A message from Mr. Stough....

Dear ACA Band Boosters and Staff Members,

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for the tremendous support you have given to our band this year. We have had an outstanding 20070 marching season, and much of the success can be attributed to your hard work and dedication.

First and foremost, a special thanks to Gary and Tracey Kirksey for their leadership of our Booster club. Gary and Tracey have put countless hours into our band, often without notice to insure the success of our program. They do this simply for the love of the band and for the kids.

Our other Booster Officers include: Tony and Elizabeth Staten, Vice Presidents; Deborah Streetman, Treasurer; Judy Rittenour, Fundraising; Diane Patterson, Secretary; Phil and Julie Berube, Special Events Coordinators; Cecilia Porterfield, 7th Grade Representative/Runner Coordinator; Wendy Jones, 6th Grade Representative. All of these people do a fantastic job and their support is appreciated.

I would also like to thank all of my staff for doing a wonderful job. Our Color Guard under the leadership of Rachel Phillips and with the help from Janet Morrison, once again won 1st place honors at contest. Our Percussion, led by Ed Harrell, received superiors at both festivals, as did our Drum Major, Zack Shields. Kevin Morrison, who assisted with cleaning the show and writing the ending of our show, did a tremendous job as well. I felt truly blessed to have such a competent staff to work with, and without them, we would not have had the successful year that we did.

Lastly, I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I look forward to many more opportunities to work with all of you. May God bless each and every one of you.

Sincerely,

Mike Stough

Director of Bands

Alabama Christian Academy

December Band Announcements...

Christmas Concert
Thursday, December 13th
6:30 p.m. in the M.P.R.
Tickets: $5 purchased at the door!
Doors will open at 6:00 p.m.
Students are to wear dressy, festive clothing.
Girls--nice pants or skirts and blouses or Christmas sweaters
Boys--dress pants and shirt and tie



Christmas Gift for Mr. Stough, Director of Bands
As has been our tradition, we will be presenting Mr. Stough with a Christmas "cash" gift the night of the concert. The BOX will be located at the ticket table, wrapped like a present with a slot in which to donate cash. PLEASE be generous in your giving, as he has been so generous with his time and talents to the ACA Band program!



High School Concert Band Christmas Party
@ the Kirkseys home immediately

following the concert
Following the concert, the High School Band is invited to the Kirksey's for our annual Christmas party. The concert should be over around 7:30 p.m. You must be picked up no later than 9:00 p.m.... remember, it's a school night!

Each section is responsible for bringing the following items:
Flutes/Clarinets/Percussion
Hot food items such as Cocktail Smokies, Sausage Balls, Pigs in a Blanket, Velveta Cheese Dip, Cheese & Chili Dip, etc.
Trumpets/Saxophones/Tubas
Chips/Dip, Fritos, Tostitos/Salsa, Assorted Crackers
Trombones/Mellophones/Baritones
Desserts such as Christmas cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc.
Winter Guard
2 liter drinks
The paper products will be provided. The phone tree will be calling to remind you of the party and which items to bring. You may stop by the Kirksey's house earlier in the day on Thursday (no later than 5:00 p.m.) to drop off any "hot" food items. A flyer and a map will be given to the students during 7th period on Monday, December 10th.

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Spring Trip Update!
Parents, we thought we would have more information to you regarding the Spring Trip by now, but the Travel Company we are using was responsible for the All-American Band that performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and they are behind in their paperwork! They send their apologies for the delay in information, but promised we would have more details within the next week. There is a payment of $150 due December 7th, but we will extend the deadline to January 10th!

We have requested one of the Disney All-Star Resorts (Music or Sports), but they have NOT confirmed that for us yet. We also do not have any information regarding how many chaperones we will take and/or whom they might be. PLEASE BE PATIENT and know that I will get information to you just as soon as I receive it! I thank you in advance for your cooperation!