End of Year Announcements. 5 / 28 / 2020

Let's look forward to summer and the "hopefully" fall season!

#1. Thank you seniors!!!  You have been wonderful to our music department both individually and as a group!  We're gonna miss you terribly!  Good Luck in everything you do!

#2  Congratulations to: John Daniels, recipient of the John Phillip Sousa Band Award -  Rita Costa,  recipient of the Patrick Gilmore Band Award and Nick Daniels, recipient of the Director's Award for Band.  All three awards are sponsored by the Instrumentalist Magazine and are the highest honors that band students may attain! 

#3. ALL Marching Band Registration Papers are now past due.  Mr. Dettmar has already spoken with Victor, our drill designer, and will be putting this season's show together during the month of June.  Remember, if you don't mail-in or drop off your band papers to the school you're not going to be included in the band.  Once the show is designed we can't make changes to the roster!!!

#4  A "HUGE" Thank you goes out to the individuals who made such wonderful donations to the band this Spring.  I was becoming very concerned about how we were going to be able to afford everything, but one family even donated their government stimulus check!  God bless! 

#5  Marching Band Music:  Is being ordered this coming week.  As soon as it comes in we'll make copies and lay it out on tables either in the front hallway of the school or in the library.  I'll notify and tell you which part you should pick-up.  Flip folios will be distributed during band camp and we are currently going through them and updating them.  "IF" you still have yours at home PLEASE turn in in to the school!  We need it!  NOW!

#6  Next Season's Drum Line:  I'm currently in conversation with Kevin Kincaid so we can let you all know what you'll be playing, i,e.:  snare, bass, quints, cymbals, etc...  YOU WILL be able to pick-up your drums so you can practice your music over the summer!   This should be able to happen within a week!

#7. End of Year Music Awards...  As we've said earlier, we want to wait until we're able to have a get together to distribute the yearly music awards.  That may be later in the summer or it may not be feasible at all.  "IF" that becomes the case then we'll obviously let you know where to pick-up your letters, certificates, trophies and pins.  Let's hope for the best, yo! 

#8. FINALLY...  "IF" you have any concert band or jazz band music [folders} at your house PLEASE turn them in to the school!  We're attempting to go through instrument inventory, music file cabinets, flip folio assignments, etc... and need all the music, folders and folios turned in. 

Have a safe and happy summertime!  You've earned it 

this year more than ever!!  

There will be no marching band practices of any kind until the first day of "Mini Band Camp" so please check the schedule, marching band handbook and band calendar!   

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