Volunteer

Volunteer Position Descriptions

We rely heavily on parent/guardian volunteers and volunteers from the community for support in the Music Program. Many times supporting financially isn't feasible for most - but giving time toward the program is more important. As they say, many hands make light work - and to be blunt, we desperately need parents to step up in small and large ways.  We all work, have too many events on our calendars, and we lose sight of what matters - support for our students so they can do what they love doing.

Please take a look below and see what small task team your family can participate with - no task is too small. 

Fundraising

Help is always needed to work on our various fundraisers. Money raised is used to reduce our particpation fees, cover costs of props, travel and feeding bus loads of students at competitions and festivals. We also use this funding to help the Music Directors purchase things that the district is not able to fund, like music, instrumental repairs, new instruments, and more. There are several fundraisers during the year so you can volunteer to help promote all of them or just one. Some of our fundraisers include:

General Donation Fundraiser - our largest push for financial donations
Restaurant Nights
Mattress Sale (October)
Concessions at BHS home games
DoubleGood Popcorn Sale
Butterbraids
Corporate Sponsorships
Kroger Rewards
Raise Right

Promotional Items

Our promotional items or “Spirit Wear” includes Music branded items we sell to families, and fellow Music program supporters. The site we order is Berthoud Music Spirit Gear. We do earn a commission on these items, and we need help promoting the items. 

Uniform Team

We fit the students for their concert attire at the beginning of school in August to be ready for the first concert in October. The choices: a suit jacket, shirt and pants OR a floor length dress. We do have to hem the pants and dresses, so we desperately need help with that task in addition to measuring and fitting during the day (during each class period).

This group also works to find the right size of the marching band uniform parts for each student. The students will be fitted for their marching uniforms beginning the second week of Marching Band camp. NO sewing is required on our marching uniforms. 

Competition/Festival (Travel) Meals

Volunteers are needed to help choose, pickup, setup and hand out food and clean up at Marching Band competitions, Show Choir festivals, as well as Winter Program competitions. Many times this is a simple task of picking up prepurchased food for the Music Program.

Chaperones

Chaperones ride the bus with the students, assist the Director with supervising the group, and then ride the bus home with the group. On competition days, they ride the bus to the marching contest, stay with the band all day helping out where needed, and then ride the buses home. You do not have to chaperone every football game and competition, and you can split the chaperone shift with another parent. There are usually enough chaperones in a variety of programs so that the schedule is flexible. If you are interested in being a chaperone, there is a requirement that TSD has for Volunteering within the School District. You must be VITAL certified to ride the bus with the students.
To see your status or to register as a Volunteer within TSD, please visit: https://www.tsd.org/get-involved/volunteer

Prop Construction

Every year our marching show has a variety of props that are built to compliment the theme of the show based upon the Director’s specifications. The work for the marching show props happens over the summer around the time that the students start Summer Band and can extend into the marching seasonon the weekends. The props are made with a variety of materials and require people to not only design, cut and build them but also paint and decorate. Sometimes, other programs such as Show Choir, Winter Drumline and Winter Guard also use props for their shows.

Performance Plumes and Parade Assistance 

In the years they are used, plumes are stored separately from the shakos (hats) to prevent damage. Before the band warms up right before a performance, they are dressed in their uniform and the plumes are placed in the shakos (hats). Plumes are collected and stored again after the performance by assigned adults.

During the Homecoming and Winter Parade, we need assistance in delivering the heavy percussion and sousaphones to the parade start. The students then march in the parade, and all equipment goes back to the band room. We need empty vehicles before and after each parade.

Equipment Truck Drivers for Competitions

The Marching Band and Winter Percussion team will have a large rental moving truck that need to get to each competition. The truck is used to transport all percussion equipment, props, and larger instruments (like the Sousaphones). The Boosters pay for the truck rental and the gas that is used for the trip. We will have 3 separate trips just for Marching Band that need drivers, so if you are interested let us know.

Marching Band Banquet 

It's a great time to relax with other families following a hectic marching season to celebrate the year and more importantly celebrate our students. Volunteers are needed to choose food, decorate the commons and setting up tables and then clean up when we are done.

Do you see an area that needs help? Let us know BHSSpartanMusic@gmail.com