(Contributor: Jen Freeman)
Unfortunately we will not be participating in this year's Iris Festival on May 17th as originally scheduled. Please contact Jen Freeman if there are any questions at jfreemanj@hotmail.com
Picture(s) of the week: WSHS "In the News"
(Contributor: Kami Hettwer, Statesman Journal)
West Salem director Dr. Ike Nail leads the symphony orchestra during the performance during the 2008 Orchestra State Championships at Oregon State University on Friday, May 9, 2008.
See this one and many others recently published at the Statesman Journal website--below are links some might like to see:
WSHS Wind Ensemble.
WSHS Symphony.
Band Awards Ceremony, May 22
The 2008 Band Awards Ceremony is slated for 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22nd. We hope to see as many of you there as possible!
Jazz Night, May 30
(Contributors: Alyson Baker, Kami Hettwer)
Admission is FREE to at least one of the evening's events, it's the biggest fund raiser for the Jazz bands and vocals, so drop on by for at least ONE of the events that evening. Please join us in a night of Jazz music, dancing, food, fun, and other entertainment. A real evening out, this event is scheduled to go from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. See the flier.
On tap for the evening:
7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the WSHS Auditorium – "a night of Great Vocal Jazz" featuring 'Rhythm Express' and 'Soundscape' (Admission FREE)
8:00 to 10:0 p.m. in WSHS Commons – "Big Band Jazz" featuring both Jazz Labs -- tickets can be purchased in advance from WSHS Jazz students @$5/$3 (adults/students, respectively)
Parent (and student) volunteers needed! This is a big show and we need LOTS of help, so if you can possibly spare an hour here or there, or the entire evening, please contact either Alyson Baker or Kami Hettwer (sackbaker@msn.com or mkhett@aol.com, respectively).
Below are the main areas where help is needed. Set-up time will begin about 4 p.m. on the 30th.
• help decorating in the afternoon (kids are good for that but it would be nice to have some parents helping)
• two parents to sell tickets on either side of the commons
• one parent to sell Jazz CD (IF they come in before the 30th)
• a few parents to help serve at the dessert table
• Clean-up crew (3 or 4—the more the merrier J)
• Several parents/students to distribute posters around town (get one to hang up at your work/office)—the attached flier ("jazz night poster 08") has all the information, but it is 11x17 so you might need to pick some up at the school for distribution (email Kami)
• Any parent with connections to Statesman Journal and/or "West Side News" to publish a blurb for the event?
If you can help in any way let Alyson or Kami know. Thanks for all you do for your children and the Jazz bands.
Mr. G's Corner. . .
(Contributor: Jesse Seeley, Mr. G)
From the desk of Mr. Griffiths, here are some of his notes of upcoming events—many of the students have no doubt already been made aware of most of these, but the parents might like to hear about them J
Several of the below events should already be on your calendars and also in the "Looking Forward" section, but Mr. G just wants to be sure these points get across as reinforcement. Questions? See Mr. Griffiths. . .
Lab II studio recording session on Friday, May 23rd – Students should have their times
Drum Major and Color Guard Captain auditions on the following Tuesday (May 27th – first day back to school after holiday). All interested students are invited to participate in the first part of the process, beginning right after school.
• Band Concert (a.k.a. "Spring Concert") on May 29th – Show time is slated for 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Check with directors for musicians' call times
• Jazz night on the May 30th – see associated article from Kami Hettwer
• Graduation on June 5. All bands will play. Last year there were problems with parents picking up their students after the event, but the WSHS administration is working on creating a solution for us this year. Stay tuned. . .
• Jazz "Lab I" – add a rehearsal for Wednesday, May 28th at 5 p.m.
OSAA State Music Competition Television Schedule
(Contributor: Jesse Seeley)
As most of you were aware our school competed in the State finals at the OSU Campus last week. If you couldn't make it, wanted to record it, or If you would like to (possibly) see yourself on TV, below is a link to the remaining schedule of shows. There's a TON of them, but I believe our school's showing falls under the "6A" division if I'm not mistaken. To see these times, go to this link.
"Looking Forward" Remainder of May, Part June Schedule
(Contributor: Band Directors, Newsletter Editor)
The below table of "Looking Forward" has been updated to include activities that go up to the end of May, 2008 and a recently added concert for Advanced Symphony for June 2.
May 17, Titan Band/Colorguard, Iris Festival & Parade, Keizer CANCELLED!
May 22, ALL, Spring Awards, WSHS, 7 – 9 p.m.
May 23, Jazz Lab II, Studio Recording Session, See director
May 24, Jazz Lab I, Studio Recording Session, See director
May 28, Jazz Lab I, Rehearsal, Band room, 5 p.m.
May 29, Spring Concert, WSHS, 6 – 9 p.m.
May 30, Jazz Labs—ALL, Jazz Night, WSHS, 7 – 10 p.m.
June 2, Advanced Symphony Orchestra Concert, WSHS
CONTEST!! Work this from a different angle. . .Editor's Corner
Apparently we don't have too many people that read this far down the newsletter or aren't interested in free stuff. -J
The below was published last week and we have had only a FEW entries, so you still have a chance to enter, or else the probability of those already entered makes their odds even BETTER. Read on for last week's "Contest" to see how easy the research is to enter the contest and even get EXTRA entries for added answers. Deadline is May 23.
Parents, students, AND teachers are welcome to enter! Let's see who is paying attention and reading the newsletter. -J
Many students, parents, and obviously math teachers will recognize the author of the two quotes below. The first 19 names sent to me (jesse@hp.com) with the correct answer will be entered to win a $10 gift card from the eatery of their choice. Entries must be received by midnight Friday, May 23, but again, it's going to be the first 19 names so you know your probability of winning would be 1-in-19. But if you wait until the deadline, it may be too late to enter. -J
Since using the Internet makes this too easy, we've made it interesting to see how well all "rules" are followed and directions thoroughly read.
The requirements for the correct answers (and they must be given in the body of your email in this order:
• Subject of email must be "Answer to WSHS Quote"
• This person's first and last names
• Name TWO of the things he was famous for
• Many of us use one of his originated inventions every day — what was that invention?
All of the words below "Editor's Corner. . ." to here are hidden clues. Add 3 of the clues above and state WHY they are clues to your "entry" and you will have an additional entry into the drawing for each correct meaning BEHIND the clue. Here are the two quotes:
"Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself."
and. . .
"Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything."
Official WSHS News — mailed to your homes
As we approach the end of the school year, many might find the latest copy of the official WSHS Newsletter handy. For those of you that missed, or misplaced the copy that was sent to your home address of record, here is a direct link to that (currently April/May 2008 edition): http://west.salkeiz.k12.or.us/news/newsletters/titan_news_april_may08.pdf.
For the WSHS' "Master Schedule", check the link below and scroll to the month(s) you wish to view:
http://west.salkeiz.k12.or.us/ccuwebcalendar/westmastercalendar/month/2008_05.htm.
