Grissom Band Parent Association Meeting 8/31/2020
IMPORTANT DOWNLOADS
Band Handbook / Band Parent Bylaws / MyMusicOffice
These following forms are very important for the safety of your student while with the band and at school each day.
Field Trip Medication Release with Insurance Addendum - RENEW EACH YEAR!! Turn in at Rookie Camp or Pre Camp.
Chaperone Volunteer Turn in to Chaperone Chairperson
Bus Exemption For competitions and/or out of town football games
Huntsville City Schools Medication Forms
The above link will take you to all of these form if needed.
School Medication Prescriber/Parent Authorization Form / Allergies Parent Letter / Student Allergies Healthcare Plan / Asthma Parent Letter / Student Asthma Healthcare Plan / Other Emergencies Parent Letter / Other Emergency Healthcare Plan
Please log into MyMusicOffice and update your contact information as soon as possible!! We especially need a valid email address (preferably a parent's address) on file for every student. Login credentials were emailed on July 31, 2020.
Band Handbook / Band Parent Bylaws / MyMusicOffice
These following forms are very important for the safety of your student while with the band and at school each day.
Field Trip Medication Release with Insurance Addendum - RENEW EACH YEAR!! Turn in at Rookie Camp or Pre Camp.
Chaperone Volunteer Turn in to Chaperone Chairperson
Bus Exemption For competitions and/or out of town football games
Huntsville City Schools Medication Forms
The above link will take you to all of these form if needed.
School Medication Prescriber/Parent Authorization Form / Allergies Parent Letter / Student Allergies Healthcare Plan / Asthma Parent Letter / Student Asthma Healthcare Plan / Other Emergencies Parent Letter / Other Emergency Healthcare Plan
Please log into MyMusicOffice and update your contact information as soon as possible!! We especially need a valid email address (preferably a parent's address) on file for every student. Login credentials were emailed on July 31, 2020.
Grissom Band Financial Information
EVERYONE PLEASE READ: Please note that Band Fees according to Huntsville City Schools are not exempt due to fee exempt status. Anyone may make arrangements with our treasurers for a payment plan and you can volunteer at our fundraising activities to work off these fees. MANY families do this every year.
**Due to COVID-19 restrictions Band Fees have a ONE time fee adjustment for the current 2020-2021 school year **
Click to see 2020-2021 Payment Schedule
Click to make a Payment Now
Due August 19, 2020
$300 Band Fee - 1st Installment Due ($435 total for the school year NOT including instrument rentals)
$290 Color Guard Only students ($290 total for the school year)
$160 Jazz Band Only students ($160 total for the school year NOTincluding instrument rentals)
$150 Concert Only students ($325 total for the school year NOT includinginstrument rentals)
$75 Fall Instrument Rental (percussion & others renting instruments in addition to yearly fees)
Due February 1st, 2021
$110 Band – Final Installment Fee
$150 for Concert Only students – ($325 total for the school year)
$25 Spring Transportation
$75 Spring Instrument Rental (percussion & others renting instruments in addition to early fees)
A 20% late fee will be assessed on remaining balances still due for payments received after the deadlines, reflected above, unless an alternate payment schedule has been arranged with the treasurers. For those who have arranged an alternate payment plan, you must be current with your payment plan to avoid the late fee assessment.
Other costs associated with the band program:
INSTRUMENT RENTAL - $75 per semester (summer, fall & spring) Annual total $225.
If you are a percussionist or rent any other instrument from the Band Parents, it will cost $75.00 per semester. We operate on three semesters: summer, fall and spring. Contest Band Percussionists rent all three semesters since they have rehearsals during the summer. Other instrumentalists may just rent during marching season (fall) and some rent fall and spring. There is an instrument rental agreement that you must fill out and sign when you rent the instrument.
MISCELLANEOUS - you can expect to see other fees throughout the year such as marching shoes, gloves, and possible overnight trips. These are usually minor in value ($25-$50) and are not very frequent!
BAND BANQUET - Underclassmen $10.00 to attend the banquet IF all fees are paid. Seniors will go for FREE IF all of your fees are paid in full! The band parent board has looked at several different options for the banquet and the VBC is still the only place large enough and affordable to have it.
