PLANTATION PARK SINGERS BOOSTER ASSOCIATION/ PLANTATION PARK SINGERS
Nicole Greggs, Musical Director/NBCT-Early/Middle Childhood Music    875 SW 54th Avenue Plantation, FL 33317 (754) 323-7150 x325
Website: www.musicmakerscamp.com  Email: musicmakerscamp@aol.com or nicole.greggs@browardschools.com

Plantation Park Singers Booster Association
General Meeting

Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 6:30pm

Plantation Park Elementary School Music Room/Cafeteria

AGENDA

I.             Welcome!    THANK YOU so much for coming!  Please sign in.

II.            Reports

                A.            Secretary
               B.            Treasurer
               C.            Vice-Presidents
               D.            President
               E.            Mrs. Greggs ( Music In Our Schools Month Inst. contest, BCEMPA 1^st week of May, Spring show 5/21 @PMSOTA; school shows 5/20 @8:30 & 9:30am; DRR auditions, parts & part swaps; tech update)
III.          Old Business

A.                  Sing-a-Thon Wrap-up- musicianship tests, total raised: overall grade

B.                   PTA Carnival Sand Art wrap-up

C.                  Spring Trip April 15-16, 2010 to Tallahassee, FL- Mrs. Greggs

1.       Balances are due 3/9/2010.  Trip cost went up slightly from $150 to $162 b/c we did not make 50 kids/bus. We are now taking 2 49-seat buses instead of 2 57-seaters.

2.       Chaperone meeting on April 8 after PPSBA Mtg.- parents can meet child’s chaperone.

3.       performance Fri. 4/16 at 1pm on the Capitol Bldg. Steps. Detailed letter forthcoming with finalized itinerary.

IV.          New Business
        A.            Need of the Month- pencils, erasers. Prizes for Music Bee 2^nd/3^rd place winners.
        B.            Music In Our Schools Month: Make Your Own Instrument Contest deadline 3/24. Flyers to go home this month thru teachers.  Judges needed to rate instruments on 3/25. Sign up sent around. Display will occur during Podcast Movie Night on 4/9. Winners announced soon after. THANKS!
        C.            19^th Annual Spring Sing & Play & Awards Night- Fri. May 21 6:30-9:00pm at PMSOTA auditorium.  This is our biggest concert of the year!

 1.            Format: Prelude music (vocal/instrumental solos); Act I= festival music; intermission; Act II= DESTINATION ROCK & ROLL (includes festival music= about 1 hour); Act III= awards ceremony.
2.             Help needed with:  staging; costumes; sound engineering; videography; backstage management; moving the set on 5/21 around noon; refreshments, etc. As stated last meeting, based on chorus contracts volunteer areas, we will call you as needed for assistance.
3.             Program Book Ad Sales: forms for ad sales and one-liners will go home _____;  submission deadline _____;
4.             Awards committee will meet March 10 from 2:15-3:15pm in music room to inventory stock & order; Volunteers also needed to print and collate awards packages.

D.            Broward Elementary Music Performance Assessment (BCEMPA) is a district adjudication festival. Due to budget, no date yet. Stay tuned.

E.            End-of-the-Year Celebration- Thurs. May 27 from 2-4pm. Ideas? Bounce house again? Water balloon war?

F.             PPSBA Officer Nominations for 2010-11 will be taken March 1 through May 1. In the fall, nominations will be opened again for all unfilled vacancies.

V.            Open Floor

VI.           Next PPSBA meeting time =  Thurs. Apr. 8  at 6:30pm in the PPE music room.
 

VII.         Adjournment J

PPSBA exists to promote the chorus and music education in general at Plantation Park Elementary School. PPSBA strives to help choristers develop scholarship, leadership, character, and musicianship.