October 2022 Cadence Club Minutes

October 4, 2022

Attendance: Bronwyn Ida, Teresa Fathbruckner, Nicole Graham, Ashley Hejmanowski, Jasmin Senecal, Ellen Watson, Devon Kaster, Monica Logsdon, Bill Fowles, Brenda Walter, Erica Hyland, Sarah Reynolds, Linda O’Rourke, Sarah Ressler-Wright        On-line: Elexa Paul, Alan Notestine

Cadence Club: Meeting Called to order: 7:01pm by Ashley Hejmanowski

  • Approval of September minutes –motion to approve Monica Logsdon, second by Sarah Reynolds

Committee Chair Reports

Treasurer’s Report: Teresa Fathbruckner

  • Register balance: $3,360.67
  • Statement Ending balance $3,360.67
  • Recent Activity (deposits in Sep): Recent Deposits
    • Deposit $2940.21 – Der Dutchman, Paynes, Foam Fingers

VP1 Report: Jasmin Senecal

  • Dempsey Night this Friday
  • Will hang up Senior Banners as a part of Pit Crew duties for Home Games

VP2 Report: Monica Logsdon

  • Show Shirts – made $521
  • Payne’s – $175.21
  • Der Dutchman pies – $531.51
    • Pick up Oct 17th at Noon
  • Tag Day – discuss below
  • November 1st Fundraiser – Giving Bean Coffee, Tea, Biscotti’s, etc!

Secretary’s Report: Bronwyn Ida

  • Senior Spot Light – Posted 15 spot lights on Facebook; 5 left to post

Dempsey Rep:

Committee Reports

Food Committee:  Sarah Mickovsky (not present)

  • Dempsey Night:  Pizza is on order; cake from Costco;  everything requested on sign-up is taken

Spirit Committee:  Jessica Stewart (not present)

  • Senior Night – will be Seniors & 2 guests
  • Halloween Party – Oct 29th at Lehner’s – may have money/food left over
    • Smores Bar & Hotdogs;  will be a small Entry fee;  have 2 fire pits

Uniforms:   Angi DeLong (not present)

  • Concert & symphonic sent out for cleaning last week
  • Adding silicone strips to color guard’s armbands

Director’s Reports

  • Bill Fowles
    • Teays Valley competition this Saturday – looking good
    • Looking to get chair placements for concert/symphonic bands
    • Jazz Band getting started
    • Starting to talk about Solo & Ensemble – Jan 28th (student pays entrance fee $21/solo & $26 for ensemble; Cadence Club would pick up accompanist fee)
    • Marching Band Banquet early November (end of Marching season)
      • Senior Boards for the Banquet
    • Senior Night – dinner at 4:30p; announcements around 6p??
    • Need to request payment for uniform fees – 60% paid (23 people have not paid)
    • Trips – no other discussion has taken place
    • All City Music Performance – ticketing the event? Discussion is going on.
  • Alan Notestine
    • 6th grade doing well – about 100 kids; huge brass/woodwinds/percussion sections
    • 7th grade 63 students – working on All City Music – doing very well
    • 8th grade working on Dempsey Night music
    • Catalog fundraiser made $4900
    • Have not received the bari-sax purchased in July
    • Not doing a Veterans Day Assy
    • Resumed Jazz Band at the Middle School twice a week – 36 people showed up!

Old Business

  • Tag Day – Oct 15th this year – Teams of 4-5 students w/an adult go door to door
    • Email sent with details – start at 9a, finish by 2p
    • 12 drivers signed up, need a few more; and a couple of more people to count money
    • Recommend using a QR Code to allow people to “pay on-line” via PayPal
      • Provide the car & little flyers to leave if someone is not home
      • Post QR Code on-line to begin receiving donations
  • Melodies & Marinara – spaghetti dinner major fundraiser
    • Have a parent that is willing to chair – Michelle Kapp willing to chair
  • Residents/family would like to come to see the show not at a football game 
    • Available to watch final practice before the competition – come to the last 15min of rehearsal (around 3:15p); also do the same before the next competition
  • School levy used a picture of Nicholas H. to promote the bond

New Business

  • Website is ready to release (Doug & Ashley got it ready)
    • Contents include:  Weekly updates,  Calendar,  Senior Spotlights,  Donations,  Student Page (not really populated yet),  Welcome packet,  Community Rewards,  Dempsey Band
  • Plume Case
    • Can we order a new case? Teresa found a plume bag with cart – would need 2 – for $313
      • Could be paid for by uniform sponsor, possibly
      • Motion to approve by Erica Hyland, seconded by Sarah Reynolds

Meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m. Motion by Nicole Graham, seconded by Jasmin Senecal