BAND FEE PAYMENTS
While you can wait for the due dates to pay the full amounts due, it is encouraged that you make payments toward those amounts in the months leading up to the deadlines. During the summer, it would be best to send payments to the GBPA post office box -- GBPA, P.O. 4335, Huntsville, AL 35815. During the school year, you can place payments in the Treasurer's Box in the band room (in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with student's name and what the check is for) or to the post office box. We will also be enforcing a 20% late payment fee, according to the GBPA By-laws, for all payment amounts that are received after the stated deadlines. If you need to make special payment arrangements, please contact our treasurer.
EVERYONE PLEASE READ: Please note that Band Fees according to Huntsville City Schools are not exempt due to fee exempt status. Anyone may make arrangements with our treasurers for a payment plan and you can volunteer at our fundraising activities to work off these fees. MANY families do this every year.
**Due to COVID-19 restrictions Band Fees have a ONE time fee adjustment for the current 2020-2021 school year **
Click to see 2020-2021 Payment Schedule
Click to make a Payment Now
Due August 19, 2020
$300 Band Fee - 1st Installment Due ($435 total for the school year NOT including instrument rentals)
$290 Color Guard Only students ($290 total for the school year)
$160 Jazz Band Only students ($160 total for the school year NOTincluding instrument rentals)
$150 Concert Only students ($325 total for the school year NOT includinginstrument rentals)
- $75 Summer Instrument Rental (others renting instruments in addition to yearly fees -no summer charges for percussion )
- $36 Polos (Upperclassmen ONLY Fee, if needed. Freshman's 1st Polo are paid for by GBPA. If Freshmen would like an additional one, then they too would need to pay the $36 for the extra one. Parents may also order one if they would like.)
$75 Fall Instrument Rental (percussion & others renting instruments in addition to yearly fees)
Due February 1st, 2021
$110 Band – Final Installment Fee
$150 for Concert Only students – ($325 total for the school year)
$25 Spring Transportation
$75 Spring Instrument Rental (percussion & others renting instruments in addition to early fees)
A 20% late fee will be assessed on remaining balances still due for payments received after the deadlines, reflected above, unless an alternate payment schedule has been arranged with the treasurers. For those who have arranged an alternate payment plan, you must be current with your payment plan to avoid the late fee assessment.
Other costs associated with the band program:
INSTRUMENT RENTAL - $75 per semester (summer, fall & spring) Annual total $225.
If you are a percussionist or rent any other instrument from the Band Parents, it will cost $75.00 per semester. We operate on three semesters: summer, fall and spring. Contest Band Percussionists rent all three semesters since they have rehearsals during the summer. Other instrumentalists may just rent during marching season (fall) and some rent fall and spring. There is an instrument rental agreement that you must fill out and sign when you rent the instrument.
MISCELLANEOUS - you can expect to see other fees throughout the year such as marching shoes, gloves, and possible overnight trips. These are usually minor in value ($25-$50) and are not very frequent!
BAND BANQUET - Underclassmen $10.00 to attend the banquet IF all fees are paid. Seniors will go for FREE IF all of your fees are paid in full! The band parent board has looked at several different options for the banquet and the VBC is still the only place large enough and affordable to have it.
BAND FEE PAYMENTS
While you can wait for the due dates to pay the full amounts due, it is encouraged that you make payments toward those amounts in the months leading up to the deadlines. During the summer, it would be best to send payments to the GBPA post office box -- GBPA, P.O. 4335, Huntsville, AL 35815. During the school year, you can place payments in the Treasurer's Box in the band room (in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with student's name and what the check is for) or to the post office box. We will also be enforcing a 20% late payment fee, according to the GBPA By-laws, for all payment amounts that are received after the stated deadlines. If you need to make special payment arrangements, please contact our treasurer.
Grissom High School Band Parents Association, Inc.
The sole purpose of the Grissom Band Parents Association is to support the Grissom High School Band. If your student is in the band, you are automatically a member of the Association. The only financial support which the Band receives from the city school system is the nine-month salaries of the directors. All other expenses are paid by the Band Parents Association. It is for this reason that Band Dues are assessed of every participating student and a variety of fund-raisers are held each year.
The Band Parents Association meets on the fourth Monday of each month, August through April with no December meeting. A monthly newsletter helps to keep band families informed of related activities, but attendance at these monthly meetings is strongly encouraged.
