Band Booster Family,
- Prelude: This week the Band is scheduled to visit UVA Friday, 10 Feb. Thank you to Linda Lichtman, Melvin Cloud, Ron Schmidt, Mary Power, & Sherri Tupik for volunteering to chaperone. Please see attached document for details:
- University of Virginia, Hunter Smith Band Building, 180 Culbreth Road, Charlottesville, VA 22904
- 5:30am – Report to band room.
- 6:00am - Depart for Charlottesville
- 8:30am – Arrive at School of Music, UVA
- 9:00am - Rehearsal and clinic with UVA band Staff
- 10:30 -sectionals
- 11:15- full band
- 12:00pm – Lunch (provided by UVA Bands)
- 12:45pm – Tour of Campus
- 2:30pm – Depart for Hayfield
- 5:00pm – Return to Hayfield
- Stow away equipment, then dismissed
- Don’t forget: Nice outfit, snack for both morning and afternoon, instrument,
- And…..A Superior Attitude!
Next big volunteer need: 2 & 3 Mar 2012, Band Festival… when Mr. Burke gets more details, we’ll need volunteers & chaperones.
First of all, here is the current schedule to finish out the school year http://www.hayfieldbands.com/id1.html :
NOTE: Major events highlighted in RED with some words of explanation…
February 2012
Rehearsal schedule for this week:
8 night rehearsal (w.e.) 6-8pm
10 Friday – 5:30am – 5pm UVA Band Visit
15 night rehearsal (w.e.) 6-8pm
22 night rehearsal (w.e.) 6-8pm
25 All-State Band Auditions (at JMU)…only those invited from All-District
28 CONCERT 7pm, no night rehearsal this week
March 2012
2,3 Band Festival (symph. and w.e.)
When Mr. Burke gets more details, we’ll need volunteers & chaperones.
14 spring trip reh.6-8pm
21 spring trip reh.6-8pm
28 spring trip reh.6-8pm
April 2012
2-6 spring break
11 spring trip reh.6-8pm
14 Solo & Ensemble
12-14 all state band weekend (not at hayfield)
16 Spring Trip Meeting 7pm…Mandatory for parents & chaperones
19-22 SPRING TRIP
May 2012
2,7,9,14,16,21,23, 30 Drum Major Clinics, Color Guard Clinics 2:15pm-3:20pm
10-12, 18, 19 High School Musical
7-22 Auditions for 2011-2012 bands, during class periods
17 Band Booster Meeting 7pm Band Room…discussions/decisions to finish out the year & prepare for the next school year
June 2012
6 Band Concert, 7:00pm…The Final Concert…another boutonnières making opportunity for seniors’ last concert and slideshow of senior pics x 3 (1 as a baby, 1 in the middle, and 1 near graduation)
7,8 Drum Major Auditions, during band classes
? Underclass Awards, 7:30am, Jazz Band
11 Tri-M Music Dept. Awards -pot luck dessert
14 Graduation, 4:30pm, Wind Ensemble…volunteers needed to serve lunch
18 Marching Band Clinic, 11:30am-1:30pm
Second, miscellaneous items:
- Fourth payment of $136 for February 1st for the Band Spring Trip, 18-22 Apr to Atlanta, GA…final payment due March 1st… http://www.hayfieldbands.com/id76.html
- Parents of seniors, it’s not too early to be thinking about the 3 pictures (baby pic, kid pic, & senior pic) you want to use for the Final Concert, Wed, 6 Jun 2012
Finally, our students REALLY NEED YOU! As most teenagers, they will NEVER admit this. Your VOLUNTEERISM is ESSENTIAL to THEIR SUCCESS!!! Additionally, they really do APPRECIATE seeing you @ their various events cheering for them. I hope to see ALL the parents volunteering @ various events throughout the year: ) If there is ANYTHING I can do or answer, please let me know. Please keep the following links for future reference:
- Hayfield Secondary School http://www.fcps.edu/HayfieldSS/
- Hayfield Band webpage http://www.hayfieldbands.com/
- Band Booster Blog http://www.hayfieldbandboosters.blogspot.com/
- Band Booster Sign-Up Genius http://signupgenius.com/go/hssband1
Humbly serving our kids,
Che Russell
Home (703) 405-9065
Cell (703) 963-4655
Work (202) 231-6273
Crussell82@cox.net
