Clark Band Boosters Meeting Minutes
March 9, 2004 – 7:00 pm, Band Hall

1)      Call to order: 7:15 pm

2)   Adoption of minutes from Jan. 13^th Booster Meeting (No formal meeting in Feb.) Approved

          3)   Reports of Directors and Board Officers

a)      Band Directors - Mr. Kuentz/Mr. Telles:  The Winter guard has done well in Tulsa, Marshall (1^st place) and Dallas.  Cindy Settles our UTSA student teacher.  She is a clarinet player and has been very helpful in all areas.  8^th grade orientation was tonight at 6 pm it went well and there was a very good turn out.  Full Orchestra is at UIL tonight.  Guard will be competing at John Jay this Saturday at 5 pm.  Thanks to everyone that could make it tonight.

b)      President – Becky Plemons

- Ponchos have been received and paid for. 

- Senior Trip to Port Aransas was cancelled.

- Orientation Meeting for 8^th grade band students held tonight at 6:00 pm. Efforts have been made to recruit 8^th graders from Rudder, Hobby and Rawlinson.  Letters have been written to 8^th grader from the officers and drum majors, to parents from Becky, spirit bags will be given during UIL to each 8^th grader, and Mr. Kuentz and 2 freshmen will visit schools.

- Jan Eulenfeld Scholarship:  2 scholarships $500 each will be given to two seniors.  An essay is required and band bucks accounts will need to be in order.  Winners of scholarship will be announced at the May concert.

c)      1^st V.P. Fundraising – Gloria Carter

- Some candy money still out. 24 kids still have not turned in their monies.

- Possible “Taco Cabana Night” in May.  We will see how Funday turns out.

d)     2^nd V.P. Concessions – John Moya

- Sign up to work, tonight!  Sheets were not available check website for updates. 

e)      Treasurer – Gus Belitzer

- Update on budget and student “Band Bucks” accounts. Balance in accounts $23,903.31

f)       Guard Rep. – Judy Bray

- Update on Winter guard trips and contests.

- Next contest at Jay High School, Saturday, March 13^th.

- Band Boosters host contest here at Clark, Saturday, March 27^th, see or call Judy

   Bray at 680-1270 to help!  12-7 pm.

- State competition to be held at West Campus High School on Saturday, April 3^rd.

2)      Reports of Standing Committees

a)      Chaperones

- Many volunteers needed for upcoming events, sign up tonight!

b)      Fiesta “Funday Sunday”

- Sunday, April 18^th, 1:00 – 5:00 pm, Leon Springs Dancehall

- Various sign-ups tonight please volunteer to help!

- Fiesta pins are now available for purchase for $5 each.

- Maclovio Perez will be the parade Grand Marshall.

- Information and Meal Tickets (for catered meal) handed out to students on Fri., March

   26^th, money due on Mon., April 12^th.  Rustlers BBQ on O’Connor and Nacogdoches.  This will be a beef plate.

-          Last meeting for all chairpersons is Thursday, April 8^th, 7:00 pm in the Band Hall.

-          Get in touch with Frances for games and Gloria for silent auction.  Still need donations.

c)      Scrip – Elaine Hutzler

- Scrip orders to be continued through the summer break.

d)     Uniforms – Sue Patton

- Pants and baldrics sent back to Stansbury (Uniform Company).

- Due back April 1^st in time to prepare for Fiesta events.

- Help needed when received.

                  4)  Upcoming Events/Updates 

                        a)   Middle School Bands UIL Competition at Clark, March 10^th - 11^th 11-6 pm.

                        b)   Next Booster Meeting, Tuesday, April 13^th, 7:00 pm, Band Hall

                              - 2^nd Jazz Band will perform.

                        c)   Band Festival “A Kaleidoscope of Texas Music” at Alamo Stadium on Thurs., April 22^nd

                              - Patriotic Concert begins at 6:30 pm

                              - Festival begins at 7:00 pm.

                              - Email Time Warner about televising.

                        d)   Battle of the Flowers Parade on Friday, April 23^rd

                              - Tickets will be available for purchase soon!

                        e)   DC (Director’s Choice) Festivals held at Clark on April 23^rd & 24^th, April 30^th & May 1^st.

                              -Will need monitor, stage setup, souvenir sells and judges sheets.

                        f)   Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 11^th, 7:00 pm, Auditorium

                             - Short Booster Meeting

                             - Graduating Seniors honored:  senior gifts will be made by Sue M.

6)      New business

a)   Nominating Committee for 2004-2005 Cougar Band Booster Board Members.

                        - Sue Patton, Chuck Kuentz and Mary Lee named by Becky Plemons per by-laws.

- Nominations taken from the floor by the general membership present.

- Vote on 2 members to be on the nominating committee.  Gloria C. and Lori D. were nominated and voted in to be on committee.

- Committee will make their recommendations at the next booster meeting.

b)      Campaign to convince NISD to provide greater funding for band programs.

- Debi Korinchock will facilitate this effort.

- Form coalition of all NISD High School Band Booster Organizations.      

            7)  Move to adjourn: 7:50 pm