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News The booster meetings will be held in the Brandon High School Band Hall. All meetings will begin at 6:30 unless otherwise notified. It is important to attend these meetings to be informed about ongoing fundraisers and upcoming events. Hope to see you there. |
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Officers
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Presidents:
Terry & Ellen Arnold
Vice President:
Carroll Ann Tornabene
Middle School Vice President:
LaDonna Rogers
Secretary:
Dawn Mays
Treasurer/Finance Officer:
Donna Smith
Webmaster:
Alton Webb
WebMaster:
Brian Wolfe
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BRANDON BAND BOOSTERS &nbs
This website will update Brandon Bulldog Band Boosters on the events happening with our Brandon Bulldog Band. Visit here to learn about upcoming events, games dates, competitions and other exciting happenings. WWW.BrandonBulldogBand.COM
Thank you to our webmasters for the work on the web sites to help share information and promote our band students.
"Show class, have PRIDE, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself" Paul W. "Bear" Bryant
UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS AND OTHER NEWS:
May 6 - No Booster Meeting; booster updates and information will be presented at the spring concerts on May 8
May 8 - Middle School Spring Concert 6:30 High School Spring Concert - 8:00
Thank you to the band directors and band parents for a terrific band banquet!
Special Thanks to Alton and Sandy Webb for the wonderful video presentation.
Congratulations to both the High School Symphonic and Jazz Bands for scoring straight 1's at San Antonio!!!!
Congratulations to the 7th Grade Band and the High School Concert Band for their terrific performances at contest at Ridgeland High School on March 27!!!!
Congratulations to our band students who participated in Lion's Band tryouts at Pearl High School on January 5.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND ON THEIR ALL SUPERIOR RATING AT THE MSHAA REGION IV STATE MARCHING FESTIVAL IN PEARL OCTOBER 6 AND THE HOOVER ALABAMA INVITATIONAL OCTOBER 20!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND FOR THEIR ALL SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AT THE WEST JONES INVITATIONAL SEPTEMBER 29!: The band was also awarded Best in Show for the 5A Division.
MIDDLE SCHOOL MEET THE BULLDOGS - you really got a treat if you attended Meet the Bulldogs September 6 at the middle school! The 7th and 8th grade band students were introduced, and the 8th grade band played the fight song! What a great group of band students! Thank you for supporting our middle school band, football, cheerleader and dance team bulldogs. The 8th grade band will be playing in the stands at the next middle school home football game.
FOOTBALL PROGRAMS: The 2007 Brandon High School Football Program is now available for sale. This edition is full of information about the football team, cheerleaders, dance team and band and features ads from many of our area businesses. We have a limited number of 2006 programs still available as well.
OUR FALL RECYCLING EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE RANKIN COUNTY MULTI PURPOSE BUILDING ON MARQUETTE ROAD NOVEMBER 10! PLEASE HELP GET THE WORD OUT!
We filled 6 (WOW!) containers with recyclable items during our May 5th event! You will recall that we collected over 47,000 pounds of scrap metal at the November event last year! Proceeds from these events went toward the purchase of badly needed instruments. This is a very worthwhile project - good for the community and it benefits the band. THANK YOU STUDENT AND PARENT VOLUNTEERS FOR THE HARD WORK!! We have an open account at NUCOR - additional items may also be dropped off at Nucor's General Recycling Facility on Flowood Dr. (be sure to mention that the drop-off is designated to Brandon Band). For more information call (601) 940-9794 OR (601)209-3675.
Prohibited Items: Radioactive materials, paint, batteries, mercury, computers, televisions, lightbulbs, ozone depleting items, pcb items, lead, tires, oil and liquids, propane and gas tanks, hydraulic cylinders
The BIG DAWG winner for the Brandon vs Natchez game is Marcus Bowers!
The BIG DAWG winner for the Brandon vs Hattiesburg game September 28 was Melissa Maslanka.
The BIG DAWG winner for the Brandon vs Northwest Rankin game was Mayor Carlo Martella
Enter to win a chance to be the BIG DAWG for the Brandon vs Jim Hill game October 26, 2007
The BIG DAWG wins:
*a special seat of honor for the BIG DAWG and guest for the game
*dawg treats from the concession stand
*a place of honor in the BIG DAWG Gallery of Fame on our web site
Tickets are only $5 and will be on sale at the Spirit Table
For more information, contact Fundraising@BrandonBulldogBand.COM or call Donna 601 209-3675, Terry (601) 940-9794, or Dawn 601-201-8298
There will be a BIG DAWG contest for each home game.
