grow and develop into a stronger program. Eighth
grade Solo/Ensemble will be held on Saturday, April 19 at Belding.
Adam also thanked all those who helped with Festival. Committee
Reports: Communications:
The Jazz Band and the 8th grade solo/ensemble events
will perform before the travelogue in the high school auditorium on
Monday, April 14, starting at 6:00 p.m. Concessions:
Festival went well. Spring
events concession sheet went around for everyone to sign up.
Denise will clean the high school stand on Thursday morning, March 20 and stock will be brought down from the HS Storage
Room on Friday, March 21. Fundraising:
Next Family Fare Cash for Class will be April 20-26.
Patricia will again contact Jake Mellema about doing a concert.
There will be a Jazz Band concert at the Kent Theatre on April 29
where admission will be charged. Unfinished
business: Festival
recap: The directors heard
many good comments about the food and our facilities. School
board presentation went well. The
HS saxophone quartet played “Irish Suite” and a short video of the
Florida trip was played for the board.
Adam also told the board about other accomplishments of the
various bands, including the 6th grade concert that was held
in February. Scholarship
requests: The Boosters
received letters from Charles Nelson (7th grade trombone),
Adam Gross and Meagen Rice for summer band camp.
Charles and Meagen will be going to Blue Lake and Adam will be
going to Wolverine. Emily
Marckini also asked for a band camp scholarship.
The Boosters approved $100 for each applicant. New
business: Community
Night is April 17. Due to
concession events that evening, we may need at least one volunteer to
help with the Booster table. Fine
Arts Showcase is April 22 at the high school from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
It is okay for the Boosters to sell concession items that evening
if we have the staffing to do it as there is also a concession event in
the stadium. Band
Awards Dessert is May 1 at 7:00 p.m.
Invitations will need to go out in mid-April.
Patricia will do the senior candy bags. Nomination
Committee: No one
volunteered to be on the committee, so the executive board will come up
with nominations for officers. Beth
Blades has agreed to run for president and MaryBeth Menke is willing to
be treasurer. Denise Gross
and Linda Raisanen will need to be asked if they will continue in their
positions for another year. Sally
asked for ideas for doing something as a fundraiser with the Red Flannel
t-shirts that weren’t sold two years ago. Next
meeting is April 21. Meeting
adjourned at 7:57 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Sally Smith and Patricia Eary
February 2008 Meeting Minutes Meeting
was called to order on February 25, 2008 at 7:00 PM. Attending
the meeting were: Denise Gross, Linda Raisanen, James Greene, Adam Borst,
Denise Bremmer, Gordon Neville, Barbara Neville, Lisa Colligan, Sally
Smith, Patricia Eary, Kim Johnson, Elizabeth Marckini, Dave Eary,
Marybeth Menke, Nancy Noreen, Beth Blades, and Tammy VanPutten. 1)
The Minutes from the January 2008 Music Boosters Meeting were
passed as written. 2)
Treasurer’s Report was passed as written. High school account
is low. 3)
Director’s Reports a)
Adam Borst: i)
Thanks to all for the Florida trip. If you have any comments
please advise. ii)
The 6th grade is performing on Thursday February 28 at 7 PM in
Red Hawk Elementary. iii)
Phantom of the Opera is being presented on February 28 through
March 1. A lot of band kids (and a director) involved. iv)
We have had three guest conductors: Dr. Kevin Tutt from GVSU,
Brian Phillips, and Ted Bazany. v)
Solo and Ensemble for the high school students is at CMU on March
15. We are sending 7 events. vi)
The sax quartet is going to play for the Board of Education. vii)
The middle school solo and ensemble is on April 19 in Belding.
Will Boosters cover the cost? We are sending 8 events. Should be around
$100 to $150. b)
Jim Greene: i)
Preparations for Festival are under way. It has been difficult
this year with so disruptions to the schedule. Wind Ensemble is playing
at 7:40 on Thursday. Symphonic Band plays at 2:15 on Friday. 7th grade
plays at 9 am on Friday. 8th grade is at 12:15 on Friday. ii)
Middle school solo and ensemble costs would be coming out of
middle school funds. 4)
Motion was made and passed for boosters to fund S&E. 5)
Communications: Going to get Eric Bliss to work on the website.
There was an article in the Advance announcing a party in the park with
Miranda on July 17 sponsored by Cedar Springs and Cedar Springs Public
Schools. It said local non-profit groups will provide entertainment. 6)
Concessions – The pop order comes in tomorrow. Need to stock
and clean. Let Denise know if you want to help in about 2 weeks. 7)
Fundraising – a)
World’s Finest Chocolate sales have started. Candy bars are
available to take with. The middle school and 6th graders are selling them very well.
We don’t know if the choir has gotten their candy bars yet. 8)
Uniforms –No major disasters in Florida. Mr. Greene said that
he noticed that some of the uniforms had dark marks on them. A lot of
the uniforms were cleaned before the trip but they did get marked up
when kids leaned against stuff and the bus. 9)
Band locker decorations ready to put up. 10)
Comments solicited about the trip. Most thought the hotel left a
lot to be desired. They had water leakage, bugs, and other problems. We
have forms to fill out to rate the tour guide, hotel, bus, etc. The
short bus was very uncomfortable. Need to make sure the driver stays
alert at night. Disney also has Art and Drama programs. We might want to
consider pooling with the other departments for next trip. 11)
Festival a)
Sign up to work at festival. b)
Pilot program to tape the conductor and provide taped comments
back. c)
Pre-festival concert is being taped. 12)
March is Music in Our Schools month. 13)
Community Night is April 17. Some of the solo and ensemble events
will provide entertainment. 14)
.The pit trailers need a rebuild. Maybe consider raising money to
get a more lightweight trailer as seen in the marching band catalog. The
American Legion may help. 15)
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM.
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