In order to fund the extracurricular marching band program, we ask all of our families to help by contributing a “Fair Share” donation for the period. This amount is only for the annual fees associated with band expenses. This amount helps the students by funding expenses the school board will not cover such as materials for show props, show t-shirts, competition fees, transportation, any extra equipment needed, copyrights for the show music, the show drill, special instructor salaries, concert events and so forth. All of these budgeted expenses are totaled up and divided by the number of students we expect to have in the marching band program.

 

Because we also hold other fundraisers, we are able to reduce Fair Share down from well over $1100 per student (the actual cost to run the program) to $700.00 per student (the amount we are asking you to contribute out of pocket). The board understands that this is difficult for some families to come up with all at once, so we are offering payment plans for 2024-2025, beginning now. Payment plans have to start early since most of the band’s expenses fall during the first 3 months of the school year. In addition to the out-of-pocket Fair Share obligation, we also ask that every student raise at least $482.00 through our fundraising programs, based on an expected 70 participants. We will track fundraising efforts throughout the year.  

 

We are happy to announce that if there is more than one sibling from the same family in marching band, the fair share amount for the second sibling is $325, half of the regular fair share amount. 

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