For the first time we have not one but two smartphones that were taken from the rehearsal last night. This is clearly something we are not used to here in the Roslyn Band program and something I never even had on my radar as a Roslyn band director. If you mistakenly have taken one of these phones or find one of them please text me immediately so that we can get them back to their owners as soon as possible.
We run our trips, camp, and program in a very trusting and family oriented way. Our possessions are literally open to each other at all times. This trust brings about a relaxed atmosphere where we can all feel very confident that our personal items are safe. It is our culture. When we have to worry about having our things taken we feel like we need to walk around with a "bunker" mentality, watching everything and always being worried about someone going through our stuff and taking our personal belongings. It changes the entire aura around our band not to mention the way in which I run the trip along with our culture. Rules will have to be modified and the trips will change in a way that is necessary to protect our belongings which are now, for the first time, in jeopardy of being taken.
Please return the phones to my inbox in the bandroom or my teacher mailbox by noon on Monday, no questions asked. After that time the "missing" phones will be out of my hands as the band director and we will have to modify the way we run the trip next week so that we can protect everyone's belongings.
These phones are also an emotional and social lifeline to us these days. These two people deserve to have their phones back. Please, anyone who can help, e-mail me.
Thanks