The MyMusicOffice has the full band calendar with handouts, information and up to date activities.
Grissom Band Calendar Subscription Link https://ics.mymusicoffice.com/jtvjazz2.ics
For help getting your calendar subscription going in your calendar CLICK HERE
The executive board of the Grissom Band Parents Association consists of the Band Directors, the Grissom High School Principal, and the Association's President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurers. There are also several Committees, each with very specific responsibilities.
Your participation in any aspect of the band program is strongly encouraged. The Band depends on the Band Parents Association for support, and the Band Parents Association depends on the active involvement of all parents.
Fund-Raisers
Since the band receives no financial support from the school system, fundraising is a must. To continue the quality of the instrumental music program that Grissom offers, we must all raise funds in excess of Band Dues. We try every year to limit these activities so as not to "burn out" our members and their parents. These activities are announced as necessary and all parents of members of the band are expected to participate. Please head to the Fruit Sale - Scrip - VBC pages for more information.
Miscellaneous Fundraisers
As the year progresses or the need arises, the Band Parents Association may provide fundraisers for the general band fund or for individual student accounts. These fundraisers could be for general band operational expenses or other band expenses such as trips for individuals. All funds earned through a GBPA fundraiser goes to the Grissom Band accounts. Any fundraisers where credits are offered will be applied to the individual student account for any band related expense including trips. The Virgil I Grissom High School Band Parents Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization.
The sole purpose of the Grissom Band Parents Association is to support the Grissom High School Band. If your student is in the band, you are automatically a member of the Association. The only financial support which the Band receives from the city school system is the nine-month salaries of the directors. All other expenses are paid by the Band Parents Association. It is for this reason that Band Dues are assessed of every participating student and a variety of fund-raisers are held each year.
The Band Parents Association meets on the fourth Monday of each month, August through April with no December meeting. A monthly newsletter helps to keep band families informed of related activities, but attendance at these monthly meetings is strongly encouraged.
The MyMusicOffice has the full band calendar with handouts, information and up to date activities.
Grissom Band Calendar Subscription Link https://ics.mymusicoffice.com/jtvjazz2.ics
For help getting your calendar subscription going in your calendar CLICK HERE
The executive board of the Grissom Band Parents Association consists of the Band Directors, the Grissom High School Principal, and the Association's President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurers. There are also several Committees, each with very specific responsibilities.
Your participation in any aspect of the band program is strongly encouraged. The Band depends on the Band Parents Association for support, and the Band Parents Association depends on the active involvement of all parents.
Fund-Raisers
Since the band receives no financial support from the school system, fundraising is a must. To continue the quality of the instrumental music program that Grissom offers, we must all raise funds in excess of Band Dues. We try every year to limit these activities so as not to "burn out" our members and their parents. These activities are announced as necessary and all parents of members of the band are expected to participate. Please head to the Fruit Sale - Scrip - VBC pages for more information.
Miscellaneous Fundraisers
As the year progresses or the need arises, the Band Parents Association may provide fundraisers for the general band fund or for individual student accounts. These fundraisers could be for general band operational expenses or other band expenses such as trips for individuals. All funds earned through a GBPA fundraiser goes to the Grissom Band accounts. Any fundraisers where credits are offered will be applied to the individual student account for any band related expense including trips. The Virgil I Grissom High School Band Parents Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization.
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Band Parents Association Board
President - Kelly Black 1st VP - Rebekah Huie 2nd VP - Susan Mitchell Treasurers - Stacie Flinn & Alicia Fanning Secretary - Kelly Ortakales |
Committee Chairs
Band Banquet - Kelly Black Chaperones - Color Guard - Tonia Parker, Noel Watts Concerts - Susan Mitchell Fruit Sales - Chris Black Historian - Kathleen Moore Hospitality - Rebekah Huie |
Dinner with a Taste of Jazz - Kelly Black
Taste of Jazz Silent Auction Rebekah Huie Instrument Rental - Publicity - Claire Aiello Scrip - Amber Hoffmeyer Spirit - Aleesha Crowe Stadium Setup - Susan Mitchell, Denise Zur |
Transportation - Crista Meeks
Trucks - Uniforms - Beverly Olmstead Ways and Means - Chris Black, Amber Hoffmeyer, Shane Askew, Claire Aiello VBC Coordinator - Webmaster - Theo Vernon |