This Week in Band – August 21st

FCMB Information - Week of August 21st

A great first game, a win for the Cards, a beautiful day for our first parade and the FCMB received their music notes! All in all - I'd say it was a great weekend! Thank you to all who have volunteered to assist with our events running so smoothly!

Today officially begins the school year for our students and Music Mentors wishes all our students and staff a great first day and a fun and successful school year.

Friday is our game vs St Ignatius at First Energy Stadium! So exciting! Details are as follow* Call time at 4 pm.* Bring money for concessions.* Black dri-fits and tall black socks.* General admission tickets are now available for the varsity football game this Friday at First Energy Stadium vs St. Ignatius. Tickets must be purchased online at MHS vs St. Ignatius Tickets. No tickets will be available at the gate or at the MHS athletic office. General admission tickets are $15. Mentor High School students will be receiving an email with a code for discounted student tickets for $8 for Mentor High Students only.

Just a gentle reminder, that Pay to Participate fees are due TODAY, August 23rd! Please ensure these fees are paid. These are paid through the Parent Portal to the school district.

Have a great week!

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Tag Day is around the corner, September 10th!

The Mentor High School band programs along with members of Memorial Middle School Band and Shore Middle School Band are holding the EXCITING ANNUAL TAG DAY and WE NEED YOU! For this event to be successful, we are asking for your assistance in covering the entire Mentor area. This event is MANDATORY FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL BAND STUDENTS. The more volunteers that we have, the better support and successful outcome we will have.

Tag Day is SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 at 8:00AM at Mentor School's Fine Arts Center. At that time, students and parent volunteers will be given detailed instructions for Tag Day. Students will walk door-to-door on specified routes to ask for donations for our MENTOR SCHOOL’S BAND PROGRAMS. We are requesting parents to please volunteer to drive 2-5 students (depending on the length of the assigned route and your car size) and to stay with their students as they walk their assigned route. The safety of our children is of the utmost importance.

Fighting Cardinal Marching Band students should wear their marching red polo shirt and black pants. All other students please wear a Mentor School shirt or a red shirt. Students should bring a water bottle and wear comfortable shoes for walking. ALL HIGH SCHOOL BAND STUDENTS must complete this Google form, even with an excused absence, by FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022.. All absences are to be emailed to Mr. Poremba at [email protected]

Please Note: All volunteers having any contact with our children are required to be fingerprinted per Mentor Schools Policy. Tag Day Drivers and Volunteers in any capacity must be fingerprinted.

Fingerprinting must be completed at the Mentor Board of Education office.6451 Center St., Mentor, OH 44060 (440)-255-4444Photo ID required to run the background check.You will be asked to provide your Social Security number.

We thank you in advance for your willingness to participate and for your continued support in keeping Music alive and well in Mentor Schools. We are looking forward to another successful Tag Day. Please remember, that the more we put into this fundraising event, the better the outcome will be for the students. If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact either:

Amy Freeman 1st Vice President, Music Mentors : [email protected]Angie Arslanian President, Music Mentors: [email protected]

Tag Day Google Form

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This Week's Schedule:

Tuesday, August 23rd: PAY TO PARTICIPATE FEES ARE DUE!
Wednesday, August 24th: Rehearsal 6-9 pm
Thursday, August 25th: After school rehearsal till 5 pm.
Friday, August 26th: Mentor vs St. Ignatius at First Energy Stadium. Call time is 4:00 pm
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Spiritwear

Spiritwear is now available to order via the link below. This is all done online through Top Shelf Embroidery!

FCMB Spiritwear

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