FIRST SUMMER MARCHING BAND PRACTICE WEDNESDAY, JULY 6^TH

Who: All marching band students (Yes, including incoming Freshmen)

What: Our first Wednesday night Beat the Heat Marching/Music Practice session

Where: Homestead High School Band Room

When: 5-9 pm

Why: To get everyone up to speed on the fantastical field show and Macy’s music!  To get those marching muscles in shape!  To meet and greet incoming band students and returning old pros.  To see if Mr. Weingartner has grown anymore.  To find out if Mr. Burn can talk!

Bring your instruments, a hat, sunscreen, WATER BOTTLE, music, WATER BOTTLE, and lest we forget, WATER BOTTLE.  Where THICK SOLED athletic shoes.  And SOCKS.  The artificial turf is hot (not warm).  It will radiate thru the bottom of thin soled shoes.  Wear SOCKS; we can’t afford blisters forming from the friction between hot sweaty shoes and bare sweaty feet. 

Students should try to attend as many as they can.  There will be music and marching rehearsals, where students will learn the basics of marching and hear what the music will sound like when the group plays together.

These sessions are stand alone, so if a student misses one, they will be able to catch on the next time.  But Macy’s needs a status and a video of our routine early in the season,   and we need to be at our best.

Please contact Vicki Feltman at Vicki.feltman@gmail.com if you have any questions.

WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH UNIFORM FITTINGS – FROM BARB EDMONDS

We have uniform fittings starting next Wednesday but we currently do not have enough volunteers to actually run the sessions.  If you can help with one or more of the dates, please sign up on our volunteer website.  You do not need any prior experience and you do not need to know how to sew. If you have any questions, feel free to contact:

Barbara Edmonds, edmondsbarb@yahoo.com or Audrey Ishizaki, aud@yahoo.com.

 http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/4623456353026880101

To reach the fitting volunteer page, select Uniform Fitting Volunteers from the pop-down menu at the top left of window.

Thanks!

REMINDER TO MARCHING BAND STUDENTS – SIGN UP FOR YOUR UNIFORM FITTING APPOINTMENT – SLOTS ARE FILLING UP!!

Marchers (does not apply to Colorguard):

If you wait too long, your first choice for fittings might be full. 

Sign up at:

 http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/4623456353026880101

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Barbara Edmonds 408-507-5532, edmondsbarb@yahoo.com or Audrey Ishizaki 650-455-3427.

IF YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR BAND CAMP PACKET, COME PICK ONE UP

All payments and forms are due Friday, July 8^th.  Avoid the $75 late fee!

Please check with your friends to make sure they received their packets, too. 

BAND CAMP IS COMING SOON– AUGUST 5 TO 7!

Band Camp is an important kick-off to the Marching Band season. Each year all new and returning marchers (includes pit percussion, colorguard and field marchers) gather for a weekend away.  They get to know one another as well as begin to learn the new show music and drill.  There are two ways you, parents, can help to make band camp a success: 1.  We need donations of snack goodies for 250 famished kids.  The Athenian School is contracted to provide regular hot meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner).  Parents provide the rest of the refreshments– this includes all snacks at every break.  We are asking for donations of brownies, cookies, homemade breads (banana, pumpkin…), salty crackers (Cheez-Its, Goldfish, Ritz… no pretzels please!), and LOTS of fruit.  Help us serve those with food allergies… NO NUTS PLEASE! 2.  We need help at the Athenian School with set-up, break down, snack prep, chaperoning,… To sign up to donate food items and/or to help, please go to the Volunteer Spot link to select what you will provide.  Enter your e-mail address to access the calendar.

http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/492345632594872036

All non-perishable food items can be dropped off starting Mon, August 1.  All perishable food items should be dropped off NO EARLIER than Wed, August 3.  

Drop Off:Christina Allen

1151 Andover Drive

Sunnyvale, CA 94087

BAND ROOM AVAILABILITY

The band room will be open from 1-6 on the following days:

            Tue – Thu July 5-7 (Monday is a holiday)

            Mon – Thu July 11-14

            Mon – Thu July 18-21

            Mon – Thu July 25–28

            Mon – Thu Aug 1–4

SUMMER SCHEDULE

Below is a list of important dates for the summer months.  The dates and times listed below were accurate at the time of printing, but things can change!  Please be sure to read your e-mail to keep up with any last minute changes.

June/July Marching Band Practice

August Marching Band Practice