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Week of March 7th, 2010

FCAT this week – Tuesday, March 9, Wednesday, March 10, Thursday, March 11

(see bell schedule)

Saturday, March 13th

Varsity Winterguard Show - Santaluces HS

MORE (Details Below)

3/20 ... Winterguard Orlando Regional at Cypress Creek HS-Varsity

3/26-4/4 ... Spring Break

3/27 ... Winterguard Circuit Championships at Barbara Goleman HS-All Guard

3/29-31 ... State FBA Solo & Emsemble

4/10&11 ... End of the Year Band Trip

4/16 ... Multi-Culture Dinner & Show - Drumline performing

4/?? ... Percussion/Dance/Winds 'Blast' Show

5/1 ... Band Banquet

5/6 ... End of the Year Band Concert (6:30–8:30 pm – Tickets are $5, children 10 and under are free)

5/10 ... Incoming Band Freshmen Orientation – 6:30 – 8:30 pm - Auditorium 

5/14 ... Graduation (also some AP testing this day so there are some conflicts which we will work out)

5/15 & 29th ... Marching Band Mini-Camp(all band members that will be in band next year) 8–2 pm

8/12 ... Freshmen Invasion Performance (evening)

8/13 ... Possible Band Dance or Pot Luck or DCI(Regal Movies) If DCI is on this date, we will do the Pot Luck on Saturday

8/17 ... 1st Day Of School

Details...

SENIOR PHOTOS

Senior Then and Now photos are needed for the Band Banquet Slide Show.

Either email your photos (choosing the smallest size before emailing) to Janet Davis at reeldavisfamily@bellsouth.net, or bring them into the band suite in a sealed envelope. If you bring hard copies of your pictures they will be returned to you, write the name on the back of the pictures.

Deadline to send or bring in pictures is March 25^th, as Janet will be working on the show over spring break.Any other fun pictures of the seniors or others can be submitted as well.

SPRING BREAK – Friday, March 26^th – Sunday, April 4^th – Our last winter guard show is the SFWGA Championships which is Saturday, March 27^th.  This is the Saturday at the beginning of spring break. All winter guard members are required to be at this final competitive performance and which is the culmination of the winter guard season.

STATE FBA SOLO & ENSEMBLE - March 29th-31st

J. P. Taravella HS – We will go one of these dates.  I will be asking for Monday the 29^th but there is no guarantee we get that date. Any student that wants to perform their solo or ensemble, played a grade 5 or higher at districts and made a superior on it is welcome to perform at State. This is during Spring Break.

END OF THE YEAR BAND TRIP – April 10^th & 11^th

In order for a student to attend the trip:

The student’s band account must be paid in full. This includes the original $425, the Instrument rental fee (if that applies), the uniform rental fee, or anything other monies that might be outstanding (such as apparel fees, etc.).

Students with overages in their account after all fees are paid may apply those funds toward the trip.

A $50 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit is due by Monday, March 15^th.  The reason for this deposit: if anyone decides between March 15^th and March 26^th they do not want to go and we have already given the cost out to anyone going, their deposit will help defray the cost of those going since it will go up with less people going.

The FINAL AMOUNT is due by Wednesday, March 24^th.  We will let you know the Final Amount by Wednesday, March 17^th.

Refunds would be given only in the event that we don’t have enough students who can attend the trip (minimum 40 students) and only if they were paid directly and not paid from their band account.

We estimate that each student would likely pay approximately $110-$135 to attend.  Once we have a deposit, we will take a count and quickly let you know the final cost minus the $50 deposit.  

This price will include the cost of the bus, hotel (students 4 to a room), lunch on Saturday, breakfast on Sunday and the Busch Gardens ticket.  This price does not include any other meals, souvenirs or movie tickets.

The plan is to go to the beach in St. Pete or Tampa , then go to a park nearby for a cookout.  After that we will head to the hotel and students will shower and change and either go to the movies or stay at the hotel (chaperoned) and go swimming (if they want).  Sunday we will go to Busch Gardens early in the morning and leave the park 5 pm, arriving back home around 10 pm.

BAND BANQUET                                                                                                                                 Saturday evening, May 1^st is the Band Banquet.  To be invited, students must have their band account paid in full. 

Marching Band Mini-Camp – May 15^th & 29^th – 8 am – 2 pm (for all students including new freshmen) $20 camp fee  

***BAND CAMP DATES*** 

~ALL THESE DATES&TIMES ARE REQUIRED IF YOU WANT A SPOT MARCHING INT HE SHOW~

June 7^th – 11^th (M-F)

(8 am – 12 noon – woodwind and brass)

(1 pm – 5 pm – percussion and color guard)

July 26^th – 30^th (M-F)

(8 am – 12 noon – woodwind and brass)

(1 pm – 5 pm – percussion and color guard)

August 2^nd – 5^th (M-R)

8 am – 5 pm – Everyone

August 9^th & 10^th (Monday & Tuesday)

8 am – 5 pm – Everyone

August 11^th (Wednesday)

4 – 9 pm – Everyone