Welcome to our new Mighty Viking Band Director, Mr. Tom Padgett

Kevin Hebert, Director
Tennessee High School
1112 Edgemont Avenue
Bristol, TN 37620
Band Room Telephone:
652-9315
Welcome to the
2010/2011
Mighty Viking Band!!!
www.btcs.org/ths/band
June 2010
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 Viking Band! Thank you to all our students and parents for
your hard work and dedication!
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!
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 transition. 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 forward to working with Mr. Padgett.
QUOTABLE
“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
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.
Page 2:
Spring Concert…
Band Banquet…
Jazz Band...
Page 3:
Finances…
Calendar of Events…
Page 4:
Board Members…
Notes of Interest…
Page 5:
MITC...
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Spring Concert - The Paramount Theatre—May 18, 2010
Band Banquet - Viking Hall—May 19, 2010
Jazz Band Concert-Anderson Park-May 25, 2010
BAND CAMP
JULY 19-30, 2010
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Do you shop at Food City for your groceries, gas or
prescriptions?
Student Accounts/Payments
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 request with the money to the PO Box below.
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
You can pre-order cards before the meeting by picking up an order form
every effort to bring it current.
in the Band Office or printing one off the Band Booster site and mailing
it to:
Any questions regarding payments/donations- please
contact Tracy
[email protected]
Griffith
at:
The THS Band Boosters
P.O. Box 1172
Bristol, TN 37621
ATTN: Food City
423-652-1879;
or you can give it to a Band Board Member. If you have any questions,
NO PAYMENTS OF ANY KIND CAN BE SENT please contact Tracy Griffith at 423-571-1046. THANKS for your
TO or left in THE BAND ROOM!
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 423652-1879 or [email protected]:
This is a great fundraiser and these cards pay for themselves the first time you use it!
Schedule of
Events
June 2010
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
8
9
10
11
12
● June 14th-Flag Day– Fly the
American Flag!
●June 20th-Father’s Day
6
7
●Freshmen Icebreaker-Meet &
Greet—Date TBA
13
14 Flag
15
16
17
18
19
● June 28th-Booster Meeting—
7PM Band Room
Day
20
21
22
23
28
29
30
24
25
26
Father’s
Day
27
Booster Mtg
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October 2, 2010
MUSIC IN THE CASTLE
Committee Chairs
2010/2011 Booster Board
Members
President: Mike Fuller, 423-306-6900,
[email protected]
Committee Chair: Sally Eskridge
st
♦Concessions-BJ Garst
1 Vice President - MITC: Sally Eskridge,
360-7292—[email protected]
♦Italian Ice-Jennifer Crain
1st Vice President - Fundraising: Gina Taylor, 366-9796 - [email protected]
♦Field Coordinator & First
Aid-David Snipes
2nd Vice President - Viking Hall: Various
♦Gate Sales, Band-o-grams & Program Sales-Paula Oliver
2nd Vice President - Italian Ice: Jennifer
Crain, 423-990-2028—
[email protected]
♦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
ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS
ARE EXPECTED TO WORK THIS
EVENT!
► 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 donate, contact Amy Gibbon at
423-968-5505. The Band earns
Recording Secretary: Jennifer Hicks,
423-341-9403 –[email protected] .45 a pound!
Correspondence Secretary: Jeanie Granger, ►The Band will gladly accept
[email protected]
cash donations, please send to
Financial Treasurer: Lora Fuller, 423-3065184– [email protected]
Parliamentarian: Mitch Powers, [email protected]
Public Relations: Teresa Martin, 423-7642582 – [email protected]
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
Other Committees & Members:
Uniforms: Susan Hughes, 423-538-4006
Hospitality: BJ Garst, 423-335-2751 [email protected]
♦Vendors/Tshirts-Jennifer Hicks
♦Volunteer Coordinator-Jeanie
Granger
Notes of Interest…
House and Grounds: David Snipes, 3601887 –[email protected]
Race Track Supervisor –Jeanie Granger
► Be sure to check out Mr.
Trivette’s website for photos and
videos.
http://mightyvikingband.word
press.com/
THANKS TO MR. TRIVETTE!
►Mark your calendars! Band
Camp is July 19th-30th.
Mandatory attendance for both
weeks!
Next Booster Meeting is June 28th
7:00 PM in Band Room
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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.
Music in the Castle-THS Band-Oct-2009
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!
Committee Chair: Sally Eskridge
♦Concessions-BJ Garst
♦Italian Ice-Jennifer Crain
♦Field Coordinator & First Aid-David Snipes
We have several committee chairs for MITC that
need to be filled. We implore Freshmen/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—[email protected]
♦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
The Volunteer Coordinator is seeking assistance!
One parent from each grade level to help with
checking in each grade level and/or making telephone calls. Please call Jeanie Granger at 5732541 or [email protected]
♦Programs—Sheila Wilson
♦Registration & Escorts-Amy Gibbon
DONATIONS TO THE BAND
♦Sponsorship/Publicity-Teresa Martin
NAME __________________________________________________________________________
♦Uniform Changing Rooms-Susan Hughes
ADDRESS________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
♦Graphic Arts-OPEN
AMOUNT $________________
♦Vendors/Tshirts-Jennifer Hicks
♦Volunteer Coordinator-Jeanie Granger
MAIL TO:
THS BAND BOOSTERS
P.O. BOX 1172
BRISTOL, TN 37621
A RECEIPT WILL BE SENT TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS FOR YOUR TAX RECORDS. YOUR DONATION IN ANY AMOUNT IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE. THE
THS BAND BOOSTERS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
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