PBPA Newsletter  

September 2013 – Vol. 5

Pope Band Notes www.popeband.com

3001 Hembree Rd. Marietta GA 30062

From the Podium of Mr. Gribble: We are very excited about the progress of this year’s marching band. We have learned three of the four productions so far, about two weeks ahead of last year’s efforts. We have been fortunate to have great weather and the students have done a great job learning and retaining the material. Very soon, we will begin adding the special effects and props into the show… which will make it even more exciting. When our performances begin, they will be fast and furious… and before you know it, the season will be a memory. Make plans now to be at as many performances as possible…. This show will be very special in many ways.

Marching Greyhounds Tour Dates

The Hounds Go Marching Two by Two

This year Pope Band is presenting two marching shows; the Friday Night Band show, performed at half-time (home or away) features tunes by Journey and is sure to get the crowd on their feet. The second show is our Competition performance “Lest We Forget” which pays honor to those who have served ; past and present, to ensure the freedom of our country. This amazing pride-filled performance can be seen post-game at all home football games and of course at competition! Come on out and witness this breathtaking show for yourself.

• 9/6: V. Wheeler • 9/13: @ Etowah • 9/20: V. Northview • 9/21: East Cobber Parade • 9/27: @ Cambridge • 10/1: Cobb County Exhibition,

McEachern High School

• 10/4: V. Osborne • 10/12: Competition @ WCU • 10/19: Competition @

Haralson County HS • 10/25: V. Riverwood • 10/26: Competition @ Vanderbilt • 11/1: V. Kell

• 11/7: Community Show in Pope Stadium

ITALY UPDATE Ciao amico (Hello friend)!! We have been working on a sample itinerary and a payment schedule that will be sent out shortly. Please keep an eye on your email for this important information.

The initial payment will secure your spot for the trip and the itinerary will show some of the places we will be travelling and describe the performances that we will be participating in during the holiday season in Italy.

Meanwhile, the phrase of the month is “Felice Anno Nuovo” (Happy New Year) you’ll be using that one a lot!!

Cobb County Exhibition One of the unique performances of the year is the Cobb County Marching Band Exhibition. This showcase features the marching bands from all Cobb County and Marietta City Schools. It is held in the beautiful McEachern High School Stadium, with ample seating for the thousands of spectators in attendance. Come out and see all of our bands doing their shows without preshow and postshow football! Pope performs on Tuesday, October 1st. Watch the website for complete details. ( www.popeband.com > Big Dates> Events)

Concert Season Begins September 23rd in the Pope Theater. All three of our concert bands will be performing. Pope is unique in the structure of our music program . Many high schools are running through their marching shows during class. Mr. Gribble has been working concert repertoire since day one of school.

Come on out and support this amazing program and these talented kids. Doors will open to the public at 6:30pm.

SCRIP  INFO  ON  WEBSITE  

   

SCRIP… the no effort fundraiser. No selling, no volunteering, just shopping.

You have to fill your gas tank, or your teenager’s tank, every week. Instead of using cash or your credit card.. use a Scrip gas card and earn Pope a rebate. No extra money out of your pocket or effort on your part and Pope earns money. Easypeasy.

For more information on how you and Pope can benefit from Scrip go to : popeband.com >Support Us>Scrip.

PBPA has made getting dinner for your student before Friday Night Football games easy. The order form for Quiznos sandwiches are due the Tuesday of the week you want the sandwich, or just order for the season and don’t give it another thought. Fees can be paid from your student account or checks should be made payable to PBPA. Forms can be found on the website at www.popeband > News > Marching Announcements> Quiznos.

                         

             

Quiznos Sandwich Orders

 

You can purchase copies of the 2013 performance TODAY! Simply fill out the order form, attach payment (please make checks

payable to: PBPA), place in an envelope marked “Xplosion DVD” and drop in the white lockbox in the band room. Your order will be filled and given to your student to bring home to you. Doesn’t get much easier than that to share these memories with friends and family.

(To access the Xplosion order form go to: popeband.com > Resources > Forms and Handouts > click the second button down in the middle column. )

2013 Xplosion DVD’s For Sale

The Cobb County School district has mandated that any individual working with students will need to have a background check before they will be able to work with the students in the district.

To access the “Consent Form” go to: popeband.com > Volunteer > download and directions at the top of page.

All Volunteers in Cobb County Schools Require Background Check

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What  is  CHARMS  and  How  Does  It  Work?  

CHARMS is primarily a database software program that was designed for use by school music programs to manage student and band parent information. This includes everything from calendars, contact information, classroom assignments, attendance, volunteering opportunities and financial records. CHARMS is used by the PBPA Secretaries to send emails to the band community and smaller sections, such as just marching, or just senior parents. Although Pope Band is new to all that CHARMS offers we are finding it a very valuable tool and vital to improving communications with our band community.

One of the key functions that CHARMS offers you is the opportunity to go into your student’s profile and edit your contact information. If an email address changes or phone number is added to the family plan, just log into your student’s profile and make the necessary changes. Not receiving the emails? Maybe there was an entry error. Log in and double check, no sending an email requesting your information be updated and waiting on it to happen. You are in control and responsible for keeping your information up to date. PBPA selects the segment to email and hits send.

You should already have received the password to your student profile in CHARMS. If you have not received your password, contact PBPA Secretary, Debbie Gaynor at gaynor8@att.net and she’ll help you get squared away. We are very excited about all that we have already been able to do with CHARMS and look forward to discovering more ways to streamline our ability to bring organization and information to the band community.

Bits  n  Pieces…  • Did you know that there is a POPE Band App?? It’s

available in iphone, droid and html format. Just go to the app store for your phone and download. It’s Free!  

• Keep an eye out for announcements regarding

upcoming fall fundraisers: Apple and Pine Straw Sales.  

 

How to Use a Student Check First off, what is a “Student Check? A student check is what is used when you have funds in your student account and want to use them to pay for a band activity or items associated with a band activity like: travel fees, concert dresses, marching gloves, district and all-state fees, etc. Anything that is not associated with a fundraiser like apple or DVD sales.

To download the “Student Check” form go to: popeband.com > Forms & Handouts > click the first button in the third column.

Once you have filled the form out, attach it to the appropriate order form (like Quiznos form) enclose in an envelope and deposit in the white lock box in the band room.