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Port Clinton Music Booster Minutes: 2/12/07 Time: 7:00 pm. Attendance: Treasurer: Bob Dodge, President: Kim Royster, Secretary Gloria Alvarado, Rod Miller, Brian Stitak, Tom Bixler, Greg & Carol Fox, Andrea Wells, Becky Zoeller, Ron Nisch, Sheree Quan, Carolyn Barnes and Bob Christianson. Minutes from last meeting were read and approved by Bob Dodge second by Becky Zoeller. Treasurer Report: Bob read report approved by Brian Stitak and second by Rod Miller. Unfinished Business: OMEA concessions stand, Sheree Quan, reported that every thing went well and had an over whelming support from donors and volunteers. Thank you cards where mailed out to all donors and volunteers. Malley Candy Fundraiser – Carol Fox reported that everything was ready to go all she needed was the go ahead. However a few members felt that it would not pan out and that possibly it would be best to look for another fundraiser. It was suggested that there be committee formed ASAP to help with fundraising ideas and also to involve a few students to get their feed back. Greg & Carol Fox, Rod Miller and Brian Stitak were to meet on Wednesday, February 22nd at 7:00 pm. All approved. Directors Reports: Were read and approved. New Business: Music Boosters Scholarship applications are now available. Track Concession: need to repair popcorn machine need a call to Marcia Bloom to find out who owns pizza oven. Band Trip: Rod Miller reported he has had a good response back in regards of parents wanting to be chaperones and also we will have 3 buses at the cost of $7,100. Directors: Bob reported that we have a balance of $7,300 in the budget and we are ahead and he suggested that we give the band directors an additional $1,000 each. Approved by Ron Nich Second Becky Zoeller. Meeting adjourned: approved by Carol Fox second by Brian Stitak.
Port Clinton Music Boosters Meeting – February 12, 2007 Rod Miller Director of Bands
P Here is a reminder of the upcoming dates for the HS Band. March 14, Wednesday… Winter Concert 7:30 PAC May 10, Thursday Sousa Concert 7:30 PAC (name change only) April or May Band Awards Banquet??? 7:30 pm HS Cafeteria Band Camp – Pre Camp July 23-27 Band Camp July 30- August 3
P Speaking of the Sousa Concert. I will be securing two couples to chair this very worthwhile concert by the end of February.
P As you are aware of by now, The Board of Education approved the Florida Trip for the band and orchestra for the coming December. Information was sent out right away to the parents via the students. We have already had great response to parents wanting to be chaperones. We still have room for more however.
P The band is tentatively scheduled to compete at District Contest on Friday, March 16 at 5 pm. This is tentative and could change!!!
P The band has 9 events scheduled for this Saturdays Solo-Ensemble Contest at Clyde HS.
P 8th grade band members are being given the opportunity to play with the HS pep band on the 23rd of February. Response has been great!
Director Report for Orchestra-February 12, 2007
The following orchestra students will be participating in this year’s high school solo and ensemble contest hosted by Clyde High School, Caly Laurents/Samantha Rider violin duet, Nick Passabet/Emily Rounds cello duet, and Nick Passabet cello solo. All events are class B. Good luck to these and our choir and band students who will be participating this weekend.
The High School orchestra will be competing at Sandusky High School March 2/3, 2007 for the OMEA state orchestra event. The group will be competing again this year in class B. Details are TBA.
Middle school orchestra students participating in the district festival include 7th graders Christopher Passabet/ bass and Alyssa Wells/harp, and 8th graders Tyler Blohm/bass, Mark Fillmore/viola, Emily Finley/vilin, Rachel Finley/violin, Kelly Passabet/violin, Stphen Pastor/cello, Alex Virey/bass. Practice is Tuesday February 20 5-8 p.m. and the festival day is from noon-end of the concert on February 24.
Special thanks to all parents and students who helped to make the high school district festival a success! Many positive comments were made by participating directing as to how well everything ran, the food availability, and the helpfulness of the workers. We have been asked time and time again to host it next year as well.
Respectfully submitted
Brian Stitak Orchestra Director
Port Clinton Music Boosters Choir Report – Gregory Fox February 12, 2007 District Festival was very successful thanks to the support of the music booster and the high school music department. Mr. Ralph Moore was impressed with the organization of the event and would like to see PCHS be the host site again next year. Thank you especially to the booster officers and Sherree and Ron Nisch-Quan for the organization of the parent and student volunteers, the concessions, set-up, take-down, and clean-up. Thank you to my wife Carol for taking care of all the registration details and all the other details involved in preparing and cleaning up after the event. Thank you to all the ladies and men of Faith Methodist church for the evening meal for the music teachers from the thirty different high schools. There were several music dept. students who volunteered for the stage crew to help put everything away after the concert.
The following MS choir students were accepted for the District II Middle School BOC Festival on Saturday February 24. Eleven MS choir students were nominated, seven were accepted. Seventh Grade Chorus – Tom Wochiechowksi and Emaleigh Dunn Eight Grade Chorus – Drew Sheppard, Lucas Evans, Morgan Parker, Mary Kirkpatrick and Lisa Heineman Registration fees are $10.00 per student payable to the treasurer on the Tuesday February 20 at the rehearsal. Rehearsal is at 6:15 p.m. The festival begins at noon on Saturday February 24 and the concert is at 7:00 p.m. Margaretta HS music faculty are the chairs.
Twenty-five HS choir members and registered for solos this Saturday for the District II Solo & Ensemble competition hosted by the Clyde High School. There are four class A ensembles registered with thirty-one different students participating. Bus leaves at 7:00 a.m. from the south parking lot. Schedule for the day is available. I have an accompanist to help with the twenty-five solos for the contest this Saturday. I would like to pay her with one check, taking it from the reserved funds in the touch of Class trip account.
Touch of Class is performing this Thursday February 15 at the Elk’s for the PC Lions Club at 7:00 p.m.
The march Choir Concert is scheduled for Monday March 1 in the PAC at 7:30 p.m. It will include the MS and HS choirs. All five choirs will combine to perform at the end of the concert.
Senior choir member Logan Ford has been accepted into the vocal jazz ensemble at Terra for the second semester
Solo & Ensemble competition for the MS students is scheduled for Saturday April 21.
D.Gregory Fox, choirs
Music Booster Meeting Feb. 12, 2007
Seventh and Eighth Grade Bands Tom Bixler
1. The Seventh and Eighth Grade Bands are working hard preparing music for their next concert which will be on Thursday, March1 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the middle school. The Sixth Grade Band will open the concert, performing their very first concert.
2. Eighth grade band members will be performing in the OMEA Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Event. Tentatively, there will be six ensembles and three soloists working on solo & ensemble music. The contest will be held at Genoa High School on Saturday, April 21.
3. The combined Seventh and Eighth Grade Band performed in the Winter Pep Assembly held on Wednesday, February 7. The band performed the Fight Song many, many, many times!
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