Butter Braids

Please get the Butter Braid orders and money turned in by tomorrow (Thursday the 26th).  I will even take them at the Ensemble concert tomorrow night (report time 6 pm in the gym - concert attire) if I absolutely need to.

Monday Announcements

1)  We will still have the 8th grade rehearsal tomorrow (Tuesday) night from 6:30 to 8 pm.  Mrs. Brown will get the word out to all the 8th graders.  Make it if you can to meet next year's freshmen!

2)  I will go ahead and open up the Band Room again tomorrow from 10 to 11:30 am for those who want to come practice their ensembles.  

3)  Thursday's Ensemble concert has been moved to the Gym due to many reasons, including me remembering how crowded it was at the Christmas concert! 

Annoucements 2/22/15

1) I have had a few students ask if they could come to the Band Room and practice tomorrow for college auditions and for the Ensemble concert on Thursday.  That is a great thing to be asked, so I will opening up the Band Room from 10 to 11:30 am tomorrow (Monday) for anyone that wishes to come by and practice.  If you want to coordinate with your ensemble to meet there, go ahead.  This is in no way mandatory, it is just a chance for you to get out of the house for a little while and maybe even get something done.

2)  I really enjoy the days off, but at this rate we may get out of school the day before Band Camp starts.  Speaking of Band Camp (great segue, I know!), the school calendar has been approved and I can give you the official dates for band camp for next year.  There have been a couple of small revisions to the dates I gave at the last booster meeting so make sure to double check the dates:  

2015 Band Camp Dates! July 13, 14 - Freshmen, Guard, Percussion and Leadership Team 8-noon; July 15 - 17 - Everyone 8-11:30, Guard and Percussion come back from 1-4; July 20-23 - Everyone 7am - 5pm; July 24 - Everyone 7am - noon with the optional DCI trip that afternoon/night.

3)  Butter Braids will be due whenever we return. Keep selling them until then and don't forget about them!

4)  The 8th grade rehearsal is still planned for Tuesday night from 6:30 to 8.  All Band members are still invited to come meet next year's Freshmen!  If we happen to be out of school Tuesday, I will come back with a separate announcement on the state of that rehearsal.

5)  The Ensemble concert is still on for Thursday night.  Report time is at 6 pm, the concert starts at 7 pm in the Cafetorium.  Concert attire (no jeans or hats please.  We want to look nice at our concerts!)

Butter Braids

I hope everyone is enjoying their days off.  Just do me a favor and do not get on the roads unless you just absolutely have to.  Black Ice is a real and dangerous thing.  Also, I hope everyone is enjoying their milk and bread sandwiches since no one left any for me at the store!  Lots of sandwich meat at the store, though.  Strange...

We will turn in the Butter Braid orders whenever we get back to school.  I talked to the Butter Braid company, and they said that even if we are a couple of days late we can still make the delivery date.  If we are later than that, pushing back the delivery date isn't that big of a deal.

In the meantime, keep enjoying the snow day theme songs being sung by the front office workers on the phone.  They are having way too much fun!

Announcements 2/8/15

1)  Jazz Band will still meet on Tuesday until 4:30.  

2)  Remember that Butter Braid orders are due back February 18.  

3)  As we continue preparing this week for our ensemble concert on the 26th, remember that more than half the work for ensembles needs to happen in your own personal practice time, whether that is at home or at school.  You need to come into the ensemble practices already prepared by knowing your part.  That way, your group can use the time more efficiently and effectively gelling as an ensemble. 

Announcements 2/1/15

Sorry the announcements are little late tonight, I had to get my blood pressure back down after watching the Patriots WIN THE SUPER BOWL!

1)  Solo and Ensemble sign-ups are in the Band Room.  If you want to be a part of this great event that lets you challenge yourself and/or participate in an ensemble with your friends, sign up by this Wednesday.  It is $10 per event, meaning if you sign up for a solo and also an ensemble, the total would be $20, and so on.  Solo and Ensemble will be at North Side High School on March 7 in the morning time.

2)  Booster meeting this Thursday at 6:30.  I realize that there are a couple of parent meetings that night having to do with next year's registration, but I think we can get done with what we need to get done in a short amount of time.

3)  The Butter Braid pastry sale begins this Wednesday.  This will be the first fundraiser where part of the the profits will begin to go into each student's account for next year's Spring trip.  Details of how these accounts will work will be given at the meeting Thursday night.