8/7/11 UPDATE

PRESIDENT'S CORNER - Terri Fisher

What an amazing show and performance we saw on Friday! Thank you so much for the great show of support for this talented group of young people. A big thank you to all the staff and volunteers who worked so hard over the last two weeks in order to help make this possible!! Special thanks to Barbara Kellett for fitting all the band uniforms and to Hope Burford for arranging the pool party for us.

REQUESTS FOR HELP:  I am sure you noticed that one of the main center pieces of the show other than your child, the faux piano, needs painting. We are looking for a paint sprayer and someone that knows who to use it. If you can help or know of someone who can, please let Mr. Carter know ASAP. The band will perform Friday, August 19th at our first home game. It would be wonderful if the piano was ready by our first performance. Thank you so much for your help with this!!

Also, we are in need of a volunteer to serve as Parent Field Crew Coordinator. This is someone who would be at all games and competitions and could organize the parents who are there to help get the equipment on and off the field within the required time constraints. Please contact me (tfisher@jacksonacademy.org) if you are available and willing to serve the band program in this way.

BAND CAMP WRAP-UP

 Thank you to all the students, whose hard work and dedication made for a very successful band camp, as evidenced by their fine performance on Friday.

Here are a few photos from camp. Many more can be found in the online photo gallery as well as on the facebook page, both of which are linked from the menu bar at the top of the page.

 

SCHEDULE UPDATE

Calendars showing the JA Band schedule of events for the 2011-2012 school year, as well as directories with contact information for all band families, were available at the Premiere Performance on Friday. If you were unable to attend, please have your student request these items from Mr. Carter or contact Booster President Terri Fisher at tjmfisher@yahoo.com.

An updated version of the calendar is always available online at the link in the menu bar at the top of the page.

The typical rehearsal schedule during marching season is as follows:

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & THURSDAY - Rehearsal until 4:00

TUESDAY - Class until 3:00, Color Guard 5:00 - 6:00, Percussion 5:30 - 6:30, Full Band 6:30 - 8:00

FRIDAY - Class until 3:00, evening schedule to be determined by football game schedule 

This week, the only scheduled band activities are the following sectional rehearsals that Mrs. Carter and Mr. Mathena have organized for Friday, August 12 (half day of classes):

Color Guard - 12:30 - 2:00

Percussion & Horns - Drumline rehearsal 12:30 - 2:00 - Bring $3 for pizza before rehearsal

IMPORTANT DATES

Saturday, September 24 - Band competition @ Lewisburg HS, Olive Branch

Saturday, October 8 - All-Day Rehearsal @ JA

Thursday - Sunday, October 13-16 - BOA St. Louis Super Regional Championship trip

Saturday, October 29 - MAIS Marching Band Festival