It is our last official Weekly Update of the school year!
Upcoming Dates at a Glance:
Instruments for 2019-2020: Anyone needing a school instrument for the 2019-2020 school year (whether for marching band or for a band class) must check it out during the last week of school. To expedite the checkout process, please be sure to bring a completed instrument check-out contract (Found here) and $10 instrument usage fee. Band Camp Chaperones NEEDED! Informational Meeting: Monday, June 10 The SCHS Cougar MB is in need of chaperones for Band Camp! There will be an informal Q&A at Bigalora on Monday, June 10th at 5:15-5:50 PM. Currently for the Band to go to camp, we still are in NEED of a minimum: 3.5 Female Chaperones (combination of half weeks or full week) 2 Male Chaperones (1 first half & combinations of half weeks or full week to fill) 1 Medical Staff - Nurse-Doctor Camp Dates: July 28th - August 3rd July 28th - July 31st - First Half July 31st - August 3rd - Second Half Marching Band Mini-Camp: June 17-19, 2019 As we wrap up our school year, we also look ahead to kicking off our Marching Band Season! This year's Mini- Camp will be held on June 17, 18, and 19th:
On the first night of our mini-camp, everyone will be receiving our Cougar MB Member Handbook and Tentative Calendar for the year. Please be sure to review both of these documents thoroughly! They serve as our course syllabus for the season, as well as contain a great deal of important information regarding attendance policy, dates to be added to your family calendars, and much more! On Tuesday, June 18th beginning at 6:30pm, we will be taking our media pictures for the fall football programs. All students will need to bring their black socks and black shoes for these pictures. Please plan accordingly! And lastly, we will have our mandatory parent meeting on Wednesday, June 19th at 8pm as the conclusion of our mini-camp. All members must have a parent/guardian attend this meeting. Band Alumni Eagle Scout Project Your help is needed! Recent graduate and SCHS Band Alum, Myles Harris, is currently working on his Eagle Scout Project to build two stone planters for the front doors at SCHS. For more information on the project and how to donate, please click here. Additional Opportunities RCS Summer Music Theater Seeking Musicians for Pit Auditions will take place June 19-21 between 10am-12pm in the Rochester Adams High School Band Room and can be scheduled by contacting me directly via email at [email protected]. For more information and required audition excerpts, please click here. Attention: Percussionists Jeremy Otto, local professional percussionist, is hosting a number of workshops for percussionists over the summer! For more information please visit his website, or click to view the list of offerings. Fundraisers Orange Leaf Night: Wednesday, June 19 at 9pm (After Mini-Band Camp/Parent Meeting) Please join us on Wednesday, June 19th at the Orange Leaf location off Tienken and Rochester Rd. to celebrate kicking off summer and our 2019-2020 Marching Band season! 20% of your bill will be donated back to the SCHS Music Boosters! Amazon Smile Now you can support SCHS Music when you shop on Amazon-- .5% of all sales come back to our SCHS Music Boosters! Please be sure to add the SCHS Music Boosters as your preferred charity or click here when doing your Amazon shopping! Upcoming Dates at a Glance:
Graduation at O'Rena (Oakland University): Thursday, June 6th During the day, students will be excused from hours 1-4 for rehearsal at Oakland. Bus transportation will be provided. Should any students wish to drive themselves to rehearsal, a parental note/e-mail must be given to Mrs. Staniszewski by Monday, June 3rd. Students driving themselves are not permitted to drive other students and will need to report to the O'Rena at 8:30am. Seniors who will be joining us on the featured performance at Graduation should plan on arriving to the O'Rena with instruments and music, ready to rehearse at 10:15am. For the evening's ceremony, students will need to have their own transportation. It is highly suggested that students carpool or be dropped off at the O'Rena, as parking is quite limited. Students will need to be at the O'Rena by 6:00pm. Commencement exercises are usually complete between 9:00-9:30pm. Parents picking up performing students should plan to arrive around 9:15pm. Instrument Inventory: Marching Instruments due NOW! ALL CONCERT ITEMS/INSTRUMENTS DUE JUNE 7th! In order to successfully clean and transition our school owned instruments into the coming marching season, ALL marching instruments not used for performing at graduation/jazz band (Tuba, marching baritone, mellophone, trombone, saxophone, etc.), are due NOW. Any student needing to check out a marching instrument for the 2019-2020 season will be able to do so at our Registration Night on May 30th, so long as they have a completed instrument contract along with the $10 usage fee. Please click here for the Instrument Usage Contract. After graduation, ALL SCHS instruments, music, and concert uniforms/dresses must be turned in. Inventory will be completed by the end the next week, at which point anyone needing a school instrument for the 2019-2020 school year should plan on checking it out during the last week of school. To expedite the checkout process, please be sure to bring a completed instrument check-out contract (Found here) and $10 instrument usage fee. Additional Opportunities Attention: Percussionists Jeremy Otto, local professional percussionist, is hosting a number of workshops for percussionists over the summer! For more information please visit his website, or click to view the list of offerings. Fundraisers Orange Leaf Night: Wednesday, June 19 at 9pm (After Mini-Band Camp/Parent Meeting) Please join us on Wednesday, June 19th at the Orange Leaf location off Tienken and Rochester Rd. to celebrate kicking off summer and our 2019-2020 Marching Band season! 20% of your bill will be donated back to the SCHS Music Boosters! Amazon Smile Now you can support SCHS Music when you shop on Amazon-- .5% of all sales come back to our SCHS Music Boosters! Please be sure to add the SCHS Music Boosters as your preferred charity or click here when doing your Amazon shopping! |
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