Letters of appreciation to the Band Camp Chaperones

From Mr. Mitchell:

I just wanted to say "Thank You" for all you do for the Ram Band Program.  The past two weeks were amazing from rookie camp to full band camp.  We could not be successful without a wonderful group of parents who give of their time and talents to make things happen.  The cookout was great-thank you Mr. and Mrs. Burns for heading that...the shirts and Kona Ice as well as all the treats for the camps-Thank you Mrs. Ward for championing this part of camp.  Chaperones were always there and very helpful...Mrs. Davenport and Mr. Strange...THANK YOU TOO!  And all the filming and video...well...thank you as well Dr. Bhatia.  There are many others that work behind the scenes that I saw chaperoning or just there to help...your presence was very much appreciated.

 It is going to be a great year with terrific kids who work very hard-GO RAMS!

From Booster President Julie Ward:

Band Parents, Chaperones & Booster Board:

 I want to take this opportunity to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU!!!  During the past two weeks of band camp, the countless hours you donated and your dedication was greatly appreciated.

A successful event hinges on those volunteers who freely give of their time and talents -- and the Marching Rams are extremely fortunate to have this wonderful group of parents!  I am looking forward to working with each of you this coming school year and thanks again for your support!

From Jeff Strange, Co-coordinator of Volunteers

 To all Chaperones,

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of the parents who were able to help out with rookie camp and band camp. The volunteers for the BBQ and the uniform fittings did an amazing job so if this is an indication of how the rest of the year is going to go, we will have a successful season.
In the following week, we will be sending out invitations to sign up to chaperone after-school practices, football games, MPA, and fund-raising events. Please respond to either Barbara or I if you are willing and able to help watch over our kids as they perform.

Again, thanks for all of your help.

From Bill and Roberta Burns, Co-Chairs of Concessions, organizers of our wonderful barbecue:

A huge THANK YOU!!!! to all the parents,siblings,and alumni who helped prepare, cook, serve , and clean  at the Band BBQ held on Friday, August 5th.  Everyone pitched in and we were able to serve about 600 students and their families hot dogs, hamburgers, and all the fixins'.  Everyone enjoyed their meal and the sneak peek of our marching show. Thank you to the Quartermasters as well, for helping us haul away the huge bags of trash after the event.  We could not have such a wonderful event without the  willingness of our band family to pitch in and work together. It was definitely a job well done!

Go Rams!

Last but not least, from Principal Mike Kotkin:

I want to express my gratitude to the entire Band Parent organization for ALL that you did to support the Marching Rams and Mr. Mitchell before, during, and after Band Camp.  This is a huge effort that is required and your combined efforts seemingly made the two weeks run smoothly.  I realize that this is just the beginning of your “band season” in many ways however, getting band camp off to a great start is key to what this upcoming football season’s responsibilities will be.  I guess you could say in many ways, this was a “warm-up” and trial-run for all of you as well. 

I sincerely appreciate your time, energy, effort, sweat, and most of all your commitment that you made and will make to the Marching Rams this upcoming season.

Thank you for making Band Camp 2011 such an overwhelming success! 

Respectfully,

Michael C. Kotkin
Principal