What a great week. It started off with an Incredible Winter Concert! All groups performed extremely well and the concert moved along nicely. Thank you to all of you who purchased a raffle ticket, and congratulations to the Vasquez (Grenna) family who won the drawing.
Region Band Phase 2 is tomorrow night (9th). We DO have bus drivers lined up for Monday. Students that ride the bus only are to leave 7th period at 2:10 pm from 7th period and we will leave as soon as all students arrive. We will need Alt. Travel forms for any student wishing to get a ride to/from this event. Instrument dates are listed on the next page. Please make sure you bring money for dinner at Alvin HS. Congratulations to the students that qualified to Phase 2. Flute: Sigourney Lee, Kaitlyn Johnson, Jorden Zepeda. Clarinet: Paige Hessler and Peyton Botik. Alto Sax: Anna Tumunyan and Kyle Nguyen. French Horn: Maggie Davidson and Julia Gomez. Trumpet: Amercio Zapata, Tristen Fulcher, Arkady Marchenko, Tristen Fulcher. Trombone: Alex Meyer and Jordan Morrison. Euphonium: Clay Young, Sean Salas, and Kevin O’Donnell. All other region honors will be recognized once tomorrow’s audition is over.
The final payment installment for the Band Fees was due on Monday December 2nd. Please refer to your charms account for more details. Please pay all fees so we can make sure the students get the necessary needs for the rest of the year. If there are any questions, please contact Mr. Moreno.
The next Spring Trip installment is due on Monday December 16th.
The Full Orchestra Concert is on Tuesday December 10th. Call time is TBA by Mr. Zavalla.
Thank you to all of our students and volunteers that made the Holiday in the Park parade go well. Thank you for your patience and flexibility. It was quite a night but very fun!
All instruments must go home over the break on December 20th. Even though the Winter concert was the band final exam, all students MUST be present at their final exam date/time. Please monitor your grades daily going into finals week (Dec. 16th-20th).
Full Orchestra Concert: Tuesday December 10th. Call time is TBA by Mr. Zavalla.
Region Band Clinic and Concert: December 13th and 14th at Clear Lake HS for those who made the region bands. We will have a bus to take us immediately after school on Friday and in the morning on the 14th. All students must be picked up after the concert by parents.
Guard Corner:
The guard will follow the regular winter guard rehearsal schedule.