General Meeting Agenda – April 2022

April 5, 2022
Parents

Meeting called to order: Gretchen Sundberg
Review and approval of March Meeting Minutes
1. Approved: 1st Bodie Fuqua 2nd Erika Krull, All in favor
Treasurer Update: Abe Smith
1. Not many transactions, getting check for concessions, however money has already been put into the student accounts so they can apply that towards the Nashville Trip
2. Students will get $277 per diem for the Nashville trip. Will have more info in May to get the money to the students
3. Out of 144 we only have 4 that still owe a balance on the trip.
Committee Reports & Volunteers Needed
1. Uniforms – Still missing a few
2. Concessions – Two more dates April 9th & 14th
3. Band Banquet – May 7th 3-5pm Need volunteers and will have a signup genius coming out soon for an RSVP and food sign up
4. Big Band Dance – May 7th 7-10pm Need Volunteers. Band Department has post cards and posters to hand out so we can promote the dance. Admission fee is $10 and these funds will benefit the Band Department. They will have concessions, pie, coffee, soda fountain, & Popcorn available for purchase. Gibbon popcorn company is partnering with us on the popcorn sales.
5. State Concert Band Festival – 4/6/22 Volunteer Positions Full
6. State Jazz Band Contest 4/8-9/22. Still in need of a few volunteers for Saturday. Even if you can work part of a shift we will take the help. Sat parking will be available at the Church for all volunteers. Burger King is donating all of the hamburgers for this weekend.
7. Still in need of a parent volunteer for Managing Sponsorships.
Fundraising
1. Concessions: Some April Dates Available
2. Senior Graduation Seats; The donation/raffle is up and running
3. Scrip – no update
4. Amazon Smile – no update
Old Business
1. Constitution Review Update
  1. Gave overview of the changes that were discussed last month
    1. Voted, Approved, 1st Anne Bauer 2nd Lora Littrel, All in favor
2. Website update
  1. Photo Submission is now live. Can submit up to 10 photos at a time.
3. Trip update
  1. Rehearsal dates have been sent out and they will have parent forms that need to be filled out closer to the trip.
New Business
1. Slate of Officers Presented
  1. President-Elect: Julie McClary, Treasurer-Elect Jeff Hasenauer
    1. Voted, Approved, 1st Steven Thiele, 2nd Abe Smith, All in favor
Director’s Comments
1. Mitchell – Excited about the opportunity for the kids to be in front of the state concert band and Jazz band. District music contest is April 23rd. Have 26 entries and an additional 6 that will get to perform. It is open to the public. Schedule should come out next week.
2. LeFeber – Thankful to have such supporting parents. Hosting 2 events in Kearney helps show off our facility. NSBA Marching Band had another school put into host for 2022. But Kearney was still selected for the host site. State Concert Band is not a competitive event. The State Jazz Band event is a competition. Announced that the students will do a Professional recording while in Nashville of the National Anthem & School Song that can be played when the Band is not available.
Motion to Adjourn: 1st Julie McClary 2nd Steven Thiele

Julie Fuqua

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

Julie Fuqua

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