Attached is an order form for anyone interested in purchasing a DVD of the Fine Arts Fest performance. The cost of the DVD is $8.00. Make checks payable to WCS.
Order forms and payment are due to Ms. Kelsey by June 3rd. Mr. Jack Schaberg (a choir parent) is producing these. You will have them by Friday June 6th. Thanks. Lynn Kelsey
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The band student account PDF can be found on the website and has been updated to include the most recent can and bottle drive. To access your account for band camp or music supplies, please email the band boosters at [email protected].
We will be having our end-of-the-year Band Banquet on Tuesday, May 27th at 6:00 pm in the High School Commons and Auditorium. We will be celebrating the musical accomplishments of our band members during the 2013-2014 school year and honoring our graduating seniors. We plan to start the evening with a potluck dinner in the commons, followed by the presentation of awards and the end-of-the-year video in the auditorium. We look forward to having you join us!
We are asking each family to provide a dish to pass. The Band Boosters will provide table settings. New for this year is our use of Perfect Potluck where families may sign up for what they plan to bring. Please clink on the following link to access this site. http://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=EGJO6794 Below is how we have divided sections in the past, but feel free to bring anything that you would like. Flutes and Clarinets: Entree Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Baritone: Beverages (milk, juice, pop, water) Trumpet and Saxophones: Salads (tossed, fruit, pasta, taco) or veggie tray Horns, Trombones, Tuba: Potatoes, Rolls, Muffins, Bread Percussion: Desserts The attire for the evening is casual but slightly more formal than shorts and jeans. Thanks! Lynn Kelsey The Memorial Day Parade is fast approaching (May 26th) and it is finally getting warm! To keep the students cooled off and hydrated, we need bottled water for after the parade and volunteers to distribute the water.
We have around 230 students in both middle school and high school combined, so that's around 9-10 cases of water. Details will follow about drop off. If you will be attending the parade, please walk down and help pass out the water bottles to our wonderful students! Thanks. Laurie Hereza and Tracy Wennberg My son Alan is graduating this year, so I will be stepping down as coordinator of social media, a role I have done for the past two years. The social media coordinator puts emails from the Band Boosters and the band director on the band website, and on Facebook and Twitter. It is easy, and I will show you how to do it. Mrs Rosin also knows how, and is actually the Website guru, so she can help. All you need are a computer and an Internet connection.
If you would like to learn how to do this, please contact Vicki Schneider at [email protected] or contact me if you have questions. The social media coordinator is always in the know and one of the first to know! Here is your opportunity to be that one. Debby Sleight ([email protected]) The high school band will be performing at the WHS graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 1st. The ceremony will be held at the Wharton Center. Students in grades 9-11 will be taking a school bus to and from the event. Seniors should plan to meet us there, although they may ride the bus if needed.
Students should plan to wear nice dress clothes (school dress code applies). Please no jeans, shorts or tennis shoes. We will be sitting in front of the stage (very visible) during the entire ceremony, so please make every effort to look your best. This is a special day for WHS seniors and their families and therefore we should dress accordingly. The schedule for the day is as follows: 3:30 pm: 9-11th grade band members report to the band room 3:45 pm: Bus departs for the Wharton Center 4:15 pm: Arrive at Wharton and set up 4:30 pm: Senior band members meet us at the Wharton Center to rehearse with the choir 6:00 pm: Ceremony begins 7:45-8:00 pm: Return to WHS Senior band members are responsible to bring their instruments and music to and from the Wharton Center. Those using school owned instruments should plan to drop them off to WHS Monday, June 2nd through Friday, June 6th. We will be returning to WHS immediately following the ceremony. Typically the ceremony lasts about 1 hour. I'm hoping that we will return by 7:45 or 8:00 pm. Students who do not want to ride the bus home should plan to fill out a transportation waiver. If you have questions please contact Ms. Kelsey at [email protected] Thanks. Lynn Kelsey High school band members need to report to the Community Center (next to the football field) on Monday, May 26th, at 9:40 am. Students who need to get their instruments from the band room should plan to do so between 8:30 and 9:00 am. Students may also pick up their instruments to take home Friday, May 23rd, after school. Please do not bring cases to the Community Center.
The parade will begin at 10:00 am and concludes with a ceremony at the bridge. High school band members will be dismissed after the bridge ceremony. Students should plan to wear their green band performance t-shirt, black band shorts, short black socks, and black marching shoes. Please, no hats or sunglasses. Please make sure to hydrate properly and wear sunblock! Water will be provided for the students after the parade and before the bridge ceremony. Please let me know if you have questions. Thanks. Lynn Kelsey Reminder....The Can and Bottle Drive is this Saturday, May 17, from 9:00- 3:00. This event will be held rain or shine. (We will, however, cancel if the weather becomes unsafe or if we have thunderstorms.)
We are still in need of parents to drive to make the event successful. Even an hour or two is helpful! If you have questions, please email Danna Sturm at [email protected] Thanks! We are looking for two parents who would be willing to sell tickets at the McGoff auditorium door for the Fine Arts Fest. This is next Friday evening, May 16th. We would need your help starting at 6:45 pm.
Please email me at [email protected] if you can help. Thanks. Lynn Kelsey The fourth annual Fine Arts Fest will be Friday, May 16th at 7:30 pm at the high school in McGoff auditorium. This event features performances by the WHS band, combined jazz band, choir, and theater production students. Tickets are $5.00 per person.
