Below is a link to a letter about the proposed Washington DC trip in 2011. Mr. Roemer will send a hard copy home with each band student. Please fill out the attached form and send back to him by next Friday-Oct 8th. This is for planning purposes. A deposit of $150 will be due at the end of October for each person going on the trip. Washington DC Letter
Congratulations to the Ross High School band for getting 1st Place in Class A at the Tipp City Competition Saturday night. Also for getting Outstanding Auxiliary and Outstanding Percussion in Class A.
Support Ross High School & Ross Middle School Bands. Dine in or carry out at Eli's in Ross Monday, September 27th 4pm-11pm. Simply write "Ross Band" on the back of the receipt and mention it when checking out. The Band will receive 10% on food purchases. Happy Dining!
Reminders from Mr. Roemer: Friday (Sept. 17): High School Band should report to band room by 4:30pm for uniforms and loading. Leaving for West Carrollton at 5pm.
Saturday (Sept. 18): High School Band should report to band room by 3pm for rehearsal and loading. Leaving for Tipp City at 4:15pm. All band members should remember to bring their blue show shirts. We will stop to eat on the way, so bring dinner money. We will most likely be home about 11:30pm.
Reminders from the Boosters:
Friday (Sept. 24): Band Tailgate Party beginning at 5pm. We are still in need of food/drink donations (chili, shredded cheese, grated onions, snack bags of Fritos, mustard, ketchup, cans of pop-Pepsi products only, or you are welcome to make a cash donation to help pay for supplies). If you can donate any of the following please contact Diann at diann.bielefeld@rossrams.com
Friday (Oct 1): Homecoming-We still need co-chairpersons to help organize the chili supper. Please contact Cindy Kuhn at cindy23@netzero.net if you can help.
We also need a volunteer to drive the 5th & 6th grade band in the parade. If you have a pick-up truck and access to a 18-24' trailer, please consider volunteering. All you need to do is drive-all the other work with the children is done. Please contact Pam at rggiuliano@aol.com if you can volunteer. If no one comes forward we may not be able to include the 5th and 6th grade in the parade.
Have a great day and Best of Luck to the High School Band at their first competition!!!!
HOMECOMING: Friday, October 1, 2010 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in the Ross Middle School Cafeteria. Everyone is Welcome!!! Invite your friends and family to the chili supper, and be sure to come hungry!! The high school band/guard members will be able to purchase meal tickets for themselves at school during lunch on Wednesday, September 29th.
Attention All High School Band Parents: We need your help. We are asking that each band member bring in a dessert (cookies, pies, cupcakes, brownies, etc...) and a 12 pack (cans) of any Pepsi products (Pepsi, diet Pepsi, mountain dew, diet mountain dew, sierra mist, etc...) All baked goods can be delivered to the band room Friday morning, October 1st, or you can deliver them straight to the middle school cafeteria after 4pm. We would like to have the pop donations delivered by Sept 28th.
Homecoming Parade Details:
We are still desperately looking for 1 or 2 additional chairpersons to help organize and plan the annual Chili Supper. Please consider helping and contact Cindy Kuhn at cindyk23@netzero.net or Ron Asher at ron.asher@gmail.com We are also looking for someone to help with the 5th & 6th grade band in the homecoming parade. All we need is a truck (preferable a pick-up) & a trailer (18 to 25') and of course a responsible driver. All you need to do is drive, all the planning and organizing of children is done. The truck and trailer are used to transport the 5th & 6th grade band in the parade. Please contact Pam Giuliano at rggiuliano@aol.com as soon as possible if you can help.
This Friday night's football game is at home versus Badin. Juniors are responsible for donating toward the hospitality table. Please consider donating 4 dozen of something or more due to the fact that some Miami University band students will be joining our band.
RMS Color Guard: On September 16th at Ross Middle School at 5pm there will be a sign-up for the RMS Color Guard. The fee is $25 per girl payable to RMS Color Guard.
Finally, if you would like to receive emails from the Ross Band Booster website please enter your email address in the box next to "Subscribe by email" on the left hand side of the website, right below the "Home" tab, and click the subscribe by email button and your email will be added to the list. Any information that is posted on the website blog will be emailed to you. If you have any questions you may contact Ron Asher at ron.asher@gmail.com or Tricia Asher at TAasher@yahoo.com
If you shop at Meijer, you can help the Band Boosters by swiping your Meijer Rewards Card and the Boosters would receive 1% of your total purchase when paying with cash and when using your debit card or Meijer 1 card the Boosters would earn 0.5% of your total purchase. To get your Meijer Reward Card, go to www.Meijer.com/rewards to sign up. If you already have a Meijer credit card and would like to link the rewards to the credit card automatically, call 1-800-962-7011. The Band Booster member number is 746772.
