Boosters Meeting and Election of Officers
The next Boosters meeting will be held on April 8 at
7:00 pm in the Band
Room. The current nominations for the board positions are below. We will
also be seeking additional nominations at the meeting.
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If you are not able to fill a board position, there are plenty of opportunities to volunteer on a number of committees. Please see the attached list for all of the ways that you can get involved to create a rewarding and memorable experience for our instrumental music students. Please let me know if you are willing to share of your valuable time by serving on one of the committees or are interested in a board position.
Student Applications for Letter Awards
Student applications for letter awards are due to Mr. Rausch on
Friday, April 18. Make sure to get the forms you need from
Mr. Rausch. We will also send out an electronic version of the letter criteria and
forms as soon as available.
Jazz Band at Dazzle
The CHS Jazz Band will be performing at one of Denver's top jazz
clubs,
Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge. The Jazz band will be performing two shows
on April 22, at 6:30 and
7:30. We hope to see you there!
Boosters Budget
The budget linked below was presented at the February
11th Boosters meeting. A few key points about the budget:
- Fundraising income is offset by fundraising costs; the net profit from each fundraising activity is included at the top right of page 1.
- The budget assumes 100% participation from the students for the membership dues & fees.
- This budget assumes no new fund-raising activities.
- Expenses for all instrumental music groups are presented by group.
- General operating expenses are those expenses that benefit all instrumental music students and cannot be divided out by group.
- The expenses per student reflects the cost per student for the appropriate group plus general operating expenses.
<< Download 2008-09 CHS Instrumental Music Program Budget >>
Estimated costs per student for the 2008-2009 School Year, and the sources of funds are summarized as follows:
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| Cost Per Student |
Boosters Fee |
School Fee |
District Spending |
Fund Raising |
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| Marching Band/Symphonic Band | $ 1,117.12 | $ 350.00 | $ 110.00 | $ 67.13 | $ 589.99 | |
| Jazz Band (in addition to other group) | $ 234.72 | $ 100.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 67.13 | $ 67.59 | |
| Jazz Band Only | $ 332.67 | $ 100.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 67.13 | $ 165.54 | |
| Symphonic Band | $ 252.95 | $ 100.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 67.13 | $ 85.82 | |
| Orchestra | $ 246.84 | $ 100.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 67.13 | $ 79.71 | |
The Boosters board recognizes that many of you have had questions about the fees charged for participation in the instrumental music program. As the budget demonstrates, the school district covers only a small fraction of the costs of the program. The instrumental music program relies heavily on the Boosters program to provide funds for its many activities and programs. The Boosters runs many different fundraisers to try to minimize the out-of-pocket costs for the instrumental music families. Your financial support and fundraising support is needed! Ideas and volunteers to coordinate other fundraising activities are welcome!
Cavalcade of Music
All Instrumental Music students are invited to participate in the
Cavalcade of Music in Colorado Springs on
May 2nd. Cavalcade of Music is
praised as one of America's first-class high school music competitions. Please see
the schedule for
more details. The Concert Band will perform at
3:30 pm and the Orchestra will perform at
4:30 pm.
Columbine Community Days
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Our music boosters group will be running
a concessions stand at the Columbine Community
Days Events on Saturday, May 10. We will be serving
breakfast burritos, hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, drinks etc. While we had many
volunteers sign-up at our last booster meeting, we could still use a few more for our
second shift. Check your calendars and consider spending a couple of hours with us on
the 10th. It's a lot of fun and we stand to raise more than a few $$
for our general account.
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| 7:00 am | – | 11:00 am | (we really have enough people here however, the more the merrier!!) | |||
| 11:00 am | – | 3:00 pm | (could use another couple folks here especially since this will cover the lunch hour) | |||
Please contact Kim Cline at Kimberly.Cline@dcsdk12.org or wildh2o@aol.com.
Other Events/Activities for 2nd Semester
We are also working on a few other events/activities for second semester. We'll keep
you posted on details.
Patty Silverstein
CHS Band Boosters Secretary, Communications