Balloon Fest Week Emergency!

Hi friends -

If you no longer have a student in the THS Band and Orchestra program, feel free to delete this message (but also feel free to stick around and read it). And if you DO have a current student in our program, please take a moment and see if you can help us out.

As we continue to rebuild the band and orchestra programs, one of the most difficult things has been restoring our volunteer base. Instrumental music programs rely on the involvement of parents and other interested adults - there are so many things that we do and we need many more adults than we have on staff. And this week we are up against a very difficult challenge.

We have been a part of the Tigard Festival of Balloons for 19 years, by providing volunteers to help with directing people at critical locations throughout the Festival grounds. Most of the work is done by students, but we absolutely MUST have a few adults on every shift to help out. And while our students have done a good job signing up, we are missing adult volunteers on several crucial shifts, and missing a few students as well. 

For this volunteering, we are paid a stipend, which is credited to the band and orchestra accounts of the students (and their adults) who are volunteering. That student account can be used for any band or orchestra-related expense including music lessons, trip expenses (Disney!), a new case, valve oil - you get the idea.   

Here is the coverage that is missing. Can YOU sign up??

​FRIDAY 6/20

• 2 Adults 1-6 PM
• 2 Adults 6-10 PM
• 2 Adults 7-11 PM

SATURDAY 6/21

• 1 Adult 1-6 PM
• 3 Students or Adults 1-6
• 2 Students or Adults 6-10 PM
• 2 Adults 7-11 PM
• 2 Students or Adults 7-11 PM

SUNDAY 6/22

• 2 Adults 9AM - 1PM
• 2 Students or Adults 9AM - 1PM

BIG INCENTIVE!! Signed up already? If you sign up and volunteer for a 2nd (or 3rd!) shift, your stipend amount will increase by $1/per hour! YAY!

​Here's the link - please sign up now!  https://signup.com/go/RrpCtjp

Time to Talk Balloons! Coming June 20-22!

 Balloon Festival is coming! Yay!

(Hey McKee - why do we care??)

Because we volunteer at the Balloon Festival, and the hours we provide help to raise money for band/orchestra-related activities. Yay! 

(Where's a list of what is needed??) 

Coming soon - you can look on the sidebar for the complete rundown. Check back soon! --->

(So how do I sign up??)

CLICK HERE to go to SignUp and choose the shift(s) you want to fill. BE AWARE - once you sign up for a shift, it is your responsibility to show up! (If something comes up and you can't make it, you MUST find someone else to work at that time.

 

 

TIME FOR ADULTS TO STEP UP!! **UPDATED**

The THS Band and Orchestra program hosts RhythmFest on February 8, when 32 indoor color guard performance groups will come to Tigard High to strut their stuff. We've been hosting this show for over 20 years and it's a HUGE moneymaker for our instrumental music program. 

Hats off to the THS Band and Orchestra students for doing a terrific job of signing up for RhythmFest student jobs - they're almost all filled!

So now we need ALL you parents and other Band and Orchestra adults to find the jobs that work for YOU! Seriously - the kids can't do it all. Just look at the amazing variety of jobs we need to fill:

• Ticket Sales - sit indoors near the spectator entrance and sell admission tickets. 
• Food Concessions - work with THS students to sell yummy goodies.
• Communication Center - sit at our central table and provide site maps, help volunteers sign in and out, distribute bandaids, etc. 
• Indoor Security - work with THS students to open and close performance area doors, OR monitor and time group warmup areas so that groups finish on time.
• Setup (Friday evening) OR Cleanup (Saturday evening) - work with THS students setting up for the event, OR working with THS students resetting after the event.

PLEASE - we need all the spots filled to make sure RhythmFest is a success, and as of 12 pm on 1/28 we still have 18 adult spots to fill. This is our most important fundraiser of the year, so CLICK HERE to find the job that fits you best. (Want to sign up for more than one? Go for it!)

Here's what we need as of 1/28:

• Communication Center - 1 person/shift
  
• Noon - 3pm
  
• 3 - 6pm
• 6 - 9pm

• Ticket Sales - 1 person/shift
  
• 3 - 6pm
• 6 - 8:30pm

• Indoor Security - 4 people/shift
• Noon - 3pm
• 3 - 6pm
• 6 - 9pm

• Food Concessions - 1 person still needed
• 6 - 9:30pm
  

RhythmFest! It's Time!!

Hey Band! (hey, what??)

RhythmFest is just around the corner, and it's time to sign up to work. Here are the expectations:

• ALL Band students will work 2 (two) shifts. There are 8 (eight) Student spots on Friday evening, and 50 (fifty) Student spots throughout the day on Saturday.
  
• Once you are signed up for a shift, if you must make a change, YOU are responsible to find your replacement. DO NOT ask Irving. DO NOT ask McKee.
• We need MANY adults to work. There are 8 (eight) Adult spots on Friday evening, and 46 (forty-six) Adult spots throughout the day on Saturday. Please, ask your adults to help out.
  

Remember, this is a major fundraiser for our program. We have 32 groups coming (!), so let's make sure they have a great time!

 

CLICK HERE to sign up! 

 

(BTW, RhythmFest is the first Winter show of the season - a Winter Guard clinic and competition that kicks everything off. And we are the gracious hosts!)

Time For WinterGuard!!

Tigard WinterGuard is starting! 

Try-It-Outs are Wednesday January 8. Come to the THS Band Room to start!

Rehearsals will be Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:30 - 8:30, January through March.

THERE IS NO FEE to join! Yay!

Want more details? Check out the links on the sidebar!

And please, CLICK HERE to fill out the information form. 

 

Changes for Fall 2024

Hey Band -

We have sad news to share. Because of very low numbers, we will not be able to have a marching field show this fall. We tried to make it work, but with only 12 instrumentalists (including only 1 percussionist) we could not put together a legitimate marching show. Our friends at Southridge have graciously invited any who had signed up for Tigard MB to join them for their fall show, and we are very grateful to them for this.

Of course, everything will go on as usual with all the band classes, football pep band, the Homecoming parade (October 25 - more information to come!), and other band activities. Be on the lookout for Irving's "Welcome Back" letter, which includes information about the short  Band Camp for all on August 22 and 23 - coming to an email near you. For football pep information, check out McKee's Band Calendar on the sidebar.

See you all soon!

Time to Talk Balloons!

Balloon Festival is coming! Yay!

(Hey McKee - why do we care??)

Because we volunteer at the Balloon Festival, and the hours we provide help to raise money for band/orchestra-related activities. Yay! 

(Where's a list of what is needed??) 

Look on the sidebar for the complete rundown. -->

(So how do I sign up??)

CLICK HERE to go to SignUp and choose the shift(s) you want to fill. BE AWARE - once you sign up for a shift, it is your responsibility to show up! (If something comes up and you can't make it, you MUST find someone else to work at that time.