September 5, 2023 General Meeting Minutes 6:30pm

September 8, 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.

Julie McClary called the meeting to order at 6:30pm, introductions of all the attendees were made
Approval of Minutes from last meeting May 2023: Approved: 1st Alisa Bennet 2nd Kimberly Clark Approved
Financial Reports Jeff Hasenauer
1. Shared the 2023-2024 Reconciliation Sheet
2. Motion to approve the Financial Report 1st Andrea Ripp, 2^nd Alissa Nebbe, Vote all Yes, Motion Carried
  1. Shared the 2023-2024 Reconciliation Sheet (3 accounts)

Student Accounts/Hardship/Instrument/Scholarship/Colorguard
General Fund (subscriptions etc)
Web transaction account (paypal, fundraising)
How to use funds to pay for Germany trip, will share next time
Committee Reports
1. Pit Crew – Ed Uden, excited for new freshman parents, still need more folks to help, used Signup Genius so the team knows how many are helping. Second trailer is secured. Has own timeframe on website for the pit crew. Question – Is Training needed for helpers??, Answer – No
2. Uniforms / Roadies – Kimberly Clark, Helpers needed, use Signup Genius, donations needed for black socks, LeFeber will add to email out to all parents. Anything needed, email Kimberly Clark. Extra folks needed for first game, 5:30
3. Concessions – Julie McClary, dates at the bottom.
4. BMF & NSBA – Shawna Knott, Mikaela Richmond & Andrea Ripp, BMF = 9/23/23, Sign up Genius going out tonight, 9 schools, volunteer meeting week prior, some schools plan on concessions for lunch! All volunteers do get to watch the KPS band. Admission is $9 for NSBA, but if you volunteer it is free, plus free meal. Thank you for this, huge appreciation on this, it is 2 big events for the school and community.

Volunteers Needed:
1. Senior Banner Coordinator, Gretchen Sundburg volunteered
2. Band Banquet Chair – Junior Parent (Spring)
3. Big Band Dance Chair (Spring)

Fundraising
1. K Cards, September/early October, Question – Money goes into the student account. Check 10 cards out at a time, or hand in money in advance if want more than 10 at a time. Checkin/out process is through charms. Students Money goes into the safe on the wall, the envelope is the receipt with the treasurer
2. Spring Fundraiser – TBD
3. Concession stand, Dates at the bottom
4. RaiseRight (formerly Scrip), Gift Card online order, ½ comes back to band, will hit social media
5. Spark (Walmart), LeFeber shared on website, can round up to nearest $, online orders only

Old Business
1. none
New Business

none

Directors Comments
1. Mr. Mitchell
  1. Thank you for being involved
  2. Allstate auditions 9/13, it costs more if you wait to sign up
  3. More honor band information is coming (Doane, UNK, UNL, UNO, Hastings, Weslyan). On the website!! Search Honor Band Information MASTER
  4. Busy stretch, every weekend until NSBA!!
2. Mr. LeFeber
  1. Travel starts 9/30 Columbus Competition, GI, Omaha, NSBA
  2. 9/21, 9/22 no school but will have 9am-11am rehearsals
  3. Jazz at the World (World Theater) Mondays, students communicated during school
  4. Proposed Band Movie at World Theater, Indiana Jones movie after Sr Night interest? Yes
  5. Marching Show “The Arena” TDR (Courage, Perseverance, Hope, Overcome)
  6. Germany Trip Question Visa Need? Working with the travel agent to finalize agenda, flights, etc. Ensure you have passports in the works, can take 13-15 weeks. Have 92 signed up. 18 more spots are still open
  7. 10/24 is Wind Ensemble (not marching, but still help needed)

Meeting Adjourned: 1st: Body Fuqua 2nd: Steven Thiele

Upcoming dates:

9/8 Home Football Game 11/30 BBall 5:15 pm

9/14 Pep Band 12/9 BBall 10 am

9/15 Home Football Game 12/16 BBall 2 pm

9/23 UNK Band Day Parade 12/21 Wrestling 5:30 pm

9/23 Bearcat Marching Fes_val 1/12 BBall 4:30 pm

9/30 Columbus Marching Contest 1/27 BBall 2 pm

10/6 Home Football Game 2/2 BBall 5:15 pm

10/7 Harvest of Harmony 3/16 Soccer 10 am

10/10 Pep Band 3/19 Soccer 5 pm

10/14 OMI Marching Contest 3/21 Soccer 3 pm

10/20 Home Football Game 4/13 Soccer 1 pm

10/21 NSBA Other possible dates 2/20, 2/24

10/24 KPS Band Fes_val

11/11 Veterans’ Day Parade

11/30 BBall 5:15 pm

12/9 BBall 10 am

12/16 BBall 2 pm

12/21 Wrestling 5:30 pm

1/12 BBall 4:30 pm

1/27 BBall 2 pm

2/2 BBall 5:15 pm

3/16 Soccer 10 am

3/19 Soccer 5 pm

3/21 Soccer 3 pm

4/13 Soccer 1 pm

Other possible dates 2/20, 2/24

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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