Wednesday night, Jan. 7, is the Choir concert at West rescheduled from December.
From Orchestra:
"A Night In Vienna" Boston Trip Orchestra Waltz night fundraiser is happening this Friday, January 9 from 7-10 p.m. Those not playing are welcome to purchase a ticket from those who are playing (all students going to Boston are playing Waltz night). Ticket prices and all the info about the evening is posted on our website: www.titanorchestras.com.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Band News
Happy New Year!
Concert Rescheduled
The WSHS band concert has been rescheduled to Thursday, Jan. 8, Performing groups include Jazz Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. Concert Band will NOT be performing. Students are to report to the band room dressed for performance at 6:45. Concert starts at 7:30.
Music Booster Meeting Rescheduled
The Music Booster meeting has been postponed until January 13. Meet in the WSHS band room at 6:30.
Seattle Trip for Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band
Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band students wishing to attend the trip to Seattle need to fill out the attached form and return it ASAP. Please see the attachment for details.
Concert Rescheduled
The WSHS band concert has been rescheduled to Thursday, Jan. 8, Performing groups include Jazz Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. Concert Band will NOT be performing. Students are to report to the band room dressed for performance at 6:45. Concert starts at 7:30.
Music Booster Meeting Rescheduled
The Music Booster meeting has been postponed until January 13. Meet in the WSHS band room at 6:30.
Seattle Trip for Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band
Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band students wishing to attend the trip to Seattle need to fill out the attached form and return it ASAP. Please see the attachment for details.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Concert update
Hi all,
A message from Brian Griffiths about the weather and this week’s concerts:
1) No Band concert tonight. We may seek an alternate January concert date. If so, we will try to announce it prior to winter vacation.
2) If school is in session tomorrow, and if the orchestra concert goes ahead as planned, the Symphony Orchestra will be invited to play on the concert. We will discuss the availability of wind personnel Tuesday morning in Wind Ensemble.
Enjoy the day off!
Forwarded by Shannon & Kami
UPDATE at 6:15: School has been cancelled for tomorrow
A message from Brian Griffiths about the weather and this week’s concerts:
1) No Band concert tonight. We may seek an alternate January concert date. If so, we will try to announce it prior to winter vacation.
2) If school is in session tomorrow, and if the orchestra concert goes ahead as planned, the Symphony Orchestra will be invited to play on the concert. We will discuss the availability of wind personnel Tuesday morning in Wind Ensemble.
Enjoy the day off!
Forwarded by Shannon & Kami
UPDATE at 6:15: School has been cancelled for tomorrow
Friday, December 12, 2008
WSHS Band Bulletin
Festival of Lights Parade (Santa Hats Needed!)
WSHS band students will be marching in Salem’s Festival of Lights Parade. Please see the attached flyer for details. Students should bring Santa hats. If you have extra to share, please bring them! We have only 46 in stock, but we need 114.
Percussion Fundraiser Meeting
Saturday, Dec. 13, 8:30 am, there will be a meeting about the “Christmas Drums” percussion fundraiser at WSHS.
Concerts/Dates
Winter Band & Advanced Symphony Orchestra Concert - Monday, Dec. 15, 7:30 pm
Orchestra Concert - Tuesday, Dec. 16, 7:00 pm
Choir Concert - Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7:00 pm
Please note: Due to schedule conflicts, the Advanced Symphony Orchestra (stings and winds) will be performing Monday night instead of the regular scheduled Tuesday. Marching band DVDs and Jazz CDs (“Strike up the Band”) will be on sale at the concert. Bring your checkbooks!
Concert Etiquette
A few reminders about concert etiquette to help make the performances more enjoyable for all:
· Please arrive on time and plan to stay for the entire concert.
· If you must enter or leave the auditorium during a concert, please do so between songs.
· Please silence all cell phones.
· Please do not interrupt performances with flash photography.
· Please enjoy the performances these young musicians have worked so hard to prepare!
Free Babysitting Available
At our Winter Band Concert, Monday, December 15, babysitting is available in the Commons thanks to West teacher Tara Vaughn and her Titan Tots high school students. BABYSITTING IS FREE and available to those under the age of six. It is available from 6:45 through the concert’s end. Children can stay in babysitting for the whole concert, or can go to the babysitting area if they are too wriggly to stay in the auditorium. Please email Kami Hettwer at mkhett@aol.com if you wish to reserve a spot for your child/children.
