General Meeting Agenda – March 2022

March 8, 2022
Parents

Call Meeting to Order
Approval of Minutes from last meeting
- Steven Thiele – 1st Motion
- Bodie Fuqua – 2nd Motion
Financial Reports
- Treasurer Update
  - Very few transactions over the last month.
  - Should have concession money to student accounts in the next week approximately.
  - They are making a few adjustments to the final price and should have that info soon from Bob Rodgers.
Committee Reports
- Uniforms-15 still missing Will get list from Megan. She also cleaned the drawstring bags and garment bags.
- Band Banquet Lora has been putting a lot of work into this and it is a Blues Brothers theme.
- Big Band Dance – Potluck watch for more info coming soon
- State Concert Band Festival
- State Jazz Band Contest
Volunteers needed:
- Concessions: Have a couple dates in April
- Band Banquet-need volunteers
- Big Band Dance-need volunteers
- State Concert Band Festival 04/06/22 – Need helpers and food donations
- State Jazz Band Contest 04/08-09/22 – Need helpers and food donations
- Scholarship Committee: in place
- Officer recruitment: need officers for next year:
  - President-elect Julie McClary
  - Treasurer elect is still an open spot.
- Managing Sponsorships – This is still an open position, can ask Becca Zimbelman what this entitles.
Fundraising
- Concessions: some dates still in April
- Senior Graduation Seats
- Scrip
- Amazon Smile (Funds donated to Overall Band Program)
Old Business
- Constitution Review Update
  - Reviewed suggested changes
  - Updated the Executive Board Vacancies, and outstanding balance on student accounts can be paid by the treasurer from a student account if it has not been taken care of for an extended period of time.
  - Looking at adding some terminology to Charms with the verbiage that we will take the student funds out of their accounts if not paid within 90 days. Also looking at adding some verbiage in the student & parent handbook.
- Website Update
  - Gave update that things are moving along and the website looks fantastic.
  - Steven is finishing up the terms for parents to submit photos to donate to the BPA. Will accept jpeg within the week.
- Trip Update
New Business – None
Director’s Comments
- Mitchell – last weekend we took 52 kids to Omaha, stopped at Aurora & Seward and performed for them real quick. UNO had its 50th Anniversary and had a great time. They are in the thick of Color Guard Additions, the list will be posted next week
- LeFeber – have a band concert on Thursday March 10th at 8pm. Band trip rehearsals are coming up. During the trip they are performing with another band and in a recording studio. Students are now in the mix of submitting their schedules. They can always sign up later and have a schedule change. Next year’s events they are planning are Harvest of Harmony, LINKS, Sioux Falls, SD, and NSBA. Perry was the Band director in 74-79 contacted Mr LeFeber and brought in a scrapbook and old film and reels that he had in his basement.
Motion to adjourn Bodie Fuqua & Lora Littrell.

Upcoming dates:

4/06 State Concert Band Festival
4/08-09 State Jazz Band Contest

Fundraising Concession Dates

Sat 04/09 1200 JV/V Girls Soccer
Sat 04/14 5:00 JV/V Boys Soccer

Steven Thiele

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

Steven Thiele

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