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Meat Block Ham Sale
PDF Order Form:meat-block-ham-and-gift-card-sale-november-2016
Savory Cookie Dough Fundraiser
Savory Foods Cookie Dough and Popcorn Sale – now through November 14, delivery on December 8 Get with your favorite student or orchestra director to place your order.
PDF Order Form Link: savory-foods-brochure-order-form
Spaghetti Dinner
A Spooktacular Thank you

The costumes are hung, the pumpkins are beginning to weep, the belly is full of candy, and its almost time to eat spaghetti. The Spooktacular and Fall Concerts were concerts were two successful nights with great sounding performances, fun costumes, and yummy Domino’s Pizza dinners.
Thank you and congratulations to the students and directors for the two nights of fall entertainment. Thank you to all our parents, friends, family, and orchestra supporters with the fundraising activities so far this fall for the High School Chamber Orchestra to go to the National Orchestra Festival. Thank you to all the parents & students that volunteered on the concerts nights to make this all happen. Thank you to Alexis Liddle for organizing all the volunteers. Thank you to Kim Wells for bring the pizza dinner idea and coordination with Domino’s.
Money raised so far:
Chili’s give back = $273.16
Domino’s All You Can Eat Dinners (both Middle School and High School) = $1088
50/50 raffle at Spooktacular Concert = $73 (winner donated his winning back to the group)
Student Sponsorship Letters = $345
Current and future fundraisers:
Meat Block Ham and Gift Card Sale – now through November 14, delivery on December 8
Savory Foods Cookie Dough and Popcorn Sale – now through November 14, delivery on December 8
Be the Director Raffle – New this year! One lucky ticket holder will win a chance to conduct the Symphonic Orchestra performing Leroy Anderson’s Sleighride. During the Holiday Concert.
MSMS Fall Concert All You Can Eat Pizza Dinner
Enjoy dinner with your family in the Cafeteria before
the Middle School Fall Concert on Wednesday, October 26.
The MSOPA and Domino’s Pizza have teamed up to provide an All You Can Eat Pizza Dinner as a fundraiser to send the High School Chamber Orchestra to The National Orchestra Festival.
Tickets are $6.50 each (4 years and under are free) Pop, Juice Boxes, Water Bottles, Cookies and Brownies will also be sold for $1 each. Reservations requested but not required.
Make your reservation for the Middle School Concert Night (10/26) Here.
2nd Annual Spooktackular
The MSOPA and Domino’s Pizza have teamed up to provide an All You Can Eat Pizza Dinner as a fundraiser to send the High School Chamber Orchestra to The National Orchestra Festival.
Tickets are $6.50 each (4 years and under are free) Pop, Juice Boxes, Water Bottles, Cookies and Brownies will also be sold for $1 each. Reservations requested but not required.
Make your reservation for the Spooktacular Concert Night (10/27) Here At This Link
National Orchestra Festival

We are proud to announce the Mona Shores Chamber Orchestra has been selected to play at the National Orchestra Festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 2-4, 2017. The festival is one of the many events that takes place during the American String Teachers Association’s National Conference. Fewer than thirty school orchestras from the entire country have been selected to participate this year. Our orchestra is very excited to receive this invitation to perform on a national stage!
This is an incredible opportunity for our orchestra. After the Chamber Orchestra performs, they will receive feedback from the adjudicators and work directly with one of the clinicians in a hour long workshop. Chamber Orchestra members will also have the opportunity to attend the educational sessions associated with the National Conference.
While the orchestra is hard at work practicing, the Mona Shores Orchestra Parents Association (MSOPA) is also working to raise money to make this trip possible. The total cost of the trip including travel, food, lodging and festival participation is nearly $800 per student. The MSOPA has already committed to cover around 25% of the cost, and is actively pursuing other funding sources and fundraising opportunities.
Fundraising efforts began last week at the Norton Shores Chili’s on Henry Street with a Give Back Event. Thank you to Chili’s for partnering with us. Domino’s Pizza is helping us with the next two fundraising events. The MSOPA is hosting All You Can Eat Pizza Dinners before the Middle School Fall Concert on Wednesday, October 26, and the High School Spooktacular Concert on October 27. Tickets are $6.50 each (4 years and under are free). Pop, Juice Boxes, Water Bottles, Cookies and Brownies will also be sold for $1 each. Reservations are requested but not required.
Make a reservation for the Middle School Concert (10/26) Here.
Make a reservation for the Spooktacular Concert (10/27) Here.
The MSOPA is actively seeking grants, donations, and new fundraising opportunities. Details are coming soon about a Spaghetti Dinner hosted by the Cherokee Restaurant. If you or your business would like to make a donation or sponsor a student for the National Orchestra Festival, direct donations can be sent to:
Mona Shores High School attn. MSOPA
1121 Seminole Road
Norton Shores, MI 49441.
Thank you for your continued support!
Annual Magazine Sales
Annual Mona Shores Magazine Sale starts Friday, October 7, 2016. Order or renew your magazine subscriptions through www.gaschoolstore.com and use our code 2520013 when ordering. Proceeds from the magazine sale benefit the MSOPA General Fund.
Orchestra and Fiddler Portrait Orders Are Due
Orchestra and Fiddler Portrait orders are due by October 7th. Photos will be delivered the following week but before Friday.
Hume Photography did a great job on these photos. For more info on Hume please visit: humephotography.net











