Hamilton Southeastern Bands News
Week of September 15, 2019
Dine to Donate is Monday!
Join us on Monday, September 16th at City Barbeque for our next Dine to Donate fundraiser! City Barbeque will donate 25% of sales to HSE Bands. Please share with family and friends. Below you can download the flyer to print and share, or you can save the png file to share on social media. Please show the flyer when placing your order! Thanks for your support!
RCG Final Payment Due Today!
The final payment is due today, September 15, 2019. The final billed amount of $275 was applied to everyone’s account but could be less if you participated in fundraisers or more if marching shoes or color guard accessories were purchased. Please check your My Music Office account or the email that was sent last week with your final balance due. 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. If you have any questions on your account or concerns, please reach out to studentaccounts@hsehsbands.com.
RCG Rehearsals This Week
MONDAY, 9/16
- 3:05-5:30pm- Full Band
- 3:25-6:00pm- Winds
WEDNESDAY, 9/18
- 6:00-9:00pm- Percussion
THURSDAY, 9/19
- 3:25-5:30pm- Guard (dinner/homework break 5:30-6:30pm)
- 6:00-9:00pm- Full Band in the Stadium
FRIDAY, 9/20
- 3:25-10:00pm- RCG Homecoming Football Game. See itinerary below.
SATURDAY, 9/21
- 8:00am-2:30pm- Full Band
- 11:00-11:45pm- Lunch
Friday Homecoming Football Game Details
Performance Time!
Due to Homecoming festivities taking place during Halftime, the RCG will be performing their show PRIOR TO THE GAME AT 6:40PM! They will not be marching through Tailgate Town. See itinerary pictured below.
Dinner will be served at 5:00pm.
Menu
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Apple Slices
Cookies
Water
There will be a veggie burger for those who have requested. Of course, students may bring their own dinner if desired. If you have any questions, please contact Teresa Bromm at ruoff@hsehsbands.com.
Uniforms
We will be dressing in full uniform for the Homecoming game! Please remember to have:
- parade shirt
- black athletic shorts (no jeans or cargo shorts),
- knee length black socks
- marching shoes for Friday.
No jewelry or nail polish. All hair must be tucked up under their shako. We will help kiddos with hair, but if your student has longer hair, I would recommend sending hair elastics and Bobby pins with them. Questions? Please contact Kristi Hibbetts at uniforms@hsehsbands.com
Guard- We will be in all blacks, show shoes, full hair and make up!
Props to the Prop Crew!
A BIG THANK YOU to all of you who have helped build props this season! They are in the final stages and should be ready to go for the first competition. Be on the lookout for information for parents to practice entering and exiting the field with props and pit equipment.
Shirt Orders
Parade/Uniform Shirts
If you ordered extra parade shirts that will be worn under the uniform, look for them to be delivered mid week.
Show Shirts
The design has been finalized! Ordering information to come this week.
Can You Help?
Bandcoming!
We are in need of a couple of people to organize the food for this event. We have been offered 27 pizzas. We just need someone to set up the order and delivery and organize drinks.
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
RCG BANDCOMING, Friday, September 27th
The students have decided that even with the opportunity to attend the school’s Homecoming dance this year, that they still want to have BANDCOMING because they had so much fun last year! This event is OPTIONAL and funded solely by those students choosing to attend. We are going to have pizza, drinks, and snacks. Tickets are $7 to cover food and decorations. The event will take place on Friday, September 27th from 6-9pm. This is the day before our first competition, so we don’t want them out too late the night before! We will hand out ticket order forms this week in class and have them available in the band room for students.
RCG Secret Buddy Bags
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.
The bags 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. Small items like those pictured work the best in the bag. 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. If your student signs 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. 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!
Please contact me with any questions. Melissa Schulman mkdpm@yahoo.com
Melissa Schulman
Buddy Bag Coordinator
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.
CHAPERONE News!
We need chaperones for BandComing 2019!!
Please check your schedules!
BandComing 2019
Date: Friday 09/27/2019
Time: 5:45-9:15pm (volunteer times)
Place: Band Room
BandComing Chaperone Sign-up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4aa8a723a5fe3-2019
Attention all Contest Bus Chaperones and Uniform Volunteers!
We need everyone to help with props during contest days! So, if you have signed up to be either a bus chaperone or a uniform helper, you will be helping with props at all of our contests. Props are round bases and tall cylinders, which will need to be assembled and placed on the field. The adult volunteers will be moving the props to the field, so the students can make an impressive entrance to the competition field together.
If you feel you cannot physically help with props, please let me know immediately! We may have to remove you from the sign-up and let someone else have the slot.
Sign-up link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4aa8a723a5fe3-rcggame
Thank you all for volunteering!!
HSE Bands Chaperone Coordinator
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
Website: www.hsehsbands.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1127208867307246/
Twitter: @hse_bands