New Fundraiser – SCRIP Program
To help raise money for the band program we will be starting up a new “SCRIP” program. It's an easy what to raise money for special needs, such as fees for festivals, sectional coaches, and trips. Scrip is a dollar for dollar exchange—cash or check for the very same value of gift cards of your choice at over 250 participating stores. We will need people willing to pick up our scrip orders once a week at the warehouse located in Tigard just off of I-5. If you work in the Tigard/Portland area this is a great opportunity for you to volunteer. Contact Kami Hettwer if you are willing to help!
Christmas Tree Sales
Come and join the West Salem Winter Percussion & Guard at the West Salem Lions Tree Lot at the West Salem True Value store on Wallace Road. We still have many trees left, and all of the proceeds get split between WS Lions, a WS Cub Scout Troup, a WS Boy Scout Troup, the WSHS Grad Party, and the WS Winter Ensembles. Please tell your friends and family to buy from the WS True Value Lot. It is open 10-7 Daily. If you show up and there is no one there, please come back; we are trying to staff all shifts but it can be hard!
Wind Ensemble Spring Trip
More information will be coming soon about the Wind Ensemble Spring Trip. The dates are April 3-6 to Seattle for the Heritage Festival. Stay tuned!
Booster Meetings
Monthly Booster meetings are on the first Tuesday of the Month at 6:30 in the WSHS Band Room. All parents, stepparents, or guardians of all students who participate in West Salem High School band, drumline, and colorguard activities are welcome to attend. Please join us!
WSHS band students will be marching in Salem’s Festival of Lights Parade. Please see the attached flyer for details. Students should bring Santa hats. If you have extra to share, please bring them! We have only 46 in stock, but we need 114.
Percussion Fundraiser Meeting
Saturday, Dec. 13, 8:30 am, there will be a meeting about the “Christmas Drums” percussion fundraiser at WSHS.
Concerts/Dates
Winter Band & Advanced Symphony Orchestra Concert - Monday, Dec. 15, 7:30 pm
Orchestra Concert - Tuesday, Dec. 16, 7:00 pm
Choir Concert - Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7:00 pm
Please note: Due to schedule conflicts, the Advanced Symphony Orchestra (stings and winds) will be performing Monday night instead of the regular scheduled Tuesday. Marching band DVDs and Jazz CDs (“Strike up the Band”) will be on sale at the concert. Bring your checkbooks!
Concert Etiquette
A few reminders about concert etiquette to help make the performances more enjoyable for all:
· Please arrive on time and plan to stay for the entire concert.
· If you must enter or leave the auditorium during a concert, please do so between songs.
· Please silence all cell phones.
· Please do not interrupt performances with flash photography.
· Please enjoy the performances these young musicians have worked so hard to prepare!
Free Babysitting Available
At our Winter Band Concert, Monday, December 15, babysitting is available in the Commons thanks to West teacher Tara Vaughn and her Titan Tots high school students. BABYSITTING IS FREE and available to those under the age of six. It is available from 6:45 through the concert’s end. Children can stay in babysitting for the whole concert, or can go to the babysitting area if they are too wriggly to stay in the auditorium. Please email Kami Hettwer at mkhett@aol.com if you wish to reserve a spot for your child/children.
New Fundraiser – SCRIP Program
To help raise money for the band program we will be starting up a new “SCRIP” program. It's an easy what to raise money for special needs, such as fees for festivals, sectional coaches, and trips. Scrip is a dollar for dollar exchange—cash or check for the very same value of gift cards of your choice at over 250 participating stores. We will need people willing to pick up our scrip orders once a week at the warehouse located in Tigard just off of I-5. If you work in the Tigard/Portland area this is a great opportunity for you to volunteer. Contact Kami Hettwer if you are willing to help!
Christmas Tree Sales
Come and join the West Salem Winter Percussion & Guard at the West Salem Lions Tree Lot at the West Salem True Value store on Wallace Road. We still have many trees left, and all of the proceeds get split between WS Lions, a WS Cub Scout Troup, a WS Boy Scout Troup, the WSHS Grad Party, and the WS Winter Ensembles. Please tell your friends and family to buy from the WS True Value Lot. It is open 10-7 Daily. If you show up and there is no one there, please come back; we are trying to staff all shifts but it can be hard!
Wind Ensemble Spring Trip
More information will be coming soon about the Wind Ensemble Spring Trip. The dates are April 3-6 to Seattle for the Heritage Festival. Stay tuned!
