Weekly Cadence

Here is everything you need to know about the Franklin Central Bands program right now.

The easiest way to keep up with schedules is to sync the band calendar to your phone! Add this url https://fcbands.boosterhub.com/ical-stream to your google or outlook calendar.

*If you are experiencing issues with your calendar synching, we recommend to un-sync and re-sync your calendar every once in a while to make sure your calendar is up-to-date.

Fellow band parents - We have had some great interest in our elected board positions for the 2024-25 year. There is still time to submit your name for consideration for our upcoming election! The slate of candidates will be sent to all booster parents on March 6, and the election will be held at the March 13th parent meeting. The board-elect will then shadow the current board through the remainder of the school year, and officially take office on June 1st.

Our elected board positions are:

*President
*Vice President
*Secretary
*Treasurer
*Engagement Coordinator
*Events Coordinator
*Fundraising Coordinator

We are hoping for some fresh faces and new ideas for the new year! None of our activities and events could happen without many hands.

All elected positions are open to all active booster parents who are interested. If you have questions about any position, please reach out to the current board member - we are happy to help answer those questions.

Please email president@fcbands.org with your interest in one of the elected positions. We are excited to continue our growth into the future.

(NOTE: the positions of Concert Band Liaison, Jazz Bands Liaison, Guard Liaison, and Percussion Liaison are appointed by the directors, not elected by the booster parents. We encourage those who are interested in those positions to reach out to the current liaisons and/or directors for more information!)

One final note--we will also need parents to take on "lead" positions throughout the year. This could be uniforms, props, chaperones, or food for marching band, winter guard, or indoor percussion. We would also like to have a lead for each of our various hosted events (ISSMA, Craft Fair, IPA, WGI, IHSCGA) that would then work with the event coordinator. We also have leads at our events that should be one person across all 5 events--these include volunteer/event HQ lead, vendor lead, ticketing lead, hospitality lead, etc. The more parents we have involved, the less work each of us need to handle. Interested in learning more? Please reach out to me!

Best regards,

Denise Holaday

Thank you to all of our volunteers who worked at the Indiana Percussion Association Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

We have two more events coming up soon, WGI on Saturday and Sunday March 2-3 and IHSCGA on Saturday March 9. We still need help to make these events run efficiently. Shift times will be updated soon. Please use the link below to signup to volunteer for a shift. Click any of the dates listed above and the calendar and click on the volunteer opportunities. https://fcbands.org/calendar/1916#

REMINDER: Marching Band families who did not purchase the buyout option are required by the Financial Agreement to work at least four (4) shifts at our hosted events. Volunteering at other band activities (car wash, chaperone, prop parent, etc) does not count toward this requirement. Each family will soon receive an email noting the number of shifts they have worked thus far and the number remaining in order to fulfill their requirement.

Failure to complete all four (4) shifts will result in a charge of $100 for each missed shift (up to a maximum of $400), which will be added to the student’s band account.

Please remember that shifts must be worked by adults age 18 or over, with a current FTCSC background check, as required by the district. Students are not allowed to work these shift requirements, as they will have their own shifts assigned to them by the directors.

Thank you in advance for making these events great! Franklin Central is always given high praise for our events, from our friendly and helpful volunteers to how well each event runs. YOU are a part of that success!

Questions? Please reach out to events@fcbands.org

Detergent pickup is this Friday from 6-7:30 pm and Saturday 10-11:30 am at Southport Presbyterian Church. Items will be delivered around 3 on Friday, if you can help sort and organize orders please contact our fundraiser coordinator, Melissa Davis at fundraising@fcbands.org

The vendors are asking for assistance again this year. They're only staffing Race Day currently. There will be other shifts/days made available on a later date. Other groups are being asked to fill positions, so no shift is guaranteed, so act fast.

This is a fantastic and easy way of making money for your students' accounts. *All workers must be at least 16 years old. All minors must be accompanied by an adult. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44A5AC2AA1F8C25-47459237-ims2024

Mark your calendars for these upcoming events!

