Leaping Forward

Dear Parents,

Band-O-Rama was very successful.  Not only did we receive compliments from almost everyone that talked to me that night, but the grand finale sounded better than it has in the 4 years that I have been teaching. I had a great time, and I hope you were all able to attend and experience this yourselves.

Upcoming performances:

March 9: Advanced Band Festival Performance at DRHS

Advanced Band will meet at 7:45 AM in the band room in full concert dress.  They will then travel to Damonte Ranch High School to perform at the Washoe County Band Festival, followed by a clinic at UNR with Dr. Chamberlin.  They perform at 9:35 and admission is free.  Following that, the band will go back to DRHS and listen to other area band performances before returning home around 5:30 PM.  More information about this event is in the handout passed out to students and sent out via email.

March 10: Intermediate Band Festival Performance at DRHS

Intermediate Band will meet at 7:45 AM in the band room in full concert dress.  They will then travel to Damonte Ranch High School to perform at the Washoe County Band Festival and return to school by approximately 12:30 PM.  If you want to come and listen, they perform at 9:35 AM and admission is free.  More information about this event is in the handout passed out to students and sent out via email.

March 22: Band and Orchestra Festival Performance at Community Center

Advanced Strings, Intermediate Band, and Advanced Band will perform at the NZNMEA Band/Orchestra Festival at the Community Center.  Since we are hosting this event, I will be inviting 8th graders to volunteer their day to help run the event.  I will have call time and performance times solidified by next week.

Chili Bingo Night

Chili Bingo Night is on March 18, only 18 days away!  We have great prizes lined up by some even greater parents and volunteers.  Every year, students will sell raffle tickets at a presale price of $1 each, and our profit margin is 100%!  There will be top prizes for students who sell a certain number of tickets, and the event itself is even more fun!  More details to follow.

-Mr. Jacques-