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Welcome Back Welcome to all Band Parents !! Another year of marching season has begun, and we are so proud of the band. Preview night was a success, even though it was held inside, the sound was wonderful. The Band Board is busy with many projects for our children. Freshmen parents--please consider volunteering to ride the band bus to one away game. The band bus is an experience in itself, and you should know the fun that happens. You will not have to ride your child's bus, so as to embarrass you or your child. We have chaperoned many games, and it is always a fun time. Call the Blackford's to volunteer your time. Upperclass parents--thank you for your support, we have many projects to volunteer for, please volunteer a few hours of your time. As a parent of a BGHS Band member for the eighth straight year, we are so proud of the accomplishments our Band has made. The friendships for our daughter, and the friends we have made through the band will be livelong. Glad you are a part of our band family.
Chuck and Shirlee Bostdorff
OU Band Day The Bowling Green Bobcats and the Ohio University Bobcats!
The Bobcat Marching Band has been invited to participate in the Ohio University Band Day
Because of the distance and the time frame involved, we are not using yellow school buses for this trip. (Last year, we were unable to participate in a fall marching band special event because there was no such chartered bus service available.) We have chartered four 55-passenger buses at a cost of $1200 per bus. This expense was not covered in our budget and will require additional fundraising efforts. The timetable has not been set at this time, but the plan is to depart BG around 9:00 am Saturday morning and return at around 1:30 am Sunday morning. By using the chartered buses, everyone should be able to travel comfortably and maybe even catch some sleep on the bus trip home. (Yeah, right!) More information on this will be coming as it is available. Coupon Books How are you doing with the Band Boosters Coupon Book Fund Raiser? By the time you get this newsletter and read this article the Coupon Book Sale will be underway. But here are a few things to keep in mind as you and your son/daughter continue trying to sell them!
With your help and support this sale will be a success! GOOD LUCK SELLING!!!! Kroger & Meijer Certificates For those of you who shop at either Kroger or Meijer on a regular basis, why not do it with a gift certificate? This helps out the band and doesn’t cost you anything extra. Here’s how it works: You purchase one or more gift certificates for $25 each, and spend them at Kroger or Meijer just like regular money. You’re not out anything and the band earns 5% off of each certificate sold. Everybody wins. Certificates are available outside the band room after each home football game and at the Deutschman residence, 911 N. Wintergarden Rd, at the following schedule:
This is an easy fundraiser. All it takes is a little advance planning to buy the certificates before you shop. So start now and get a supply on hand. (This is a great way to help pay for the chartered buses.) Uniforms Many thanks to Judy Vandenbroek, chair of the uniform committee and all her dedicated volunteers! This is a tremendous job, requiring lots of “parent time"; we so appreciate the contribution of all involved. As soon as the weather permits, we'll be seeing the Bobcat Marching Band in all their uniformed glory! Thanks also to all the families who were quick to respond with the uniform maintenance fee. As you may be aware, the fee does help cover cleaning costs- and much more! Additions to the inventory, replacement of worn parts, special order sizes, annual waterproofing of the raincoats, additional gentlemen's red concert coats, all of these are offset by the annual fee. Each student is issued $500-600 in uniform equipment each year, much of which was purchased through the collective efforts of the Band Booster families. Band Store We are open for business, under the watchful eye of David Leeds, Bobcat Band Treasurer. We currently are considering new and better ideas for running a more efficient store, particularly in the area of repayment of student charges. We really urge the students to pay at time of purchase, or as soon as possible thereafter. A FEW students still owe from 2001-2002- if that's you, please help us! Offering the band store service is for the students' convenience, but we aren't equipped or staffed to be a department store! Chris Cakes Thank you to everyone who came to the Chris Cakes Pancake Breakfasts to eat and/or volunteer your time. It was a success! Health Forms We certainly appreciate the efficient return of the orange medical forms - this helps us to safeguard your students! During the course of this school year, if your student's health situation seriously should change, please notify Mrs. Hann with an update. Also, if your student regularly is on a prescription, we do need that information. We truly hope never to need the forms, but they must be accurate to help the student, especially if he/she is in a situation in which they cannot speak for themselves. Please be assured only the band directors have access to this file; confidential information is just that! Volunteer Cards We've had a super response to the request for parent/family volunteers this year! And yes, you may still send them in! We can always use ready "hands". In the fall, we particularly can use Concession Stand and Chaperone folks. We Need Your Help We currently need volunteers to work in the concession stands and chaperones for away games. Any and all interested parents should contact Terri Blackford at 419-669-3812. Newsletter Via Email ? To help reduce postage and paper costs, we would like to send this newsletter via email. If you would like to receive your newsletter in this manner, please email your wishes to bghsband@dacor.net. Band Schedule Pocket sized band schedules are available again this year. Stop by the concession stands during home football games to pick one up.
Newsletter Mailing ListThe Bobcat Band newsletter (Band Notes) is no longer being published in hardcopy format and sent regular mail. The newsletter will, however, continue to be published on the web site and sent out via email. To receive an email copy of the newsletter it is important that we have your current email address on file. To add your name to our mailing list you may use our on-line entry form or send your request to bghsband@dacor.net. Contact Us
Bowling Green High School
Band Booster Executive Board members
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Bobcat Band Notes
in Athens, Ohio on Saturday, September 7, 2002. This is a great opportunity for us to
visit the OU campus, participate in a massed band activity, and provide a quality experience
for our kids!
