Thursday, October 24, 2019

And our parentsare the best!! Thank you for being awesome.

• BOA Austin Regional Championship• 2nd place in Class AAAA after prelims• 3rd place in Finals with score of 84.150

• NEISD Fall Marching Festival was a success.• UIL: First Division Sweepstakes- Congrats!!

Regular Season Games

• Saturday, October 26th vs. Roosevelt (Heroes)

• Friday, November 1st vs. Churchill (Comalander)

• Friday, November 8th vs. Madison (Heroes)

• November 1st – 2nd BOA San Antonio Super Regional (Alamodome)• 4pm preliminary performance on Friday• Finalists announced on Saturday afternoon at

3:45pm• Finals begin at 7:00pm

• November 13th – 17th BOA Grand National Championships (Indianapolis)• Preliminary performance is in the final block on

Thursday. Exact time not published yet

BOA San Antonio Super RegionalWhy do we need to volunteer? • We are the host of this event and our association receives money to provide support

to the Music for All staff.

Perks of volunteering:• You get a behind the scenes view of this awesome event• Free admission with your volunteer T-shirt and name tag• Its easy, and fun!! • Its a great way to meet other parents in our band

Friday and Saturday Urgent Volunteer Needs• Airport/ Hotel Shuttle Drivers• Parking lot assistants• Truck parking lot• Warm up monitors for band/ guard/ pit• Program sellers• Water Station• Tear down workers

Event & Volunteer Coordinator: Martin Bohanan(210) 788-1535

Boa.sa.ctj@gmail.com

NOVEMBER 1-2, 2019ALAMODOME

Ticket Pick Up InformationPre-ordered ticket pick up dates are next week, likely on

Tuesday or Wednesday. Contact Beth or Karen with questions. operations@johnsonjaguarband.org

If you still need tickets you can order through Ticketmaster or Alamodome box office.

Don’t delay though – good Finals seats become scarce.

v 84 Bands competing. Restaurants around dome will be crowded.

v Two different ticketed events – Preliminary performances are on Friday and Saturday. Finals are Saturday evening. Stadium must empty between the two events on Saturday.

v Band is going to football game after preliminary performance on Friday.

v Alamodome parking is $20, and you must pay each time you enter the lot.

v Generally, don’t expect to see or interact with your kids in-person until they return to CTJ.

v Etiquette in the stands – no recording of any kind, only move into and out of seats in between performances, and most of all…always reinforce our band program’s reputation for class and sportsmanship!

v Meals for BOA San Antonio weekend are due by tonight, October 24th. Friday meals are optional, Saturday meal is required with a $12 payment for sit down dinner service at Little Red Barn.

v Two email addresses required now for all ordersv Please check junk email or save a copy of each meal orderv All meal orders are finalv Contact Jodi or Kim with questions:

meals@johnsonjaguarband.org

The nominating committee consists of 2 current board members, 2-3 members from the general association, and the band director.

• October- Present and vote on committee members at 10/24/19 BPA meeting• November – Co-President candidate to be presented to BPA at

11/13/19 meeting• December – BPA vote on candidate at 12/04/19 meeting to

serve through the remaining school year

Presentation of Nominating Committee Members:

Terri AngelicoMaria Matthews

Ric CoonsAngie Souder

Michelle Garnica

Need membership to make a motion to approve

• Nothing Bundt Cake Cards – last call

• CozZzy Comfy Sheet Order Update

• Honey Baked Ham - Gift Cards only this year• All gift card orders are due by end of school day

Wednesday, November 6 • This is a firm deadline due to the administrative

time involved and our departure to Indy• Order forms are posted in #fundraising

• Benefit Mobile – great for your holiday shopping!

Gift Cards

Questions…contact John & Dawn Butricobutricoband@gmail.comJohn – (210) 389-4149Dawn – (210) 413-6025

Our next HEB Card order deadline is 11/06/19Next order at 5:00pm (drop orders in black box). Pick up previous orders at Taco Cabana, 6:00-7:30 that same evening/

Cards ordered on 10/09/19 became active today 10/24/19 at 7am.