Booster Meetings
Monthly Booster meetings are on the first Tuesday of the Month at 6:30 in the WSHS Band Room. All parents, stepparents, or guardians of all students who participate in West Salem High School band, drumline, and colorguard activities are welcome to attend. Please join us!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
WSHS Band Bulletin
Since I’ve had no time to send out a regular newsletter, this is just a reminder of the monthly (first Tuesday) Band Booster meeting. The agenda is attached if you are interested in input on any category listed, or come and add your own item to the agenda. Below are the particulars for tonight’s meeting:
Ø What: Band Booster Meeting (TONIGHT @ 6:30 p.m., 2 December 2008)
Ø When: Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Ø Start Time: 6:30 p.m.
Ø End Time: Approximately 8:00 p.m.
Ø Where: WSHS “Band Room”
If you have any questions, please direct them to Kami Hettwer at mkhett@aol.com.
Ø What: Band Booster Meeting (TONIGHT @ 6:30 p.m., 2 December 2008)
Ø When: Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Ø Start Time: 6:30 p.m.
Ø End Time: Approximately 8:00 p.m.
Ø Where: WSHS “Band Room”
If you have any questions, please direct them to Kami Hettwer at mkhett@aol.com.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Late, late edition
Competition Wrap-Up at U of O’s Festival of Bands Reaps Prelim Sweep, 2A Championship
(Contributor: Jesse Seeley)
Although this late edition brings old news, it can’t go without saying how stellar the WSHS Marching Band performed in this, their final competitive performance of the year. In the same fashion of the three previous competitions, the band placed first in high score in the preliminary show. Going out in final performance style, the band took EVERY SINGLE “Caption Award” for their performances. Placing 4th overall in finals competition with the highest score in the school’s history, the final performance garnered a score of 90+ points, separating them just a few points from the “Open” class powerhouse bands. During the finals award ceremony, the band was presented their 2A Championship trophy and ALSO won the “Best Solo” award for all of the soloists playing in the show.
Picture of the Week
(Contributor: WSHS Marching Band, photo by Kami Hettwer)
2A Champs!!! After a preliminary sweep of all caption awards and high score, WSHS Marching Band was presented with the Championship Trophy for winning the overall points in the 2A Competition group. Great job kids! The inscription reads “NAFPA 2008 AA Class Champions”
Winter Drumline Information Meeting, Monday, Nov. 10
(Contributor: Alan Keown, Jesse Seeley)
There will be a short meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Commons to gather and give out information on this year’s Winter Drumline. Discussed at this past Tuesday’s band meeting, the color guard and drum line will compete in separate classes and be separate from each other. The color guard will have a separate meeting and notification. If you have any interest for this year’s Winter Drum Line, this is the meeting you must attend to gather the necessary information, costs, preliminary schedule, and more.
Jazz Workshop, Tuesday, Nov. 11
(Contributor: Mr. Griffiths)
Although Tuesday, Nov. 11, is a no-school day, there will be a Jazz Workshop. Other useful information:
Jazz Ensemble Fall Workshop
Call time 8:45am
Dismiss 6:00pm
Bring lunch or pizza money
Futures: Jazz Ensemble to WOU on Nov. 20, time TBA
Band Awards Night—Nov. 13
(Contributor: Kami Hettwer)
This year’s band awards will be held at 7 p.m. (to approximately 9 p.m.) in the school Commons area. We understand this conflicts with the “Crystal Apple” awards rally for Mr. Rundquist, but there was no other reasonable date available to schedule this differently. Please join us to honor the band members and the entire team of our 2A champs!
Auction—Sold Out!
(Contributor: Scotti Rylands)
Looks like tickets are sold out (if you missed out and really want to go, let me know, there may be some tickets available but not at specific tables). Music Boosters has three tables this year that is one more than last year. Thanks everyone! That is great! However, we are still in need of donations, big or small—all are appreciated. Just e-mail Scotti at ndrsmom@comcast.net or give her a call at (503) 269-0887. The deadline for items to be considered for verbal auction is the 6th (Scotti needs them by that date) for the silent auction the 13th. We have some great auction items, about 5 or 6 right now, let’s shoot for 10.
We still need a few volunteers to help set up the morning of the auction from about 8am-11am, parents and or students are welcome. Please let Scotti know if you can help. Thanks, everyone!
