General Meeting Agenda – November 2021

November 2, 2021
Parents

Call Meeting to Order – Gretchen Sundberg
Approval of Minutes from last meeting:
- Motion to approve: Steven Thiele
- Second to Motion: Eric Ring
- Minutes Approved by voice vote
Financial Reports
- Treasurer Update –
  - Savings Account; No funds moved except K Cards come in. $6200 will go out to kids’ accounts for Trip Expenses.
  - Not a lot of change in our total balance overall. We did have bills to pay and some outstanding checks to pay; we paid marching instructors $6500.
  - Scrip account had a small bump. We park money that comes in for sponsorships. That money will be transferred to the general account.
  - We have $20k in the bank and opportunities ahead of us..
- NSBA update
  - Very successful NSBA. Net $7183.28 profits.
  - Expecting an additional $5000 from NSBA.
  - Erika commented that we took a gap in 2020 and this execution was wonderful.
Committee Reports
- Pit Crew (Ed): Ed: Pit Crew did an awesome job. We had a great crew and had a lot of fun all year. NSBA crew was great. Pit Crew Olympics Class A/AA – Colorguard dads won.
- Uniforms / Roadies: Parade on Saturday. Uniform check-in info will follow.
- Stadium CleanUp: $1600 earned over 4 games. Sarah Wall will send names to Abe (Treasurer) for bulk payments into student accounts.
- Concessions: Opportunities beginning in January. Angela Wright is leading this
- NSBA: Gretchen thanks event organizers; Erika and Mikaela for their well-executed event
Volunteers needed
- Social Media Chair: Gretchen commented we’re still trying to fill this volunteer position.
- Senior Banners: need to move them to gym
- Band Banquet Chair – Junior Parent (Spring)
- Big Band Dance Chair (Spring)-Lora Littrell
- State Concert Band Festival 04/06/22
- State Jazz Band Contact 04/08-09/22
- Soup/Pie Fundraiser coming soon
Fundraising
- K Cards-update: (Abe) K Cards season is coming to a close. We’ve taken in approximately $7000 in K Cards so far. Eileens will honor the K Cards even though they are not on the card. We do have some available if there are people on a wait list.
- Fall Fundraiser (Mr Mitchell): Mr. Mitchell: Coffee Fundraiser – we are selling CFA coffee as a Fundraiser. Several coffees available. Several flavors. $16 per bag. $5 directly to the Students. Fundraiser through November 15. Tight turnaround for delivery in time for Christmas. (Will be named/logo’d for us.) Whole bean or ground. Collect $ upfront. Turn in and band directors will place the final order
- Concessions-mostly in the spring
- Scrip
- Amazon Smile (Funds donated to Overall Band Program)
Old Business
- Trip Update (Abe): Available for questions re: payments or anything else you may need about Bob’s Travel, Students’ accounts
Director’s Comments
- Mr Mitchell – Offered thanks to all the band parents that put time and effort into the band season. We’ve hopped into Honor Band season. We have 27 students going to Doane honor band. We have 10 students accepted into All-State. UNK Honor band auditions have recently wrapped up. Hastings, UNL, and Wesleyn remain. Concerts: Dec. 3 Jazz, Dec. 14/15 Concert and Symphonic. Dec. 17. Orchestra/Choir.
- Mr LeFeber: Offered thanks to the band parents volunteers that helped through marching band season. Scores from contests were reflective of the students hard work. OMI was great exposure to other styles of shows. Created great conversations in class. LeFeber is taking students to Doane. Concert at 3:45 pm. Students will be riding home with their parents. Schedule has been emailed out. Showcased lost and found items from the season. NSBA photos/videos have been emailed out. We do have an immediate need for a concert tuba and bari saxophone. $4500/$3000. $7500 total. These instruments will last 20 years.
Adjourn Meeting -1st Bodie Fuqua, 2nd Mikayla Richmond, & All in favor.