Upcoming Events & Volunteer Needs

ConcessionsFriday, 11/01/19Friday, 11/08/19

Saturday, 11/23/19

Uniform WashersSaturday, 10/26/19Saturday, 11/02/19Sunday, 11/17/19

TMEA District AuditionsThursday, 11/21/19

Holiday Craft Fair and Market Saturday, 12/07/19

Spaghetti Dinner/ Silent Auction & Holiday Concerts

Thursday, 12/12/19

Jolesch Photography State UIL

• Looking for a way to earn some $ for your student's band fees for next year? Come and volunteer with Jolesch Photography during the State UIL contest Nov. 4th, 5th and 6th at the Alamodome. These slots are a great opportunity to cut down on band fees as Jolesch will pay $10 per hour worked toward your student's personal band account.

Coordinator: Tina Bracy (tinabracy@yahoo.com)

• Sign up in Charms

TMEA District Auditions 11/21/19

LOCATION: Johnson High School• Set up helpers: Work with Johnson students and Mr. Lozano to prep

rooms for event as soon as school ends. • Room Monitors: Greet and sign in students as they arrive. Make

announcements during audition process. You will be given a script to read. Parents cannot be a monitor of a room their child will audition in. Some instruments have two shifts due to the large number of students trying out in those sections.

• Concessions: Sell snacks to students waiting in the cafeteria. Help with announcements to get groups to their audition rooms.

• Judges Hospitality: Set up snacks, drinks, and dinner meal for judges. Clean up periodically during shift.

Volunteer Managers: Karen Mitchell and Beth Rheney operations@johnsonjaguarband.org

• Over 75 vendors, food, face painting, crafts, and musical choir performances• Our vendors love the CTJ community, please show them that we appreciate

their support

• Student and adult volunteers needed• Vendor booth and student booths still available

Contact Cindy Zagrzecki by email johnsonholidaycraftfair@gmail.com.

Johnson HS Cafeteria and Auditorium

Thursday, December 12th

Dinner/ Silent Auction begin at 5pm

Tentative Performance Schedule:• 6:30pm- 5th period band • 7:00pm- 7th period band• 7:30pm- 8th period band• Senior Recognition• 8:00pm- 1st period Wind

Ensemble performs Midwest concert pieces

Spirit Committee#spirit-team

10/30/19Car Window Decorating at Stadium Practice

10/31/19Treat bags for kids. We need donations of candy J

Stay tuned for BOA San Antonio send off and welcome back information.

11/11/19 Grand Nats send off at Comalander Stadium practice

Merchandise

Deadline to

Order: Sunday,

10/27 at noon

Please pick up

any remaining

pre-orders

from Kathy

There are print outs available at the front of

the room.

Bound

• New Slack channel: #indy2019• Place for families traveling to Indy to

communicate, share ideas, and get excited together

• Upperclassman parents can share tips/ lessons learned for first time Grand Natsattendees

• Plan meet ups with other CTJ families in Indy• Ask questions specific to Indianapolis while

there

Charter Flight for IndyTravel Details• Round trip air on charter flight direct from Austin

Bergstrom to Indianapolis

• Includes 2 free bags, round trip charter bus transportation from San Antonio to Austin, and from Indianapolis airport to downtown area

• Flight departs Wednesday morning November 13th, 2019Flight returns Sunday morning November 17th, 2019• These seats are Non-Refundable• Cost - $500 each• 5 seats available

Grand Nationals 2019

• All payments were due by today. • Look for pre-order link for group Grand Nats photo

after BOA SA.• Music Travel Consultants App- check your email

for instructions• Not going to Indy? You can watch on FloMarching

• Questions?

Next BPA Meeting:Tuesday, November 13th