CMS Trojan Band

Good morning!

It is time for our annual raffle fundraiser to begin! Our 6th, 7th and 8th graders will be traveling this Spring and will be able to earn money off of their trip or their entire trip payment through this fundraiser! In addition, our growing band program will be able to purchase new equipment and music with this money.

Our students have the opportunity to participate in our raffle fundraiser from January 23rd to February 2nd. Each student will receive 10 raffle tickets priced at $10 each. Customers will automatically be entered into a drawing for one or multiple of the following prizes:

$50 Amazon gift card
Set of Airpods Pro
Nintendo Switch
Ninja Air Fryer

All students will receive ten tickets as well as a digital link to send out to family and friends.

If your student wishes to participate, they can sell in person, online, or a mixture of both to earn money towards their trip.

Field Trips:

6th & 7th grades will earn $5 off their field trip for each ticket sold.
- 6th grade trip to perform at Woodland HS and fun at Lakepoint Station in Cartersville.
  - March 7th Cost $30.
- 7th grade trip to Urban Air in Newnan.
  - March 28th Cost $30
8th Grade: will earn $10 towards their Carowinds trip for every 5 tickets sold.

Incentives:

For every 5 sold, students will get their own names added into the raffle grand prize drawing.
For every 10 sold, students will earn access to our exclusive Raffle Party Thursday, February 15th @CMS. Our raffle participation is free with 10 tickets sold and will include an ice cream sundae bar, recreational activities, music, and an inflatable obstacle course. Each student will also receive one piece of duct tape to tape Ms. Menendez. The top three sellers will be awarded the opportunity to pie Ms. Menendez, Mr. Sidel, and Coach Cochran in the face!

How the fundraiser works:

Students will collect the $10 from the customer, tear the ticket in half so that the customer has their portion (the gold part), and turn in the information portion to Ms. Menendez.
Ms. Menendez will document that purchase and credit it towards that student as well as enter their name into the drawing.
Drawing will occur on Tuesday, February 6th at CMS. Winners will be contacted.
Payment Options:
- Cash
- Check (written out to CMS Band)
- Online: Venmo (@mmendy) with completed Jotform
  - https://www.jotform.com/build/240213518575151

Donations:

If you are willing to assist in any of the following ways, please contact Ms. Menendez
- Monetary donation towards prizes
- Volunteer at raffle party
- Donation of ice cream sundae supplies for party
- Monetary donation towards inflatable obstacle course for party
These donations will allow the band to maximize on profit! Thank you for your consideration!

We hope to purchase new instruments and music for our ever-growing band program!

Sincerely,

Ms. Maria Menendez

maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

Week at a Glance:

Tuesday: Percussion Ensemble until 4:15

Wednesday: Jazz Band until 4:15

Spelling Bee

Congratulations to Gray Esslinger on his 2nd place finish in our system-wide spelling bee! Congratulations to Amaiya Deshields, the winner, and we wish her the best of luck going into the Region competition and representing our school system. A special shout out to Drew Williams for being a finalist as well.

$5 Concert at Carroll County Performing Arts Center

Villa Rica High School’s Wind Ensemble has been invited to perform at the state conference for music educators in Athens, Georgia this week. This is a huge honor for this ensemble and we are proud to have someone from Carroll County performing! The GMEA In-Service conference is an annual event for all music educators in the state of Georgia that aims to inform, inspire, train, and connect music educators. Very few bands are invited each year.

Villa Rica will have their preview concert tomorrow evening. Admittance is $5 and I hope that some of you will be able to attend to hear a wonderful band perform.

Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday night!