The Stinger
December 11, 2019
WEEK AT A GLANCE
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
12/16 DEADLINE: Buy tickets to Star Wars Movie All Roswell Band website
12/19 Lost and Found donated
12/21 Star Wars Private Viewing Any Aurora Theater 11:15 (doors open)
12/23 Winter Break begins
Here’s your last Stinger for 2019!
Have a great holiday break. We’ll see you next year!
The Winter Concert last Thursday, December 5 was magical. All of the kids sounded wonderful! Go to our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RHSBand/ to see all the amazing photos.
STAR WARS MOVIE – Deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, 12/16!
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.
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
Our saxophone ensemble players have one more show left! We hope you had the chance to see them this month. What a treat!
Final performance:
Monday, 12/16 - St. George’s Village @ 7:00 PM (call time 6:30 PM)
BAND BOOSTERS UPDATES
Earn Money for Roswell Band
Remember to use AmazonSmile this holiday season when you are placing orders online for gifts! AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. It adds up quickly and can make a big difference for our band organization.
To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.
· Go to https://www.amazon.com/
· Log in
· Choose “Accounts & Lists”
· Choose “AmazonSmile Charity Lists”
Choose “Supporting” and if there is not one chosen then select Select “Roswell High School Band Booster Association, Inc.”
If you already have an organization designated, you can then just choose “Change” and type in Select “Roswell High School Band Booster Association, Inc.”
· Click “Select.” You are done!
The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. That adds up quick for us! The purchase price is the amount paid for the item minus any rebates and excluding shipping & handling, gift-wrapping fees, taxes, or service charges. THANK YOU!
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
A huge thank you to our 2019 Executive Board. Your hard work and dedication is most appreciated!
Members who served on our 2019 Executive Board are:
Co-President: Michael Dal Cerro
Co-President: Mark Herring
Vice President: Craig Baughn
VP, Support Services: Greg Freeman
Co-VP, Ways & Means: Gretchen Shirley
Co-VP, Ways & Means: Anne-Marie Canty
Co-Treasurer: Aimee Christian
Co-Treasurer: William Poole
Treasurer: Julie Garrett
Communication Director: Esther Collins
Secretary: Christina Knutson
Please join us in welcoming our 2020 Executive Board:
Co-President: Michael Dal Cerro *
Co-President: Gregory Freeman
Co-Vice President: Craig Baughn*
Co-Vice President: Chris Lewis
VP, Support Services: Jane Sowden
VP, Ways & Means: Vacant
Treasurer: Aimee Christian*
Communication Director: Cathy Kramer
Secretary: Christina Knutson*
*Continuing in current roles; second term
· We do have a vacancy for VP, Ways & Means. This officer is responsible to strategize and implement programs to raise financial capital. If you are interested, contact president@roswellband.com
· Thank you to the Nominating Committee for your hard work and providing a slate for the 2020 Executive Board: Mark Herring, Ed Klaas, Jay and Shaun Phifer and Mary Jane Hendrickson. We are grateful for your time and effort.
· Minutes from the 12/5 General Membership Member are located on our RHS Band website. The next meeting will take place in May 2020.
https://www.roswellband.com/band-boosters/rhsbba-agendas-and-minutes/
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.
ROSWELL BAND HAS A TRAILER!
A new Semi Trailer has been ordered! With the success of our Jeep Raffle, we were able to purchase a semi-trailer for the band. It’s going to be so helpful. Thank you!
JEEP RAFFLE WINNERS
1. To the winners of the Amazon Gift Card Rewards: If your student(s) sold at least 35 raffle tickets, your Amazon gift card has been ordered. They will be arriving next week!
2. At the General Meeting, the winner of the Student Grand Prize was drawn by our Band Director, Mr. Michael Moon. Congratulations to Carlo Dal Cerro! Your gift card has been ordered.
3. Winners of the Student Team Contest is The Schnitzels, led by Captain Augustus McPherson. Congratulations!
Save the date! On Friday, February 7, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m. we will be hosting a party for the winning team at Main Event. Members of this team include:
The Schnitzels
McPherson, Augustus - Captain
Aughtry, Trey
Beadles, Charles
Black, Sydney
Canty, Olivia
Cronin, Stella
Daniel, Adrian
Daniell, Davis
Datt, Eric
Foster, William
Hanson, Jack
Haugh, Grady
Hawkins, Connor
Hendrickson, Natalie
Hopkins, Jayden
Jones, Brianna
Lewis, Cameron
Mathis, Elijah
Mwangi-Wachira, Bernard (BJ)
Neumann, Eric
Pascual, Alex
Perez, Kimberly
Rogers, Jack
Rydell, Ethan
Seabough, Andrew
Smith, Jackson
Smith, Owen
Smyth, Robyn
Suarez, Pedro
Taylor, Leah
Vargas, Jennifer
Vrolijk, Robert
Woodson, Trevor
happy holidays!
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/