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Macomb Band Boosters Meeting, April 2007

Please join us at 7:00 pm in the band room—come and help support our award-winning band program! The more help we have, the more we can do! For information and meeting reminders, join our email list by contacting Kelly Barsi.

Agenda

1. Secretary's Report – Kelly Barsi
2. Treasurer's Report – Gina Colley
3. Jr. High School Director's Report – Doug Mattsey
4. High School Director's Report – David Wetmore

Old Business

1. Spring trip
2. Other old business

New Business

1. Nominating Committee report – Deb Danner
2. Nominations from the floor
3. Organization contests (MJHS and MHS)
4. Spring concert
5. Heritage Days parade
6. Scheduling issues
   There seem to be an large number of MHS students, particularly freshmen, who are experiencing serious scheduling dilemmas for next year. Many of them have been told to drop choir, band, or even both in some instances. If this has been the case for your student, we are urging you to contact your Board of Education members. We will discuss this issue at our meeting next Tuesday, April 10, at 7:00 p.m. We have to do all we can as parents, property owners, and voters in this community to ensure that the children's needs are addressed and that our school remain an institution of utmost quality.
7. Other new business

Thank-You

Nominating Committee members

Minutes

called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm by President Mary Kay Benda.

Reports

1. Secretary's Report – read by Sean O'Donnell-Brown in Kelly Barsi's absence: Spagnetti Supper ticket count corrected from 543 to 533. Approved as corrected.
2. Treasurer's Report – Gina Colley: approved as presented
3. Jr. High School Director's Report – Doug Mattsey
   • ISATs went well. The bands are into rehearsals again.
   • Mr. Mattsey gave performing exams last week.
   • Mr. Mattsey thanks Gayle Zahnle for her efforts in helping to spread the word about the cancellation of the April 1st Jazz Concert. (Mattsey daughter was in hospital but better now.)
   • Thanks to the Jr. High Band kids who gave her flowers, balloon and fuzzy elephant.
   • Mr. Mattsey used the new sound system to amplify the in-school concert; the kids sounded great and the system worked well.
   • About 20-25 kids will move from 8th to 9th grade band.
   • Upcoming dates:
     • Edison Fine Arts Expo, 4/13; 6:40 call time for band
     • 7th Orientation, 4/17
     • Organization Contest, 4/27; depart about 11:00 a.m.; 8th grade performs at 2:00 p.m. and 7th at 3:00 p.m.; return about 5:30 p.m.
     • 5th grade band testing from Monday, April 30 through Friday, May 4
     • Spring Concert, 5/6; 6-8 grades at 2:00 p.m.
     • JH Variety Show, possibly 5/29
   • Purchases
     • new band music, $500
     • repair kit, $378
4. High School Director's Report – David Wetmore
   • Mr. Wetmore stressed the “amazingly positive” results of the BOA experience. He feels that the kids, especially the concert band kids, were inspired by the example of other musicians and the masters’ classes.
   • Dates:
     • Organization Contest, 4/20; Concert Band – warm-up 4:30, perform 5:00, sight read 5:30; Wind Symphony – warm-up 7:00, perform 7:30, sight read 8:00
     • Concert, 5/6; more info at 5/1 meeting or by e-mail
     • Graduation, 5/19; band reports at 6:30 to Western Hall
     • Heritage Days Parade, 6/23; plans are underway
     • Band Camp, 8/6-8/17
     • Home football games, 8/31, 9/7, 9/21 (homecoming), 9/28, 10/12
     • Competitions: 9/29, WIU Parade and Geneseo; 10/6, WIU Marching Band Classic; 10/13, U of I; 10/20, ISU (either U of I or ISU); possible Blood, Sweat, and Tears program next fall with Ken Zahnle doing drills.

Old Business

none

New Business

1. Nominating Committee: Deb Danner, Cindy Cavett, Annette Arnold, Kathy Burdick (phone); proposed slate for next year: President – Sean O’Donnell-Brown; VP – Kelly Fitzgerald; Secretary – Kelly Barsi; Treasurer – Becca Pettit; Middle School Rep – Kathy Boocker. Voting will be held at the next meeting, May 1.
2. No nominations from the floor.
3. Chaperones are still needed for organizational contests later this month.
4. Other new business
   • Al Sears Jazz Festival, 9/22; committee: Cindy Cavett, Deb Danner, Kelly Fitzgerald, Becky Schluter, Becca Pettit, possibly Karen Thurman (as Karen and Becca Pettit have food certification); proposed food – wraps, water, (or coffee/cocoa), etc. The committee will explore food possibilities and a wagon/stand.
   • Junior High Camp Scholarships – Mr. Mattsey reported that Carrie Depoy had informed him of an additional source of scholarship money. E-mails have been sent and other information given to inform students of this option. Mr. Mattsey has 9 applications for funds. (He also wishes to thank Mrs. Stegall for letting him use her template for scholarship applications.) Mr. Mattsey asked for an additional $300 to allow him to provide $100 to each child who applied for a scholarship. With the already allocated money, that would total $800. Colleen Carlson moved to provide the money and Deb Danner seconded. Motion was approved.
   • Colleen Carlson moved to provide Mr. Mattsey with the money needed to provide the junior high with medals from contest (about $125). Deb Danner seconded. Motion was approved.
   • Mr. Twomey, Scheduling Explanation – Thanks to Mr. Twomey for attending and explaining scheduling complexities. He feels the problems are mostly caused by the reduction in number of students over the past two years.

The meeting adjourned at 8:39 pm.

Previous Meetings

• Tuesday, March 20, 2007
• Tuesday, February 13, 2007
• Tuesday, January 9, 2007
• Tuesday, November 14, 2007
• Tuesday, October 10, 2006
• Tuesday, September 12, 2006
• Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Future Meetings

• Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Related Links

| MacArthur School | Lincoln School | Edison School | Jr High School | Sr High School | District 185 |

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