The Leadership Team for 2010-11 is posted on the leadership page now. Please look it over and verify your info. If you are missing info (email or phone) or want to change something (cell rather than home #), please email Mr. Walsh with changes. If your name is not hotlinked, there is no email.
Leaders, remember that to lead you must live it. Be sure you are thinking about the future over the course of the next few weeks. And, don’t forget to take care of leadership projects. We’d like those completed before we come back in August. Finally, you can contact Scott Lang through his website at www.scottlang.net
Looking forward to a GREAT season in 2010!
If you KNOW you are marching but have not returned marching band registration yet, please contact Mr. Walsh immediately with your intent. Section Leaders, you should be in contact with Mr. Walsh to confirm numbers for your section. THE OPENER IS FINISHED and the drill writer is simply waiting on us. Time to finish this detail and move forward!
We are accepting orders for the “year in review” DVD that was shown at the band banquet. Please download the order form, complete, and send in to the band building with payment attached. This DVD will be available for a limited time so get your order in now!
On Friday April 16th Rod Smith, longtime Band Director at Westlake High School went into cardiac arrest at his home and was rushed to the hospital. He did not recover and passed away this week. This is a tough time for Mr. Smith’s family and the band members at Westlake HS.
As announced at out awards banquet, the Fulton County High School Band Directors are creating a scholarship fund in his memory or Westlake High School Band Students. Please consider making a donation. Checks can be make payable to “Alpharetta HS Bands” - our boosters will write one check to the scholarship fund.
AWESOME is the word that best describes Savannah concert. Most parents did not make the trip, so we’ve made CD recordings of the GMEA Svannah performance available THIS WEEK ONLY for $20.00 each. These will be digitally mastered recordings that we will receive in about 2-3 weeks. If you would like to order please send a check payable to AHS Bands; specify the number of CDs and whether you want Wind Ensemble or Symphony recording. THIS IS THE FINAL CALL - CDs WILL BE ORDERED AT THE END OF THIS WEEK (last day of February).
THANKS!
Congratulations to the following Raider Band members for passing the second audition and earning the privilage of being a member of the 2010 Georgia All State Band! You will be traveling to Savannah, GA the first weekend in March to perform with the Georgia All State Band! Details for this trip TBA.
Sarah Balch, Cory Fica, Ben Horne, David Hwang, John Jung, Bomi Lee, Ryan LeQuier, Morgan Minyard, Mandy Schiff, Giovanni Sessoms, Danielle Zervakos, Jessie Zhang.
PLEASE CONFIRM WITH MR WALSH THAT YOU ARE GOING!
Click here for Ensemble and Chair Placement
Please email Mr. Walsh immediately to accept; since results were delayed, the state must contact alternates asap in the event that you cannot participate.
The 2010 Football schedule is on our website calendar NOW. If your child will be marching with the Raider Band, please block out these dates. The competition schedule will be posted as we confirm dates and competitions.
Parents and Students, PLEASE look at the schedule / calendar regularly (DAILY) - be informed. We have several activities and at least one performance every month from now until school is out in May, including a performance on the day of graduation. In the classroom we strive to teach responsibility and commitment; missing events due to lack of planning is counter-productive to our goals.
From performances to clinics to hosting events to 2010 marching band camp, you name it and we have it scheduled. We schedule events as they become known to us; your responsibility is to view the calendar regularly and stay informed.
Scheduled after-school rehearsals are MANDATORY, not optional. We publish all known rehearsals and performances well in advance for one reason - so you can plan ahead. We count on each and every band member in performance. And we cannot perform with students who did not rehearse. Likewise, it is counter-productive to rehearse with students who are not performing.
SPECIAL NOTE IF YOU ARE TRAVELING TO NYC: Please look over the March schedule carefully; everyone has after-school rehearsals this month.
Bottom Line: WATCH THE SCHEDULE - BE INFORMED!
We have FINALLY updated ISAs for October / November. We’ve been waiting on Verizon to be added in; it is now there! Please contact our ISA chairperson (Dave Pratt) if you find any mistakes or have questions. He has worked hard to make this sheet as clear as possible. If you need the password to open, contact Mr. Walsh via email and be sure your name and child’s name are in the body of the email.
Remember, the procedure to withdraw funds is to download the ISA withdraw form from this website, complete it, and submit it to Mr. Walsh. Please be sure you have $$ in your account before making payments with ISA funds.