(Contributor: Jesse Seeley)
Although this late edition brings old news, it can’t go without saying how stellar the WSHS Marching Band performed in this, their final competitive performance of the year. In the same fashion of the three previous competitions, the band placed first in high score in the preliminary show. Going out in final performance style, the band took EVERY SINGLE “Caption Award” for their performances. Placing 4th overall in finals competition with the highest score in the school’s history, the final performance garnered a score of 90+ points, separating them just a few points from the “Open” class powerhouse bands. During the finals award ceremony, the band was presented their 2A Championship trophy and ALSO won the “Best Solo” award for all of the soloists playing in the show.
Picture of the Week
(Contributor: WSHS Marching Band, photo by Kami Hettwer)2A Champs!!! After a preliminary sweep of all caption awards and high score, WSHS Marching Band was presented with the Championship Trophy for winning the overall points in the 2A Competition group. Great job kids! The inscription reads “NAFPA 2008 AA Class Champions”
Winter Drumline Information Meeting, Monday, Nov. 10
(Contributor: Alan Keown, Jesse Seeley)
There will be a short meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Commons to gather and give out information on this year’s Winter Drumline. Discussed at this past Tuesday’s band meeting, the color guard and drum line will compete in separate classes and be separate from each other. The color guard will have a separate meeting and notification. If you have any interest for this year’s Winter Drum Line, this is the meeting you must attend to gather the necessary information, costs, preliminary schedule, and more.
Jazz Workshop, Tuesday, Nov. 11
(Contributor: Mr. Griffiths)
Although Tuesday, Nov. 11, is a no-school day, there will be a Jazz Workshop. Other useful information:
Jazz Ensemble Fall Workshop
Call time 8:45am
Dismiss 6:00pm
Bring lunch or pizza money
Futures: Jazz Ensemble to WOU on Nov. 20, time TBA
Band Awards Night—Nov. 13
(Contributor: Kami Hettwer)
This year’s band awards will be held at 7 p.m. (to approximately 9 p.m.) in the school Commons area. We understand this conflicts with the “Crystal Apple” awards rally for Mr. Rundquist, but there was no other reasonable date available to schedule this differently. Please join us to honor the band members and the entire team of our 2A champs!
Auction—Sold Out!
(Contributor: Scotti Rylands)
Looks like tickets are sold out (if you missed out and really want to go, let me know, there may be some tickets available but not at specific tables). Music Boosters has three tables this year that is one more than last year. Thanks everyone! That is great! However, we are still in need of donations, big or small—all are appreciated. Just e-mail Scotti at ndrsmom@comcast.net or give her a call at (503) 269-0887. The deadline for items to be considered for verbal auction is the 6th (Scotti needs them by that date) for the silent auction the 13th. We have some great auction items, about 5 or 6 right now, let’s shoot for 10.
We still need a few volunteers to help set up the morning of the auction from about 8am-11am, parents and or students are welcome. Please let Scotti know if you can help. Thanks, everyone!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
WSHS Band Bulletin
Regularly scheduled “Band Meeting” rescheduled for Thursday, November 6th
(Contributor: Kami Hettwer, Jesse Seeley)
Due to the obvious conflict with Election Day 2008, the regularly scheduled “first Tuesday” Band Meeting will yield to this more important day. Therefore, the “Band Meeting” for the month of November has been rescheduled to this Thursday, November 6th at 6:30 p.m. in the band room. Basically same time and place, just a different day for this month only. Sorry for the late notice or any inconvenience this may have caused.
Some confusion over “Band Awards” date/time
(Contributor: Jesse Seeley)
There seems to be a little mix-up in dates and times for this year’s WSHS Band Awards. This will be re-communicated in the regular newsletter later this week and/or at the Band Meeting on Thursday (mentioned immediately above).
(Contributor: Kami Hettwer, Jesse Seeley)
Due to the obvious conflict with Election Day 2008, the regularly scheduled “first Tuesday” Band Meeting will yield to this more important day. Therefore, the “Band Meeting” for the month of November has been rescheduled to this Thursday, November 6th at 6:30 p.m. in the band room. Basically same time and place, just a different day for this month only. Sorry for the late notice or any inconvenience this may have caused.
Some confusion over “Band Awards” date/time
(Contributor: Jesse Seeley)
There seems to be a little mix-up in dates and times for this year’s WSHS Band Awards. This will be re-communicated in the regular newsletter later this week and/or at the Band Meeting on Thursday (mentioned immediately above).
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