Our next Dine to Donate is scheduled for March 12, 4pm-8pm @ Freddy's!

Band Families,

All students participating in concert bands (have band as a class during the school day) are being reminded to pay their Spring semester band fees. You can make that payment online via our band website "store" - Store (fcbands.org)

Helpful Videos to find your account, make a payment and/or apply booster credits:

How to Navigate to your Booster Hub Account

How to Use Booster Credits

Payment Methods

1. Deposit Box
   1. White Box on wall next to band office door
   2. Cash/Check/Money Orders Accepted
   3. Checks payable to "FC Band Boosters"
   4. Include your student's name with the payment.
2. Mail
   1. Mail To: Franklin Central Band Boosters, PO Box 39029, Indianapolis, IN 46239
   2. Cash/Check/Money Orders Accepted
   3. Include your student's name with the payment.
3. Online Payment
1. Visit "FCBands.org"
2. Select "Store"
3. Select Appropriate Fee or "Fees - Custom Amount"
4. PRO TIP: We can now process automatic payments through our website! Reach out to our treasurer at treasurer@fcbands.org for more information!

*Please note, Chrome is the preferred browser when interacting with BoosterHub and payments.

To Purchase Indoor Percussion or Winter Guard Buttons, follow this link - Store (fcbands.org)

To purchase show bands buttons, follow this link - Store (fcbands.org)

A huge THANK YOU to all the parent volunteers and food donations! Saturday was successful on so many levels and it could not happen without all of you!

Our students put on an amazing first show Saturday! If you missed the performance, you could watch a video on our private friends and family Facebook page as well as view some amazing photos. Here are a few:

Because FCPS performs copyright-protected music, please do NOT share video/audio recordings of the band’s performance on your personal social media. We pay for the right to perform said music in a live performance setting, but not for the right to record and distribute that same performance. You may share any videos you capture on our private Franklin Central Percussion Symphony Friends & Families Facebook Group. You are welcome and encouraged to snap and share your photos on your personal social media, as well as post those photos in the FCPS family's group.

Please support our “Miles to Dayton” Fundraiser

Indoor has raised $1169 so far, our goal is to sell every mile 1-100 to get us to $5000.

Please continue to share with your family and friends and on social media!

Our top student seller currently is Audrey Smith with $215.

Thank you to the following students for your participation so far:

Emily Roman

Jude Kieper

Audrey Smith

Zach Brown

Brady White

Ari Lee

Patrick Hippleheuser

Isaac McCormick

Emma Crone

Miles Wake

Lexi Burgess

Kyle Purdy

We would love to see every student performer sell one of the mile markers!

Copy and paste this email template to reach friends and family - Miles to Dayton IP Version

Rehearsal is from 9-4, as a reminder lunch will always be at 12:00pm unless otherwise communicated.

*We still need a few items donated for our 2/24 staging dinner*

Food Donation Sign Up

Below is our sign up for all remaining staging camp dinner donations. We are asking all families to please sign up for at least one date. We would be very grateful if you were able to sign up for more than one. These dates do not include our competition meals, we will send a separate sign-up for each competition meal.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44A5AC2AA1F8C25-47204621-2324

As we approach competition season, it may be helpful to be familiar with the following websites:

IPA – Indiana Percussion Association: https://www.indianapercussion.org/

• You can find schedules, scores, ticket info and much more here for any IPA competition. When I start sharing itineraries for competitions, I will always link this site for reference.

• They already have information regarding our first competition on 2/10 at FC. Please know that performance times are subject to change.

WGI – Winter Guard International: https://wgi.org/

• You can find schedules, scores, ticket info and much more here for any WGI competition.

• We participate in two WGI comps, the 3/2 and 3/3 Indy Regional held here at FC and The World Championship in Dayton, Ohio.

