The Mighty Viking Band Monthly Newsletter Page 1

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Spring Concert…

Band Banquet…

Jazz Band...

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Finances…

Calendar of Events…

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Board Members…

Notes of Interest…

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MITC...

Kevin Hebert, Director

Tennessee High School

1112 Edgemont Avenue

Bristol, TN 37620

Band Room Telephone:

652-9315

QUOTABLE

W e l c o m e t o t h e

2 0 1 0 / 2 0 1 1 M ig h t y V i k i n g B a n d ! ! !

w w w . b t c s . o r g / t h s / b a n d J u n e 2 0 1 0

“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. “

~James Dent

We hope everyone is enjoying their summer! It’s time to

swim, golf, read, picnic, bar-b-q, take a vacation and just

relax! It was a very successful year for the Mighty Vi-

king Band! Thank you to all our students and parents for

your hard work and dedication!

Welcome to our new Mighty Viking Band Director,

Mr. Tom Padgett Let us all welcome Mr. Padgett as the New Band Director with the spirit of the

Mighty Viking Band! Since most of us are acquainted

with Mr. Padgett...we can look forward to a smooth tran-

sition. There will be a “Meet and Greet” later this

month, the date and time will be announced and sent in

e-mail. The Mighty Viking Band and Boosters looks for-

ward to working with Mr. Padgett.

To Mr. Hebert and his family.

Thank you for all the years of

service and dedication to the

students of the THS MIGHTY

VIKING BAND!

Best of luck in your new position & home! You will be missed!

Music in the Castle

October 2, 2010

Watch for e-mails and notices of

upcoming committee meetings for

Music in the Castle (MITC). This is

the 50th Anniversary of MITC which

makes it very special to our school

and our community. Each Student

and one Parent is expected to work

this event.

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Band Banquet - Viking Hall—May 19, 2010 Spring Concert - The Paramount Theatre—May 18, 2010

Jazz Band Concert-Anderson Park-May 25, 2010

BAND CAMP

JULY 19-30, 2010

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Student Accounts/Payments

Payments must be submitted directly to:

Tennessee High School Band

P.O. Box 1172

Bristol, TN 37621

If you owe on your students’ account, please make

every effort to bring it current.

Any questions regarding payments/donations- please

contact Tracy Griffith at: 423-652-1879;

ggwine@aol.com

NO PAYMENTS OF ANY KIND CAN BE SENT

TO or left in THE BAND ROOM!

Do you shop at Food City for your groceries, gas or

prescriptions?

You can help THS Mighty Viking Band by purchasing Food City gift cards from us! Food City will donate 5% of all gift

cards purchase through them to the THS Mighty Viking Band. We will be selling these cards in denominations of $25, $50 and $100 at the Band Booster Meetings. (4th Monday of every month) or you can send a re-quest with the money to the PO Box below.

You can pre-order cards before the meeting by picking up an order form in the Band Office or printing one off the Band Booster site and mailing it to:

The THS Band Boosters

P.O. Box 1172

Bristol, TN 37621

ATTN: Food City

or you can give it to a Band Board Member. If you have any questions, please contact Tracy Griffith at 423-571-1046. THANKS for your

support!

PIZZA HUT CARDS The Pizza Hut cards are still for sale. The cost is $8.00 each and the band earns $5.00 each. If interested in selling, please contact Tracy Griffith at 423-652-1879 or ggwine@aol.com:

This is a great fundraiser and these cards pay for themselves the first time you use it!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 Flag

Day

15 16 17 18 19

20

Father’s

Day

21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28

Booster Mtg 29 30

June 2010 Sc h e d u l e o f Ev e n t s

● June 14th-Flag Day– Fly the

American Flag!

●June 20th-Father’s Day

●Freshmen Icebreaker-Meet &

Greet—Date TBA

● June 28th-Booster Meeting—

7PM Band Room

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October 2, 2010

MUSIC IN THE CASTLE

Committee Chairs Committee Chair: Sally Eskridge ♦Concessions-BJ Garst ♦Italian Ice-Jennifer Crain ♦Field Coordinator & First Aid-David Snipes ♦Gate Sales, Band-o-grams & Pro-gram Sales-Paula Oliver ♦Hospitality-BJ Garst ♦Judges & Booth-Gina Taylor ♦Money Collection-Lora Fuller/Tracy Griffith ♦Parking & Clean up-OPEN ♦Programs—Sheila Wilson ♦Registration & Escorts-Amy Gibbon ♦Sponsorship/Publicity-Teresa Martin ♦Uniform Changing Rooms-Susan Hughes

♦Graphic Arts-OPEN ♦Vendors/Tshirts-Jennifer Hicks

♦Volunteer Coordinator-Jeanie Granger ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS

ARE EXPECTED TO WORK THIS

EVENT!

