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Parent FAQ
If this is your first year as a new band parent,
you may have many questions concerning expenses,
time required, personal involvement
and many other areas concerning a Band Parent/Band
Booster Organization.
This collection of frequently asked questions may
help you understand what booster organizations
and band directors would like for you to know as
you get involved in this activity.
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Why
Should I Do This? The primary reason for the booster
organization is to support your children.
The music, showmanship, spectacle and pageantry of
the marching band experience are also reasons
that you may participate as a band booster. The friendships
you will make and the enjoyment of
participating in this activity are other benefits
you will realize. But first and foremost, this is
for your child and his/her classmates.
What Can I Do? There are hundreds of things
that you can do to be active as a booster. One of
most
important things you can do is to attend booster meetings.
These meetings are where you should ask
questions and voice your concerns and ideas about
the organization's activities. This is where the
decisions are made, and you should be part of that.
Additional ways to help out are to volunteer to
chaperone, participate in fund raisers, help out with
band camp, or work on the “Pit Crew”.
I Am New, Do They Really Need Me? Regardless of
your occupation or area of experience there are
many services you would be able to provide to a band
program. The following is an incomplete list of
occupations or professions that would be great assets
to a band program: Accountants, Nurses, EMTs, Paramedics,
Doctors, Welders, Equipment Operators, Electricians,
Sound Technicians, Website Designers, Carpenters,
Truck Drivers, Cooks, Metal Workers, Machinists.
Another important thing to do
as a new band parent is get involved right away; do
not wait for someone to ask you to help.
Many times a small nucleus of members do the
majority of the work.
There may be several reasons for this, but many times
it is because they fear rejection from other
parents, do not know who is willing to help, or are
too busy getting things done to recruit new members.
New band parents are like new band students because
they are "not new by the end of the season".
First year marchers are expected to learn their music
and march their drill just like the seniors. First
year band parents should do the same. Do not wait
a year or two to get involved. The time will go by
much too quickly.
If you are an experienced member of the boosters,
you should try to make other members feel welcome
and needed. You may have to go outside your comfort
level and introduce yourself to new members and make
them feel like part of the team.
Why Are They Always Doing Fund Raisers? Tens
of thousands of dollars are spent each season on fielding
a marching band. Some programs will spend over $100,000.00
each year for their program. In most cases, the band
boosters must generate this money. Several events
will have to take place to raise the needed funds.
Some of the expenses that a band may incur are: Uniforms,
uniform cleaning, fuel, busses, bus drivers, food,
drill design, music arrangements, band staff, lodging,
band camp and school instrument repair. If you pay
a band fee it probably pays only a small portion of
all the expenses that a band has to pay during the
year
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Whether
you have a lot of time or just a little, we can
use your help.
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ELECTRONIC
MAILING LIST
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In
an effort to reduce the cost of both paper and postage
and to better inform parents,
we will be sending all communications via e-mail.
A list of email addresses will be used to send out
news items, last minute changes, urgent needs, request
for feedback and newsletters. These methods provide
better and lower cost communications than sending
notes with students or mailing newsletters. Please
notify us if you will require paper communications.
(See
volunteer form on page 16.)
Go here to REGISTER.
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purpose of this site is to provide information concerning
the Murray County High School Band.
If you have articles, photos, etc. that are related to Band
Events,
please email them to Kaye
Osby (Webmaster).
Mr. Weaver reserves the right to give final approval of
all items presented on this site.
Also, please send an email to one of us for corrections
to the information contained in this site.
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"Finally,
brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable,
whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and
if anything worthy of praise,
dwell on these things." -Paul of Tarsus
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