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Marching Flashes Spirit Help us Fill Goody Bags for Semi-State - Donations due THURSDAY The Spirit Committee is collecting donations to fill Goody Bags! The Goody Bags will be passed out to students for their trip to Semi-State on Saturday, November 2. There is a bin marked "Goody Bags" outside of the prop room door. Please no chocolate or peanuts. Please turn in donations by Thursday at the end of rehearsal so we can include them. Thank you! Fundraising
 Ornament sale is coming - begins Nov. 11
 Sell PepWear to Earn Money for your Band Account - Nov. 13-16 Hey Parents! Want to earn some cash to help pay down band fees? Here is a great opportunity to earn $, represent FC, and get into a Bands Of America event for free! PepWear is offering us a chance to work in their apparel booth and earn $8/hr that will go directly to your students' band account. Click here to sign up for a shift at BOA Grand Nationals at Lucas Oil Stadium. Spots are filling up quickly! Holiday Craft Fair on Nov. 23 - Volunteers Needed! Our 1st annual craft fair is Saturday, November 23. The proceeds will go towards our new band trailer. It takes a lot of volunteers to accommodate over 100 vendors, food concessions, event day activities, and our customers. Your participation is critical in making this event a success. We need adult volunteers on both Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23. You will receive free admission to the craft fair when you volunteer for one or more shifts. Sign-Up for a Volunteer Spot!  Click the flyer for the full pdf version  Kroger Community Rewards Kroger Community Rewards makes fundraising easy. All you have to do is shop at Kroger and scan your Plus Card! A small portion of your purchase will be donated to the Band.This is FREE MONEY for the band! You must register your Kroger card every year. Ask your friends and family to register their cards - it adds up!
HousekeepingBand Accounts As a reminder, students with overdue Band Booster account balances will not be allowed to participate in winter guard or indoor percussion activities. Additionally, students with overdue balances at the end of December will also not be allowed to attend the trip in March to Disney. Please reach out to treasurer@fcbands.org or evan.cooper@ftcsc.org for more information or concerns. Constant communication is imperative for any exceptions to be made. Pep Band is coming in November! The FC Pep Band starts in November and is a great opportunity to play fun music with friends and be part of the action at boy's and girl's basketball games. This activity is open to all band students and is quite inexpensive. You'll be given a jersey with your graduation year on the back. There were 8 games last year that began after Thanksgiving and continued into February. That's only about 2 games per month, a very low time commitment. PIZZA is served at halftime. More information from Mr. Ellinger will be coming soon. Did You Know?
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Fundraising Trash Bag Fundraiser - Ends Monday, Oct. 21 The Trash Bag Fundraiser is underway, and orders are due Monday, October 21. We expect delivery to be the week of October 28. Trash bags cost $10 per roll and the student will receive a deposit into their band account for each roll of trash bags sold. The amount students earn will be based on the total number of trash bags sold - the more we sell, the bigger the profit. Visit the Trash Bag Fundraiser Page for all the information. Contact Becky with questions.  Click on flyer to print Spirit Night @ Freddy's - Wednesday, Oct. 23 (5-9pm) Make sure you grab dinner at Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers from 5-9pm on Wednesday, Oct. 23! The band will earn 20% of the food sales when this flyer is presented. Sell PepWear to Earn Money for your Band Account - Oct. 24-26 Hey Parents! Want to earn some cash to help pay down band fees? Here is a great opportunity to earn $, represent FC, and get into a Bands Of America event for free! PepWear is offering us a chance to work in their apparel booth and earn $8/hr that will go directly to your students' band account. PepWear will also make every effort to ensure you get to see FC perform. Click here to sign up for a shift at BOA Indy. Spots are almost full!
Trailer Donations Update The trailer donation drive continues to accept your donations. If the band has your email address, we have sent a donation email to you at least twice; the email includes your student's photo. Please forward this email to your friends and family who may be interested in helping the band. If you would like for us to contact your friends and family, please print this form - fill out the form and have your child place it in the white box outside of the band room. Contact Travis Sears with any questions.
Housekeeping  Save the date! We will celebrate our 2019 Marching Band season with a very special evening at Valle Vista on November 26, 2019. Details for this wonderful event will be revealed October 28th. Mark Your Calendars
 Fall Break Schedule: - Monday, October 14 from 9am-4pm (All Band) Theme: Plaid - Tuesday, October 15 from 9am-4pm (All Band) Theme: Section shirt or color - Wednesday, October 16 from 9am-4pm (All Band) Theme: Orange - Thursday, October 17 from 9am-4pm (All Band) Theme: Crazy hat - Thursday, October 17 Band Parent Meeting @ 7:30pm in the Spaceship Room - Friday, October 18 - Rehearsal/Tailgate/Football Game, Rehearsal begins at NOON; dismissal after game concludes Upcoming Performances Halftime of Football Game - Friday, Oct. 18 Things to know:
Senior Night Information Announcements/intros for the seniors and parents will be before pregame performance, beginning at 6:40. Parents and seniors need to be lined up on the track by the east end zone by 6:30pm. The Marching Flashes will march over to the stadium from the Annex at 6:20pm. 
