HSS Band 2010-11.40 Concert, Thursday, June 2

hi Band Boosters,

Congratulations to the Middle School band for First Place at Hershey Park on Friday!!!

Our End-of-year Concert is Thursday, June 2 at 7pm (students report earlier in tuxes and dresses - see band website for details).

Many thanks to Atsuko Russell who has offered to organize making boutonnieres for the seniors once again (and, it's a big job this year - there are 33 seniors!).

If you can help out with this, please come to the band room Wednesday from 4:30pm - 6:00pm (we'll work until we're done, so please feel free to come by.)

We also will need a few parents to help pin the boutonnieres on before the concert; if you're able to come early on Thursday, please let me know (bandlsm@gmail.com).


We're still looking for more volunteers to help with lunch on graduation day -- we're coordinating with orchestra and chorus boosters to serve lunch to 200 band, orchestra & chorus students ... please let me know if you're able to help with preparations and/or on that day, Thursday, June 16 any time from noon - 4pm.

Have a great week!

Lorraine
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HSS Band 2010-11.39 Booster Meeting moved to NEXT week ....

Hi Band Boosters!

The band booster meeting originally scheduled for May 19 has been moved to next week, Thursday, May 26. I hope you'll plan on attending, as we wrap up Booster activities for this school year and plan for next year. Agenda includes: election of officers for next year; budget; new uniforms. If you have an item you'd like to add to the agenda, please email me at bandlsm@gmail.com.

We're looking for volunteers to help with on Graduation Day (See details below: We need parents of Freshmen, Sophomores or Juniors to help with this, since Senior parents will be busy with their graduating students.)

Mark your calendar for these end-of-year band events:

Wednesday, May 25 - Wind Ensemble plays at Orchestra Concert, 7pm

Thursday, May 26 - Band Booster Meeting in the band room, 7pm *New Date

Thursday, June 2 - Band Concert, 7pm

Tuesday, June 7, Tri-M Music Department Awards - pot luck

Thursday, June 16, Graduation 4:30pm Wind ensemble students, orchestra and chorus will stay after school; eat; and change for performance.
* VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to organize lunch for the students. Please let Lorraine know if you're available to organize, shop and/or help serve that afternoon. Thanks in advance!


Also coming in June:
June 3-6: Auditions for Drum Major
Underclass Awards (TBA - Jazz band will perform)
June 17 - Marching Band Clinic

As always, please feel free to contact me with ideas or questions.

Looking forward to seeing you at one of our end-of-year activities,

Lorraine

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HSS Band 2010-11.38 Drumline & Jazzband - Performance & Dessert, Tuesday at 7pm

Hi Band Boosters!

We're quickly coming up on our End-of-year activities!

Tomorrow:
Tuesday, May 10 at 7pm
Come hear great performances by the Drumline and Jazz Band; followed by dessert (provided) and drinks (please bring soda, water or juice).
(Please check band website for up-to-date info on location.)

Coming Events:

Thursday, May 19 - Band Booster Meeting in the band room, 7pm

Thursday, June 2 - Band Concert, 7pm

Tuesday, June 7, Tri-M Music Department Awards - pot luck

Thursday, June 16, Graduation 4:30pm Wind ensemble students, orchestra and chorus will stay after school; eat; and change for performance.
* VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to organize lunch for the students. Please let Lorraine know if you're available to organize, shop and/or help serve that afternoon. Thanks in advance!


Also coming in June:
June 3-6: Auditions for Drum Major
Underclass Awards (TBA - Jazz band will perform)
June 17 - Marching Band Clinic


Good luck to all our students as they study for APs, SOLs and final exams.

I look forward to seeing you at one - or more - of our end-of-year events!

Humbly serving our kids,
Lorraine
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HSS Band 2010-11.37 Trip Meeting: Monday 7pm - Help needed to check luggage

Hi Band Boosters,

I hope everyone has enjoyed our beautiful, sunny weather lately.

Spring Trip: Mandatory Meeting for chaperones and parents on Monday, March 21 at 7pm in the auditorium. Come meet your student's chaperone and hear important details and information about the trip.

Drop-off for student's luggage will begin after the meeting. We will be searching the luggage after the meeting on Monday, and during the day on Tuesday.
It will be loaded onto the buses on Wednesday, prior to departure. Students will not be able to access their luggage from dropoff till we arrive at the hotel, for safety purposes.

