What are the Chaperones, Pit and Props, and Hospitality committees, and what does each group do?
Chaperones: This fabulous group of band boosters is a vital part of the band organization. As a booster program we prefer to a chaperone per fifteen students during any trip off campus, which means for every event we need at least ten chaperones (one is assigned to first aid). What would be optimum is if every parent could chaperone an event sometime during their child’s band experience. This is the best way to be part of your child’s environment and share these special moments. The more parents involved the merrier it is for all, and the more we grow our band family. Chaperones stay with the children to ensure safety. They escort them to the restroom or other areas when needed. They ride the buses with them, and when they participate in an overnight event, they are assigned students to keep track of during down time. Chaperones keep a watchful eye at all times, including taking turns into the late evening when overnight somewhere. This may sound like a lot of responsibility, but with
