Brief
Descriptions of Jobs:
Band Camp
Band Camp parents help out in a variety of ways. Their jobs include, but are not limited to serving snacks, minor medical
treatments, uniform fittings, supervising lunch hour, making copies, etc.
Flag Sewing
No sewing experience is required! We need people to cut and pin fabric in addition to needing people with sewing experience.
Pit Crew
Adults are needed to “love” and move the pit equipment to and from the fields during rehearsals and competitions.
You must actively participate at rehearsals in order to help out at the competitions.
Chaperone
We need a few parents to accompany the students to the competitions. This is a highly sought after job and the band
director has the final say on which parents chaperone each event.
Spectator Group
Our spectators are the best! It is so much more fun and exciting to go to the competitions in a group and sit together
and show the band your ‘love’. Please let us know if you are interested in joining us and meeting new people.
Hot Chocolate
Parents prepare and serve delicious hot chocolate and snacks to the slightly frost bitten marchers on cold rehearsal
nights. DONATE SNACKS/BAKED GOODS.
Website
The marching band website needs a few tech oriented people who ‘love’ web design to manage the website,
post new info, photos, etc.
Newsletter
A newsletter is printed every 4-6 weeks. An adult is needed to compile the information and put it in a newsletter format.
Award Comm.
In the spring, seniors who plan to continue their education are eligible to write essays in order to win one of the
three senior awards provided through the Band Parents’ Assoc. Adults are needed to read and score the essays.
Nominating Comm.
In the spring, the executive board needs to recruit new members for the upcoming year.
Mem. Day Parades Parents
are needed to accompany the students along the parade route and provide them with lots and lots of water.
Executive Board
The executive board consists of 11 parents. Currently we have 6 lonely parents who would “love” some new
friends.
Butter Braid/Pies
Fundraiser for the students to earn money for their individual accounts. Help
collect orders, tally, and check for accuracy, along with help distributing.
Vendor Fair
Vendors come to the high school. A volunteer is needed to help locate and commit vendors for that day, set up and clean
up from the event.
Ink Cartridges Office
Max allows us to drop off 10 ink cartridges each week in order to earn money from their recycling program. Adults are needed
each week for this purpose.
Thunder in the Valley Thunder in the Valley is our biggest fundraiser. Help is needed
in all aspects of this event from putting the ad book together, organizing the day, shopping for food, picking up flowers,
etc. The list is too long to include here. Everyone’s help is expected the day
of the competition. Let us know if you are interested in helping out in the preparation.
Thanksgiving Day
The Naugatuck vs. Ansonia game is a tradition. This year, the band is running the concession stand. All hands on deck!
Antique Show
Phone calls to the advertisers are needed to place the ads in local newspapers and magazines, to help make our annual
antique show a success. You need to be available to make these phone calls during business hours.
The weekend of the antique show, people are needed to prepare the gym floors with tarps, organize the concession area,
etc.
Color of Thunder
For our inside percussion and color guard show, people are needed that Friday evening and Saturday to get the entire
school ready. Signs need to be posted, the gyms need special flooring, concessions needs to be organized, etc. Everyone’s help is expected the day of Color of Thunder whether your child participates in winter color guard/percussion. The profit supports the marching program as well.
Extra
There are so many other things that the band parents do. If you would like to get involved and want to help out with
the “extras”, we’ll give you a call when we need something extra done.