Drum Majorettes,better known as “Drummies,”

began in the 1970’s with ‘marching girls’ performing in street parades to music played

by a pipe band.

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their Parents.

The St Dominic's Drum Majorettes have been around for over 37 years, it is one of the oldest drum majorette teams in South Africa. We are all very proud of what the Saints teams past and present have managed to achieve, the accolades awarded to the team over the years being too numerous to mention.

The girls would not be able to achieve all of this without the support of YOU their parents. To the girls just glancing at the stand and seeing the " Saints Sea of Red" is reassurance that Saints without a doubt is "one team one heartbeat".

YOU, the parents and the supporters are very important and help show the girls just how much you as parents support their sport and acknowledge what a privilege it is to be part of the  St Dominic's Drum Majorette team.

During competitions while the team is on the field (during any stage) please remember that you are part of the Saints family. Saints, the team and parents are always respectful of other teams and their supporters and are both graceful in winning and losing. During prize-giving when the results are being announced, Saints supporters always:

Allow a team the opportunity to congratulate their own team on their results (Saints supporters never cheer over another team).

Saints supporters do not make any assumptions on the final result until the result is announced.

We look forward to seeing the stands being filled with the traditional "sea of red" at the competitions for the 2015 season.- Sharon Antonizzi

Chairperson

W E A R Y O U R R E D W I T H P R I D E !

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Please note we send out regular communication via EMAIL, if

you do not receive it please send an email to:

stdrummies@gmail.com together with your daughter’s details and

we will add you to our mailing list

Saints Drummies use Facebook as another means of

communicating with our parents, alumni and Saints supporters. This is a closed group, to join

follow the link below.https://www.facebook.com/

groups/saintsdrummies/

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N E W S L E T T E R F I R S T E D I T I O N 2 0 1 5

NationalsThe 2015 season is from January to June, ending with Nationals in July. For our new parents, Nationals is held once a year. The various leagues and all the Drum Majorette Squads compete for the title of Champion of Champions.

This year Nationals is from 08 – 11 July 2015, and will be held in Bloemfontein.

We are in the process of finalising the cost per drummie for Nationals (travelling, accommodation, food, etc). To ease the financial burden of Nationals we will be finalising the cost within the next month to allow parents a longer period to pay for these costs, as we will require a non refundable deposit towards Nationals at the end of March 2015, to secure their accommodation and transport.

We are looking at accommodating the girls at one of the University’s Hostels and will be making a “block booking” as in the past, at a hotel, for the parents and supporters.

These details will be sent out soon.

Drummie FeesDrummie SubsThe subs for drummies for 2015 is R285.00 per month payable from February to June, an annual figure of R1425.00. To ease the administration burden (as the school very kindly performs this function for us) we have agreed that for 2015 the entire years subs will be invoiced in February. Parents may continue to make their monthly payments or a once off payment.

Look out for your invoices and statements. You will be receiving them soon.

The Saints

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March 2015March 2015March 2015

Saturday, 07 March 2015

1st League Competition -

Eldoraigne

Saturday, 14 March 2015

2nd League Competition -

Roodebeeck

Saturday, 31 March 2015

3rd League Competition -

Waterkloof

April 2015April 2015

Saturday, 18 April 2015

4th League Competition - Knight of Champs -

Saints

Saturday, 21 April 2015

5th League Competition - Saints

May 2015May 2015May 2015May 2015

Saturday, 02 May

2015

6th League

Competition -

Waterkloof

Saturday, 09 May

2015

7th League

Competition -

Brandwag

Saturday, 23 May

2015

Indoor Provincials -

Edenglen

Saturday, 30 May

2015

Outdoor Provincials -

Roodebeeck

July 2015July 2015

Wednesday, 08 July 2015

Nationals Start

Saturday, 11 July 2015

Nationals End

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Friday, 27 March 201516:00 to 18:00

18:00 to 20:00Fundraiser: Wheels Night

Thursday, 28 May 2015 11:00Saints Golf Day, at the

Royal Oak Country Club

Saturday, 04 July 2015 12:00 to 22:00 Goodluck Dinner

Sunday, 05 July 2015 07:00Girls depart for

Bloemfontein, Nationals

12 SEPTEMBER 2015 Social/Awards Function

Boots and BusbiesYour daughters have been issued with a pair of boots and a Busby. Please note that this is the property of St Dominic’s and should they either be damaged or lost, you will be responsible for replacing them. The girls have to clean their boots and air their Busbies (this has been explained to the girls).

Packed Food at CompetitionsA list of suggested food and drinks that are healthy and that can be packed for your daughters for the competitions, will be sent to you soon.

Certain foods, snacks and drinks are not allowed. You will receive a list of the no-no’s as well.

Supporter ClothingContact Manny Joao – Manny@thewhitecollar.co.za/082 955 8353, for any Supporter Items.

Competition Requirement ListThe competition requirement list will be e-mailed to you and sent home with your daughters soon. This is a list of everything she is going to to need for the 2015 drummie season. Please ensure that she has everything on the list well before the first competition.Should you need clarification about anything on the list, please contact one of the coaches.

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