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Adopt-A-Rookie Parent Program |
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Ways You Can Help
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ADOPT-A-ROOKIE-PARENT -
Volunteers are needed for next year’s “Adopt-A-Rookie-Parent Program”. As we all
have learned, parents need as much assistance as students do to keep up with the
fast-pace and rigorous demands of the Bowie Band. The purpose of the
Adopt-A-Rookie-Parent program is to ease the transition to the Bowie Band for
new parents by pairing them with parents that are veterans of the program.
Adopter parent volunteers are matched to no more than three Rookie parents, with
the adoptions being “section specific” (i.e., flutes adopt flutes, percussion
adopts percussion, etc.), unless there is a shortage of Adopter volunteers in
any particular section. The Adopter serves as a valuable source of information
about band life by answering questions and checking on how things are going. It
is comforting for Rookies to know that there is one person who is dedicated to
helping them and to whom they can go with any questions. If you were a
rookie parent yourself this year, don’t feel left out. With the end of the
school year fast approaching, you have advanced to the status of “veteran” and
you can be an Adopter too! In fact, I especially encourage you to become an
Adopter, while your own rookie year is still fresh in your mind.
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