Hamilton Southeastern Bands News
Week of September 22, 2019
Thanks for Your Support!
Our recent Dine to Donate at City Barbecue raised $386.14! Thank you for coming out to dine in or to take dinner home in support of HSE Bands!
Dine to Donate monthly fundraising events are set up to raise funds for the entire HSE Bands program. Our cumulative Dine to Donate earnings to date (from 3 events) is $734.63.
The next Dine to Donate will take place on Monday, October 7th at Marco's Pizza. Let's see if we can beat our latest earnings! We will have a flyer available soon for you to spread the word with!
Big Thank You to PreGame Dinner Helpers
Thank You to all the volunteers that helped with the RCG PreGame Dinner on Friday night! Dinner went great and everyone was fed! Special THANKS to Janet Rhodes and Melissa Schulman for the use of their ovens to cook the pork!
Our next pregame meal is on Friday, October 4th! We will be hosting a Taco Bar for the kids to eat.
All volunteer spots are filled, but we can always use more help! If you would like to volunteer, please email me at ruoff@hsehsbands.com!
Thank You!
Teresa Bromm
2019 RCG Fees
All RCG Fees are due. Please make sure your student’s account is paid in full. My Music Officestatements will be sent out this week, if you have not been receiving them, please reach out to studentaccounts@hsehsbands.com. Payments can be made on the HSE HS Bands’ website or a check payable to HSE Royal Guardians placed in the Drop Box in the band room. Please contact studentaccounts@hsehsbands.com, if you have any questions or concerns on your account.
Prop Builders! Many thanks to: Tim Tripplet, Ron Kraus, Todd Elfreich, Doug Bromm and Mike Watkins. Missing from Pic: Kim Povinelli
RCG Rehearsals This Week
MONDAY, 9/23
- 3:05-5:30pm- Full Band
- 3:25-6:00pm- Winds
WEDNESDAY, 9/25
- 6:00-9:00pm- Percussion
THURSDAY, 9/26
- 3:25-5:30pm- Guard (dinner/homework break 5:30-6:30pm)
- 6:00-9:00pm- Full Band in the Stadium
SATURDAY, 9/28- CONTEST at Fishers High School!!!
- Rehearsal start time is 11:30am (Make sure you eat lunch BEFORE rehearsal!)
- See Itinerary below for full details or click here for PDF
Fishers Invitational Tickets
Fishers HS is offering the opportunity to purchase your tickets online. You can "skip the line and buy online" your tickets for the Fishers Invitational here. They are also including one free program ($3.00 value) per family with online ticket purchase.
SECRET BUDDY BAGS Starts This Saturday!
The kids were given their Secret Buddy information Saturday after practice. We will have buddy bags this week for the Fishers Contest. Please read the paper and get your bags ready. It is very important to not forget your bag!
What it means: We do a program during the contest season called Secret Buddies. This is optional but the majority of kids participate. Your child will be assigned a secret band buddy by the drum majors and each week the members bring a small bag with either a snack, a drink, candy and/or a toy for their band buddy. You do not have to include all the items from the list in each bag, each week. All items must be small and able to fit into a small bag. Each bag needs to have the band members buddy name listed clearly on the outside.
These are distributed on competition days, anonymously, so the kids have fun all season trying to guess who their secret buddy is. Don’t spend a lot of money on this. The toys are typically dollar store items that the kids think will cater to their buddy’s personality. Everyone has a laugh at some of the goofy things they get. Small items like those pictured work the best in the bag. Also, many parents will buy all items at once and pack all the bags and have them ready to go. No need to shop each week of a contest.
If your student signed up for the program, please see that they participate and follow the rules, as no one wants to have a neglected buddy. If your student forgets, then their buddy does not get a bag.
Please contact me with any questions. Melissa Schulman mkdpm@yahoo.com
RCG 2019 Show Shirt Orders
Use the link below to go to the online store for ordering RCG 2019 Show Apparel. The store will close on September 29, 2019.
Uniform News
Great show on Friday for our first uniform showing. Kids did a great job of being patient, and put their uniforms back properly. Big thanks for the uniform helpers who made it as seamless as possible.
Please remember to shine your shoes! If your student is using shoes from last season, they might be looking a little tired. Kiwi makes a quick Express Shine sponge that makes it so easy to shine those shoes and keep them looking sharp.
Look at the photo below to see an example of a shoe before and after a 20 second shine - big difference!
For Saturday’s contest, we will have students ride to contest in their marching shoes and bibbers. They will still need athletic shorts and their parade shirt on. We will transport their jackets and they will take their shako box on the bus with them. This will save space in our trucks because we won’t need racks! I will be here to help get the jackets into garment bags and into our bins for transport.
Krisit Hibbetts
Uniform Coordinator
Can You Help?
Tractor Maintenance
We are looking for some assistance with getting the tractor back up and running to use this season. We think it might be simple maintenance - air in tires, possible battery replacement, and gas. We just need someone to oversee that throughout the season. If you can help, please contact Sheri Elfreich at president@hsehsbands.com
SAVE THE DATE!
IHSCGA Contest February 22, 2020 - All Day
HSE has been given the opportunity to host a large Color Guard Competition in February. This is a wonderful fundraising opportunity for the entire band program. This is going to be a bigger contest than last year with many more guards attending. Mark the date on your calendar as we will be needing MANY volunteers throughout the day. If you think you are interested in heading up a committee for this event, please contact Sheri Elfreich president@hsehsbands.com Be on the lookout for more information coming soon.
Stay Connected!
- Director of Bands- Audrey Torres atorres@hse.k12.in.us
- Associate Director of Bands- Ed Roush eroush@hse.k12.in.us
- Guard Director- Taylor Glover- tglover04@yahoo.com
- Percussion Director- Jake Coon jcoon@hse.k12.in.us
Royal Guardians Board
- President- Sheri Elfreich president@hsehsbands.com
- Vice President- Kim Weber vicepresident@hsehsbands.com
- Treasurer- Jim Pearce treasurer@hsehsbands.com
- Student Accounts- Joann Kolesar studentaccounts@hsehsbands.com
- Secretary- Jill Halverstadt secretary@hsehsbands.com
Email: newsletter@hsehsbands.com
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