Upcoming dates:

11/6 – Veteran’s Day Parade
04/06 – State Concert Band Festival
04/08-09 – State Jazz Band Contest Finals

Fundraising Concession Dates:

Sat 1/8 8:30-4:00 KHS swim invite
Sat 1/22 2:30 B/G BBall
Fri 1/28 4:30 B/G BBall
Fri 2/4 4:30 B/G BBall
Fri 2/11 4:30 B/G BBall
Fri 2/18 5:15 B/G BBall
Sat 4/9 12:00 JV/V Girls Soccer
Sat 4/14 5:00 JV/V Boys Soccer

Possibilities

Th 2/24 Girls BBall District Finals
Tue 3/1 Boys BBall District Finals

Nathan LeFeber

Hello Beautiful Bridal & Formal Wear

KW Elite Keller Williams

Yanda’s Music

Stonebridge Insurance & Wealth Management

Trius Federal Credit Union

Kearney Massage & Day Spa

Kearney Bearcat Boosters

Town & Country Bank

Baer Studios

Stelling Brass & Winds

When I hear people asking how do we fix the education system, I tell them we need to do the opposite of what is happening, cutting budgets by cutting music programs… Nothing could be stupider than removing the ability for the left and right brains to function. Ask a CEO what they are looking for in an employee and they say they need people who understand teamwork, people who are disciplined, people who understand the big picture. You know what they need? They need musicians.

Mike Huckabee

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Albert Einstein

It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough – it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our hearts sing.

Steve Jobs

In my own philanthropy and business endeavors, I have seen the critical role that the arts play in stimulating creativity and in developing vital communities… the arts have a crucial impact on our economy and are an important catalyst for learning, discovery, and achievement in our country.

Paul G. Allen

The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of the nation, is close to the center of a nation’s purpose – and is a test to the quality of a nation’s civilization.

President John F. Kennedy

In every successful business…there is one budget line that never gets cut. It’s called ‘Product Development’ – and it’s the key to any company’s future growth. Music education is critical to the product development of this nation’s most important resource – our children.

John Sykes

During the Gulf War, the few opportunities I had for relaxation I always listened to music, and it brought me great peace of mind. I have shared my love of music with people throughout this world, while listening to the drums and special instruments of the Far East, Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Far North, and all of this started with the music appreciation course that I was taught in a third-grade elementary class in Princeton, New Jersey. What a tragedy it would be if we lived in a world where music was not taught to children.

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Music is exciting. It is thrilling to be sitting in a group of musicians playing the same piece of music. You are part of a great, powerful, vibrant entity. And nothing beats the feeling you get when you’ve practiced a difficult section over and over and finally get it right. Music is important. It says things your heart can’t say any other way, and in a language everyone speaks. Music crosses borders, turns smiles into frowns, and vice versa. These observations are shared with a hope: that, when schools cut back on music classes, they really think about what they’re doing – and don’t take music for granted.

Dan Rather

The things I learned from my experience in music in school are discipline, perseverance, dependability, composure, courage and pride in results… Not a bad preparation for the workforce!

Gregory Anrig

Music is an essential part of everything we do. Like puppetry, music has an abstract quality which speaks to a worldwide audience in a wonderful way that nourishes the soul.

Jim Henson

Should we not be putting all our emphasis on reading, writing and math? The ‘back-to-basics curricula,’ while it has merit, ignores the most urgent void in our present system – absence of self-discipline. The arts, inspiring – indeed requiring – self-discipline, may be more ‘basic’ to our nation’s survival than traditional credit courses. Presently, we are spending 29 times more on science than on the arts, and the result so far is worldwide intellectual embarrassment.

Paul Harvey

It [music education] is terribly important, extremely important — because when you are a child, you are in a receptive age… In high schools, public schools — that’s where they must have the best influence, the first influence, which will go through their whole life.

Eugene Ormandy

It is our job, as parents, educators, and friends, to see that our young people have the opportunity to attain the thorough education that will prepare them for the future. Much of that education takes place in the classroom. We must encourage our youngsters in such pursuits as music education. In addition to learning the valuable lesson that it takes hard work to achieve success, no matter what the arena, music education can provide students with a strong sense of determination, improved communication skills, and a host of other qualities essential for successful living.

Edward H. Rensi

A grounding in the arts will help our children to see; to bring a uniquely human perspective to science and technology. In short, it will help them as they grow smarter to also grow wiser.

Robert E. Allen

Some people think music education is a privilege, but I think it’s essential to being human.

Jewel

Arts Education aids students in skills needed in the workplace: flexibility, the ability to solve problems and communicate; the ability to learn new skills, to be creative and innovative, and to strive for excellence.

Joseph M. Calahan

Upcoming dates:

Fundraising Concession Dates:

Possibilities

Nathan LeFeber

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