We will now begin sending newsletter updates every Monday with the week's information.
Information Sources
Email
Remind Text or App messaging
Social Media- We post photos and other fun items on these pages
Website & Calendar. www.fhbands.org
Student Rehearsal Attendance
It is critical to the success of the group that students are in attendance at each activity. We spent the past week reviewing, fixing and adding to what was taught at band camp. If a student missed those rehearsals, there is most likely new material that they have not learned.
Next week, we begin grading for the course. Each activity is a grade in progressbook. We will be sending a new absence makeup assignment form next week to ensure students earn full credit for excused & communicated absences, as well as keeping up with any information they may have missed while out.
We are in our final week of summer rehearsals this week. The schedule for the week is below.
Tuesday & Wednesday: 5:30-9:00 Thursday: 5:30-8:00 Friday: Anderson Students Only - Football Game
We begin our routine Fall schedule next week. You can always view those activities via the online program calendar.
Tuesday & Thursday Shuttle Bus
We will be running the after school buses from Turpin & Nagel over to Anderson on Tuesdays & Thursdays beginning next week. Look for detailed information and pickup locations in next week's newsletter.
From the Boosters
Booster Membership
Welcome to the 50 new friends and families of the band who joined the FHBB community since the July 20th Newsletter. We are now at 130 Booster families, but we are still behind last year’s membership number of 160. Come on band and Colorguard parents, join our team! Here is what we are and what we do…The Band Boosters provide volunteer assistance and financial support for all FHSD band activities; all 800+ band students and all 200+ Marching Artists. Supporting a program this large takes a community of parents who want to be involved and share their talents. Short and sweet, we encourage you to join us for some fun mixed with a little bit of hard work. I think you will find it is time and sweat well spent.
Simply follow the link to the booster homepage: There you’ll find the ‘22-23 online membership form and yellow donate button. It is a two-step process: 1. sign up and 2. pay/donate.
Our NEXT FHBB monthly meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 6th, 7pm in Anderson H.S. Choir Room. We will begin planning for the FH BAND EXPO, Oct 22nd and more. All hands on deck!
*Our first Booster Member Social was on Band Camp Preview Night at Cabo Taco. The place was packed! Tacos and beverages were consumed, and a good time was had by all. Let’s talk about our next mixer.
Shop and Donate
Please don’t look past the shop and donate oppy's below. Boosters bring in almost $500 quarterly for the band just because friends and family link their kroger plus cards to the FHBBs! Let’s go Krogering!
Spirit Wear
Show shirts were selling like hotcakes covered in chocolate & whipped cream at Preview night! Kudos to the design team, and thank you all for buying them up. No need to fret if you haven’t bought yours yet; below is the link to order
Parents, we asked and you answered. Thank you all for your response to the call for photographers and a Committee Lead. We not only got lots of great photographers; we also got two-leaders and a boat-load of cool memories from Band Camp. Check out the FH Bands facebook page and relive the two weeks with your “Camper(s)”.
Prop Committee
Brian Reid wants to thank all of the parents and students who came out to build & paint props last week. There was great progress made and a core group formed to finish up.
“GET INVOLVED” OPPORTUNITIES
Bus Chaperones needed for Competitions and Anderson Away games
Popcorn Sales at Anderson and Turpin Home football games! This is a lucrative fundraiser for the boosters, and it practically sells itself…
**We need a few very strong Dads/Moms at the semi trailer to help before and after competitions and “All band” football games. Please email Boosters@fhbands.org ASAP if you are in!**
Thank you to Our Generous Community of Band Supporters
2022-23 Season
Platinum Sponsors Haussman Family
Gold Sponsors Baxter Family, Cox Family, Brian and Rachel Ferguson, Kevin and Kendra Fitzgerald, Forest and Aimee Heis, Marotti Family, R & K Thorp
Silver Sponsors Ackerman Family, Steve & Allison Adams, Bachman Family, The Byrne & Heimkreiter Family, Jim & Jennifer Dickson, The Hardt Family, Charlie & Katie Harper, Brian & Cynthia Reid, Doug & Laurie Roessler, Rob & Lisa Thomas, Jack & Lisa Walsh, Zachary & Joy Zitko
Please designate Forest Hills Band Boosters as your charity. Remember, only purchases at smile.amazon.com or through the activated Amazon Shopping app support charity.
