First – a big *THANK YOU to God* and Marisa Stoolmiller for working through all the glitches to get TADS registration to “play nice” with our Flier Mail-out.
Now – *I**t’s YOUR turn!! * You have *1 week * (midnight Jan. 23) *to edit/add addresses in our software. *
*Every class/troupe that has 100% participation will get candy on Fri. Jan. 31. *
I’ve *attached two documents that will help you understand HST’s only marketing campaign. * We will produce a beautiful flier that has all the info about our six shows. We will stuff, address, and stamp envelopes with the flier and a personalized letter (see Single Letter Sample attachment). *This campaign makes it very easy to sell your prepaid tickets because people will contact you*!
The third attachment has detailed instructions for how to input addresses and/or edit them.
*The GOAL is to input as many addresses as possible. * Don’t worry if someone else could be sending a flier to a particular family. Our software will send a multiple family letter that lists ALL the families (see Multiple Letter Sample attachment) who are inviting that family (which will make it very hard for them not to come!).
Basic *INSTRUCTIONS *(*detailed instructions attached*):
– go to hstfamilies.org/services/mailout.php <hstfamilies.org/services/mailout.php>
– log in with your email address and password.
– The *email address is the one that you registered with TADS* – your password is LastnameZipCode! (example: Stoolmiller20886!)
– Click the List my Recipients to see who is on your list. If you expected to addresses from last year, but there aren’t any OR If there are addresses that you do not recognize, text Marisa Stoolmiller 240-401-0589
-To *change a record*, *make sure to click the triangle button to the right of the address* that was changed. In other words, make a change to one recipient and then click the triangle button on that row before going to the next recipient.
-To* input addresses* – Click the Add Recipient button to add a new name and address.
-To *delete addresses *- click the Delete Button to the far right of the address.
– Note: Please delete families who are current HST families.
If you are technically challenged (like me), print up the detailed instructions that are attached. *Still having trouble – stop into the check-in room tomorrow and our Admin Captain will walk you through the process *(bring your address book & you can get them inputted right then!).
As I explained at the parent meeting this is our ONLY marketing campaign, so we hope everyone will participate. Blessings, Marilyn
Category: Archive
2020-Single-Letter-Example.docxNon-HST sponsored Event
This is a non-HST sponsored event. The HST parent contact is: Ann Welch annkw3lch@yahoo.com <annkw3lch@yahoo.com>
Annual Father Daughter Dance
Hosted by AHG TROOP MD0134
Girls in grades K-8, come on out to celebrate the theme of this year’s dance with your dads…a WESTERN HOEDOWN! Dust off those cowboy boots and pull out those bandanas or come dressed in your modest Sunday best!
February 1, 2020, 7-9 P.M.
Mother of God Gymnasium
20501 Goshen Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20879
$20 per family, mailed by Jan. 21 ($25 at the door)
Advanced ticket purchases will receive 15 FREE raffle tickets. Five raffle tickets will be given for ticket purchases at the door. NO additional raffle tickets will be available for purchase.
Mail checks made out to PCCI AHG to: Mindy Esh, 6361 Bannister Drive, Frederick, MD 21701
Questions? Email annkw3Lch@yahoo.com
2020-TICKET-TRACKER-PrePaid-Student-Season.pdfVolunteer Job Sign-Ups
Dear 25th Year HST Parents,
All the Sign-UP are done except for Backstage Costume Support and Costume Designers. Those will go out tomorrow. Note: *No matter what sign-up you are on* – *there is a button on the top right *that will give a *drop-down menu *of all the* other Sign-Up Groups. * Blessings, Marilyn
Transport: www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0549aea72ca1fa7-transport
Set Building www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0549aea72ca1fa7-sets
Sewing Workdays www.signupgenius.com/tabs/2367edb04aeccefc17-costume
Costume Prep www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0549aea72ca1fa7-costume2
Costume Cleaning & Restock www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0549aea72ca1fa7-costume1
Admin Tasks www.signupgenius.com/tabs/2367edb04aeccefc17-admin
Ticket Processing www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0549aea72ca1fa7-ticket
HST Special Events (Note: Pool Party jobs count toward volunteer hours but Prom hours do not) www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c48aba922a5ff2-hstspecial
House Managers (Only Sign Up if you have been trained as a House Manager) www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0549aea72ca1fa7-house
Also – there are still Theater Jobs – use the tabs at top to look at different performances www.signupgenius.com/tabs/2367edb04aeccefc17-theater
Reminder – Mandatory Ticket Parent Mtg. – FRIDAY
Dear 25th Year HST Parents,
*If you have a student performing in any of HST’s shows* – you are required to come to the *Mandatory Ticket Meeting* *this Friday., Jan. 17. *Both meetings located at Redland Baptist Church 6922 Muncaster Mill Rd., Derwood, MD
– *NEW HST Families* should come to the morning meeting : *10am to 11:30pm *(Childcare/Movie available for younger siblings) – *Returning Families *should come in the afternoon: *1pm to 2:30pm *(Childcare/Movie available for younger siblings)
*If you only have students in Tech or Make-Up **you are not required to attend,* *but if your student wishes to purchase Student Section tickets for shows they are not working,* *you do need to come to the meeting since it is the only time Student Section tickets can be purchased.* Note: Tech & Make-Up Assignments were sent out in a previous email.
