Volunteer Opportunities
The success of the Interlake Music Parents Association and its ability to support the Interlake Music Program depends on parent volunteers willing to assist with various music related activities. Please email ihsmusic@outlook.com if you are willing to help in any of these activities:
Immediate Needs
Event planning
Do you like organizing events? Don't know anything about it? We have experienced people on hand to guide you. A wonderful way to make new friends and meet other Interlake families.
Parent Chaperones
Enjoy music? Want to get away from the routine? Help chaperone music events that take place off campus.
Ongoing Needs
The success of the Interlake Music Parents Association and its ability to support the Interlake Music Program depends on parent volunteers willing to assist with various music related activities. Please email ihsmusic@outlook.com if you are willing to help in any of these activities:
Immediate Needs
- Football Concession Stand Volunteers - Love being at high school football games? This is a wonderful way to meet up with other parents, students and members of the community. Sell concessions at the Interlake football home games. Staff the concessions booth for half of a football game (September 9th, 16th, October 7th, 21st & 28th).
- Marching Band Uniform Chairperson - A more substantial time/effort commitment, esp. August-Sept. Manage the inventory of uniforms, supervise volunteers during summer Early Week to measure and hem uniforms. No sewing experience necessary!
- Volunteer Coordinator - New at Interlake? This is the best way to get to know other music parents. The coordination can be done remotely as well. Solicit volunteers for IMPA activities from our parent base.
- Football Concessions Stand Co-Chair - Work with experienced co-chair to supply and manage the IMPA concession stand at home football games (approximately five in Sept - Oct time frame).
- Communications Coordinator CHARMS program - Provide information to students and parents via the CHARMS Music Program application.
- Audit Coordinator - Numbers and details are the things that are quick and easy for you? Please help audit the IMPA 2015-2016 Accounts (takes 3 - 5 hours total).
- "Make a Difference Campaign" representative - Represent IMPA for the "Make a Difference Campaign" working alongside of Booster club and the PTSA to raise funds from the entire school community in support of our students in the music programs.
- Programs - Have a creative flair? Could you spend a few hours coming up with fun programs to hand out at performances? Create programs for Music Program performances.
Event planning
Do you like organizing events? Don't know anything about it? We have experienced people on hand to guide you. A wonderful way to make new friends and meet other Interlake families.
- A Taste of Music - The annual orchestra fundraiser that will occur November 9, 2016 - volunteers are needed for numerous elements of this event to ensure its success.
- Taste of Broadway - The annual choir fundraiser that will occur April 21, 2017 - volunteers are needed for numerous elements of this event to ensure its success.
- Music Awards Night - This is a wonderful student and family dinner celebration in June 2017 when we recognize the achievements of the students and the music community at Interlake. Band would love to have a representative for this event to order awards for band students.
- Simply Sweet Jazz - Help organize and host our 9th annual fundraising event; an evening of jazz music, dessert, and raffled to raise funds for the Jazz Bands.
Parent Chaperones
Enjoy music? Want to get away from the routine? Help chaperone music events that take place off campus.
- Choir has specific needs for the Choir Retreat October 21 - 22 as well as a number of other choir events throughout the year plus Jazz choir events which take place out of town.
- Orchestra needs chaperones for field trips in March 2017.
- Choir Retreat - Friday, October 21 - Saturday, October 22 - Camp Burton, Vachon Island
- Eastshore Vocal Jazz - November 10th - Bellevue College
- Solo and Ensemble - January 21, 2017 - Liberty High School
- Pacific Vocal Jazz - January 28, 2017 - Bellevue College
- Lionel Hampton Festival - Jazz Choir - February 23 - 25, 2017 - university of Idaho
- Eastshore Choir Festival - March 7, 2017 - Bellevue High School
- Eastshore Choir II Festival - March 16, 2017 - Mt Si High School
- Reno Jazz Festival - Jazz Choir - April 27 - 29, 2017 - University of Nevada
Ongoing Needs
- Photographers and Videographers - We always need photographers and videographers to record IMPA and Music Program events for posting to our Facebook account and website.
- General Volunteering - Volunteers are needed for many other activities. Please let us know if you are interested.
