7 rehearsals remaining, plus testing week
There have been several early rehearsals called. We will have rehearsals during testing week. There will be more info soon.
Music Testing
Here is the daily message, ask your son or daughter to explain: The travel clubs are posted. No student should have less than 50 points. If you do, you are far behind the pace. Anyone over 150 is close. You are not eligible to test first period until you have begun your testing before or after school. If you have questions see Mr. Deep and he can check your scores in the database.
The 150+ rehearsals begin Wednesday at 8:00 a.m
These rehearsals are for the band members who have earned at least 150 points on their playing tests. 150 points is expected from all band members by March 5th at 4:30 p.m. The score everyone must achieve is 200 points. Keep in mind that the 150 point cut-off will be raised periodically.
Important Dates
-March 5- Staff Flight Leaders meeting- 9:30 a.m.
-March 11- Chaperone meeting- 7:00 p.m.
-March 17- Final Document trip meeting in the Middle School Auditorium. (Mandatory attendance- every household must be represented)
-March 22- Trip Preview concert in the North Gym at the High School- Mandatory- 100% student attendance. (large instrument packing will follow the concert)
-March 24- Depart
-April 1- Arrive home
Medical Forms and Liability Forms are past due
Only 56% of forms are in. Please do your part. We have 512 forms to collect and copy (multiple times). There are still 228 that we are waiting for.
Passports
12 still to be collected. If this involves you, email Mr. Deep and update him on your situation.
If you are missing music...
Copy someone else’s music who has the same part. Do not root through the band office or ask a director to replace your lost music.
Uniform Buddies
Flute and Clarinet players will either have a band office case assigned to transport (carriers, tools…), be assigned to assist a sousaphone or quad player, or have a second ‘uniform suitcase’. Find four non-flute/clarinet playing band members and tell them you can be their ‘uniform buddy’ to Milan and home from Munich. Give a list to Mr. Deep and you will be one of our uniform transporters. We need about half of the flute/clarinet players to transport uniforms. On return to Shaker, you will need to bring your suitcase to school the first day school resumes and turn in the uniforms.
Marching practice will happen outside
Be prepared. Hope for warm weather.
Flight Information
Information will be released soon. We are waiting for updated numbers and times. Airline mergers have slowed our updates.
VISA card options
There are two that have been recommended at the band booster meeting. Both families have had good luck with these.
Medical Forms and Liability Forms are past due
Only 56% of forms are in. Please do your part. We have 512 forms to collect and copy (multiple times). There are still 228 that we are waiting for.
Passports
12 still to be collected. If this involves you, email Mr. Deep and update him on your situation.
If you are missing music...
Copy someone else’s music who has the same part. Do not root through the band office or ask a director to replace your lost music.
Uniform Buddies
Flute and Clarinet players will either have a band office case assigned to transport (carriers, tools…), be assigned to assist a sousaphone or quad player, or have a second ‘uniform suitcase’. Find four non-flute/clarinet playing band members and tell them you can be their ‘uniform buddy’ to Milan and home from Munich. Give a list to Mr. Deep and you will be one of our uniform transporters. We need about half of the flute/clarinet players to transport uniforms. On return to Shaker, you will need to bring your suitcase to school the first day school resumes and turn in the uniforms.
Marching practice will happen outside
Be prepared. Hope for warm weather.
Flight Information
Information will be released soon. We are waiting for updated numbers and times. Airline mergers have slowed our updates.
VISA card options
There are two that have been recommended at the band booster meeting. Both families have had good luck with these.
-AAA travel VISA card
-VISA bucks card (To sign up, just go to usbank.visabuxx.com. There are several other banks that may offer the same program. It is easy for a parent to keep track of all transactions and add money to it online.)
History Lessons
John Murphy is continuing to gather some history on the towns that we will be visiting on the the trip. Here is some information on Innsbruck and Venice.
On a different note...
We have a new member of the Shaker Band family. Please join Jason and Heidi Clemens in welcoming their daughter Elizabeth Marie. Libby was born at 4:36 PM on Saturday, Feb. 27, weighing 7 lbs, 7 ozs. and measuring 19 inches long. Mr. Clemens has taken a couple days off, but will be back at rehearsals in the middle of this week.
