General Year-Round Group Information

Revised for 2024-2025

AUGUST TRY-OUT PERIOD

August is your month to try We Got the Beat out. At the end of the month students, parents, and teachers will decide if the WGTB Year-Round group will be the best option for you. If we all agree WGTB is a good fit, you and your child will sign a contract that runs from 9/1/24 through 6/6/25.

 

AUGUST GROUP PRACTICES

Year-round group practices start the week of August 5th, 2024

ROOKIES – Tuesdays 4:00-6:00 PM starting August 6th.

SECONDARY – Wednesdays 3:30-5:30 pm starting August 7th.

AUGUST COST

Cost to try for August is $105.00.  

LOCATION

Our practice site for this year is:

Pilgrim Armenian Congregational Church
3673 N. First St, Fresno, CA
(First Street between Shields & Dakota)

YEAR-ROUND GROUP PRACTICES

The first official year-round practice is:

ROOKIES – Tuesdays 4:00-6:00 PM starting September 3rd.

SECONDARY – Wednesdays 3:30-5:30 pm starting September 4th.

No one will be allowed to participate until a contract is received, signed by both the child and parent. 

PROGRAM COST

Cost for the year-round group breaks down to $105.00 per month, August through May. Total for the contracted year is $1,050.00. 

UPFRONT COSTS

There will be some up-front costs needed for your student such as solid black pants, solid black shoes, an official performance t-shirt. After that initial investment we try to cover any additional member costs with money the group earns by playing performances/gigs and fund-raising. We do have some gently used pants and shoes available for beaters in need.

FUNDRAISING

There is a fundraising goal of $250.00 per WGTB family. I just ask everyone to do their best to reach this goal. 

Some possible ways to reach your fundraising goal:

• Buying snacks for the group (turn in receipts with your Beater’s name at the top)
• BIG Show ticket sales (April/May)
• Jamba Juice card purchases
• Providing food for teachers during camp
• Securing a large grant or gig for the group
• There may also be whole-group opportunities to earn money toward your fundraising goal throughout the year.
  

PERFORMANCES & GIGS

WGTB plays for:

• ALS Walk (Sunday, September 8, 2024)
• Caruthers Fair (Saturday, September 28, 2024)
• FUSD Educator’s Luncheon (Thursday, October 24, 2024 – Noon)
• TENTATIVE: 2-Cities Marathon (Sunday, November 3, 2024)

WGTB also plays for school assemblies, carnivals, community events, etc. When an opportunity to perform comes up, we will communicate with everyone and ask who can commit to that particular date. As long as we have enough players available, we do the performance.

PLANNING A GIG

If you want us to play for your school or community event, please contact the person in charge of booking. If they are interested, please have them email Brenda (wegotthebeat@me.com) or send her their contact information. She’ll take it from there.

We do take the winter and spring breaks off unless something really spectacular comes up. (That hasn’t happened for a while though…)

BEATER COMMITMENT

Splitting rehearsal time with other school/community activities is a possibility. BUT the more time your Beater misses, the less a part of WGTB they will feel. Communication with the director is the key to a successful experience in WGTB. 

We’re looking forward to a fantastic 2024-2025 Season!