Remember, we will be in Verona just three weeks from now. There are only six rehearsals left, plus testing week.
A Message From Dr. Mawhorter
A fabulous opportunity awaits! I am privileged to support the band as a volunteer physician. I trust all the medical forms are handed in. They provide excellent basic information that will help me effectively meet your needs. We want your trip to be as hassle free as possible.
Realizing each person and their situation is unique, I want to know if there are any particular details you think I need to know that are not captured on the form.
Students or parents may contact me. Yes, I am Jenny and Mike’s Dad; but as I care for you each conversation is personal and private.
I can be reached at mawhors@ccf.org or 216-445-2412. If appropriate a typed summary can be given to Mr. Deep in a sealed envelope.
Flight Information
Flight information can be found in two PDF files. Here is an alphabetical list of names with flight pattern numbers. Find you pattern number, then look here to find your specific flight information.
The Plans for the 150+ Club
Next Monday it will become the 160+ club, Tuesday- 170+; Wednesday- 180+, Thursday-190+, and Friday it will become the 200 club. Rehearsals will be in the multi-purpose room starting at 8:00 a.m.
The Zero Points Club begins tomorrow (Friday)
It will meet in the practice rooms C and D at 7:45 a.m. Next Monday it will become the < 50-club; Tuesday < 70; Wednesday < 90; Thursday < 110 and Friday < 130. This is a performance tour. This is not the minimum expectation, this is far behind the pace.
Important Dates
-March 11 – Chaperones meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Dr. Grant’s House
-March 17- Final trip meeting. Mandatory attendance (every household must be represented)
-March 22- Trip Preview concert- No excuses. 100% attendance. (Packing will follow the concert)
Medical Forms and Liability Forms are past due (only 72% in). PLEASE HELP!!!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
22 Days Until the Alps
With the trip just over three weeks away, we are coming down to the wire.
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
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.
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.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Three and a Half Weeks Until the Alps
As discussed in previous posts, medical and release forms are now available. Click below for the appropriate form.
Please fill out the appropriate medical form and the release form and return them both as soon as possible to the Band Office.
As far as other announcements, we are still waiting for 15 passports to be turned in, 10 students and 5 adults. We are also still missing 5 "Six Weeks To Go" Questionnaires, 3 student and 2 shadow trip participants. Both of these items are due immediately.
Music checks are being conducted, but only 10 out of the 220 students going have checked off more that half of their music with a director. 40 students, or 5 groups of 8, have yet to sign up as part of a trip group. Please check with your student concerning whether or not they have signed up as part of a group. This posting is also the last call for roommate groups that would be interested in combining to form the triple rooms needed for several nights of the trip. Triples will soon be assigned if there are no volunteers.
Lastly, for those of you who travel on a regular basis, we would like to make you aware of a special phone offer from "Wireless Traveler." For more information, click here.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
4 Weeks To Go
While there are no new announcements this week, we continue to ask parents to check in with their students regarding their progress on music checks. If students have not checked any of their trip music off with a director, they are behind. Rehearsals for the trip will begin on Wednesday, following Tuesday night's concert. Student and chaperone passports should already be turned in to the band office, and Six Week Questionnaires are due from all participants immediately. Final reservations for meals are already being made, and the information on that sheet is important for making those decisions. Be watching for the Trip Medical Form that will be posted on this website shortly. Once posted, we ask that all trip participants fill them out and return them as soon as possible. Remember that the final document meeting is scheduled for March 17 at 7 PM in the Shaker Middle School Auditorium for all trip participants.
To whet you appetite, read a brief history of Verona, Italy, one of the stops on the trip, here.
To whet you appetite, read a brief history of Verona, Italy, one of the stops on the trip, here.
Friday, February 12, 2010
5 Weeks Until the Alps
Here's another update regarding "Shaker Crosses The Alps." These announcements have been made during morning band rehearsals, and the band staff is asking all parents to echo them at home as well as the window of time until the trip closes.
Passports
Student and chaperone passports are due IMMEDIATELY. We are still waiting on 33 passports. The copying and sorting process described in the previous post is already occurring because we cannot wait any longer.
Marching Instruments
All marching instruments are prepared for pick-up and should have been signed out by now.
Music
Students have received 18 of the 20 pieces of music we will be performing on the trip (the Austrian and Italian national anthems will be coming soon), along with flip-folders and lyres. Flip-folders should be loaded with the music in the order that was passed out, and pages should be taped on each side to avoid losing music. Trumpet, trombone, snare drum, and bass drum players need to stop by the band office to pick up extra windows and heavy-duty rings. Testing has already begun and students who have not checked off at least some pieces from the list with a director are behind. Students should be prepared for some early rehearsals (before 8:05) in the month of March.
Six-Week Questionnaire
The questionnaire is still available here. We are still waiting for 46 student, 12 chaperone, and 21 shadow trip participant questionnaires. Those questionnaires contain important information regarding dietary restrictions and preferences that are necessary for planning meals. The order for the clothing printer will be placed soon, and students who do not return this form by Tuesday morning will not receive their trip hoodie. Medical forms will be coming out soon, please be on the look out for them and return them as soon as possible.
Finally, remember that the very important Final Document Meeting has been scheduled for March 17 at 7 PM in the Shaker Middle School Auditorium.
Passports
Student and chaperone passports are due IMMEDIATELY. We are still waiting on 33 passports. The copying and sorting process described in the previous post is already occurring because we cannot wait any longer.
