Dear Falcon Band Members and Parents,
Enclosed you will find your packet of important summer information for the Foothills Falcon Band. Please read through the entire packet carefully. Some of these forms are due immediately and others are due later in the summer. The contents include:
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Falcon Band Communication options
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CFSD – Use of Technology Resources in Instruction form
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Form A - Receipt of Summer Band Packet
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Form B - Band Boosters Volunteer Form
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Form C - CFHS Band District Fee Worksheet
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Form D - CFHS Band Booster Fee Payment Form
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Form E - Uniform Contract
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Why Band Boosters?
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Noteworthy Donor Form
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Advertise with Band Boosters
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Band Calendar 2015-2016
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Band Camp Itinerary
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For incoming freshmen
Form A and CFSD Use of Technology forms must both be signed by parents and students. Three forms:
Form A, CFSD Use of Technology, and Form B (Volunteer Form) must be returned to your middle school band room by May 18.
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For returning high school students
Form A and CFSD Use of Technology forms must both be signed parents and students. Three forms:
Form A, CFSD Use of Technology, and Form B (Volunteer Form) must be brought to school in order to be
admitted to your band final.
District Band Fee Worksheet – Form C – district fees for Fine Arts classes must be paid along with all other school fees online during CFHS Online Check-In. Please complete the Form C worksheet to determine which fees you will pay online.
DO NOT write a check – just turn in the worksheet for our records along with your Booster Fee form at Band Camp Sunday
Send-off on July 19. (Note: We do not want financial hardship to keep anyone from participating in band. Should you need to apply for a district fee waiver, please contact Renee Shane-Boyd at rshane@cfsd16.org
.)
Booster Fees – Form D – must be submitted as you board the bus for Band Camp. Students attending Extreme Band
Camp will bring their fees to the first day of camp. Please fill out the Booster Fee form and turn it in at camp check-in even if you don’t need to purchase anything new this year. Questions? Email cfhsbandboosters@gmail.com
.
Uniform Contract – Form E – must be signed by parents and students and turned in during uniform fitting in August.
Student section leaders will be phoning to invite your student to attend music workshops and fun section events in June.
Please attend if at all possible! Final Band Camp information and any updated calendar information will be emailed to all band families in late June. We do most of our communication via email, so be sure to check your email for updates and reminders about band through the summer and the school year. If you have any questions, please email me at rshane@cfsd16.org
. I hope you have an enjoyable summer. See you in July!

Sincerely,
Renee Shane-Boyd, Director of Bands
Where to turn in form
Due Date
Where to turn in form
Due Date
A
Middle school band room
May 18, 2015 Band room
Day of band final
This form must be signed by parents and students
B
Middle school band room
May 18, 2015 Band room
Day of band final
C
Turn in the completed worksheet before boarding the bus for
Band Camp on
July 19
Pay these fees
ONLINE
Turn in the completed worksheet before boarding the bus for
Band Camp on
July 19
Pay these fees
ONLINE
These fees will be paid to
CFSD online along with other school fees. Do NOT write a check for these fees.
D
CFHS patio
Band Camp
Sunday
Send-off
6am
July 19, 2015
CFHS patio
Band Camp
Sunday
Send-off
6am
July 19, 2015
Make check payable to
CFHS Band
Boosters
E
Uniform room in band room
August
Uniform fitting
Uniform room in band room
August
Uniform fitting

