Welcome to the Greenfield Central High School Instrumental Music Boosters website
Monday Meetings
All incoming freshman and 8th graders, that are planning to participate in marching band, are encouraged to
attend a new member orientation at 6:00 p.m. in the GCJHS Cafetorium Monday, May 21st. This is a great way to receive detailed information about the program.
In coming 7th Grade parent meeting is at 7:00 p.m. at the Junior High School in the cafetorium. This is an important meeting and is recommended that
in coming 7th grade parents attend. Paige's Music will be on hand about with information about instrument rentals and questions.
June 22-24 – Indy Air Show - We need volunteers to sell tickets. 15 years-old and older, close up parking.
Free lunch Saturday & Sunday, Free admission, and a free T-shirt. Students and parents are needed. Please sign up and return the form that was sent home
to sign-up and help.
October 4-7 – Home MB Show and Riley Parking. More details on the October events coming soon. Please keep these dates open.
Arby's Night
Are you thinking Arby's?? If your answer is YES then come join us on Monday, June 11th at the
Greenfield Arby's for a band fundraiser from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm. In order for the band to receive a portion of your purchase
you will need to bring the Arby's flyer with you. We will need student and parent volunteers to pass out flyer inside Arby's
during the fundraiser.
Click here to print the flyer. The more money we earn on fundraisers, the less chance fees will go up
next year and less chance for program spending cuts during the 2012-13 school year. With that in mind, please email the flyer to friends, family, co-workers and church
email groups. Print a few and pass them out. Do anything you can to share the flyers to others.
Congratulations to the 2012-13 G-CHS Band Booster Officers
President - Anita Turner
1st Vice President - Redawna Warner
2nd Vice President - Jason Osborn
Treasurer - James Glover
1st Secretary - Katrina Bacon
2nd Secretary - Erin Glover
Thanks to everyone that ran for an office, but was not elected. We had numerous good candidates, but too few spots.
The by-law amendment was approved by a near unanimous verbal vote:
ADDITION TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
At the discretion and invitation of the incoming President, the immediate Past-President shall be recognized as a voting member of the Executive
Board. If the immediate Past President does not have a child in the Instrumental Music Dept. of Greenfield Central School Corporation, he/she
will be recognized as above, with said voting rights.
The duties of this position shall be to assist the incoming President and advise when consulted.
Couldn't make the meeting? If you would like to see want was discussed, click here. To help you understand the agenda, click here for the meeting minutes.
On a personal note: I would like
to thank everyone that attended the meeting. Plus, thank you to the people that nominated me
for office. Even though I declined the nomination, I appreciate it.
Rob
The GCSC is moving to a balanced schedule for the 2012-13 school year. This
will shorten the Summer and add longer breaks throughout the school year. The change will impact the marching band schedule for
the Summer of 2012.
Current band members were provided the marching band schedule, but some of us have not seen it yet. Click
2012 Summer Schedule for your chance to see it.
Greg Cross has agreed to recreate this website and maintain it.
Once he finishes the changes, he will need a couple volunteers to help him maintain it. If you are interested, he will train
you on WordPress. Please contact Rob Carpenter if interested in helping.
Unfortunately, Interest Charges Have Started
The school handbook allows us to charge interest on accounts over
60 days past due. As of January 1st 2012 the Booster organization began charging 21% interest on only
the portion of the balance which is over 90 days past due and will accrue monthly. A letter was be sent out
explaining the change by the booster president. Families who have already set up an “Agreement to Pay” will
not be subject to the interest on the current balances, but new agreements will be charged interest. Also
any future “Agreement to Pay” plans will be in writing and any interested collected will go to the general fund.
Recently, Ken Myers took pictures
of the band for the winter sports program. He has given us permission to
share these pictures with our band members. Thanks Ken for all your pictures
through the years.
For the small picture click here,
for the medium picture here and
the large picture here.
Need Info?
Are you new to the boosters or
been around for awhile and not sure how to get involved, get information or get questions
answered? Here are a few helpful hints:
1. Ensure you are signed up for "The Crescendo". Contact Erin,
if you are not receiving "The Crescendo".
2. Check this website because Rob posts information as he receives it. If you have information, about an upcoming event, and it's not
posted here, email the information to Rob.
3. Attend monthly booster meetings. The meetings are at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month except April and during the Summer.
4. Go to the officers' page, pick an officer and email her/him your questions. Your question may be forwarded
to the officer or committee chair that can best handle your inquiry, but we will try to get you answers.
5. Volunteer! Help with props, concessions, souvie booth, chaperone and more. Being around other parents will get you information and
the band members like having parents around.
6. Come watch the last 30 minutes of Tuesday night practices and sit with other parents. Tuesday night practices will be in the stadium soon.
Remember: The booster officers put in numerous hours as volunteers, have full-time jobs, families and other
commitments
while paying the same fees as everyone else. Please be patient when submitting a question or comments as we are trying our best.
2011-12 Fundraising Schedules
Click here for the 2011-12 fundraising schedule as of January 24th.
Is your student's account overdue? Please send in your balance to the address on your statement. Do you need more time or to setup an alternative payment plan? Contact Rene' Guy or Rob Carpenter to let them know your situation and how you plan to catch-up. If necessary, we can provide an "Agreement to Pay" form for an alternative pay plan. All emails and conversations are kept confidential and it will avoid further action by the boosters to collect the overdue amount.
Ways to reduce your fees:
Remember to participate in the fundraisers that benefit your student's account.
Create and send out student sponsorship letters. Sample letters are on the "Student Sponsorship" page.
Buy SCRIP cards (gift cards) and use them everyday. Places like Walgreen's, Wal-Mart, Shell, Applebee's, Cracker Barrel, Bob Evans, Arby's and Marriott hotels to name a few. Plan ahead, order your cards and help pay some of your fees. Go to our "Fund Raising" page to see how to order.
Volunteers needed
The Greenfield Central Band Boosters will need numerous
volunteers during the remaing school year. For new band parents that is
June 1st through May 31st. Simply click on the "Committee Chairs" page, read
through the committees, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the link
for the season that you would like to help.
Background checks for all volunteers are required, unless you are a Greenfield-Central
School Corporation employee. Click here for the background check form and submit it to
Mrs. Hicks, in the music office, as soon as possible.
If you are not sure which link to use, email
Rob
Carpenter and include your name, phone number, what committee you would
like to volunteer on and he will handle it.
Note: If you signed up for a committee at freshman orientation, you don't need to sign up again. If you don't remember what you signed up for, sign up again.
Wal-Mart kindly donated four shopping carts for us to use to collect
paper for recycling at the school. We also have numerous sites around
town to drop off newspaper, junk mail, etc. Click
here to see
locations and what is recyclable.
Our high school and Wal-Mart recycle bins have qualified for a new rewards program called the Gold
Standard Recycle Program. We will now receive $1.50 per ton collected in those bins, gift card options
on the cash out program, quarterly prizes, special promotion options plus more!
Thank you for everyone's participation!
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