Sunday, February 13, 2011

2/13/11 UPDATE

BOOSTER PRESIDENT'S CORNER - Martha Ray

Thanks very much to all of you who came Friday night to help with our Valentine's Parents Night Out!  It was a huge success! Thanks especially to Hope Burford for putting it all together and managing everything. Thanks also to Mr.Carter and his band for providing top-notch entertainment!  Y'all are great!

We also would like to thank Kate Bowman and  the band students selling Valentines to the junior and senior high students! We really appreciate the work you're doing to benefit the band!
It was fun to see everybody last week. Thanks again for your help!

Additional note from event organizer Hope Burford: Special thanks to Reggy & Michele McDaniels for providing the snacks, the parents for taking their time to help, and the students for having such a great attitude with the children.  A great time was had by all.

A few photos from the evening, thanks to Wendy Hutchins:



The JI Winter Guard conducted a long and productive rehearsal Saturday from 1:00 - 6:30.

Upcoming JI events:

February 19 - Pearl HS - performance time 7:15 PM
February 25-27 - Birmingham trip for the Hoover Winter Odyssey, a Southeast Color Guard Circuit competition

Note from Mr. Carter:

I had the opportunity to watch the final run of Jackson Independent's show in the old gym Saturday about 6:00pm.  Congrats to the guard members, to Cammie, & to show writer Lenny Westmoreland. This show is sophisticated, complex, well-constructed, and very well taught; and the performance level improves each week.  Regardless of the outcome of any of the upcoming shows, I want to congratulate the JA girls. I am very proud of you.


SECTIONAL REHEARSALS

We will continue the regular sectional rehearsals this week:

Monday - Trombones
Tuesday - Clarinets & Percussion
Wednesday - Trumpets
Thursday - Flutes
Friday - Saxes

UPCOMING EVENTS

February 28 - Jazz Band at Features Pageant
March 22 - Full Band Rehearsal, PAC, 7:00 - 8:30
March 24 - Central Mississippi Concert Band Festival, Ridgeland HS, details TBA
March 29 - Full Band Rehearsal, PAC, 7:00 - 8:30
April 5 - Full Band Rehearsal, PAC, 7:00 - 8:30
April 8 - MAIS Concert Band Festival, PAC
May 10 - JA Band Program Spring Concert, PAC
May 19 - JA Band Program Banquet


NEW TO THE LIST - SUMMER DATES:


July 25-29 and August 1-5 - BAND CAMP, 8:30 - 11:30 and 1:00 - 5:00 each day

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