For more information there are "Enrollment Applications" available at Meijer Stores or see Diann Bielefeld or email her at Diann.Bielefeld@rossrams.com
If you would like to see the other great fundraisers we have available to help the Ross High School Band Boosters please clink on the following link: Fundraisers
Friday, September 3rd- Away Football Game (Monroe) meet at the RHS Band room at 5:15pm (for directions click on the link) : Monroe High School Tuesday, September 7th- First Day of School and the September Band Boosters' meeting at 7pm in the RHS Band room.
All are welcome to attend. This will be an important meeting because many events will occur before the next meeting such as 2 competitions, Future Ram Band Night and Tailgate Party, Senior Band Night, Homecoming Parade and football game, and The Chili Supper.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Band Booster President Ron Asher at ron.asher@gmail.com
Once again the Band Boosters will be hosting a Dining night at Eli's Sports Bar in Ross. The first dining night of the year will be this Monday, August 30th from 4 - 11pm. Please consider going to Eli's for dinner this Monday (dine in or carry out), the band will receive 10% of your purchase. Please click on the flyer below for more information. Eli's Flyer
Friday, August 27th is Ross' first football game of the season, all band/guard members need to report to the band room by 6pm. This is also the first night for 3rd quarter hospitality. All Senior band members are responsible for donating toward hospitality this Friday. Hospitality Area Rules **Important-please read**
The hospitality set up will be, once again, in the lawn area NE of the football stands-near where the Ross Township life squad parks. The gate to this area will remain closed until the beginning of the 3rd quarter, when it will be opened for band/guard members, their parents, and alumni band members only. The treats and drinks are for band/guard members only. Everyone will need to clear the area by the end of the 3rd quarter and then the gate will be closed. Also, only parents who are signed up for pit crew are permitted in the band stand area on the football field. These rules are in place for safety reasons, the athletic department and school administration do not want crowds of people in these areas.
Please spread the word about the rules, especially to alumni band members. If you are signed up to work pit/prop crew or hospitality-you have permission to enter this area earlier, just be sure to wear your badge.
If you are new to band, the "Hospitality Table" is a treat table for our band and the visiting bands at home football games. After half-time performances, the bands can enjoy a snack. Refer to the schedule below, so that you know when your child's class needs to supply the snacks. Please consider the size of our band and visiting bands when deciding how much to send it. Three to four dozen of something per child would be good.
Ross High School is hosting the second annual community pep rally on August 23rd. The entire band will be participating in the rally. The festivities begin at 7pm at the RHS Football Field. The band needs to meet at 6:30pm in the band room. All are welcome to attend the rally.
Tag Day is set for Saturday, August 28th from 8:30am till 4:30pm. All Band and color guard members are required to participate. Tag Day is an annual fundraiser, where the band and guard members go door to door asking for monetary support of the band program. We are still in need of drivers. If you can help drive band and guard members around our local neighborhoods to collect donations, please contact Jeff Delaney or Ron Asher. (For every 2 band members we need 1 parent driver.)
These are the Booster Chair positions that need to be filled. If you are interested in filling any of the following positions, please contact Ron Asher at 892-2657 or ron.asher@gmail.com After Prom Committee: 2 chairpersons needed (Organize workers and set up for the band's themed area at the After Prom)
Chili Supper: 2 chairpersons needed (Help organize the Homecoming Chili Supper with Cindy Kuhn.)
Chili Supper........Oct 1, 2010 We are still in need of a co-chair or two to help with the planning of the Chili Supper. This is a great fundraiser for the band, but it can't happen without volunteers. Please consider co-chairing this event. If you can help please contact Cindy Kuhn at cindy23@netzero.net
Please consider becoming a Band Booster Member. This is a fundraiser, so you will not be asked to do anything. When you become a member, your family name(s) will be listed on the back cover of all the music programs this year from middle school to high school. To become a member click on the link below to print out the form: Band Booster Corporate Membership Form
If you would like to view the August 2010 newsletter please click on the link below: August 2010 Newsletter
How can you help the Band Boosters raise money for the band and color guard? You can volunteer to help with a fundraiser and or better yet-participate by becoming a Band Booster Member, participating in Meijer Rewards, purchasing the Band's Saving Card in December, buying an Entertainment book in November, having dinner at Eli's on selected days, buying fudge in the winter, enjoying the delicious Homecoming Chili Supper, and of course buying a Logo Rug. To volunteer go to your Band Member Directory and contact the chairperson of the fundraiser you would like to help with.
