BBQ COOK OFF AND BLUE DEBUT

NEW PRAIRIE MARCHING COUGARS BBQ COOKOFF

AUGUST 9TH, 2013 NPHS FOOTBALL FIELD FOOD STARTS AT 4:30 (CT) 

PERFORMANCE STARTS AT 6:00 (CT)

THE MARCHING COUGARS WILL BE PERFORMING A PREVIEW OF THEIR NEW SHOW “LOCOMOTION” 

COST $5.00 A PLATE DRINKS AND DESSERTS ARE EXTRA

 SO COME OUT AND ENJOY SOME GREAT MUSIC AND SOME GOOD FOOD

Items Discussed at the Music Booster Meeting on July 17th

Items discussed at the Music Booster meeting on July 17th. * Band Camp snacks and drinks need to be there by lunch, 12:00 to 12:45. The kids can bring them in when they come. * Raffle Tickets were given to the kids in June during parade rehearsals. Anyone that has not received tickets to sell please contact Karen Marciniak 219-778-9649 or marciniakfamily@gmail.com. All proceeds will be used toward the purchase of concert blacks. * Blue Debut and BBQ Cook Off -- FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH -- agenda is attached. Freshmen - 12 oz cups and forks Sophomores -- desserts (prepackaged like a bake sale) Juniors -- desserts (prepackaged like a bake sale) Seniors -- side dishes (such as chips and salads) * Ms Galus is looking for volunteers to do a first aid rotation. The parent would administer basic first aid (band aids/ice packs, etc). Please let Ms Galus know if you are available to help a half day or full day of band camp. * Ms Galus will be housing 5 staff members for the duration of camp. We are asking boosters to donate a meal (lunch/dinner). Cooked, ready to eat would be best. Pizza, pasta, subs, were some suggestions. This can be dropped off any time during band camp to Ms Galus. * In need of FIELD CREW people. People are needed on the Friday morning rehearsal on August 9th to teach them how to move equipment for the Blue Debut performance and competitions. Please send an e-mail if interested to Ms Galus or Karen Marciniak. * Due to our size, we no longer qualify for the Scholastic Class for competitions. We are now in the Open Class competition circuit. This pushes our final competition back to October 19th at Chesterton High School. * Since we are staying for the duration of each competition this year, the kids will need to pack lunches, including a drink, to bring with them. It was recommended that the kids put their lunches in a thermal tote or cooler. If they do not have a tote or cooler than they are to talk with their section leader and/or Ms Galus and the section leader will provide a cooler to use. * Looking for help to paint the tarp for our performance. Looking for people who are available during the days of band camp to paint. Please contact Ms Galus. * DOES ANYONE HAVE A TRAIN OR NAUTICAL BELL THAT CAN BE USED FOR THE PERFORMANCE? PLEASE CONTACT MS GALUS. * There was discussion of having reserved seating for concerts. 50 seats would be available for purchase at an additional $1.00 per seat. It was discussed to try this at the Fall Sampler. Family pricing and early seating was also discussed. More discussion on this at the next meeting. * Handicap Parking for concerts/musical was brought up. The Boosters would like to see Handicap Parking only in the drive/parking spaces along the sidewalk. Mr Strasser said he would speak with Mr Williamson about this. PLEASE ASL YOUR CHILD TO PARK IN THE PARKING LOT AND NOT NEXT TO THE BUILDING FOR CONCERTS/MUSICAL. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 6PM IS THE NEXT BOOSTER MEETING PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND

Show Choir Car Wash

Is your vehicle in dire need of a wash and you just can't seem to find the time? Now is your chance to get it washed and help the Show Choir at the same time! The Show Choir will be holding a car wash at AutoZone in LaPorte this Wednesday, July 24th from 4 to 8 pm. and again this Saturday from 12 - 4 pm. Hope to see you there!

Ms. Galus to direct LaPorte City Band

The LaPorte City Band will be performing it's next summer concert this Wednesday evening, July 24th, at Fox Park at 7:00 pm. Ms Galus will be directing a march with them, so come on out and show your support for Ms Galus, and for the Arts in general!

Summary of the last Music Booster Meeting

Hi Everyone, Here is a brief summary of the music booster(MB) meeting from last night: * Jodi Walbring will be treasurer * The MB voted to pay for drum major camp for Jordan and Ashley and percussion clinic for Kris and Brad * The Marching Cougars are in need of at least 20 people to be their field crew. Duties include moving instruments, setting up tarps and backdrops and whatever else is needed. Anyone interested please contact Ms Galus or myself. * Denice Tuholski will be in charge of the concession stand this year. We have 4 home games and need people to work. Please contact Denice to sign up at dtuholski@frontier.com. * A BBQ cook-off will be held August 9th, same day as our Blue Debut. As of now we have Andy Walbring and Dean Tulhoski cooking. We are looking for more people to join them. We will be looking for people to help make side dishes, desserts and bring drinks. Jodi and Denice will be helping to organize this. More details to follow. Mark the date. * Raffle tickets will be going home with students Friday. Prizes this year are-- pair of ND tickets, keurig coffee maker, metal butterfly sculpture and an origami locket. All students are urged to participate, student selling the most tickets will get to throw a pie in Ms G's face. Instructions will be with the tickets. More tickets available when students turn in the stubs and money they have sold. The money made from the raffle will go towards the purchase of concert blacks. * Friday is the last day for parents to submit art work for the t-shirts. * The Haunt at Fischer's last year but a big success. Ms G would like to do it again this year but is looking for someone to take over the planning. She has all the information needed. Please contact her if you are interested. * Snacks and drinks will be needed for Marching Band Camp starting 7/29. We still need someone to supply drinks for 8/3, 8/6 and 8/8. There are 85 band and color guards kids. Ms G would like snacks and drinks to be there at noon. Please contact me to sign up. If getting them is a problem, you can bring them to me and my kids would be more than happy to take them in the morning when they go. * Parade Walkers. Brement parade, July 2, needs 4 more walkers. Walkerton parade, July 3, needs 3 walkers. LaPorte parade, July 4, needs 5 people. If someone would like to take charge of the parade walkers I would appreciate it. Duties would be to make sure coolers are filled with ice & bottled water for after the parades. Filled the round coolers with ice water, have the water bottles and misty sprayers ready to go. Have everything loaded into the wagons and put on the buses. Call the parade walkers to remind them of the time they needed to be there and find replacements if needed. And at the end of the night/day unload the coolers and clean everything up. Please let me know if you are interested in helping with this. ***** Next Music Booster meeting will be July 22nd at 7pm in the choir room. **********

Tiffany Galus selected as quarterfinalist for Grammy Music Educator Award!

Yes, that's right!  Tiffany Galus is up for a GRAMMY!  She has been announced as one of the 217 quarterfinalists for the first-ever Grammy Music Educator award.  The quarterfinalists were selected from over 30,000 applicants submitted from all 50 states.

The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten – college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools.

One recipient will be selected from 10 finalists and will be recognized for his/her remarkable impact on students' lives. The winner will be flown to Los Angeles to accept the award, attend the GRAMMY Awards ceremony and receive a $10,000 honorarium. The nine finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium and the schools of all 10 finalists will receive matching grants.

Read more about it at the links below:
South Bend Tribune
Grammy website

Good luck, Ms Galus!  Say hello to Gotye for us!

Coming Soon! Updates to the Summer Schedules

Hello - The year is nearly over and we are looking forward to a busy summer.  Stay tuned for tutorials on adding the band and choir calendars to your calendar feeds, even on your smart phones!

If you have questions, please email me at katel70@hotmail.com.

Thank you,
Kate Leiter