Last year in the Falcon Band we successfully implemented two new methods of immediate communication to get information and reminders to students quickly. Your student may now choose to receive text messages and/or join a closed and monitored Band Facebook group to get band information quickly. We will continue to send information and updates via Band Booster email messages as well.
Starting the day after school ends, we will begin to send text messages and Facebook updates as needed for the summer and the upcoming school year. Parents and students must complete and return the attached CFSD Use of Technology
Resources form to their band director during the finals period for your student to participate.
Here are the options for communication:
• Band Facebook Page: your student may request to be a member of the Catalina Foothills Marching Band 2015/16
Facebook page. They will not be Facebook friends with any of the teachers by doing this, and it is a closed group, available only to admin-approved students. Students can join the page by emailing their section leader to request membership. Student section leaders will be contacting each member of their section by May 29, so you will have their contact information. (This does not apply to jazz groups and small ensembles.)
• Group Text Messages – Remind 101: Your student can receive group texts from Ms. Shane-Boyd through Remind 101.
She will not be able to see your student’s phone number, and students will not be able to see hers, but they can receive immediate information regarding the program. They can join after May 21 by texting the appropriate code for their group to this number: 81010. Students from last year will need to re-register after May 21, because this year’s groups will be deleted on that day.
Pomline members text: @cfpl
Colorguard members text: @cfcg2015
Marching band text: @cfmb2015
Student Leaders text: @cfsl
Jazz Band text: @cfjb
Jazz Combo text: @cfjc2015
Flute Choir text: @cffc2015
Clarinet Choir text: @cfcc2015
All new and returning students must return the signed CFSD Use of Technology form to Ms. Shane-Boyd during their band final exam period, or to their middle school band director on or before their last class day in order to receive or participate in this type of communication over the summer.
• Email via Band Boosters: We will continue to do most of our Falcon Band communication via email, so be sure to check your email for updates and reminders about band through the summer and the school year.
If you have any questions, please email Renee Shane-Boyd at rshane@cfsd16.org
or
Band Boosters at cfhsbandboosters@gmail.com
.

 Incoming freshmen must turn in this form to their middle school band room by May 19.
 Returning high school students must have this form to be admitted to their band final.
Student Name
Family E-Mail Address where you can receive band information over the summer.
We have received the summer band packet and have reviewed all materials. We understand that Forms A and B must be turned in as indicated above and Forms C, D, and E must be turned in prior to the first day of school. We have read the enclosed band camp itinerary and list of what to bring. We have reviewed the schedule of performances for next year, and we understand that concert excuse forms must be submitted one month in advance in order to be excused from a performance.
Date Student Name Student Signature
Parent Signature Date Parent Name

turn in by May 18
FORM B
Parent Name: _____________________________ Student Name: ___________________________
Circle your skills: PowerPoint Excel QuickBooks Word Website Office Help Grant Writing
Accounting Artistic Crafty Construction Handyman Medical Sales Sewing
Please mark several and try them out to see what you enjoy helping with the most. Friendly committee chairs will guide you!

Band Camp Send-Off ………………………………………………………..……….………………………….….……………. Aug
Booster Attire & Accessories (help with orders & distribution) …………………………………..…………ongoing
Butter Braid (help with pastry orders & distribution) ………………………………………………...…………..Oct-Nov
Car Washes (organize on a few Saturday mornings) ………………………………………………….………….. ongoing
Chaperone Competitions, Away Games & other Events …………………………………………...…………… occasional
Concert Ticket Sales (help sell tickets at school concerts) …………………………………………….……….occasional
Eighth Grade Marching Night (help organize & serve refreshments) ………………………………….… Oct
End Of Year Banquet (help plan and run band banquet ) ……………………………………….…………….. May
Football Game Set -up (rope off band section, set up water coolers at home games) ………….. 5 home games
Gaslight Theatre Fundraiser (help with ticket orders & distribution) ……………………………...…….TBD
Gift Card Basket Raffle (help with donations and make baskets) ………………………………………… Dec
Grocery Cards & eScrip (sign up supporters and sell grocery cards) …………………………………….. ongoing
Holiday Bazaar (coordinate vendors for fundraiser) ………………………..…………………………….……… Nov-Dec
Hospitality (serve lunch to hungry students on Saturday competition days) ………………………. Aug-Nov
Marching Shoes Distribution ………………………………………………………………………………………...……….. Aug
Misc. help as needed (variety of tasks) …………………………………………………………………………………. occasional
Photography (take digital photos at events & upload to Shutterfly) ………………………………….… ongoing
Pictures in Uniform (help plan and run band Picture Day) ………………………………………...…...…… Fall
Pit Crew (set up props/podiums during show at games & competitions) ……………………...…… Aug-Nov
Plumes (distribute plumes to students at football games) …………………………………………………… Aug-Nov
Publicity (submit articles and or pictures to local newspapers) …………………………………………… occasional
Restaurant Fundraisers (coordinate with local restaurants) …………………………………………………..ongoing
Sewing Committee (alter/mend colorguard, pom & marching uniforms) ………………...…...…… Aug
Uniform Accessories (sell gloves, socks, t-shirts, shoes before games & competitions)……..…. Aug-Nov
Uniform Distribution (before & after games, competitions & trips) ……………………………...…..…. ongoing
STUDENT
STREET ADDRESS
HOME PHONE
Yard Sale (help plan and run spring yard sale) ………………………………………………………………………..Mar-Apr
***YOU WILL PAY THESE FEES ONLINE AS PART OF YOUR CFHS ONLINE CHECK-IN.***
*** Turn in this COMPLETED FORM ONLY – no fees - at Band Camp check-in, Sunday July 19 ***
PARENT/GUARDIAN
ZIP
2015-2016 GRADE LEVEL