Dear Parents -- we need some volunteers to inspect the luggage after the meeting and any time during the day on Tuesday (during school hours or after school). If you can drop by for an hour or so, please let me know (bandlsm@gmail.com) The luggage search is an important part of keeping all our students safe, and making sure the trip is a success. We appreciate your help!

Finally, congratulations to Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble for their excellent ratings at the Festival at TC Williams! As always, I'm impressed with the hard work and talent of the students .. and directors!

Humbly serving our kids,
Lorraine
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HSS Band 2010-11.36 It's Academic on NBC4 Saturday, 10:30am

Hi Band Boosters,

Watch Hayfield's It's Academic team compete this morning on NBC4at 10:30am --- Hayfield band members accompanied the team at the taping.

Tonight: Broadway Night, dessert at 7pm; show at 8pm; tickets $10/adult; $7/students and seniors (Choral Dept Fundraiser; Jazz Band performs)

Looking Ahead: Saturday, March 5: Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble perform at Spring Festival - get those tuxes and dresses ready (see schedule and details on the Bulletins page of the band web site.)

And, good luck to Drumline at their competition today!

PARENTS OF SENIORS:
I don't know about you, but I feel that Senior Year is flying by! It's time to get pictures together for the Senior Slide Show for the June Concert. Please send a baby picture; middle-years picture; and a senior year photo to Mark & Marie Sudik ... and it is REALLY helpful if you name the file with the senior's last name first, such as : smith_mary_baby.jpg; smith_mary_young.jpg; smith_mary_sr.jpg

Go Hawks!
Lorraine

HSS Band 2010-11.35 TRIP $ deadline; Message about bill to require PE (Fwd: from FACE)

Hi Band Boosters,

Check the band web site (http://www.hayfieldbands.com/) for rehearsal schedule for drumline; jazz band and wind ensemble this week. The jazz band performs at Broadway Night this coming Saturday, February 19. And congrats to Drumline for their first competition this weekend!

If you're going on the Spring Trip, final payment is due Tuesday, February 15. (Checks made payable to Hayfield Secondary School. Final payment $166 - less any credits from Tag Day and/or Fruit Sales.)

Finally, I'm forwarding some info from the fine arts advocacy group, FACE. As you may know, there are efforts underway to increase the amount of required time for Physical Education in public schools, which would affect time for music and arts as well.

(A great typo in the Washington Post this weekend made it sound like short kids might be exempt: "The Virginia General Assembly is sending a bill to Gov. McDonnell requiring tall children in public school to have 150 minutes of physical activity ...." Pretty sure the bill is for all children .... ! ha ha )


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Margi and Bill Flynn <my4flynns@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 3:11 PM
Subject: from FACE

From FACE co-chairs Mary Wagner and Christian Donion


Dear Colleagues,

We have had some success locally fighting the PE bills. Articles in the Washington Post and emails sent to VEA members indicate this will have a significant impact on our programs, so ACT now! News is starting to spread throughout the Commonwealth and we need to sustain our efforts here to stand a chance of defeating these bills. HB1644 will go to the Senate Public Education Subcommittee on Public Education on Monday.

Please read the forwarded email from the Virginia Leadership Coalition for Fine Arts Education below. There is a sample letter at the very bottom, or you could compose your own letter of course. Send your letter to the Senate Education Committee (cut and paste list below), and your senator, which you can find using this link:
http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform

Senate Education Committee:
district17@senate.virginia.gov, district35@senate.virginia.gov, district18@senate.virginia.gov,
district32@senate.virginia.gov, district13@senate.virginia.gov,district11@senate.virginia.gov,
district23@senate.virginia.gov, district21@senate.virginia.gov, district15@senate.virginia.gov,
district31@senate.virginia.gov,district14@senate.virginia.gov, district02@senate.virginia.gov,
district01@senate.virginia.gov

If HB1644 makes it out of the Senate, our next step will be to contact Governor McDonnell, so stay tuned. Thank you as always for your efforts, with persistence we can make a difference!