2010/2011 Booster Board

Members

President: Mike Fuller, 423-306-6900, mfuller@highlandsfellowship.com 1st Vice President - MITC: Sally Eskridge, 360-7292—sallyeskridge@yahoo.com 1st Vice President - Fundraising: Gina Tay-lor, 366-9796 - gt1210@charter.net 2nd Vice President - Viking Hall: Various 2nd Vice President - Italian Ice: Jennifer Crain, 423-990-2028—jennifer.m.crain@jci.com Recording Secretary: Jennifer Hicks, 423-341-9403 –jenniferhicks29@yahoo.com Correspondence Secretary: Jeanie Granger, 423-573-2541-jgranger1104@gmail.com Financial Treasurer: Lora Fuller, 423-306-5184– lfuller@highlandsfellowship.com Parliamentarian: Mitch Powers, 423-652-1704-mitch@powersindustrialhardware.com Public Relations: Teresa Martin, 423-764-2582 – tgm2424@gmail.com Other Committees & Members: Uniforms: Susan Hughes, 423-538-4006 Hospitality: BJ Garst, 423-335-2751 -bjgarst@embarqmail.com House and Grounds: David Snipes, 360-1887 –nurseman98@msn.com Race Track Supervisor –Jeanie Granger

Next Booster Meeting is June 28th

7:00 PM in Band Room

Notes of Interest… ► Don’t forget the Freshmen Icebreaker in-June . Date and time will be announced in e-mail. ►Don’t forget the June Booster Meeting, June 28th at 7:00 PM ►RECYCLE Aluminum Cans! Drop off bags at band room. If you have a large amount to do-nate, contact Amy Gibbon at 423-968-5505. The Band earns .45 a pound! ►The Band will gladly accept cash donations, please send to PO Box or PayPal is available at website. We are a non-profit organization...your donation is tax deductible ►Newsletters are sent in E-mail on a monthly basis. Be sure your e-mail address is current with Jeanie Granger ► Be sure to check out Mr. Trivette’s website for photos and videos. http://mightyvikingband.wordpress.com/ THANKS TO MR. TRIVETTE! ►Mark your calendars! Band Camp is July 19th-30th. Mandatory attendance for both weeks!

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MUSIC IN THE CASTLE—50th Anniversary...

Is the largest fundraiser of the year for the THS Band.

Each student will work all day and then perform at

the end of the evening. Each student and one parent

is expected to work this event.

It takes a lot of people to make this day a success. So

please mark your calendars…

Saturday, October 2, 2010

RAIN OR SHINE—This is an all day event!

We have several committee chairs for MITC that

need to be filled. We implore Fresh-

men/Sophomore parents to GET INVOLVED. WE

NEED YOU! We had a lot of Seniors graduate and

their parents left the Band Boosters. If you see a

committee you can chair, please contact Sally

Eskridge at 360-7292—sallyeskridge@yahoo.com

The Volunteer Coordinator is seeking assistance!

One parent from each grade level to help with

checking in each grade level and/or making tele-

phone calls. Please call Jeanie Granger at 573-

2541 or jgranger1104@gmail.com

Committee Chair: Sally Eskridge

♦Concessions-BJ Garst

♦Italian Ice-Jennifer Crain

♦Field Coordinator & First Aid-David Snipes

♦Gate Sales, Band-o-grams & Program Sales-Paula Oliver

♦Hospitality-BJ Garst

♦Judges & Booth-Gina Taylor

♦Money Collection-Lora Fuller/Tracy Griffith

♦Parking & Clean up-OPEN

♦Programs—Sheila Wilson

♦Registration & Escorts-Amy Gibbon

♦Sponsorship/Publicity-Teresa Martin

♦Uniform Changing Rooms-Susan Hughes

♦Graphic Arts-OPEN

♦Vendors/Tshirts-Jennifer Hicks

♦Volunteer Coordinator-Jeanie Granger

DONATIONS TO THE BAND

NAME __________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

AMOUNT $________________

MAIL TO: THS BAND BOOSTERS

P.O. BOX 1172

BRISTOL, TN 37621

A RECEIPT WILL BE SENT TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS FOR YOUR TAX RE-

CORDS. YOUR DONATION IN ANY AMOUNT IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE. THE

THS BAND BOOSTERS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

Music in the Castle-THS Band-Oct-2009