PARENT E-MAIL ADDRESS
PLEASE CIRCLE ALL YOUR CLASSES: concert band symphonic band wind ensemble drumline
colorguard pomline flute choir woodwind quintet jazz band jazz combo
beginning steel 1st sem beginning steel 2nd sem intermediate steel advanced steel
BAND CO-CURRICULAR FEE
This fee is for all school activities with an extra-curricular component. Pay this fee if you are in concert band, symphonic band, wind ensemble, beginning, intermediate, or advanced steel, drumline, jazz band, jazz combo, colorguard, pomline, flute choir, or woodwind quintet.
BAND TRAVEL FEE
($25) $
($55) $
Pay this fee if you are in concert band, symphonic band, wind ensemble, jazz band, jazz combo, colorguard, or pomline.
STEEL TRAVEL FEE
Pay this fee if you are in Intermediate or Advanced steel drum.
($55) $
($35) $ UNIFORM FEE
All members of marching band, drumline (cymbals, battery, pit),and colorguard pay this fee.
Pomline members DO NOT pay this fee. They will purchase sideline uniforms separately.
PERCUSSION FEE
All percussionists must pay this fee including cymbals, pit & battery.
Steel drum does not pay this fee.
($75) $
STEEL DRUM TUNING FEES
$15 Beginning Steel, one semester
$25 Beginning Steel whole year, Intermediate Steel, Advanced Steel
INSTRUMENT FEE
$
$95, if using school-owned sousaphone, bari sax, baritone, bass clarinet, piccolo, trombone
$50, if using school-owned mellophone)
$
TOTAL $
You will pay these fees online as part of your CFHS Online Check-In .
Turn in this Worksheet only on July 19, when boarding the bus for Band Camp .
These fees are eligible for State Tax Credit. Please keep a copy of the receipt of your online payment transaction to serve as a receipt for your tax records. If you have financial difficulties, please contact Renee Shane-Boyd at rshane@cfsd16.org
prior to the first day of school to avoid the late fee.
These fees are due at Band Camp check-in, Sunday July 19
2015-16 GRADE (circle) 9 10 11 12
(circle) Concert Symphonic Wind Colorguard Pomline Jazz Steel Small Ensemble
Girls in Concert Band & Symphonic Band and ALL boys. Size will be determined at uniform fitting.

– Wind Ensemble Boys only
– Tuba players only
($10) $
-BLACK All brass, woodwind & percussion players must wear these.
Size will be determined when you are fitted for your uniform.
– Drumline, colorguard, pomline do not need gloves. Others: 1 or more pairs, ea
– Drumline, colorguard, pomline do not need gloves. Others: 1 or more pairs, ea
– New this year! Before football games. Must preorder, cannot purchase on game day.
– Seniors only, to cover cost of annual group tribute photo in yearbook ($4) $
Yes, I’d like to support the band, colorguard and pomline by becoming a member of the
Band Boosters for the 2015-2016 school year. Membership includes two free tickets to each concert including jazz & steel drum. Note: concert adult ticket price is $8.
I am enclosing an extra (tax deductible) donation to the band program, and I have completed the Noteworthy Donor form included in this summer packet.
Check No. TOTAL $
If you have financial difficulties, please contact Ms. Shane-Boyd at rshaneboyd@cfsd16.org
prior to the first day of school to avoid a $10 LATE FEE. Questions about the fees and forms? Email Band Boosters at cfhsbandboosters@gmail.com
.
Do you shop at Safeway? Please support the CFHS Band by telling us your Safeway Club Card number. We will link your card via eScrip, and every time you shop, the band will earn money. This is our biggest fundraiser and it costs you absolutely nothing!
(used at Safeway)
Can’t find your card?
(Call 1-800-SAFEWAY to get the number)
If you are already an eScrip supporter and you want to split your contributions, please specify the additional group names here:
(1) CFHS Band Boosters (2) _______________________________ (3) _______________________________
*** Keep this form over the summer, and complete it and turn it in at your uniform fitting in August. ***
You will soon receive the band handbook. In the handbook are the rules and guidelines for the instrumentalists, pit, colorguard & pomline uniforms. Please read and become familiar with what is expected of you.

