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Attention middle school band students and parents (8th graders)... the 2008 Scholarship Program started on Feb 1st and you are now eligible to earn scholarship credits!! Get a head start on earning credits for Summer Prep Course (band camp) by volunteering for Bingo NOW!! Just five hours of your time gives back so much to your band. We only work the 1st, 3rd and 5th Friday's (if applicable) of each month so, please come out and help!! S ign up through the band website by selecting the Bingo tab above and then click on the "Sign Up" button. Questions can be forwarded directly to Marsha Ruckle at skibums@cox.net . Thank you.

Tri-M Music Honor Society - For those interested in applying for the Music Honor Society, applications are available in the band room. Please remember that applications AND RECOMMENDATIONS are due on May 7th. Please don't wait until the last minute to ask for recommendations; give the people who are writing letters for you the time to get them done. Completed applications should be put in a folder in the band room. Questions? Contact: Lisa Angwin 874-0473 mangwin@cox.net or Mr. Kirsch or Clare Gellene

Awards Ceremony and Banquet - June 2 is the night of our Awards Banquet and Ceremony. As we have in the past, Carrabbas will be catering the dinner with an awesome menu of:

All this scrumptious food is being offered for $8.00 per person with a family cap of $40.00. You may purchase tickets one of two ways:
1. Send in a check with an order form (see attachment or website) made out to GHBPA and have your student put it in the WHITE BOX in the band room. Tickets will be available the night of the Spring Concert, May 15.
2. Buy tickets at the Spring Concert on May 15.
Please note...NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR ON JUNE 2 .
PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR STUDENT IN THE NUMBER OF TICKETS YOU PURCHASE.
Because this year's band is the biggest ever, we are tentatively offering seatings at the following times:
    Seniors: 5:30
    Juniors: 5:45
    Sophomores: 6:15
    Freshmen: 6:30
These groups and/or times may change based on the number of reservations we receive. Please let me know if you are unable to attend at your assigned time, we will attempt to accommodate you. If you have any questions, please contact Ellen Gellene at edgellene@aol.com

Uniform Information - Parents, the end of the school is definitely in sight. That means that the Spring Concert is just around the corner. In fact it is on May 15th. This will be the last time for some of the band students to wear their concert uniform. The seniors will not be wearing their uniform again, nor will the wind Ensemble members nor Symphonic band members (unless they are playing at the graduation ceremony). Which leads me into the next important part of this message....
1. All SENIORS - must return their concert uniform no later than May 23rd (the day before the Senior Prom) The uniforms must be dry cleaned (dresses and tux pants, cummerbund, and bow tie). The gentlemen keep their tux shirts. Please do not be late on turning these uniforms in.
2. Those students NOT playing at graduation - must return their uniforms no later than June 2 (the night of the awards banquet). These uniforms must be dry cleaned (dresses and tux pants, cummerbund, and bow tie). The gentlemen keep their tux shirts. Please do not be late on turning these uniforms in.
3. All FRESHMEN - must turn in their uniforms right after they return to the school after playing at Graduation. You must bring in a change of clothes to change into. These uniforms should be cleaned before the graduation ceremony so that they are as clean as possible when returned.
Mrs. DeLong or Mrs. Graves do not want to spend their summer collecting concert uniforms. Please oblige them by turning in your uniform promptly.
Please send any questions you may have to Ann Delong at anmode@aol.com as this is Mrs. Faron's last official correspondence as Uniform Mom. I have truly enjoyed my tenure as Uniform Mom. [Kathy Faron]
Students that have not picked up their concert uniforms from the band room since the Spring trip need to do so. There is no guarantee the condition of the uniforms from the trip. They may have fallen off of their hangers. If they did, you can be assured that they are wrinkled. They will need to be cleaned and pressed before the last concert on May 15. [Ann DeLong - New Uniform Mom]