Announcements 12/15/19

1)  The band will have afterschool rehearsal on Monday from 3:30 to 5:30 to prepare for the concert.  This will not include the color guard.

2)  The Winter Concert is Tuesday at 7 pm in Gym.  It is free admission as we thank our parents for their hard work all year and the community for their support.  Band will wear concert attire - no jeans, collared shirt for men, ties are optional.  Jazz Band and Percussion will report at 6 pm and the rest of the band will report in the gym at 6:30 for warmup.

3)  There is one amendment to the Spring Schedule I sent out last week - The All West auditions on January 18 are at Northside HS in Jackson instead of Arlington HS.  

Announcements 12/8/19

1)  Jazz Band Rehearsal on Monday.  Also, the Jazz Band will perform at the District Christmas dinner Thursday.  Wear all black.  Be there at 5:15 to go over the music, then they district is feeding us supper at 6 pm.  We will perform after we eat, and you will be dismissed after we perform.

2)  Remember that the online deposit of $50 is due for the Rose Parade by December 15.  I have the list of parents that signed up to be chaperones.  I can't give a definitive list of who the chaperones are going to be until after the initial deposit date, though.  There is just no way to get an exact number of students going until we see the solid numbers after the deposit.  I will get that list of chaperones out ASAP, though, so that you can know if you need to plan for the Family/Friends itinerary.  

3)  Thank you to everyone who helped in one way or another for making the Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday a success!

4)  Great job band on Saturday at the Christmas Parade.  You looked and sounded great, and represented the school with pride!

Notes from the Rose Parade meeting

Notes from the Rose Parade meeting:

1)  If you want to set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for an individual account, you cannot use the school's name or advertise it as a school trip.  This is district policy.  We are only allowed to use the school's name on the main GoFundMe page that is on Roses2021.com.

2)  Make sure you get the gold star on your driver's license when you renew it.  This is required to fly.  Also, individuals under 16 do not need an ID to board the plane.  If you are 16 and over, you must have a valid ID to board the plane.

3)  If you are planning on going on the Friends and Family package, you must purchase the complete package. There are lots of options within the itinerary, but you cannot get there late or only use a couple of days of the package.  For example, if you can only be there on a Thursday  and Friday, you would need to just plan the trip separately from the Performing Arts Consultants altogether.

4)  Fundraising individual accounts will work exactly as they do now.  I will keep up with the fundraising accounts and send the company one check with each person's name on it.

5)  In a day or so, I will be sent a link for you to use for online payments for the initial deposit.  They wanted to make sure that you knew that each account is based on each individual's email.  So each student and chaperone must have their own email.

6)  Children 3 and under will not have the same pricing (for example, they get in free to Disneyland), so they will have an option on the online form for you to make a note if you are bringing a young child.

Announcements 12/1/19

1)     The big kickoff meeting for the Rose Parade trip is Monday at 6:30 pm at Sugar Creek Baptist Church in Humboldt.  Representative from the company organizing the trip will be there to answer any questions.

2)     Jazz Band will rehearse Monday from 33:30 to 4:30.

3)     Tuesday during the school day we will be taking our group picture for the yearbook.  Make sure you have your uniform back at school by then. 

4)     Thursday is our Parade Rehearsal from 3:30 to 5 pm. 

5)     Thursday night is the Booster meeting at 6:30 pm.  We will be getting the logistics together for the Breakfast with Santa fundraiser on Saturday.

6)     The Breakfast with Santa is Saturday from 8-10 am.  Workers will need to be there at 6:30 am to get everything set up.  I will have a list for 15 students to sign up to work on Saturday.  Community service hours can be earned for this event.  If you are not working, I will need you to bring a donation by Friday of the following items to help us make this a successful fundraiser!:

Woodwinds: half gallon of white milk

Trumpets: Styrofoam or plastic cups

French Horns: Sausage patties (frozen pre-cut)

Low Brass: Orange Juice

Percussion: Candy Canes (any kind)

Guard: half gallon of Chocolate milk

7)     The Medina Christmas Parade is Saturday at 4:30 pm.  Students will meet at Soul’s Harbor Church at 3 pm.  We will not be meeting at the school.  You will need to take your uniform and instrument home with you on Friday.  For drumline and large instruments, we will take the band trailer and park it at the old elementary school.  You will get the instrument there and walk down to the church.  We are all wearing plain red and white Santa hats with the uniforms.  Students will need to be picked up at the old elementary school (end of the parade route).