Mary Wagner and Christian Donlon
FACE
Co-Chairs

Virginia Leadership Coalition for Fine Arts in Education

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - CALL TO ACTION

HB 1644

HB 1644 will come before the SENATE Public Education Subcommittee Monday afternoon, February 14. If it makes it through the committee, as expected, it will then move through the full education committee and then to the floor of the senate. Action is need now to contact your senator and particularly members of the SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.

You may find information on how to contact your senator posted on the coalition website:

www.vaea.org/coalition.html

A sample letter is attached and provided below.

Please distribute as widely as possible.

Contact me if there are questions. THANK YOU for your continued participation.

Steve


Stephen E. King, Ed. D., Chair
Virginia Leadership Coalition for Fine Arts in Education
5250 Keffer Road
Catawba, VA 24070-2122
(540) 384-7449
(H) http://netmail.verizon.net/webmail/driver



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Dear Senator ________________,

I have great concerns regarding proposed legislation, HB 1644 which would result in an unfunded mandate that could have long-term financial, facility and scheduling issues for local school divisions.

I am calling your attention to the following issues related to this legislation:

1. While I believe the value of students developing a lifelong enjoyment of physical fitness is essential, my hope would be that physical education programs could assist students in finding ways of maintaining healthy lifestyles that they could sustain. A lifelong commitment to exercise and other ways of meeting those human needs is based on individual choice of physical activities.

2. The proposed legislation for physical education HB 1644, which requires additional minutes of participation in a physical education class, will likely create scheduling issues, a need for additional staff, and would create facilities and equipment requirements which result in significant financial implications for school systems at a time when meeting current needs is challenging.

3. The additional minutes required in HB 1644 could directly impact the ability to meet elementary art and music SOL's and would create substantial scheduling difficulties for those classes, as well as social studies and science.

4. If required in high school, HB 1644 would add 2 additional Carnegie units at the high school level, which in addition to the Economics and Personal Finance course requirement, would result in 3 additional course requirements, and could impinge on the ability of students to prepare for careers, through sequential courses, in preparation for post-secondary study or career pathways, in all advanced elective studies.

5. I recommend that recess, with structured physical education activities, be included in the 150 minute requirement.

6. If school divisions choose to hire additional physical education teachers, a question arises as to the available supply of physical education teachers in Virginia college and university teacher licensure programs.

Your continued support of fine arts instruction is much appreciated. Offering of fine arts and other electives benefits all students. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

_______________Your name and contact information

Mary Wagner

JMU University Supervisor

Music Education

FCPS String Orchestra and mentor

teacher, Cherry Run & White Oaks

Chair, MENC Council for Orchestral Education

ASTA Articles Editor

mscello@cox.net

HSS Band 2010-11.34 THANKS!

Hi Band Boosters,

This was the 21st year that Hayfield hosted the All-district Band Festival .... a 3-day event for 250 students and 35 band directors from the 29 schools that comprise District 10 of the VBODA (Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors' Association).

Thanks to great team-work from Hayfield Families - parents & students - we were able to host another successful event!

I'd like to especially thank Atsuko Russell for the amazing job she did providing hospitality for the band directors. Atsuko worked very hard to make sure the directors were provided with a comfortable place to work or take a break, complete with a steady supply of delicious snacks, hot coffee, cold drinks, and several meals as well (breakfast and lunch). Atsuko upheld Hayfield's reputation for outstanding hospitality.

Special thanks also to Bettina Dowell and Jessica Tyeryar for making trips to Costco to purchase supplies; and Dottie Andrews for her behind-the-scenes help with both hospitality and concessions.

And, it wouldn't have been possible without these parents ....

Jessica Tyeryar, Ceci Gunter, Mike Adams, Linda Lichtman, Amy Reardon, Twila Mack, Susan Yarwood, Leslie Bell, Che Russell, and Jen Goeglein (from Twain Middle School)

and these students ....

Michael Monaco; Justin Russell; David Lichtman; Michael Adams; Aly Yarwood; Lauren Baetsen; Michaela Holliday; Shannon Power; Sarah Gunter; Libby Dowell

I also want to acknowledge our band directors, Pat Burke and Dan Helm for all the effort they put into making this huge event a success. It's an honor to be able to host this prestigious event; and we're fortunate to have such great leadership in our band program.

Humbly serving our kids,
Lorraine