Weekly News

LATE BREAKING NEWS – FREE FOOD FOR BAND CAMPERS TOMORROW (really!)

Tuesday (tomorrow) dinner will be provided for all campers by Papa Murphy's Pizza!!!

Papa Murphy's has offered to donate pizza to the band for tomorrow night's dinner. Mr. Weiss would like ALL students to stay at the school during tomorrow's evening break (4-6 pm). The boosters will be providing drinks and cookies for the students and staff. This offer came up very last minute, but we are extremely grateful to Papa Murphy's (located at the corner of Hope Valley Rd and Hwy 54) for their suggestion and their donation!!! This is a great opportunity for our students to hang out together and relax.

Band Camp

The 2^nd week of band camp will be held August 2 – 6. Remember that the schedule for the second week is:

August 2 – 5 – 9 AM to 9 PM (breaks: 12-1 PM, 4-6 PM)
August 6 – 9 AM – 4 PM, parent pot luck – 6 PM

After band camp, rehearsals will be held from 4 - 8 PM every Tuesday and Thursday until school starts. After school starts, rehearsals will be held from 4 - 7 PM every Tuesday and Thursday.

Volunteers Needed

Band Camp Chaperones

We will need lots of volunteers to help with band camp. If you can help (even for half a day), please sign up at the Doodle website. We could use some volunteers in the evenings (6-9 PM). If you come then, you might want to bring a chair and some bug spray.

Details:

Go to: http://doodle.com/fxghiztmnwku4xhn
Enter your name and place a check in the column(s) indicating when you're willing to volunteer.
Press the SAVE button. Be prepared to bask in the band board's gratitude for your service.

If you are unable to log into the site but would like to volunteer, contact Lisa Goss at: lgfloss4u@msn.com

Pit Crew

We will also need lots of volunteers to help with the pit crew during band season.

Even if you can only help a few times, we still need you. To find out more, please contact Roger Fortman at roger_fortman@hotmail.com.

Fundraising/Eating Opportunities

There are 2 more fundraisers scheduled during band camp. If you play your cards right, you’ll hardly need to cook at all this week!

August 2 – Moe’s from 4 – 9 PM. No coupon needed but mention that you’re with the Jordan Band. The band gets 20% of sales (before taxes).
August 4 – 5 – Chargrill all day. There will be coupons required. These will be given out during band camp. The band gets 15% of sales.

End of Band Camp Performance/Pot Luck

The end of band camp parent performance will be held on August 6 – come see what your favorite band member has been doing for the last 2 weeks (no, not just getting a great tan!) This will be followed by a pot luck dinner. Please bring enough to feed about 25 people. Food assignments are as follows:

Main Course – Pit, Flutes, Color Guard
Fruit/Salads – Drum Majors, Mellophones, Trumpets, Tubas
Desserts – All Saxophones, All Clarinets
Drinks (individual bottles or cans only, please) – Percussion/Drumline, Baritones

For more details about what to bring, please see the band website.

Please drop off food in the cafeteria between 6 and 6:15 PM. Performance will outside on the practice field at 6:30 – feel free to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. The pot luck dinner will follow afterwards – around 7:15 PM. Spirit wear will be available for purchase if you are interested in the latest band fashions.

Band Uniforms

As you may know, we are getting new band uniforms this year (replacing the ones that were purchased in 2002 – that’s a LOT of marching!) Our goal is to raise $30,000 for the uniforms by August 25. If you are able, please consider making a contribution to the uniform fund. Families contributing the full cost of one uniform ($300) or more will be recognized on a plaque to be posted in the band room. Even if you can’t contribute at that level, any amount would be most appreciated. All donations are tax deductible. Check the Jordan Band website for donation forms.

Facebook

Jordan Band has a Facebook page – JHS Band 2010-2011. Please sign up to get the latest news.

Upcoming Schedule

August 2 - 6 - Band camp (parents – please sign up to help chaperone!)
August 2 – Moe’s fundraiser 4 – 9 PM
August 4-5 – Char grill fundraiser all day
August 6 - parent performance/pot luck - 6:30 PM
August 25 - first day of school
August 27 - home football game
August 28 - flapjack fundraiser – Applebees, Brier Creek
September 10 - home football game
September 11 - McDonalds Day – NOTE THAT THIS IS A REVISED DATE
September 17 - home football game
September 18 – car wash fundraiser (depending on water restrictions)
September 24 – home football game
September 25 – Panther Creek competition
October 2 – Wakefield competition
October 8 – home football game - homecoming
October 16 – Western Alamance competition
October 22 – home football game – senior night
October 23 – Sanderson competition
October 30 – Cary Band Day

(and other fun things to follow…!)