PLANTATION PARK SINGERS BOOSTER ASSOCIATION/ PLANTATION PARK SINGERS
Nicole Greggs, Musical Director/NBCT-Early/Middle Childhood Music    875 SW 54th Ave. Plantation, FL 33317 (754) 323-7150 x325Website: www.musicmakerscamp.com  Email: musicmakerscamp@aol.com or nicole.greggs@browardschools.com

 

 

Plantation Park Singers Booster Association
General Meeting

Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 6:30pm in the Plantation Park Elementary School Cafeteria

 

AGENDA

 

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

II.            Reports

                A.            Secretary

                B.             Treasurer

                C.             Vice-Presidents

1.             Library- by 5/10, memorize & turn in all music except DESTINATION ROCK & ROLL, which is due by 5/14: fees for loss/damage must be paid by 5/20- Mrs. Swartzwelder

2.             Administration- Chorus Report Cards- will be sent home on Mon. 5/10; please sign & return by 5/13 so changes can be made in time to decide awards- Mrs. Lopez/ Mrs. Crawford

3.             Uniforms- all items (dresses, tux pants/shirts, shoes) that were borrowed from the Uniform Bank should be washed, hung up, and returned by June 3. Do not remove your name from them or we have no way of knowing who has returned what. Thanks!

                D.            President

                E.             Historian- PLEASE SEND IN ALL PHOTOS ON CDs for the scrapbook ASAP! Email a copy to Mrs. Greggs for the keepsakes sale. THANKS!

F.             Mrs. Greggs (tech update; Music Bee; looking ahead)
 III.           Old Business

A.                   Hey Look Us Over!- Apr. 27, 2010- THANKS to all who helped! It went great!

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

1.             Congrats on Outstanding Performance & photo with Senator Rich!

2.             Pros & Cons- parent feedback opportunity

3.             THANK YOU to our chaperones (Mrs. Greggs, Mrs. Levin, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. & Mrs. Wright,  Mrs. Lopez) & Ms. V/ Mr. Watson for your help!

C.                   Broward County Elementary Music Performance Assessment Festival- 5/5/10 @ CSHS

1.             Congrats on Straight Superior Ratings! (no placement awarded- highest ratings for our group in 5 years)

2.             THANKS to our chaperones (especially those who drove) and to our choristers for excellent behavior and hard work! It paid off!

 

IV.           New Business

A.            Need of the Month- pencils, Avery labels (30 per page); Letter size copy paper

B.             19th Annual Spring Sing & Awards Night- Fri. May 21 from 6:30-8:30pm at Parkway Middle School Aud.  

 1.            Format: Prelude music (vocal/instrumental solos); Act I- Festival music in formal uniforms; Intermission/costume change; Act II- Destination rock & roll; awards ceremony.

2.             Help needed with: 

Staging- car prop needed; volunteers to make/flip the cue book in rehearsals/performances

Moving EQUIPMENT on 5/21 –time TBA-

Stage décor- 5/20 at PPE & 5/21 at Parkway- Mrs. Mitchell

Costumes- checks have been completed- Mrs. Levin. Rechecks Mon. 5/13.

Sound engineering- will be handled by Parkway

Videography/ photography- Mrs. Levin (costs?) Solid Gold Video

Backstage management- we need high school volunteers who will assist backstage on 5/21 and parents who will assist on the morning of 5/20:

Refreshments- volunteer to coordinate?

Raffles/ 50/50s- Mrs. Levin-?

Program book- helpers needed to type & edit (ad deadline is tonight!) Mrs. Oliff- please give me names from contracts for this.

                Awards- thanks to Mrs. Levin, Mrs. Friedenberg, & Mrs. Greggs for ordering; 5/19 will be our assembly meeting. More help still needed with: printing certificates, envelope covers.

 

C.             End-of-the-Year Celebration- Thurs. May 27 from 2-4pm.

1.             We will reserve an obstacle course; students MUST turn in signed permission form giving permission to participate in order to enjoy. Will go home soon. (must clear with Ms. V prior to sending forms home)

2.             At least 8 adults needed to chaperone party. Please sign up tonight.

3.             Each family please bring 1 item (will assign)- Mrs. Levin or designee

 

D.            PPSBA Officer Nominations for 2010-11 will be taken March 1 through May 31. In the fall, nominations will be opened again for all unfilled vacancies.

1.             Offices include: President, VP- Administration; VP- Volunteers; VP- Costumes & Uniforms; VP- Staging & Set Design; VP- Library; VP- Fundraising; Secretary; Treasurer; Historian.

2.             Offices can be split between 2 people with consent of the membership.

 

E.               Worst-case scenario-  see PPSBA Constitution & Bylaws re: dissolution of PPSBA

 

V.             Open Floor

 

VI.            Next PPSBA meeting time =  Thurs. Sept. 16, 2010  at 6:30pm in the PPE music room (tentative).
 

a.        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.