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PORTA Music Boosters

PORTA Music Boosters
By Matt Johnson

The PORTA Music Boosters is an organization of parents and family members interested in supporting the music program throughout the PORTA School District. The music boosters are very active throughout the school year helping with fundraising activities as well as helping at the numerous music activities, which we host at PORTA. The money that the music boosters raise is used to help purchase instruments, sheet music and any other supplies necessary for the musical education of PORTA students. Just this past year the music boosters have helped in the purchase of the new marching band uniforms which we will be wearing this school year!
Funds are raised from the sales of pizza and cookie dough through Clubs Choice, and also through the sales of Watkins products. They also earn money from the concession stands, which operate during I.M.E.A. District IV Auditions, I.H.S.A. Solo and Ensemble Contest, I.H.S.A. Organization Contest as well as I.E.S.A. Organization Contest for the junior high music students. The Music Boosters also raise funds at the annual cookie walk held in conjunction with the Christmas Craft Show and also at the Fun Fair Carnival and Concert, which is held in February.

The Music Boosters help contribute extra money on special trips such as the New York trip, which we just returned from this past June. They also contribute towards the Disney Trip, which will occur in the spring of 2010. During this past trip to New York, the band and choir students were able to see two Broadway Shows, The Little Mermaid and Alter Boys. Students and chaperones also took a double decker bus tour of the Big Apple, a walking tour of Central Park, a studio tour of NBC Studios, as well as visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Students were also able to view Ground Zero and see the construction of the new skyscraper, Freedom Tower, which is being built near the site of the former World Trade Center. We also went to the Top Of The Rock, visited Times Square and went shopping in China Town. The last stop on the trip was in Sandusky, Ohio at Cedar Point Amusement Park where everybody had the opportunity to ride many of the world’s best roller coasters. Although it was a very busy trip, a great time was had by all!
Whether you are a student, parent, guardian, alumni or a person who just loves music, we hope that you appreciate the quality of the music program and the extracurricular music opportunities offered to our students here at PORTA. The Music Boosters meet the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 in the High School Choir Room. We will try to keep you informed of meeting dates in the Petersburg Observer and also the school website. We will also try to have a calendar of music events posted on the website with all of the different things that our music students do throughout the district. We hope that you will be able to join us in our efforts to support music education in the PORTA School System.