The Stinger
December 4, 2019
WEEK AT A GLANCE
12/5 RHS BBA General Membership Meeting Band Parents RHS Auditorium 6:30 - 7 PM
12/5 Winter Concert Concert Band Band Room 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
12/6 DEADLINE: Scrips Fundraiser Forms Due All Band Deposit Box (Front Office)
By end of school day
12/6 IDL Camp IDL Band Room 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
12/7 IDL Camp IDL Band Room 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Coming Soon
12/9 Rehearsal Winter Guard Band Room 3:45 PM - 6:00 PM
12/9 Concert Percussion Ensemble Band Room 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
12/11 Rehearsal Winter Guard Band Room NEW TIME 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
12/12 Rehearsal IDL Band Room 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
12/13 Rehearsal IDL (last of the season) Band Room 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
12/14 DEADLINE: Spring Trip Payment #2 ($200) All Deposit Box (RHS Front Office)
12/14 All State 1st Round Auditions Select Alpharetta HS
12/15 TUBAChristmas Tuba & Euphonium Players Marietta Square 3:30 PM
12/21 Star Wars Movie All Aurora Movie Theater 12:00 PM
12/23 Winter Break begins
CLASSROOM BAND REMINDERS
WINTER CONCERT this Thursday, 12/5
The Roswell Band invites you to celebrate the season with our annual winter concert featuring our talented student ensembles!
On the day of a Roswell concert, students are expected to assist in the transport of percussion equipment, chairs and stands to and from the performance site. Transport and setup of equipment to the performance site will normally occur immediately following school on the day of the concert. Break-down and transport of equipment back to the original location will occur immediately following the concert. It is part of their responsibility as a member of the ensemble.
DRESS CODE: Concert Attire
Ladies – Dress Gown or Ladies Blouse Top (to be worn with your own black dress pants)
Men – Black Dress shirt, tie, vest, flat front dress plants
Click on link below for pictures:
https://www.roswellband.com/store/concert-band-store/
Questions about concert attire? Contact Melissa Smith at lls4mtm@aol.com.
ALL PARENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ALL CONCERTS.
Schedule
3:30 p.m. School dismissed
6:00 p.m. Roswell CONCERT BAND on stage for warm-up (allow time to walk from Band Room)
6:30 p.m. Pre-Concert performance of the Saxophone Ensemble (in foyer)
6:50 p.m. Roswell SYMPHONIC BAND in Band Room for warm-up
6:50 p.m. Roswell WIND ENSEMBLE in Auditorium
7:00 p.m. Concert starts
9:00 p.m. Concert ends
SPRING TRIP – PAYMENT IS DUE
The Spring Trip Payment #1 is due by December 14 ($200). Please write a check and leave it in the RHS Band deposit box in the front office; OR click here to use PayPal on our website. There are no fees with using PayPal. Note: PushPay is not a payment option for the trip.
https://www.roswellband.com/band-boosters/donations-payments/
SAXY CHRISTMAS
Several of our saxophone players will be headed around town to spread some holiday cheer. Here’s where you will find us this month!
Performance dates:
Thursday, 12/5 - Opening Act for the Band Concert @ 6:30 PM (call time 6:00 PM)
Monday, 12/9 - Sweet Apple Elementary @ 7:10 AM (call time 6:45 AM)
Tuesday, 12/10 - Opening Act for the Elkins Pointe Concert @ 6:30 PM (call time 6:00 PM)
Wednesday, 12/11 - Roswell North Elementary @ 7:10 AM (call time 6:45 AM)
Thursday, 12/12 - Roswell Faculty Meeting, Auditorium @ 7:30 AM (call time 7:00 AM)
Monday, 12/16 - St. George’s Village @ 7:00 PM (call time 6:30 PM
BAND BOOSTERS UPDATES
General Membership Meeting – 12/5
Don’t forget our Band Booster general membership meeting is scheduled for Thursday night, 12/5 at 6:30 p.m. (just before the concert). Please join us to learn more about what we are doing for the band program! And we are having a vote for our slate for the 2020 Executive Board. Our agenda can be found right here at : https://www.roswellband.com/band-boosters/rhsbba-agendas-and-minutes/
DUE FRIDAY, 12/6 - ShopWithScrip FUNDRAISER
ShopWithScrip (www.shopwithscrip.com) is a different kind of fundraiser—with the help of over 750 brands, it turns everyday shopping into earnings for our band and music program. That means we can raise money without having to spend time selling products, asking for donations, or planning events.
By paying for purchases with gift cards, also known as scrip, our band can earn money on every day groceries, gas, dining out, home improvement, clothing, travel, and more. Every gift card has a rebate percentage on it, normally between 2%-16%. That rebate goes directly to our music program when a card is purchased at face value!
(An order form was sent home with your student before the break. We’ll have copies available at the concert too!)
MARCH FUNDRAISER
“Musicians Acting with Responsibility, Compassion, and Hard work”
We are in need of FIVE volunteers to serve on our MARCH fundraiser committee! This is one of our most meaningful band fundraisers, and you can help make it a treasured experience for our students in 2020. Students request pledges, then spend an entire day working in our Roswell community. The students commit to an 8-hour day of service. It’s hard work, but they have a great time! We need help securing work sites, seeking donations for student incentives and organizing students for each site. We will meet a few times, but most of the work will be done on your own time via email. It’s a great opportunity to get involved with the band and meet some great people! Contact Gretchen Shirley (gmarie869@gmail.com) or Anne Marie Canty anniecanty@yahoo.com if you are interested in learning more.
STAR WARS MOVIE
Join us for a private screening of the newest Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker! It will take place at The Aurora Cineplex on December 21st. Tickets are $20.00 which includes pizza and a drink. The movie begins at 12:30 p.m.; doors open at 11:15 a.m. Tickets (wristbands) can be purchased below. You will receive your wristband at the event. https://www.roswellband.com/store/movie-form/
Proceeds will benefit the RHS Natalie Henderson Color Guard Scholarship Fund. To honor the memory of RHS Color Guard student Natalie Henderson, this memorial scholarship was developed to support color guard students with their financial obligations so that they may participate in marching band color guard and/or winter guard.
Roswell Band: Winds, Guard and Percussion
Email: communicationsdirector@roswellband.com
Website: www.roswellband.com
Location: 885 Woodstock Road, Suite 430-144, Roswell, GA 30075
Phone: 470-254-4500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RHSBand/