CONCESSIONS NEWS
PRE-ORDER FOR THIRD QUARTER! Band students now have an option at home games this season to pre-order from the concession stand, and have their food delivered to them at third quarter. Turn orders in (with exact change) by Thursday before the game - drop off in the box in the band hall office. For more information, contact Dawn@BrandonBulldogBand.COM or pick up an order form in the band hall. We will try to coordinate pre-order for away games, too. For information on away game pre-orders, contact Chaperones@BrandonBulldogBand.COM
THANK YOU BOOSTER VOLUNTEERS! Thank you to all the booster volunteers who helped with all the activities for the Terry game and the competition at Pearl! It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to take care of the needs to our band students, and none of it is possible without the support and participation of our band booster volunteers.
WE HAVE THE MOST AWESOME BAND STUDENTS! Congratulations on your performance at the State Championship Festival! Do you realize there are 32 5-A schools in the state and our band ranks 10th statewide? Be proud of your accomplishments - you made the 2006 season a great one!
BAND PUBLICITY
Be sure to save any newspaper articles featuring the Brandon Band for our annual scrapbook and for the web site. We'll take photos and video clips as well. We would love to have photos and video clips from past years as well. Turn in to the high school Band office or email to Publicity@BrandonBulldogBand.COM or Webmaster@BrandonBulldogBand.COM We will be adding a scrapbook page to the website.
GET INVOLVED
There is always room for boosters to be involved in the many activities going on in our organization, and help is always appreciated. Contact the following for information on different committees:
Concessions@BrandonBulldogBand.COM - assist in the concession stands
Fundraising@BrandonBulldogBand.COM - to help with our various fundraising efforts
MiddleSchool@BrandonBulldogBand.COM - to contact our Middle School booster representative
Chaperones@BrandonBulldogBand.COM - help the chaperones take care of the students at games and events
Publicity@BrandonBulldogBand.COM - send clippings, photos, and video for posting on the web site and other areas
SpecialEvents@BrandonBulldogBand.COM - help with planning and coordinating special events
If your area of interest is not listed, please contact Dawn@BrandonBulldogBand.COM, Donna@BrandonBulldogBand.COM TerryArnold@BrandonBulldogBand.COM, or Ellen@BrandonBulldogBand.COM
NEW Alumni Association Click on this link to open the new Brandon Band Alumni form. Stay in touch with friends from high school and get together to reminisce. Alumni Association registration download. AlumniAssociation.doc
If you liked the black or red "wick-away" polo shirts they were wearing at the Friday night game, please send an email to one of the officers listed below telling us you're interested. If we have enough interest, we can prepare an order form and provide price details later.
If you like the tote bag with the band logo that Dawn Mays has been using, contact one of the officers to order.
COMING SOON! We are adding video of the performances that you will be able to link to from this site. It is still under construction, so keep checking.
ON-GOING FUNDRAISERS:
KROGER CARDS - OUR EASIEST FUNDRAISER
We have accumulated another $7,315 in sales and have received our second check for $365.75! Please continue to reload and use your Kroger Cards! These cards are good at all Kroger stores and can be used for groceries, pharmacy, and gasoline so don't forget to buy cards for friends and family who shop at Kroger.
SHOPPING BRANDON UNDER THE STARS - Second Saturday of Each Month 6-9 P.M. - Boosters will have a booth available to distribute information and sell items.
SCHOOLPOP - Shop online at SCHOOLPOP.COM and a percentage of your purchase benefits the Band! Click on the link to get started!
CELL PHONE AND INK JET RECYCLING - Continue to save your old cell phones and ink jet cartridges so we can turn in for $$.
Brandon Band Awards
ALL SUPERIOR RATINGS FOR THE CONCERT BAND AT THE COMPETITION AT MISSISSIPPI STATE. CONGRATULATIONS!!! We are proud of you!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 8TH GRADE BAND FOR EXCELLENT RATING! The 8th grade band received excellent ratings in both concert and sight reading at the March 29, 2007 competition in Ridgeland!! Great Job!
10TH PLACE FINISH AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MARCHING FESTIVAL - CONGRATULATIONS BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL BAND FOR A SUCCESSFUL MARCHING SEASON!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BAND FOR THEIR 1ST PLACE FINISH IN DIVISION 4 COMPETITION AT THE USSBA ALLSOUTH MARCHING FESTIVAL IN FOLEY, ALABAMA! OUR MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND PERCUSSION PLACED FIRST AS WELL! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!
PARENTS: Pictures of your band student are available to order on the web - Visit jolesch.com (find your photo, marching events, MHSAA 2006 Region IV State Marching Festival 10/7/2006 - Pearl, MS) Another site for pictures: photoadrenaline.com
Brandon High School Band received an ALL SUPERIOR rating (all 1's for Band, Percussion, Colorguard and Drum Major) at the State Marching Festival at Pearl High School on Saturday, October 7, 2006. BHS Band was the ONLY band awarded an All Superior rating within the Rankin County School District.
This award winning performance earned the band a place in the State Championship Festival to be held on Saturday, October 28 in Clinton.
In evening competition, Drum Major, Megan Williams, received the Overall Award for Best Drum Major. The Colorguard placed fourth in the colorguard division.