There will be no food and drinks other than water allowed beyond the front doors of the band building one half hour before uniforms are distributed. While in any of the uniforms for the Marching Band, including colorguard and pomline, you will not eat or drink anything other than water. We strongly suggest you eat before uniforms are distributed for each performance.
You will not be assigned a uniform until this contract has been signed, returned and all fees paid.
We will be measuring but not fitting freshman & new students for uniforms on New Student days (July 16-17). All students will try on their uniforms during their August Uniform fitting. Pomline & colorguard must bring this signed form to the band room during their CFHS check-in.
Parents are welcome to come in & inspect their child’s uniform the week of the first performance after all uniforms have been assigned. To set up a time to check your student’s uniform, email Band Boosters at cfhsbandboosters@gmail.com
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I understand and agree to meet all requirements of uniform and maintenance listed in the band handbook. I understand I am responsible for all damage that I do to my uniform or someone else’s uniform, and I agree to pay for any such damages.
Student Name Student Signature
Parent Name
Circle One: BAND PIT
Parent Signature
COLORGUARD POMLINE
Marching Band Uniform No.:_____________________________________________________________
Please list below any flaws, stains or buttons missing (student will fill this out after being assigned a uniform):
The Catalina Foothills High School (CFHS) Band Booster organization is very proud of our award-winning music program.
Our students marched in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, at the Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship, and in
Beijing, China; Sydney, Australia; Honolulu and Disneyland, all in the last few years. We have the largest high school marching band in the state of Arizona with well over 200 instrumental, colorguard and pomline students. We have more than 100 additional students who participate in jazz, concert, steel drum and small ensembles. Our groups have a reputation for excellence, receiving multiple awards each year at local and state-wide competitions.

Did you know that it costs close to $1000 in bus and truck rentals to transport the CFHS marching band to an in-town competition? It costs about $500 to place one student in a marching uniform!
Add the costs of salaries for teachers and coaches, pom poms, flags, rifles and accessories, instrument maintenance, music license fees, competition fees, marching show choreography, student leadership and master musician classes... and soon one understands what it takes to sustain a music program of this caliber. Funding from the Catalina Foothills School
District is only able to meet a portion of the CFHS music program's estimated budget.
1.
Fundraisers: Band Booster fundraising activities help cover the difference between what the district is able to contribute and what the band program requires to maintain excellence.
2.
Volunteer Support: Band Booster parent volunteers fill many roles, from fundraising, chairing committees, baking, sewing, copying, computer work, chaperoning, heavy lifting, feeding the kids, taking pictures, and much more. When you consider volunteering in any capacity, rest assured that there are many seasoned volunteers to help you learn the job.
3.
Scholarship/Student Accounts: Band Boosters sponsor band camp scholarships and volunteer events for students who wish to raise funds for their personal student accounts to help pay for travel fees.
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Join Band Boosters: Your $30 membership dues entitle you to 2 free tickets to all band concerts! Monthly Band
Booster meetings are a great way to stay informed and get involved. We welcome every volunteer and have a variety of jobs. Come be part of the fun and memories!
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Noteworthy Donor: Make a donation to the band program and your name will appear in all concert programs throughout the year as a Noteworthy Donor!
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Buy Grocery Gift Cards: Bashas’ grocery cards are used like cash at no additional cost to you: 6% of receipt totals is donated to the band, and we place 1.5% into your student account for payment of your child’s band travel fees.
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Register with eScrip for Safeway shopping, Fry’s Food Stores, and AmazonSmile, and a percentage of your purchases will be donated to Band Boosters, at no cost to you.
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Support Band Booster Fundraisers: Browse our website for details about Booster Accessories including monogrammed sweatshirts and duffle bags which make great student gifts. Support other fundraisers during the year including Butter Braid frozen pastries, car washes, restaurant fundraisers, Gaslight Theatre, CFHS blanket sales, the annual Yard Sale and many more.
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Advertise: Purchase an ad for your business to be printed in our concert programs.
Want more information? Visit our website at www.cfhsbandboosters.org
, email us at cfhsbandboosters@gmail.com
, and “like” our Facebook page: CFHS Band Boosters
Band Boosters welcomes sponsorships from individuals and businesses seeking to support music education. When you choose to sponsor the CFHS Band Program, the history of excellence continues. Noteworthy donations help provide:
 supplemental music, instruments and equipment
 master classes and seasonal rehearsal staff
 colorguard and pomline coaches, uniforms and supplies
 student awards and student leadership training