BOA Super Regional at Lucas Oil Stadium - Friday, Oct. 25 Your FC Marching Flashes will be competing on the biggest stage, under the lights in Lucas Oil Stadium! This will be a two-day event with FC performing early on Friday. Students will have an excused absence from 2nd and 4th periods that day. If they make the top 10, they will perform again on Saturday. More information to come in the next Weekly Cadence! Marching Flashes Spirit Help us Fill Goody Bags for our ISSMA competition - Donations due FRIDAY The Spirit Committee is collecting donations to fill Goody Bags for our students! The Goody Bags will be passed out to students for the ISSMA Regional on Saturday, October 19. There is a bin marked "Goody Bags" outside of the prop room door. Please no chocolate or peanuts. The Spirit Committee will be putting the goody bags together on Saturday morning, Oct. 19, so please turn in donations by Friday so we can include them. Thank you in advance for your donations! Fundraising Trailer Donations Update The trailer donation drive continues to accept your donations. If the band has your email address, we have sent a donation email to you at least twice; the email includes your student's photo. Please forward this email to your friends and family who may be interested in helping the band. If you would like for us to contact your friends and family, please print this form - fill out the form and have your child place it in the white box outside of the band room. Contact Travis Sears with any questions. Trash Bag Fundraiser - Ends Oct. 21 The Trash Bag Fundraiser is underway, and orders are due Monday, October 21. We expect delivery to be the week of October 28. Trash bags cost $10 per roll and the student will receive a deposit into their band account for each roll of trash bags sold. The amount students earn will be based on the total number of trash bags sold - the more we sell, the bigger the profit. Visit the Trash Bag Fundraiser Page for all the information. Contact Becky with questions.
Sell PepWear to Earn Money for your Band Account - Oct. 24-26 Hey Parents! Want to earn some cash to help pay down band fees? Here is a great opportunity to earn $, represent FC, and get into a Bands Of America event for free! PepWear is offering us a chance to work in their apparel booth and earn $8/hr that will go directly to your students' band account. PepWear will also make every effort to ensure you get to see FC perform. Click here to sign up for a shift at BOA Indy. Spots are filling up quickly!
The Ornament sale is coming - begins Nov. 11
Housekeeping Pep Band is coming in November! The FC Pep Band starts in November and is a great opportunity to play fun music with friends and be part of the action at boy's and girl's basketball games. This activity is open to all band students and is quite inexpensive. You'll be given a jersey with your graduation year on the back. There were 8 games last year that began after Thanksgiving and continued into February. That's only about 2 games per month, a very low time commitment compared to other extracurricular band activities. One more thing, there is PIZZA at halftime. More information from Mr. Ellinger will be coming soon.
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 Fall Break Schedule: - Monday October 7 thru Sunday October 13 NO PRACTICE - Monday, October 14 from 9am-4pm (All Band) - Tuesday, October 15 from 9am-4pm (All Band) - Wednesday, October 16 from 9am-4pm (All Band) - Thursday, October 17 from 9am-4pm (All Band) - Thursday, October 17 Band Parent Meeting @ 7pm in the Spaceship Room - Friday, October 18 - Rehearsal/Tailgate/Football Game, Rehearsal begins at 1pm; dismissal after game concludes Upcoming Performances Halftime of Football Game - Friday, Oct. 18 Things to know:
ISSMA Regional at Center Grove - Saturday, Oct. 19 It's Fall Break! No competition this week. Our next performance will be at Center Grove High School for the ISSMA Regional on October 19. The top 10 teams from this event will move on to Semi-State at Ben Davis High School. More details to come in the next Weekly Cadence.  BOA Super Regional at Lucas Oil Stadium - Friday, Oct. 25 Your FC Marching Flashes will be competing on the biggest stage, under the lights in Lucas Oil Stadium! This will be a two-day event with FC performing early on Friday. Students will have an excused absence from 2nd and 4th periods that day. If they make the top 10, they will perform again on Saturday. More information to come in the next Weekly Cadence! Fundraising Trash Bag Fundraiser - Oct. 7-21 The Trash Bag Fundraiser is underway, and orders are due Monday, October 21. We expect delivery to be the week of October 28. Trash bags cost $10 per roll and the student will receive a deposit into their band account for each roll of trash bags sold. The amount students earn will be based on the total number of trash bags sold - the more we sell, the bigger the profit. Visit the Trash Bag Fundraiser Page for all the information. Contact Becky with questions. Sell PepWear to Earn Money for your Band Account - Oct. 25&26 Hey Parents! Want to earn some cash to help pay down band fees? Here is a great opportunity to earn $, represent FC, and get into a Bands Of America event for free! PepWear is offering us a chance to work in their apparel booth and earn $8/hr that will go directly to your students' band account. PepWear will also make every effort to ensure you get to see FC perform. Click here to sign up for a shift at BOA Indy.
Housekeeping Winter Guard Try-Outs - Nov. 11, 13 &15 Winter Guard Try-outs will be on November 11, 13, and 15 from 6-8pm in the Annex building. Any student in grades 7-12 is welcome to attend. No commitment necessary, just come for a new, fun experience. Did You Know...
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