October 3, 2023 General Meeting Minutes 6:30pm

October 6, 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.

1. Julie McClary called the meeting to order at 6:30pm, introductions of all the attendees were made

2. Approval of Minutes from last meeting September 2023:

Approved: 1st Shawna Nott 2nd Alissa Nebbe Voted/Approved

3. Financial Reports

a. Treasurer Update Jeff Hasenauer

Shared the 2023-2024 Financial Report

Shared the in/out of the marching competition 2022 vs 2023

Shared last year NSBA

The FInancial Binder will be available at the BPA meetings

Student transfer request for funds are delayed

(student account requests will be current by NSBA &Germany Trip – working on how to transfer funds direct to travel agency)

Jennifer reviewed Raise Right gift card fundraising. Enroll • RaiseRight Enrollment code (763ACAEE365L6) will auto populate.

Question if used before and does a new account need to be created? Jennifer can look into it

WalMart Spark – can designate online purchases to round up order to donate to the KPS Band

Motion to approve the Financial Report 1st Casey Hawes 2^nd Kimberly Clark, Vote all Yes, Motion Carried

4. Committee Reports

a. Pit Crew – Ed Uden – Still have spots available to help with props, use SignUp Genius. NSBA and Pit Crew can be done in the same night! NSBA Pit Crew Olympics

b. Uniforms / Roadies – Kimberly Clark, Sign Up Genius is getting full, Thank You!

c. Concessions – Julie Reported for Angela – Sign Up Genius

d. Stadium CleanUp – Julie Reported for Sarah Wall – Sign Up Genius, keep to 2 per family until not filling up, Mitchell may have extra opportunity with playoff game. 10/20 still 2 slots open

e. BMF 9/23/NSBA 10/21 Mikaela Richmond/Shawna Knott/Andrea Ripp

BMF had 50 spots, NSBA has 105 volunteers needed on Sign Up Genius. Entrance fee is $10 Adult, $7 Student. Get in for free if you volunteer, free meal. 24 Bands, Need the help! There is a home game the night before, the prep meeting will be Thursday 6:30 10/19/23 in the KPS commons. Friday night 10/20/23 starts the setup. If you have a question reach out to Mikaela/Shawna/Andrea

5. Volunteers needed

a. Senior Night Recognition 10/20 – Julie needs help to organize the seniors

b. NSBA 10/21

c. Band Banquet Chair (Spring) – Looking for folks to run Jr Parent

d. Big Band Dance Chair (Spring) – Looking for folks to run this

e. State Concert Band Festival (date?)

f. State Jazz Band Contact (date?)

6. Fundraising

a. K Cards-update – $5, 10/9 week. Kids keep 100% of the money. Charms checkout 10/student that wants to sell, Students can bring money up front and get as many as they pay for.

b. Upcoming Fundraiser (spring)

c. Concessions-mostly in the spring See Below

d. RaiseRight/Spark

7. Old Business –Movie Night-October 20 After the football game, Students and their families; Raiders of the Lost Arc, concessions are purchased on your own

8. New Business

Request for funds from Directors

LeFeber asked for BPA to pay for this $6484

Banners for the show printed $384

Banner Stands $4000

Stable Sound System Carts $2100

Discussion of expenses $29k. Eaton is buying 500 kcards for Employees,

Motion to approve the Request for Funds Motion 1st Tim Knott 2^nd Steven Thiele, Vote all Yes, Motion Carried

9. Director’s Comments-

Nathan LeFeber

2 pm, 10/15 Piano Recital at KPS

7pm, 10/24 8th Grade Middle School Day, volunteers needed during the day to serve the meal

Guest Artists coming to classes

Honor Band is on the Website

Trip itinerary is on the website, focus on payment process and passports if you don’t already have them. Once itinerary is final will determine dress code. No vaccination or visa requirements.

Rick Mitchell

27 Auditioned for Allstate, 10/16 results are in

Sadie Ewing?SP?? Student Teaching

Still need bus riders for Saturday

10. Meeting Adjourned: 1st: Body Fuqua 2nd: Tim Knott

Upcoming dates: Fundraising Concession Dates:

10/06 Home Football Game 11/30 BBall 5:15 pm

10/07 Harvest of Harmony 12/09 BBall 10 am

10/10 Volleyball Pep Band 12/16 BBall 2 pm

10/14 OMI Marching Contest 1/12 BBall 4:30 pm

10/20 Home Football Game (Senior Night) 1/27 BBall 2 pm

10/21 NSBA State Marching 2/2 BBall 5:15 pm

10/24 KPS Band Festival 3/16 Soccer 10 am

11/11 Veterans’ Day Parade 3/19 Soccer 5 pm

3/21 Soccer 3 pm

4/13 Soccer 1 pm

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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