*Parents who do not attend the meeting cannot order Student Section Tickets *(unless they have been given an exemption due to family emergency or uncontrollable circumstance). Student Section seating is the incentive to attend!
*Parents who do not attend will have Prepaid Tickets processed with the default choice. **Note: * Parents at meeting will get a Prepaid Ticket Form that lists a couple ways that prepaid tickets can be divided up. Parents pick one of the options. (Processing tickets for 6 shows simultaneously makes it necessary for us to limit options.)
*Clarification for $50 FINE:* Parents have to miss 2 mandatory parent meetings before we issue a $50 Fine (unless one of the absences was granted an exemption for an emergency or uncontrollable circumstance). Fines must be paid before tickets will be released.
*CHANGES worth pointing out:*
– NO student sections for 5pm of Theatricals, Friday evening of Showcase, and Sat. Matinee of Showcase. – Default distribution of tickets for Theatricals is 5 tickets for 3pm and 5 ticketsfor 5pm. – Default distribution of tickets for Showcase is 5 tickets for Friday night and 5 tickets for Saturday Matinee.
TICKET TRACKERS – are attached to this email. We will not be making copies of these for the meeting, so please print your own copy and bring it with you. *We highly recommend using this form as a way to keep track of your tickets/orders*.
Please don’t stress about ticket stuff. We will walk you through everything at the meeting. Blessings, Marilyn
*Prepaid Ticket Distribution Choices*
*Coffeehouse (Theatricals)* · 5 tickets for 3:00 pm & 5 tickets for 5:00 pm (default) · 5 tickets for 3:00 pm & 5 tickets for 7:00 pm · All 10 tickets for 3:00 pm (reserved table with this option) · All 10 tickets for 5:00 pm (reserved table with this option)
*Showcase* · 5 tickets for Friday Night & 5 tickets for Saturday Matinee (default) · 5 tickets for Saturday Matinee & 5 tickets for Saturday Night · 5 tickets for Friday night & 5 tickets for Saturday Night · All 10 tickets for 2:30 pm Saturday Matinee
*GB, JR, SH, and SR Troupes* *1 child in a troupe (10 prepaid tickets)* · 5 tickets for Friday Night & 5 tickets for Saturday Night (default) · All 10 tickets for Friday Night
*2 children in a troupe (15 prepaid tickets)* · 8 tickets for Friday Night & 7 tickets for Saturday Night (default) · 10 tickets for Friday Night & 5 tickets for Saturday Night
*3 children in a troupe (20 prepaid tickets)* · 10 tickets for Friday Night & 10 tickets for Saturday Night
Tap 1A will NOT have costume fittings
Oops – forgot to mention Tap 1A is also not ready for costume fittings this week.
Dance Costume Fittings – need proper undergarments
Dear 25th Year Dance Families,
Your costume design team has been hard at work pulling costumes for Showcase and now need to try things on during class times.
Your student needs to wear proper undergarments for their try-on day.
This week ALL classes EXCEPT Jazz 1 and BW Jazz 1 (Girls) will have costume fittings.
*UNDERGARMENTS* –
– *For girls* the proper undergarments are black tank leo (no spaghetti straps & no low backs) and dance tights (neutral). – *For boys* the proper undergarments are black biker-style shorts. You can get baseball “slider shorts” or Speedo long shorts style swim suits but *we do NOT want loose basketball-style short*s. The undershirt needs to be a TANK style (no crew necks)..
*Jazz Shoes & Jazz Pants*
*Footlights Dance and Theater – **(does not sell leo’s)* *Footlights Frederick* 306 East Church Street Frederick, MD 21701 301-696-1558 Monday-Thursday 11-7pm Friday – 11-5pm Saturday 10-4pm
*Footlights Silver Spring* 938 Wayne Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-326-4351 Mon.- Thurs. 11-7pm Friday 11-5pm Saturday 10-4pm Sun 1-4pm
*Boys Undergarments* can be purchased at any Sporting Goods store.
Fpr boys who have outgrown their jazz pants – we are resending the following link. Please note that these pants run very small so order a larger size than normal. We recommend these pants because the fabric is thicker than other jazz pants and has strogner stretch. On slim boys, they fit tigtly through the hip and then flar out gently.
*Online Sources* (for all dance needs including leos)
*Discount Dance Supply * *http://www.discountdance.com/ <www.discountdance.com/>*
*Dancewear solutions* *http://www.dancewearsolutions.com/shoes/default.aspx <www.dancewearsolutions.com/shoes/default.aspx>*
Many thanks to all our costume designers and volunteers. Blessings, Marilyn
No Acting Today – come to HST Improv Competition TODAY: 4:15pm to 5:30pm at DBC
REMINDER: No Acting Classes Today.
