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Announcements for Week Ending February 5th, 2005
All-State and Region Bands
Best of luck to all auditioning students at this weekend's All-State Band callbacks! We should have complete chair placement results for both state and region bands early next week, and will post them to the website as soon as they are released. cariobands.org.
Schedule for Next 2 Weeks
- Monday, Jan 31 - symphonic rehearsal from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, Feb 1 - symphonic rehearsal from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
- Wednesday, Feb 2 - symphonic rehearsal from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb 3 - symphonic mini-camp with clinician Pat Garren from 3:30 - 6 p.m.
- Friday, Feb 4 - symphonic mini-camp with clinician Pat Garren from 12 noon - 6 p.m.
- Monday, Feb 7 - symphonic rehearsal from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, Feb 8 - symphonic rehearsal from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
- Wednesday, Feb 9 - symphonic rehearsal from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb 10 - symphonic rehearsal with clinician Mark Williams from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
(Note: Mr. Williams will be guest conducting our band with one of his own compositions at the SCMEA concert. He is flying in from California on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., and this is the only opportunity for him to work with the students. This final rehearsal prior to the performance on Friday has been scheduled to accommodate his arrival and availability.)
6th Grade Carowinds Trip
Sign-ups for the Carowinds trip are Tuesday, Feb 1st from 8 - 8:30 a.m. at the band room.
Spring Flower Fundraiser
Packets will come home with students on Tuesday, Feb 1st. Last chance this year for student account credit. Students will receive $7.50 in their accounts for every flat sold, assuming the fundraising supplement has been met. This fundraiser is in conjunction with Cedar Creek Nursery on Hwy 17 right here in Mount Pleasant. Flats have 18 plants each in 3" pots. Varieties include begonias, impatiens, portulaca, marigolds, petunias, and vinca. This was an easy sell last spring - everybody plants spring flowers - and these are locally grown and fresh from the greenhouse! Look for your fundraising packet on Tuesday!
Booster Meeting
The 2nd business meeting of the Band Boosters is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 22nd at 7 p.m. in the gym. (Please note the date change - meeting was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 15.) We will be handing out prizes for the pie and fruit fundraisers, in addition to awarding a prize package to one lucky platinum level ($100) "Boost the Band" contributor. The preliminary agenda for the meeting will be stapled to the front of the flower fundraising packet. If you'd like to be more involved in the band program next year, now's the time to start thinking about it. Most of us currently serving have been on the job for 2 years now - time to bring in some new faces and fresh ideas! Please call or e-mail me, or any other board member, if you're interested and want more information.
SCMEA Performance
We are putting together a detail sheet for the day of the SCMEA performance on Friday, Feb 11, which will come home soon. Loosely, the schedule is as follows:
- 12 noon - gather in band room, very light rehearsal, lunch, change, load
- 1:15 p.m. - depart for North Charleston, visit exhibits, set-up for concert
- 5 p.m. - performance in Ballroom C
- 6 p.m. - break-down, dinner
- 8 p.m. - Boston Brass performance in the PAC
- 10 p.m. - load buses and depart
- 10:30 p.m. - arrive at Cario parking lot, unload, and go home!
More next week.
Please respond to m3mom@aol.com or president@cariobands.org.
Pat McM. 216-3549.