The Beat – Volunteering!

Amy Karns

 

The Beat

Frequently Asked Questions

Volunteering!

Our goal is to take care of our student’s odds and ends so the directors can concentrate on directing and having our students perform their best!  We are always looking for volunteers to help at band camp, with uniforms, at festivals, with pizza parties, etc. If you would like to volunteer, first you need to complete a background check.  This is as easy as going to the high school office, fill it out and hand it back in.   It will only take a couple of minutes to fill out while you are in the office. If you can’t help with marching band, but think you may be able to help with festival or a band concert, fill one out now so you don’t have to worry about getting it done at the last minute.*  The high school office is currently open. The background checks are free and a mandatory school policy that need to be completed every year. We will be checking to see if they are completed a week before an event. *Note:  Starting spring of 2019, you will need to complete your background check at the end of May.  This will cover the summer of 2019 through the 2019/2020 school year.

“How can I help?”  

We ask that every family help with either a time, talent or treasure.  TIme: If you have extra time on your hands, we can always use it to help chaperone, fit uniforms, etc.  Talent: We all have talents that we can use. Can you sew, build or fix equipment? Throughout the year, we may be asking for a talent that you can provide!  Treasure: We understand that families are busy and maybe your talent hasn’t been asked for yet, but you still want to help in some way. We also have a need for cash donations throughout the year.   This would help families that need a little extra assistance or help purchase pizza for the students before a football game. Any help from each family would be appreciated greatly!!

“Where do I sign up?”

For easy and quick assess, there will be one Coopersville Bands Volunteer website that you can keep returning to throughout the year to see what is available.  You can bookmark it to your web browser. Please visit it frequently because it will be updated throughout the year. We will also send it out week(s) prior to an event to help remind you.  If you don’t have the time to volunteer, great news…we also need donations! Check it out today!

https://signup.com/group/57014676860734020.

Thank you for helping us with this.  Let’s make this a great year of support for your band student!  It’s going to be an exciting year!

Coopersville Band Boosters

Any questions, please contact Amy Karns.  president@bandboosters.org

Reminder – Marching Band Rehearsal Tomorrow

Mr. VanStrien

Reminder – Marching Band Rehearsal

Thursday 8/16

Time: 6:00 pm -8:00 pm

Where: Marching Band Practice Field

We will be working on the opener and setting pregame block in preparation for next week’s game on the 23rd.

 

 

Thank You! Band Camp 2018

Mr. VanStrien

THANK YOU!

On behalf of Mrs. Borst and myself we wanted to take just a moment to thank all the parents and band boosters who made camp last week a success.  You donation of food and time were greatly appreciated by the staff and students.  It was a very smooth camp thanks to all your help.  We would especially like to thanks Mrs. Karns and Mrs. Sprague for organizing all the uniforms and making a new method of fitting the students.  They worked on this project since early last spring. 

The Bronco Band learned the entire show during camp this year and most importantly made a bunch of new friends that we like to call our Band Family.   We had an outstanding leadership team and freshmen class that really clicked. 

I will be posting pictures and video on our various social media pages throughout the next week.  If you haven’t liked them yet, please consider doing so.

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/coopersvillebands

You Tube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkSHFgyXMfNubQXWOL4MOjw?view_as=subscriber

We need 100 subscribers to get a custom domain name (ex. Youtube.com/ coopersvillebands.org)  Please consider subscribing so we can reach the 100 users.

Marching Shoes and Gloves

Mr. VanStrien

Students in need of shoes and gloves may now order them.  We like to wait until the school year gets a little closer because students tend to grow over the summer.  If your son/daughter already has a pair of marching shoes and gloves then they are all set.  If they are a freshmen or have outgrown them they will need to order a pair.  We can collect orders with money at school and PayPal (credit/debit cards) is now an option.

The marching shoes are a special shoe with a shaped back heel that allows student to roll their feet more accurately for marching.  The shoes can also be used with the boys concert tuxedo as well.

Please submit orders no later than August 8th.  Gloves and shoes will be passed out before the first game on the 23rd.

ORDER ONLINE

Download PDF Form for at School Purchase (forms will also be available at school)