We hope you’ll support our Honor Society’s Fundraiser. It is always a FUN time…..great laughs & good company!
Come enjoy HST’s annual IMPROV Competition between HST alumni & HST’s highschool students.
Our high school upperclassman will compete against HST Alumni THIS Friday – Jan. 10 – pizza available starting at 4:15pm – competition starts around 4:45pm. We are usually done around 5:30pm so you still have time for your regular Friday evening routine.
NEW LOCATION: Derwood Bible , 16011 Chieftain Ave., Derwood, MD 20855. *We’ll meet on 2nd floor of old church building (where Chieftain classes are held). *
*Cost $3/person $10 Max per family * $2 for 2 slices cheese pizza & lemonaide
This is the Honor Society’s only fundraiser so *please support THS and enjoy the fun*! *All HST students, parents and siblings welcome and encouraged!* *Since Acting classes do not meet on this date (Jan. 10), we hope you will schedule an afternoon HST outing to enjoy this event instead of your morning class. *
*Troupe parents who are coming are asked to come to Redland Baptist at 4PM to help transport students to DBC*.
This event is a great way to see that HST is about more than the shows. * God helps build a beautiful community spirit in HST that endures long after students graduate out of the program*. It is so encouraging to see the wonderful adults our former students have become. In fact,* chatting with an HST alumni is the best way I know to get over those mid-year homeschooling blues *- “We’re so behind.” “We’re never going to finish.” “Why did we think this was a good idea?” The answer: you are growing up the next generation of awesome adults! So, *come be inspired and have some laughs! *
Blessings, Marilyn
AM Dance Classes Canceled – PM classes ON
Dear 25th Year HST Dance Families,
We are cancelling our 10am and 11am classes. These classes will meet on Feb. 19th (our built-in make-up day).
Afternoon classes (BW Jazz 2, Jazz 3, Tap 4, BW Tap 2, Tap 3, Jazz 4) are ON.
Blessings, Marilyn
HST Ice Skating for Highschool & Alums – Dec. 20 AND Dec. 27
*Ice Skating* in Rockville Town Center:* FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 AND 27 – 7pm to 9:30 or 10pm*
*HST is offering skating TWICE this holiday season. Feel free to come both nights and be sure to invite your HST alumni friends!*
*Here are the details:*
Who: Any HST high school student or siblings (who are high school age – 14 by Dec. 31, 2019 – or older) and HST Alumni.
Location: Rockville Town Square Ice Rink, 131 Gibbs St., Rockville, MD 20850
Arrival Time: 7pm outside the rental building (131 Gibbs St.).
COST: We cannot get a group discount on a Friday night so everyone will pay for themselves: *$9 to skate, $5 for skate rental ($14 Total)*
EVENT RULES: No student should go to anywhere by themselves. Take at least one student with you and (ideally) let someone else at the rink know where you are heading. Stay within the Town Square area or the block between Town Square and Middle Ave (Maryland Ave has Starbucks & Gibbs St. has Little Dipper Hot Pot).
Skating Time: You will get a ticket to wear on your coat that is good for 2 hours. It includes 15 min. extra for getting skates on, so while it depends on how long it takes to collect $ and get tickets/skates – you will probably be skating until 9:30pm (give or take 15 min.).
Lockers for storing your stuff while skating: Key lockers are available for free (first come, first serve) but you must leave an ID with them until you return the key. There are also regular lockers that you can bring your own padlock for. Again, first come, first serve. NOTE: Most people just leave shoes near the benches that people use to put their skates on/off but you should keep your purse/wallets with you.
Food: The ice rink has several food places surrounding it: Five Guys Burgers (10pm), Berry Cup Yogurt (10pm), Marble Slab Creamery (10pm), Buffalo Wild Wings (2am). About 5 stores from the Christmas Tree on corner of Maryland Ave & E. Middle Lane there is a Starbucks. It closes at 11pm. On Gibbs St. side of Town Square going toward Middle Ave is Gumbo Ya Ya (10pm) and BonChon Chicken (9:30pm). You can also bring snack foods/drinks and leave them in a locker until you are ready for them.
Pick-up Time & Location: We suggest 10 or 10:30pm pick-up so students can get shoes on and grab a drink/food after skating. Please work out with your student ahead of time when you plan to pickup (or be in contact with them via cell phone). We assume that most students have cell phone to facilitate pick-up time/location. If not, we suggest making a pre-determined set time to pick up at the Christmas Tree on Maryland Avenue between East Middle Lane and Beall Ave.
*NOTE:* This event is sponsored by the Honor Society (THS), who will be there to greet, answer questions, and assist as needed and remind their peers to avoid “stupid”. HST is not providing adult chaperones for this event, although I am less than 5 minutes from the rink and will be available if something comes up.
I hope everyone who will be in town, marks this date on their calendar. Last year’s ice skaters had a great time & thoroughly enjoyed the festive town-center location. Blessings, Mrs. Mullan