Seminole High School Band

In celebration of Best Buy Mobile’s milestone 100th store opening at Seminole Towne Center Mall, Justin Bieber shocked students when he appeared during an assembly on Thursday August 5th. Bieber’s appearance included a special presentation of a $5,000 donation on behalf of Best Buy and the GRAMMY Foundation to Seminole High School in support of the school’s music program. Read more here…

Even though it is March, the year is winding down and it will soon be time for new band leadership to be chosen. Every year towards the months of April and May, the drum majors host a camp that is held for anyone wishing to be a drum major, captain, or any other type of position. This year the camp will be on May 3rd, 4th, and 10th. The drum major audition is on May 11th. This camp is just not for potential drum majors, everyone who wants try for any position is encouraged to come. If you have any questions, feel free to ask Antwione Britt.

For those of you who missed it, we had an amazing concert on February 16.  See the finale of Journey Thru Jazz! The entire finale of this amazing concert is now posted on ShutterFly. So much talent that it fills THREE segments! Whether you attended the concert or wish you had, check out our Jazz Chiefs and the professionals.

The entire concert, including this finale is now available on DVD.  An audio CD of high-quality mastered tracks is also available at a discounted package price.  All funds benefit the SHS Band. Deadline for orders is next Monday, March 8th, send payment in with your student.  Order form.

WFTV.COM each week features two Central Florida high school marching bands.  This is the second time this season we have been nominated!  Watch our video, then cast your vote for Seminole High School Band!

http://www.wftv.com/highschoolfootball/index.html

Hello Band Parents!

I just want to REALLY thank you for all of your dedication and spirit! Last night’s game was a nailbiter, but no one in the stands realized how much the band parents had going on! We are very grateful to everyone who pitched in last night. With Middle School Night, two concessions, two Chick-fil-A stands, Spiritwear, and snow cones in the third quarter, we could have had a disaster. But we have the best parents in the world!!!!!

Now, to the meat of this post. Three very important deadlines are coming up:

1. LONDON TRIP DEPOSIT — this $100 deposit is due on October 1. It is completely refundable, but if we do not receive a deposit we can’t count your child as one who is committed to going on and fundraising for this trip. If the response is great enough, the trip will be a definite “go.” We have already begun fundraising and we will be kicking it up into high gear. So, if you are wanting our band to go to London, please send your check in for $100 BY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1!

2. DESSERT FUNDRAISER – This is our first fundraiser for the year. ALL ORDERS ARE DUE IN THE BAND ROOM BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2. The brochure and order form can be found on the band website under the fundraiser tab. (www.seminolehsband.org)

3. COOK BOOK — This is a new fundraiser. A flier should have come home with your students on Friday — LOOK FOR IT! We are putting together a Pride of the Tribe cookbook which we are thinking about titling “Savoring Seminoles.” This is a great way to raise money, but we need your recipes!! They are due no later than October 9. The flier will be posted on the band website very soon.

Again, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! Believe it or not, your students thank you, too. Our job is to be invisible, but we really help keep our band going!

Cherie Heckford
President, SHSBPA

Good Evening Band Parents!

Band Parent Sandy Lupo, wife of Freedom Fire Protection of Central Florida – President, Fred Lupo is fighting a personal battle with cancer. Sandy is currently in the process of being placed on the national donor list for a bone marrow transplant. Consistent with that placement, a blood donor and donor match day is going to be held on Friday, September 25th in the BankFirst parking lot on the corner of Hwy 46 and Central Park Drive in Sanford. The mobile donation center will be available from 10 AM to 4 PM (Please note the time change.) on that day. Also please ask to be HLA tested. Its the HLA test (not the donation of blood) that gets you on the list to help Sandy and many others. However, you still have to donate blood. The donation of blood covers the cost of the HLA test.

Please stop by and support Sandy and others in central Florida by giving the “gift of life”. This is your opportunity to become a match to help her fight this battle.

Cherie Heckford
BPA President

Sent out by e-mail on 9/20/2009 at 10:35 PM:

Good Evening Band Parents!

Band Parent Sandy Lupo, wife of Freedom Fire Protection of Central Florida – President, Fred Lupo is fighting a personal battle with cancer. Sandy is currently in the process of being placed on the national donor list for a bone marrow transplant. Consistent with that placement, a blood donor and donor match day is going to be held on Friday, September 25th in the BankFirst parking lot on the corner of Hwy 46 and Central Park Drive in Sanford. The mobile donation center will be available from 9AM to 5PM on that day. Please stop by and support Sandy and others in central Florida by giving the “gift of life”. This is your opportunity to become a match to help her fight this battle.

Cherie Heckford
BPA President