Is it good for a HS band to plan a performance trip which is affordable only to some of its members?

Question

This is at a public high school and I know that some of our band students will not be able to attend this trip even after all the candy bars, etc. are sold at fundraisers. The trip is a four day event a thousand miles away and is quite expensive. Is this a reasonable activity for a HS band?

Answer 1

My Senior year of High School we were invited to sing at Carnegie Hall...... which is a long way from south Texas. So yes. Trips to competitions or shows are a normal part of being involved in some school activities.

Is it fair? No..... but life rarely is. Look at this as a once in a ifetime opportunity.

Why not have more fundraisers? There are a lot of options that require very little money put in.

Have your band director talk to local banks and ask them to donate some money or even sponser a couple kids to go.

What about local stores? Ask them to donate money or sponser some kids. Ask them to donate items for a silent auction or raffle.

Have a yard sale!! Get all the band members and their families to donate items and have a huge one. Advertise it in the paper. That is a good fundraiser to raise a lot of money without having to spend a lot. The newspaper may even donate the ad space.

Don't get discouraged!!! You can raise the money.

Email me and I will give you a whole list of things ya'll could do to raise money. You can pass it on to your band director.

Good Luck!!!!

Answer 2

I've heard of a band going to Washington every year, so I think it's normal for this to happen. I would recommend planning it, and coming up with some more creative ways to earn money for it. Maybe set up a grant type thing-I'm not sure, but it can be done!

Answer 3

NO but schools still do it...They shouldn't but the directors usualy aonly think about the extra funding they will get for the band if they do well..