Sunday, February 5, 2012

Hayfield High School Band Msg #39...University of Virginia (UVA) Trip Friday, 10 Feb 2012

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
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