The schedule for the day is as follows: 6:00 pm: Concert Band and Jazz Band members report to the high school for combined rehearsal (students should plan to eat dinner before they arrive) 7:30 pm: Show begins The "uniform" for the evening is jeans, plain black shirt, and tennis shoes. Please let me know if you have questions. Thanks. Lynn Kelsey I know we are not even done with this year, so why think about the next year already? Every year as we approach graduation we see that we will need some new leaders in many roles. Some of you may have helped out with something, and now you are ready to become the LEADER for the task.
Here are the positions we need to fill. Parent Volunteer Coordinator - Contacts parents for help when needed by the director or Booster team; communication central for volunteer needs. Webmaster/Social Media Leader - Updates website (using Weebly), Facebook and Twitter with communications from directors and Band Booster leaders. Uniform Team Leader - This role is changing due to the new uniforms. Works with the Parent Volunteer Coordinator to identify parents to help with fitting and hemming. Pre-season each student needs to be fitted for a marching uniform and concert uniform. Uniforms will be hemmed only; no alterations will be made to the coats. The Marching Uniform will remain in the bandroom tagged for the student. They will check it out and in for each game, per Miss Kelsey. We need and additional 2 to 3 parents for both check-out and check-in of uniforms, along with the Uniform Leader, for this to run smoothly. If for some reason the uniform needs to be cleaned during the season, the Uniform Leader will take it to the local cleaner and return it prior to the next game. The dry cleaner will bill the Band Boosters. At the end of the season the Uniform Leader or someone delegated by the Leader will take all the uniforms to the dry cleaners for season-end cleaning. They will then be picked up and brought back to the school and stored in the uniform room for the next season. During Marching Band Season Home Football Game Leader - Organizes the parents who signed up to provide food, water and ice donations, and place seat covers for each game. Here are more ways you can support the band program:
During Concert Band Season
The MSU Community Music School runs two summer camps during the summer in East Lansing on the MSU campus. Each camp is a week long, one geared toward middle schoolers and the other week for high schoolers.
High School Band Camp July 7-11 Middle School Band Camp July 14-18 Each camp runs from about 8:00 am to 3:00 pm each day, with lunch provided at the dining halls on campus. The final concert is on the Friday of camp at Fairchild Theater. There is still space and financial assistance available. Please see the links below for more information. CMS Middle School Band Camp CMS High School Band and Chamber Ensemble Camp Thanks. Melanie Rosin and Lynn Kelsey The election of new Band Booster officers for the 2014 -2015 school year is coming and we need to know who would like to put their name on the ballot. If you would like to be a part of the Band Booster Executive Board, or would like to nominate someone, please submit the name to [email protected] by May 10th. Please do not nominate a person unless they have agreed to the position and the time commitment each role requires.
We need nominees for the following positions : President - The duties of the President shall be to oversee all activities of the organization and to appoint committee chairpersons as needed. The president will also establish an agenda for each meeting; run meeting as per agenda; and delegate responsibilities such as finding event coordinators and parent volunteers. Vice President - The duties of the Vice President shall be to assist the President with delegation of responsibilities; correspond with the Parent Volunteer Coordinator; “check-in” with event coordinators on progress, and report to others on the Executive Board. Treasurer - The duties of the Treasurer shall be to keep track of all band account transactions; write checks for expenses; deposit money in the bank; update the Executive Board on the status and balance of account; keep accurate records of student accounts; clearly report on budget, expenses, shortages and overages; and assist in planning budgets for the Band Boosters. Secretary - The duties of the Secretary shall be to take minutes and email minutes so they can be posted on the band website; compile lists of parent email addresses; keep parent emails up to date as information is given; assist the leadership team with all means of communication; and promote the band in print and social media as much as possible. Once all names are collected you will receive an email of how you will be able to place your vote. Voting will be completed by the next Booster meeting on May 21st. The new board members will start their roles in June 2014 and continue through May 2015. Thank you! Williamston Band Boosters Executive Board President - Vicki Schneider Vice President - Carolyn McLaughlin Secretary - Deanna Stampfly Treasurer - Kathy Baker Parent Volunteer Coordinators - Teri Sand, Laurie Hereza & Tracy Wennberg We will be having our second drumline help session on Tuesday, May 6th from 6:30-8:00 pm at the high school band room. Any student who plans to audition to be on the drumline for fall 2014 should plan to attend.
We will be working with Cody Edgerton, an MSU music education major who was also the center snare for MSU this past season. Please let me know if you have questions. Thanks. Lynn Kelsey We are in need of pictures for our end-of-year band banquet video. This is always a special highlight of the evening. The Band Banquet will be Tuesday, May 27th at 6:30 pm.
Mr. Robin Roberts will be putting the video together. He would like the pictures by Friday, May 9th. Feel free to bring them in to high school band on a flash drive or disc. We would like pictures from the entire year including marching, concert, and jazz band. Full group pictures, section pictures, and individual pictures are all needed. We want to make sure that all of our band students get included in the video. New for this year, we would like to include baby pictures of our senior band members. Mr. Roberts is also able to scan pictures if you do not have them in an electronic format. Please contact Robin Roberts at [email protected] if you have questions. Thanks. Lynn Kelsey |
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