Updates from Mr. Roemer

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Hello. I am so impressed with our Band's performance at the Wilmington Band Contest. We worked very hard on improving our music - balance, blend, awareness of your place in the ensemble, dynamics, timing, precision, etc, etc. And it paid off. One of the best parts of my job is when students learn that hard work and dedication are truly the secrets to life's challenges. As much as getting a superior rating at our very first contest would have been nice, it would not have taught the students the value of perseverance. So we can all sleep a little easier now, but trust me, we are not done with our show. Plenty of work ahead. See you at State! We scored a total of 82.160 points. This was up from Tipp City at 78.480. We earned superior ratings from both music judges, visual judge, color guard judge, and percussion judge. We earned excellent ratings from both general effect judges. - only one point away from each to get superior rating from them. We earned First place in class A. Which is very cool since we have one three first place trophies in a row now. We earned Best Color Guard. Two weeks in a row now. They are doing fabulous and the judges like their contributions to our theme. We earned Best Percussion. We have an extremely hard working percussion section. This was a great show for them. But if I know them, they are going to work even harder. We earned an overall Superior rating. This qualified us for Ohio State Marching Band Finals. This is Ross Band's 37th consecutive appearance at State. 1985 was our first appearance. State finals is held around the state over the course of two weekends. There are no first place, best guard, etc trophies. It is for ratings only. We will do our best to achieve the top rating of Superior. The contest date is assigned to us. Most likely, but not confirmed yet - this will be November 6. Not sure of the time. The venue will most likely be Piqua High School. It will NOT be Dayton Welcome stadium as in the past. That stadium is being renovated. This week is a busy one - but no band commitments on Saturday! Friday activities. - End of the 9 weeks. Check grades, some students have not turned in playing tests.! Pep rally during school. Homecoming parade -meet at school at 3:30 pm - many kids just stay after school. Parade steps off at 5 pm. New start location but same route basically. We assemble near Marathon gas station on Wade Mill road. We will take school buses there. We end our portion of the parade at Elda as usual. The rest of the parade continues on to Wade Mill road. I am interested to see how this new plan works. Hopefully even better that before! Booster sponsored Food trucks. These will be in the circle in front of RMS. Please eat here! Friday Football game- we will perform at halftime for the homecoming court activities. We typically don't play our show due to time restraints. Next week on Saturday we play at Turpin High School at 7:15 pm. I will send out schedule details next week. Next week also we have an indoor concert on Wednesday at 7pm. Oct. 19. Remember to join our zoom meeting THIS THURSDAY. Just being on the zoom meeting earns us money. https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=12185&d=-8q840TmbQcA9wD-nbJDeMP-0EsX7EKQxG2-JQZzMQ&s=10&u=https%3a%2f%2fus02web%2ezoom%2eus%2fj%2f87603684734 Have a great Homecoming week. The band is extremely busy. Thank you, Richard Roemer Ross High School Administration

5th Annual Mattress Sale!!

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If you or someone you know is looking to replace a bed in your home, now is the time! Ross High School Band Program is excited to announce they will be hosting a one-day Mattress Fundraiser on Sunday, October 23rd, from 10am - 4pm. There will be 25 different styles of beds on display for customers to try. The brand name mattresses are made to order, have full factory warranties, are available in all sizes, and are priced below retail. In addition to beds, there will also be premium pillows, luxury sheets, mattress protectors, adjustable power bases and even massage chairs! Delivery & financing are available.

