Freshman/New Parent Meeting June 28, 2023

July 4, 2023
Parents

Kearney Band Parent Association

The mission of the Kearney Band Parent Association is to support the KHS band program, the directors and Students. We offer a source of parent volunteers and organize fundraising activities, which allow band members to help defray the cost of band trips as well as provide necessary funds for the operation of the Association.

Freshman New Parent Orientation General Meeting Minutes

June 28, 2023 – 7:30 pm

Penny Parker called the meeting to order and gave introductions of attendees
1. Welcome & Introductions

Quarter Notes – Penny Parker Quarter Notes – Kearney Bands
1. Can come via Mail for printed copy
2. Website
3. Email
4. Important Fall Dates (click on Calendar, can also be downloaded for the Fridge!!) KHS Band Schedule MASTER – Google Docs
  1. 7/31-8/4 Band Camp
  2. Exhibition 8/4 at 8pm
  3. Group Photo 8/7
  4. 6:30am starts on 8/11
Website – Penny Parker Kearney Bands – Home of the Kearney Bearcat Marching Band
1. Facebook @Kearney High School Bearcat Band
2. Trip itinerary
3. Music for band class
4. Submit photos
5. Charms and Signup Genius links are on the footer of the website (orange)
6. Social Media is also along the bottom
7. Band Parent Association Link (Meetings are 6:30pm First Tuesday starting in September)
  1. Contacts, meeting minutes
Uniforms – Kimberly Clark
1. Kimberly Clark – Uniform Specialist
2. How to help your student maintain and wear their uniform – See website for all details
  1. Go to “students-marching uniforms”
  2. Keep it clean, can only be dry cleaned
  3. White compression type shirt under the uniform – student responsibility
  4. White Gloves – keep clean and washed – (Try Tech Stain Remover for spot stains on the white)
  5. Uniforms Must be worn properly
  6. Order from Charms, Shoes are available first come/first serve
  7. Long Black Socks are student responsibility
  8. Do not eat in uniform!
  9. Take uniforms out of bag after you get home, they will yellow and …mold
  10. Financial Support is available
  11. Uniform Checkout happens at 7/31 Band Camp Week
    1. Sign Up Genius for help handing out uniforms

Other committees
1. Pit Crew – Ed Uden
  1. Help is needed to move equipment before/after/during shows (parades/football games 6:30pm FIne Arts UNK/competitions)
  2. Contact form through the website if you can help
  3. Information on when/where is on the website
2. Bearcat Marching Festival 9/23 – Mikaela Richmond/Shawna Knott/Andrea Ripp
  1. Hosted at Kearney High
  2. Volunteers needed -Signup Genius
3. NSBA Nebraska State Bandmasters Association 10/21
  1. Hosted at Kearney High
  2. Volunteers needed Friday Night and Saturday- Signup Genius
  3. Thousands visit!!
Volunteering / Fundraising- Penny Parker

Volunteer Opportunities – Kearney Bands

Fundraising – Kearney Bands

Sign Up Genius, several tabs along the top for options to support the band!
Some earn money for the student accounts
Tab for Fundraising
1. Concessions
2. Kcards
3. Raffles
4. Alter Metal Recycling
5. Walmart donation (general band account)
6. RaiseRight (formally Scrip)
Donate snacks for the 7/31 band camp
1. Fruit, string cheese, water, powerade freezer pops, etc
2. Volunteer help to hand it all out

Charms, program to track what is checked out to student
1. Go to website
2. Parents/Students/Members kearneyhsband
3. Trouble logging in, go to LeFeber for help
4. Finances in the Band Account to be used for band expenses
5. Charms use request fund to ask for funds, or reimbursed – keep receipt! 23-24 KBPA Student Account Use Request (google.com)
6. Online Store payments through paypal or credit card as a guest, Band Directors can help if needed
7. Contact information for Adult…
8. This is how the team keeps track of Checked out Music, Instruments, Uniforms
Conclusion Nathan LeFeber/Rick Mitchell
1. Excited for the Freshman class
2. Everyday get a little bit better
3. Meeting Note error will be corrected. Links competition October 14th will actually be in Omaha
4. Band Trip to Germany/Czech Republic trip open until ~Thanksgiving time, ~ 20 openings left
  1. 5/29/24-6/8/24
  2. More information on the web page
5. Any questions please email, call, LeFeber and Mitchell want to help!
6. Band goes from something you DO to something you ARE
7. Communicate with the teachers to help solve issues

Parent Questions from the meeting:

Allstate Band (not part of marching band) prep Aug/Sept, Auditions are the end of September. Convention is End of October
How many are in marching band? ~170
How do see balance of accounts (Charms)
How many polos are needed – Just 1
All uniform items will show ‘backordered’ until the school does a ‘mass’ order
Merchandise from Sayler Screenprinting (Spirit wear, bumperstickers, shirts, yard sign decal, etc.) Dates will be on the link but generally open for a couple of weeks, merchandise might not be for sale the next time it comes up, so order it if you like it…
Show Shirts and Section Tshirts – optional but fun, handled by the students through Sayler Screenprinting

Susanne Fries

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

Susanne Fries

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