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Welcome to this last planned regular<\/u><\/em> email of the year.  Below you will find information about the Graduation Band performance, band camp, instrument rental, London, and an upgrade to our online database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Seniors<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Again, congratulations and thank you for the incredible memories and milestones. I do hope you will be able to join us for alumni events in the coming years. Photos and videos from the last two events will be posted here as well as the Band Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This coming Wednesday is graduation<\/strong>.  This is our last planned performance of the year.  Call time for all concert band members to be at South stadium is 6:15p.  Since it will during rush hour and a ton of people are trying to gain entrance to the stadium, please plan to arrive earlier than you think.  Every year, people are late because they didn\u2019t expect it to take as long as it does to get from your home to the stadium.  \uf04a  We begin playing at 6:40p.  Dress is nice casual, much like our last concert.  Nice slacks\/dress pants and polo or dress shirt, or dress, or skirt and blouse.  Please no tennis shoes or jeans.  Current temperature predictions are for a high temperature of only 66 degrees on Wednesday<\/strong>.  Therefore by 8:30\/9:00p (the conclusion of the ceremony) it will be in the lower 60\u2019s.  Plan ahead as we will be sitting on the turf for the entire ceremony.  Students need to bring their own instruments \u2013 including percussion hand instruments and mallets\/sticks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live Performance of How to Train Your Dragon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Someone has been in contact with Dr. Thomas about possibly playing for the Kansas City movie premiere of How to Train Your Dragon<\/u><\/strong>.  This would be open to ALL Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble members (even recent graduates).  I hope to be obtaining more information tomorrow (Monday) and will pass along once that is received.  The date is June 3<\/strong>.  We would be playing highlights from How to Train Your Dragon that the Wind Ensemble played on the spring concert.  When more information is received it will be passed along to see if it is a possibility for us to perform at the event \u2013 and then be able to stay for the screening.  \uf04a  Stay tuned for more information regarding this exciting opportunity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

London Trip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

London Trip Payments \u2013 <\/strong>Tomorrow is the date for the next installment for our upcoming London trip.  Have you made that payment in the last week or so?  If you have not, please send your payment this week to the band office or our trip treasurers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passport?<\/strong> \u2013 It takes about 6-8 weeks to obtain your passport.\u00a0 If you have not gotten your yet, now is the time.\u00a0 Here is the website to begin the process.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/passport<\/u><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0If the student is under 18 years of age, there are specific instructions on this webpage.\u00a0 Soon after school resumes, I will begin collecting the passports of all travelers since we will have to have EXACT names as they appear on the passport as well as the Passport Identification Number, to obtain everyone\u2019s airline tickets.\u00a0 When school resumes, we will be very busy with marching band activities as well as London activities and deadlines.\u00a0 The sooner everyone has their passport, the less stressed you will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer Instruments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Renting an instrument for the summer?<\/strong> \u2013 please obtain a rental form from Dr. Thomas or Mr. Hupe.  You may pay for just the summer portion ($30) or summer and school year ($90).  This is a great way to stay in shape for the return to Marching Band!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Database and Communication System Coming!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cut Time<\/u><\/strong> migration – We have an exciting opportunity to improve our communication with parents and students next school year.\u00a0 It is a text-based system that allows for our band calendar, communications, instrument rentals, forms collection, volunteer sign-up, band fee and trip payments, finance tracking, and much more to all come under one platform.\u00a0 As we begin to move in this direction, be on the lookout for requests for information including cell phone numbers.\u00a0 This will not be spam, but movement to improved communication with parents and students.\u00a0 It is called Cut Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Band Camp July 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Please have band camp marked on your calendar for July.   <\/strong>All times are 8a-4p at West<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • July 21-23 \u2013 Percussion<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • July 24 \u2013 Student staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • July 25 \u2013 Rookies and student staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • July 28-Aug. 1 \u2013 FULL Band<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Aug 1 \u2013 Exhibition and first performance of this year\u2019s show. 7:30-9:00p<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    These collective dates equal almost two months of school rehearsals!  We will learn this year\u2019s pre-game drill and music along with show music and the opening movement or two of drill.  PLEASE make plans to be in attendance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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