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Band Updates from Mr. Roemer

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The Ross Band increased their scores last week at the Hamilton Band contest and we brought home First Place! We earned two of the three required Superior ratings needed to qualify for State Finals. The band earned a total of 79.460 points. We needed a total of 80 points to qualify. Our score from Norwood was 74.5. In addition, our percussion section earned the third highest score in the entire show. They outscored several AA bands! We are right where we need to be. Still room to grow and improve - remember we are just now half way into our fall season. The students must keep a good attitude and a growth mindset to take this show to its ultimate completion. The judges love our show so we know we are on the right track. As always, the number one thing a student can do to help our show- PRACTICE individually at home. Color guard, percussion, winds. This week - we will have an added rehearsal on Friday from 4 - 6 pm. Sorry to add to our schedule, but when I put together our calendar I was not aware we would not be going to away football games. Since we are not playing at all Friday - we need to rehearse to stay sharp for Saturday. If there are circumstances that cause issue, please reach out to me. Saturday - we travel to Tipp City. The contest is not at Tippecanoe high school. Type into your GPS "Tipp City Family Aquatic Center" and it will take you right to the park where the stadium is. (No we are not playing in a swimming pool!, but that sounds interesting) The whole show starts at 6 pm and awards are at 8:45 pm. Ross performs at 7:30 pm. Under the lights! This is a smaller stadium, but I do like the contest. We have been going here for many years. Thanks to all the fans that have been coming to our shows and cheering on our band. We love to hear you out there! And thanks to all the kind emails and texts I received in support of our program. This weekend will be the furthest regional show we go to this year due to busing constraints. You might want to ask your student to alert you via text when we leave Tipp City so you can plan for pickup. I estimate around 11:30 pm. I have attached our complete schedule for the day.

2022 Schedule

Band Boosters Spring Raffle!!

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Spring Raffle Donations

We are having a spring basket raffle this year and we need your help.  Money raised will help the Ross Band Boosters support our middle school and high school bands.  The Ross Band Boosters help pay for uniforms, equipment, busing and much more for our band programs.  Please consider donating items for our Spring Raffle in order to provide some great baskets to be raffled!  Each grade level has a different basket theme that needs donated items.  Please sign up for items relating to your child(ren)'s baskets.  There are contact people for each grade level as well if you have questions.  These people will also be collecting the donated items for their perspective classes.  Raffle tickets will be sent home with your students soon.  The raffle winners will be announced at Bands in The Round on April 13 (winners need not be present).  If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Jennifer Krabbe at (513) 659-2119 or jenkrabbe@gmail.com.

Thank you for all you do to support our band!

Jennifer Krabbe

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Its Time to Make Some Fudge!!!

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It’s Time to Make Some Fudge!!!

The fudge sale has begun! Your student should be receiving an order form but you can also find it here to print at home. The fudge sale helps offset costs of middle and high school band trips as well as busing for competitions. Students can also win prizes! This is one of our biggest fundraisers for the boosters. Please help support our band!

Fudge Order Form

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Krispy Kreme Donut Sale!!

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We’re selling Krispy Kreme Donuts again! They will be for sale after the third quarter of the Homecoming game. You can also print and submit a pre-sale order form in order to pre-order your donuts! Click the link below for the form. Turn it into Mr. Roemer no later than Thursday, September 30. You can pick up orders from the Band Room before the Homecoming Game or during the sale at the end of third quarter. Contact Jennifer Krabbe jenkrabbe@gmail.com for any questions. Thank you!

Krispy Kreme Pre-Sale Order Form

Show Shirt Orders Take 2!!

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Due to high demand, we are submitting another Show Shirt Order! In case your student did not bring an order form home for you, you can print the form below. Orders are due by September 25, 2021—NO late orders will be accepted! Cash/check is required at the time of the order. Checks can be made payable to Ross Band Boosters. Thank you for your support!

21/22 Show Shirt Order Form

Band Night Tailgate Party Donations Needed!

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September 24 is Senior and Band night at the football game.  This is when the 7th and 8th grade band students are invited to march pregame with the high school students.  The senior band members are also honored at halftime on this night.  Before the game we have a traditional "Tailgate Party" on the lawn outside the band room at the high school.  We need a lot of donations to make this work and show the junior high students how much fun band can be!  Please click below to sign up for donations--any and all are welcome!  All items need to be at the high school no later than 4:30 on September 24.  Anything nonperishable can be sent to the band room the week before.  For any questions or if you need to make other arrangements for donations, please contact Helen Armstrong 513-256-1658.  

Thank you!

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