All-District Band RESULTS!

Thank you to all the students who tried out for All-District Band this year!

Tori Avvenire (SHS - Clarinet)
Audrey Leathers (SHS - Flute)
Sophia Lederman (SKMS - Clarinet)
Chris Mumaw (SHS - Trumpet and Baritone)
Steven Racey (SHS - Trumpet)
Brandon Stone (SHS - Trombone)


The following students made the band!

Tori Avvenire - 12th Chair
Sophia Lederman - 4th Chair (As a 7th Grader!!!)


That's 33%, which is awesome! :-) Keep it up and let's get more people next year!

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Middle School

PARADE AND PICTURES CANCELLED

December 5th

Parade and Pictures have been cancelled. We will reschedule the pictures with Mr. Stickley. We will get you the info asap!

Thanks!
Mr. Szuba

The Plan 11-30 through 12-5

The Plan
November 30th – December 5th

Monday Day of Rest (and homework)
Tuesday Parade Practice (3:30 – 5:30)
Wednesday The Academy (3:30 – 4:30)
Thursday Parade Practice (6:00 – 8:00)
Friday Parade Practice (1:15 – 3:30)
Saturday SKMS Bazaar, Band Portrait, Strasburg Christmas Parade

SATURDAY SCHEDULE
9:00 am SKMS Bazaar starts. GO AND BE VISABLE! SELL STUFF! :-)
1:30 pm Marching Band starts arriving to get dressed for pictures.
2:15 pm Group portrait
2:45 pm Individual portraits
3:15 pm Leave SHS and walk AS A GROUP to staging area
3:45 pm Staging
4:30 pm Parade Starts! :-)

**SKMS Bazaar is
- In the morning before we meet for the Marching Band Portrait.
- Selling wreaths. If students are there saying students made them, they’ll go quickly! People want to support YOU!
- Selling pine cones. Again, same idea!
- Baked goods. The more we all contribute, the more money we will raise!

**Marching Band Portrait
- Order forms are available from Mr. or Mrs. Szuba. :-)
- Stickley’s Photo is taking our group photo again. We will be in full uniform.
- If you would like, you may have Mr. Stickley take your individual portrait when we finish. When everyone is finished with their individual pictures, we will walk AS A GROUP and head on up to the staging area.

**The Academy
- Not only is The Academy an amazing recruiting tool for your band... you have the opportunity to work one on one with middle school band students and to make a difference in their lives. You’d be amazed how far a meaningful, positive relationship can go with these younger kids. Please take advantage of this great opportunity!

The Plan - 10/26 - 10/31

Hello! This week is going to be intense. The VBODA State Marching Band Festival is not a competition; it is a festival where bands from around the state come to showcase their accomplishments for the season for a panel of judges that rank the group with a I, II, III, IV, or V. I = Superior, II = Excellent, III = Good, IV = Fair, and V = Poor. Each judge will give a ranking, then the highest and lowest rankings are dropped and the remaining scores are averaged together. This is a great stepping stone for SHS Band because we have never gone to the VBODA festival as far as I can tell. It's a great chance for us to get feedback from some of the top music education professionals in the field. Regardless of what our score ends up being, it is imperative that we put our best foot forward and leave everything on the field.

Here's the schedule for the week:

Monday - Go home and sleep! Do some homework, too.

Tuesday - Rehearsal 3:30 - 5:30 (different from usual)

Wednesday - Rehearsal 3:30 - 5:30

Thursday - Rehearsal 6:00 - 8:00

Friday - Rehearsal 3:30 - 5:30, then LOAD the trailer (if everyone participates, we'll finish quicker!)

Saturday - VBODA State Marching Band Festival
6:30 am - Arrive @ SHS; Get Dressed and Load
7:00 - Leave SHS
7:45 - Arrive Millbrook High School; Stretch
8:15 - Warm-up
8:45 - Staging
9:00 - Performance
9:15 - Quickly change out of uniforms; watch bands (will be concessions!)
11:00 - Announcement of Ratings
11:30 - Load bus and leave
12:15 pm- Arrive SHS :-)
12:45 - All Meet @ McDonalds for lunch (if you want)!

Parade of Champions @ JMU

... is cancelled due to weather. Our kids' health, especially with the flu going around, is our primary concern. Hopefully next year!

If you'd still like to go, adults are $10 and students are $6. Have a great weekend.

See you tonight for Homecoming!
Mr. Szuba

The Plan - 10/15 - 10/17

Hello out there in Band Land!

Thursday - Rehearsal 6-8 pm
Friday - Nothing! :-)
Saturday - Nothing! :-)

Enjoy the off weekend. You've earned it!

The Plan - 10/9, 10/10

The Plan
October 9 - 10, 2009

Friday, October 9th – After school festivities!

3:30 – 5:30 Rehearsal! :-)
7:00 – 10:00 Marching Band Party @ Courtney Beachler’s
**Bring games and snacks!


Saturday, September 19th – Stafford Showcase,
Stafford High School, Fredericksburg, VA

11:30 am Arrive SHS12:00 pm Leave SHS
2:30 Arrive Stafford High School
3:15 Warm-up
3:45 Stage/Gate
4:00 Performance Time4:15 Watch Central High School
4:30 Watch Spotsylvania HS
5:00 Fast Food Dinner w/ Central High School
6:00 Watch bands
10:30 Awards Ceremony
11:00 Leave Stafford
1:30 am (!) Arrive SHS