 band camp scholarships, so no student is denied the chance to participate in this great program
Families and businesses making a monetary donation at one of our NOTE levels will be recognized and thanked in every concert program throughout the school year. The suggested donation levels are:
Donation Amount
Silver Baton level: $1000 and above $ ______________
Director's circle: $500 to $999 $ ______________
Whole Note:
Half Note:
$250 - $499
$100 - $249
Quarter Note: $50 - $99
$ ______________
$ ______________
$ ______________
Eighth Note: $25 - $49 $ ______________
Student Name _______________________________ Parent Name ________________________
Family Phone _______________________________ Family Email __________________________
Sponsor’s name (as you would like it to appear in the concert program):
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Please make checks payable to CFHS Band Boosters. Your donation is tax deductible.
Turn in this completed form and payment to the folder on the table in the band room or mail to:
CFHS Band Boosters, PO Box 64193, Tucson, AZ 85728-4193
For questions, please contact Patti Wisnom at cfhsbandboosters@gmail.com
Are you a physician, health services provider, accountant, or small business owner? Do you have other family members who are? Would you or they like to take advantage of a great opportunity to advertise to several hundred Catalina
Foothills families for a very reasonable cost?
Do we have a deal for you!

You can not only advertise your business and services to hundreds of Foothills families, but you can also support the CFHS band program all at the same time. Your ad can be placed in all the CFHS concert programs (more than 10 per year!) and band newsletters (November, February and May) throughout the 2015-2016 school year. The ads are very reasonably priced and proceeds will benefit all of our students in the band program.
Fill out the form below and submit with your ad and payment to:
CFHS Band Boosters, attn: Ads, PO Box 64193, Tucson, AZ 85728-4193
Business Name _______________________________________________________________________
Contact _____________________________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________________________AZ / Zip _________________________
Phone______________________ Email ____________________________________________________
Type of ad:
_____________ $ 50: 1.75"x2" Half Business Card
_____________ $100: 3.5" x 2" Business Card
_____________ $250: 5" x 2" Advertisement
_____________ $375: 5" x 4" Half Page Advertisement
_____________ $500: 5" x 8" Full Page Advertisement
Your advertisement will be included in the next possible concert program or Falcon Band Notes newsletter following receipt of your check and will appear in all subsequent band publications during the 2015-2016 school year. Submit by
September 18, 2015 to guarantee an ad in the first concert program of the year!
For questions, please contact Jenny Lessie, 575-5584 or jtlessie@hotmail.com
______ Pencil
______ Alarm clock
______ Itinerary
______ Wristwatch
______ Hat - you will be outside a lot! Students will be wearing hats.
______ Water bottles are required. An insulated 1/2 gallon Coleman jug works best. Write your name on it.

______ Sunscreen
______ Instrument and accessories, including reeds
______ Music Lyre to hold marching music flip folder
______ Flip Folder for music
______ Drummers need notebook with wind sheets
______ Percussionists need folding music stand
______ Flashlight
______ Sleeping Bag
______ Pillow
______ Casual clothes - shirts, shorts, jeans, jackets. (It might be cooler in Prescott, so plan accordingly.)
______ Comfortable tennis shoes - required for marching. No marching in sandals.
______ A second pair of tennis shoes in case of rain
______ Attire for Spirit Days: Wear Waldo Day, Evil Twin Day, Class Spirit Day, Section Spirit Day
______ Swim Suit
______ Towel for swimming
______ Toiletries/personal hygiene products
______ Wash cloths and towels
______ Bug spray
______ Money for fast food and games: Sunday lunch, Night on the Town, and a snack on the way home from camp
______ $2 tip for the bus drivers
______ Parental luggage consent form, signed - print a copy from the Falcon Band classroom website
______ Videos rated G, PG, or PG-13 - no R ratings allowed
______ Talent show equipment
______ Things to decorate your door for the door-decorating contest
______ A positive attitude and a desire to have a great time!
 Anything that is not allowed at school
 Anything of value (other than your instrument) that you might lose
Questions? Email Band Boosters at cfhsbandboosters@gmail.com