Marching Instruments
All marching instruments are prepared for pick-up and should have been signed out by now.
Music
Students have received 18 of the 20 pieces of music we will be performing on the trip (the Austrian and Italian national anthems will be coming soon), along with flip-folders and lyres. Flip-folders should be loaded with the music in the order that was passed out, and pages should be taped on each side to avoid losing music. Trumpet, trombone, snare drum, and bass drum players need to stop by the band office to pick up extra windows and heavy-duty rings. Testing has already begun and students who have not checked off at least some pieces from the list with a director are behind. Students should be prepared for some early rehearsals (before 8:05) in the month of March.
Six-Week Questionnaire
The questionnaire is still available here. We are still waiting for 46 student, 12 chaperone, and 21 shadow trip participant questionnaires. Those questionnaires contain important information regarding dietary restrictions and preferences that are necessary for planning meals. The order for the clothing printer will be placed soon, and students who do not return this form by Tuesday morning will not receive their trip hoodie. Medical forms will be coming out soon, please be on the look out for them and return them as soon as possible.
Finally, remember that the very important Final Document Meeting has been scheduled for March 17 at 7 PM in the Shaker Middle School Auditorium.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Audio and Video Pages Updated
Taking a break from trip updates, the "Audio" and "Video" pages under the "Downloads" heading have been updated with tracks and videos from the High School concerts on December 14 and 15. You can click on the links to watch or listen online, or you can right-click on the link, select "Save Target As," and assign a name to the file to save it to your own computer. More audio and video to come!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Trip Information, Please Read All
With the trip just over six weeks away, final preparations are underway.
Questionnaire
A “Six Weeks To Go” Questionnaire is only available on our website, here. All trip participants, including chaperones and shadow trip participants, should fill out a questionnaire and return it to the band office immediately. Students will need to select a color for their hooded sweatshirt from this chart.
Passports
Student and chaperone passports are due to Mr. Deep IMMEDIATELY. All passports need to be signed and valid through 10/10/10 (due to travel restrictions in some countries and for safety reasons). Once turned in, passports are immediately locked in the Band Office, then transported in batches to the Administration Building for copying and safe keeping until the trip. While we are on the trip, copies will be kept with each student, with chaperones for all of their trip group members, in the Administration Building, and at least two sets of full band copies will be kept by the band staff during the trip. All the real passports will be locked in hotel safes while on the trip. The process of copy and sorting so many passports takes time, so passports are needed well in advance of the trip.
Uniforms
Uniform exchange will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 9 and 10, from 3 to 4 PM in the uniform room, by the band room doors in the South parking lot for students experiencing any uniform issues. Students should try on their uniforms to make sure they still fit. Any uniform parts being exchanged should first be dry-cleaned. ALL UNIFORMS MUST BE DRY CLEANED BEFOR THE TRIP. Please make arrangements now.
Passover Seder
For those interested in the optional Passover Seder dinner while on the trip, and invitation, including additional information, can be found here. All participants are invited.
Final Document Meeting
The mandatory Final Document Meeting for all trip participants has been scheduled for March 17 at 7 PM in the Middle School Auditorium.
Bubble Wrap
Bubble wrap is needed for packing the instruments and equipment for a long plane ride across the Atlantic. If you have any available, please send it in to the Band Office.
Email Updates
As the trip draws closer, updates like this will become more regular, and information will not be sent home in handouts. Please be sure that you have registered to receive email updates whenever this blog is updated. We will also be using the blog for updates, pictures, and videos while on the trip.
Questionnaire
A “Six Weeks To Go” Questionnaire is only available on our website, here. All trip participants, including chaperones and shadow trip participants, should fill out a questionnaire and return it to the band office immediately. Students will need to select a color for their hooded sweatshirt from this chart.
Passports
Student and chaperone passports are due to Mr. Deep IMMEDIATELY. All passports need to be signed and valid through 10/10/10 (due to travel restrictions in some countries and for safety reasons). Once turned in, passports are immediately locked in the Band Office, then transported in batches to the Administration Building for copying and safe keeping until the trip. While we are on the trip, copies will be kept with each student, with chaperones for all of their trip group members, in the Administration Building, and at least two sets of full band copies will be kept by the band staff during the trip. All the real passports will be locked in hotel safes while on the trip. The process of copy and sorting so many passports takes time, so passports are needed well in advance of the trip.
Uniforms
Uniform exchange will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 9 and 10, from 3 to 4 PM in the uniform room, by the band room doors in the South parking lot for students experiencing any uniform issues. Students should try on their uniforms to make sure they still fit. Any uniform parts being exchanged should first be dry-cleaned. ALL UNIFORMS MUST BE DRY CLEANED BEFOR THE TRIP. Please make arrangements now.
Passover Seder
For those interested in the optional Passover Seder dinner while on the trip, and invitation, including additional information, can be found here. All participants are invited.
Final Document Meeting
The mandatory Final Document Meeting for all trip participants has been scheduled for March 17 at 7 PM in the Middle School Auditorium.
Bubble Wrap
Bubble wrap is needed for packing the instruments and equipment for a long plane ride across the Atlantic. If you have any available, please send it in to the Band Office.
Email Updates
As the trip draws closer, updates like this will become more regular, and information will not be sent home in handouts. Please be sure that you have registered to receive email updates whenever this blog is updated. We will also be using the blog for updates, pictures, and videos while on the trip.
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