Congratulations to the 2022-2023 DSMA Executive Board!
President – Amy Dion
Vice President – Laura Edgcomb
Treasurer – Lizette Silva
Ways & Means Chair – Jennifer Jansen
Recording Secretary – Tracie Ferreira
Corresponding Secretary – Gina Camacho
Nominating Chair – Mary Francisco
The new board will take effect on July 1, 2022. Thank you to all who ran for positions to help our music students succeed, and thank you to all the DSMA members who came out to the Annual Meeting last week to vote.
Hello DSMA Members,
As we approach the end of the DSMA fiscal year and our June 7th Annual meeting, it is time to hold Board elections!
All DSMA members were emailed information about nominating themselves for our elected board positions or volunteer chairperson roles. If you are a DSMA member in good standing and you did not receive the email, please contact our Nominating Chair Laura Edgcomb (lauraedgcombdsma@gmail.com).
The rules of the election will be as follows:
1. No candidate may run for more than one office.2. All candidates must submit their names in writing on the nomination form before their names can be placed on the ballot.3. Nomination from the floor for any office can ONLY be made if there is no nominee on the ballot as described in Article XII, Section 3.4. Election and installation of officers shall be conducted at the Annual Meeting.5. All ballots will be secured by the out-going nominating committee, held for 30 days and then must be destroyed.6. No candidate is allowed to count votes.
A preliminary ballot will be posted and shared with membership 20 days prior to the election. All DSMA members in good standing are welcome to nominate themselves for any board or committee position.
Please follow this link to see our organization’s bylaws which contain a description of each board and committee position. Any questions about the nomination form or the process can be sent to lauraedgcombdsma@gmail.com
***PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE!!***
It is time for the annual Pops Concert! This year’s honoree will be Bill Kingsland.
Concert at 7:00 pm, admission is $5.
Due to current guidelines there will be no separate tables for seating nor will there be food. However we will still hold a raffle with all proceeds to benefit the DSMA Scholarship Fund.
Please help us in raising funds for the DSMA scholarship account by purchasing an ad in the program book. All ads previously purchased for the fall book will be printed in this book.
Please refer to the attached info sheet, order form, and Google order form for more information. All ads and payments are due by Friday, February 18.
Thank you for supporting our graduating seniors! Please reach out if you have any questions, suebenoitdsma@gmail.com.
Time to place your order! All orders must be pre-paid.
Payment may be returned with the order form OR processed online on the DSMA website.
Due to item availability, we are asking that all orders be returned no later than Wednesday December 15, 2021. This will help ensure your order is able to be delivered as soon as possible. You may bring forms and payment to concert and hand deliver to Andrea Moniz .
Please, DO NOT put order forms in the music box at the high school!
Please email orders or question to Andrea Moniz.
Download the order form below.
2022 sponsorships for our marching band and indoor groups is now open for enrollment!
In 2019, tens of thousands of people throughout New England and the east coast all the way to Dayton, OH saw the logos of our corporate sponsors on our trucks as they traveled to competitions. All three of our show shirts also featured logos from our sponsors, and those shirts have proudly been worn all over the world (yes, the world!).
Please note that this represents a HUGE opportunity for assessments – each sponsorship nets a 25% assessment for trips, including Dayton for all three indoor groups. A $1000 sponsorship would earn a student $250 in assessments as an example. This is a fantastic way for families to earn money toward the trips while also helping to fund the programs, all of which will may have higher costs this year due to higher materials costs for props and costumes, as well as higher transportation costs.
For more information about making a tax-deductible donation, please visit our Sponsorship page right now. Sponsorship is only open for enrollment until January 15, 2022!
Missed the Ad Book Deadline?
If you missed the ad book deadline for the first home show, additional ads will be accepted for the second Home Show Ad Book.
The deadline for the second run of the Ad Book will be October 1. (All ads already submitted will be in both books).
As a reminder:
We are asking that all ads be submitted digitally this year. You can either create the ad using your favorite app or I have templates for Google Drawings linked below. We also have a how-to video for using Google Drawings. If you are using your own app please make sure you use the dimensions listed below.
Steps to submit your ad:
Ad price and size:
Please Join Us!
The DSMA will host a BBQ on the last day of Band Camp on August 26th.
Students will be served from 5:00pm – 6:00pm with parents invited to attend the later shift from 6:30pm – 7:30pm.
If you are available to help out with any portion of this event, please contact Ken Richard at kenrichard@dsmahome.org.
It is time for the DSMA Scholarship Ad Book! We have 2 home shows this year and the first one is October 2. You will still be getting the packet with all the information at the yearly BBQ on Thursday, August 26.
All proceeds from the selling of the Ad Book go directly to the DSMA Scholarship Fund. You earn 25% of the ad price for your child’s assessment account that can be put towards the cost of trips (MetLife in November). The remaining 75% of the ad price goes to the Scholarship Fund. Placing an ad in the Ad Book is one of the requirements to be eligible for a scholarship. It can be any size/price ad. Students need to participate for 3 years, one of those being senior year
We are asking that all ads be submitted digitally this year. You can either create the ad using your favorite app or I have templates for Google Drawings linked below. We also have a how-to video for using Google Drawings. If you are using your own app please make sure you use the dimensions listed below.
Steps to submit your ad:
Ad price and size:
The Cadets will be staying at Dartmouth Middle School the first week of August as they kick off their DCI tour with a number of shows in Massachusetts.
The Cadets are tentatively scheduled to hold an open rehearsal at Dartmouth Memorial Stadium from 4-5:30 pm on Monday, August 2 for our students. We will open the gates for community members who want to watch a run-through of their 2021 show at 7 pm; with the performance start time at 8pm.
The concessions stand will be open to help feed students as well as anyone who attends the performance that night.