See below for our itinerary to Avon High School this weekend for the WGI Avon Regional. This two-day competition utilizes a Prelims/Finals format. Preliminary performances occur on Saturday. Finals performances occur on Sunday. Our morning practices will take place in the Annex Main Gym. See below for a links to purchase tickets and to access the livestream (purchase required). Tickets can also be purchased at the door using cash or card.

This is a TWO DAY event! Our schedule for Sunday is dependent on our performance time which will not be determined until Saturday night. A specific itinerary for Sunday will be released via social media as soon as it is ready.

Online Ticket Portal
Click HERE!
***You can save money by purchasing the "Saturday/Sunday Combo" ticket. Keep in mind tickets are non-refundable even if our group does not advance to finals on Sunday.

Link to FloMarching (livestream platform)
Click HERE!

Guard has raised $590 so far, our goal is to sell every mile 1-100 to get us to $5000.

Please continue to share with your family and friends and on social media!

Here is a template email that can be used for students to reach out to friends and family to ask for support in reaching our goal! This will be emailed via BoosterHub as well. Feel free to personalize by adding relevant details and/or pictures.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15jxtRvGZVQ3ns-_SCe4YCCFAdcvqXfzJ/view?usp=drive_link

Students participating in our show bands, Electric Mayhem and Static Havoc can find their rehearsal & performance times are on the choir calendar, fcchoirs.org. For calendar sync instructions click here.

Electric Mayhem and Static Havoc will be in competition this Saturday, February 16. Itinerary

Static Havoc & Electric Mayhem have a long rehearsal on Thursday, February 15. Students will be fed dinner. Students should wear their quarter zips for their button pictures (please see button order link above).

The FC Philharmonic Orchestra will be rehearsing on Tuesday, February 20, at 3pm.

*Please note the FCPO is not under FC Band Boosters and therefore Band Booster Credits cannot be applied to FCPO fees.

It's a new year and time to rally to find businesses interested in sponsoring our awesome band program. The partnership of sponsors is critical to maintain the exceptional level of instruction and opportunity that is currently provided to our students.

For every sponsor you are able to secure, you will receive 10% of the donation to your student’s band account. Franklin Central Band Boosters is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Sponsor donations are tax deductible.

Check out recent updates to our Sponsorship Program

• Updated Sponsor Landing Page on Booster Hub
• New perks and advertising added to each sponsor level.
• Student Packet to assist in reaching out to our community businesses to acquire new sponsors!
• Band Student Sponsor Resources - all the details and support needed to speak to potential sponsors

Questions? sponsor@fcbands.org

As shared above, we have several upcoming events needing volunteers. For guidance on how to review open shifts, select and commit to shifts, or just for a reminder on your commitments, see this guide: How To - Select Volunteer Shifts

Have a question you'd like to submit? Email us here!

Please make sure you have a SafeVisitor background check on file with FTCSC. A cleared background check is required for all of our volunteers (this includes required volunteer shifts at our events and helping with props during competitions). Background Checks are good for 2 years.

To complete a background check: https://ftcsc.org/safevisitor/

Find our enrollment code on FCbands.org or contact Jessica Lee at vicepresident@fcbands.org with any questions! This is an easy way to earn extra funds for your student account.

A great, EASY way to help the FC Band program is by assigning the band as your Kroger Community Rewards organization! Last quarter we earned $890.07 with 248 households participating.

It's easy to sign up and start earning for the band. Ask your friends, parents, cousins, aunts, uncles... everyone you know to sign up as well!

Log in to your Kroger account and search for our organization:

Organization Name: Band Boosters Club of Franklin Central H. S. Inc.

Organization Code: 10100

Facebook Groups:

Franklin Central Band Families and Friends

Franklin Central Guard Parents

FC Percussion Symphony Families and Friends

Instagram:

FC Guard

FC Percussion Symphony

Email: Jennifer McCormick, Engagement Coordinator, at engagement@fcbands.org