Announcements 1/10/16

1)  Jazz Band on Monday from 3:30 to 4:40.

2)  Booster Meeting on Tuesday.  Also, it was brought to my attention that the Middle School Band Booster meeting is that night at 7 pm.  Let's push our meeting back to 6 pm, and we will make it short.  There are a few things we need to get pinned down before February.

3)  We will continue finalizing our ensembles and music this week.  I hope to have every ensemble ready to go by Thursday so that we can start practicing in our groups.  

4)  All-West auditioners:  The auditions are this Saturday at Northside High School in Jackson.  Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before your audition.  Go to the sign in table only when you are ready to audition.  You can't sign in and then go warm up.  Good luck!

5)  UTM Honor Band participants:  Make sure you get your registration fees in this week.  

6)  Everyone check your calendars for me.  I am looking at the possibility of moving the Spring Concert from April 21 to a new date of April 19.  Have the students let me know this week if this is doable.  

Booster meeting change

I learned this morning from Mr. Pruett that there will be a called meeting of the School Board this Thursday at GCHS to let the public ask questions and/or voice concerns about an upcoming vote the following Thursday to pursue building a new Medina Elementary School.  

We will changing the Booster meeting to next Tuesday at 6:30 to give everyone the best opportunity to attend this called Board meeting.

Announcments 1/3/16

1)  Booster meeting this Thursday at 6:30.  We will be talking about upcoming fundraisers, updates on the Disney trip, and important dates for the upcoming semester.

2)  Students need to bring their instruments Tuesday.  Be prepared to play as we begin chair placements and concert preparations.

3)  Color Guard members who are going to be going on the Disney trip need to keep an eye for announcements the next few weeks about uniform fittings, rehearsals, and routines.

4)  Since teachers have to be at school on Monday, that means the Band Room will be open for students to practice All West music or any other music.  However, chair placement music will not be passed out until Tuesday.

11-12 All West Music

Juniors and Seniors, the Audition excerpts have been posted.  Focus on these sections you will be playing for the actual audition - you will no longer need to worry about the other parts of the music.

Go here to see the cuts: http://www.wtsboa.com/members_only/detail_pages/all_west_band_music.php

Announcements 12/13/15

1)  Concert Monday night at 7 pm in the gym.  Admission is free.

2)  Report time is 6 pm for band and percussion, 5:30 for the Jazz Band.  Concert attire.

3)  We always have an end-of-the-year celebration at the end of the concert with finger foods and drinks.  If you want to bring something to eat after the concert, bring it to the gym lobby when you arrive.  Everyone is invited to stay and join in!

4)  Make sure you are practicing for your final exams this week.  All 12 major scales plus the chromatic scale memorized.  

Fruit order Delivery

Fruit will be delivered at approximately 10:30 am tomorrow (Wednesday) morning!  We will get it sorted and you can start picking it up around noon.  Please try to pick your orders up tomorrow or have your child take them home with them if they drive a car.  I will be there until about 5 pm at the latest.  Let me know if it is still a problem picking up the orders.

Announcements 12/6/15

1)  Breakfast with Santa is this Saturday from 8:30 to 10:30.  Tickets are available in the Band Room if you know of someone who wants to buy some.  If you are working, please be there at 7 am to start cooking Pancakes and Sausages, and to finish setting up.  We currently need about 3 or 4 more griddles to help with the cooking. I will not need all students working at this.  In fact, I will only be asking for 15 volunteers on a sign up sheet this week.  

2)  For those students not working at Breakfast with Santa, we are asking for the following donations to help our profits on this event:  Guard - candy canes, full size, it doesn't matter about color or flavor.  Percussion - Orange Juice, quart size.  Brass - 2% white milk, quart size.  Woodwinds - Chocolate milk, quart size.  Bring those any time this week and we will store the drinks in the cafeteria refrigerator. 

3) We will have afterschool rehearsal this Thursday from 3:30 to 5 pm for the concert.

4)  After the rehearsal, if you have signed up to perform at the District dinner, we will be performing right after rehearsal and will be done by 6 pm.  Wear all black for the performance.  

5)  We will be responsible for concessions at the Monday, December 21 Basketball game.  I need two more parent volunteers and two more student volunteers.