Band Newsletter

Seattle Trip Mandatory Parent Meeting
Attention Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band Parents

Tues. Feb. 24th at 6:30pm – Please join us in the band room for a mandatory parent meeting regarding the upcoming Seattle Trip scheduled for April 3-6. Students are also welcome!

· Trip itinerary and other important information will be provided.
· Chaperone information will be provided.
· The 2nd trip deposit of $100.00 is due Feb. 20th. Make the checks out to “WSHS Music Boosters,” indicate on the check that it is for the Seattle trip and have your student place the check in the green mailbox in the band room.
· The final trip cost is $350.00. This includes meals, activities, the festival, transportation, and the clinic at University of Washington on Monday April 6th with Tim Salzman.

If you have any questions or were unable to attend the meeting please call Michelle Pavelek at (h) 503-581-0124, cell 503-508-5518, j.pavelek@comcast.net, Marianne Stipe at (h) 503-763-1915 or Vickie Tuttle at 503-588-0968.

Important: SCRIP
We are barely getting enough SCRIP orders in to make the fundraiser worthwhile. Did you know that 40% of the proceeds from SCRIP go to the student musician’s personal account? And, as always, SCRIP shopping cards are available for the places where you already shop and dine. This is an easy and pain-free way to build up those student accounts!

For each person who orders SCRIP, 40% of the profit from their order will go directly into their student's account. The other 60% will go into the general band fund unless there is a special fundraising project to which we will direct the funds, such as the Spring Trip. Here's how it works:

1. Take home an order form from the band room or print one from the attachment in the news letter.
2. Order SCRIP from places you normally shop.
3. Include your check for DOLLAR for DOLLAR exchange.
4. Make sure your name is listed on the form with the student's name so I know who's account to credit for the profit.
5. Turn in the form each week and watch your student's band account grow!

Ordering SCRIP is a great way to build up funds in your band account for special needs such as Marching Band tuition, trips or special activities. Have your friends, neighbors or coworkers order SCRIP from you and your profit expands! 

West Salem High School Wind Ensemble
OSU Contest Itinerary
Monday, March 2, 2009

DRESS: All – plain white under garments without printing or writing

Men - full tuxedo (coat and pants), white shirt, black bow tie, black cummerbund, black socks, black leather-finish shoes
Women - Black concert dress, black hose, black leather-finish closed-toe shoes

REPORT: To the Band Room at 6:45 am dressed for performance. Roll check – depart for OSU at 7:15 am

EQUIPMENT: The festival will furnish: timpani, chimes, xylophone, marimba, bass drum, chairs and stands.

We must take everything else we will need:
1. Your instrument (including snare drums, cymbals and traps)
2. Your music
3. Mutes, valve oil, reeds, sticks, cork grease
4. All of your uniform

SCHEDULE: 6:45 Report to band room, dressed for performance – Roll check
7:15 Depart for OSU
8:15 Arrive at OSU – Quickly move to rehearsal room or stage
8:30 Warm –up
9:00 PERFORM
9:45 Load and board the bus
10:00 Depart for Salem
11:00 (Approximate) arrive Salem – dismiss to class after storing equipment

FOOD: One of our primary purposes in attending this festival is to familiarize ourselves with the Lesells Stewart Performance Hall. Listen and learn as much as possible. There are no places to get food near the performance site nor will we have time to eat. Eat a good breakfast before we leave. Take some sort of meal/snack with you to tide you over for the ride back to school. Dry sandwiches, fruit, energy bars or trail mix would be appropriate, but nothing messy. Do not plan to leave the group.

On this and every other occasion when we will be representing West Salem and the WSHS Band Program as a group, the highest standards of behavior are expected. All school and West Salem Band rules for acceptable behavior apply on this and every field trip. Contact Dr. Nail or Mr. Griffiths immediately regarding anything out of the ordinary. Do not leave the group for any reason without Dr. Nail or Mr. Griffith’s knowledge and permission. Conduct on the bus should be calm, quiet and seated. If you will not return home on the bus, you must have a note granting parental approval before we leave. Be safe, be courteous and behave.

Band Newsletter

Seattle Trip Mandatory Parent Meeting
Attention Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band Parents

Tues. Feb. 24th at 6:30pm – Please join us in the band room for a mandatory parent meeting regarding the upcoming Seattle Trip scheduled for April 3-6. Students are also welcome!

· Trip itinerary and other important information will be provided.
· Chaperone information will be provided.
· The 2nd trip deposit of $100 is due Feb. 20th. Make the checks out to “WSHS Music Boosters,” indicate on the check that it is for the Seattle trip and have your student place the check in the green mailbox in the band room.
· The final trip cost is $350. This includes meals, activities, the festival, transportation, and the clinic at University of Washington on Monday April 6th with Tim Salzman.

If you have any questions please call Michelle Pavelek at (h) 503-581-0124, cell 503-508-5518, j.pavelek@comcast.net, Marianne Stipe at (h) 503-763-1915 or Vickie Tuttle at 503-588-0968.

Band Newsletter

Urgent! Friends of Music Volunteer Needed

WSHS Music Boosters are currently seeking a volunteer to be our liaison with the Friends of Music organization. The Friends of Music is an organization that advocates for music programs in the SK Schools. The group meets one evening every other month. If you are interested, please let Kami know (mkhett@aol.com) and contact Alan Bushong at bushong5@comcast.net, and let him know you are from WSHS. If you would like to know more about the group, please direct questions to Alan. Below is the calendar for the remainder of this school year:

Monday, March 2^nd: Friends of Music will be discussing upcoming budget cuts and the need to get fairer system than the school-wide AYP of No Child Left Behind.

Monday April 6^th: We will have a school board candidate forum at a place to be announced.

Monday May 4^th: We meet at Sprague. We've now set the date. Expect the school budget to be an issue.

A Note from Alan Bushong: With the bad economy, we all need to step up or electives will suffer. The meetings are easy. I hope several West parents will find this important enough to be a part. Thanks for helping. --Alan

SCRIP Breaking News!

Now there is even more reason to order SCRIP! It was decided at the last Band Booster Meeting that for each person who orders SCRIP, 40% of the profit from their order will go directly into their student's account. The other 60% will go into the general band fund unless there is a special fundraising project to which we will direct the funds, such as the Spring Trip. Here's how it works:

• Take home an order form from the band room or print one from the attachment in the news letter.
• Order SCRIP from places you normally shop.
• Include your check for DOLLAR for DOLLAR exchange.
• Make sure your name is listed on the form with the student's name so I know who's account to credit for the profit.
• Turn in the form each week and watch your student's band account grow!

Ordering SCRIP is a great way to build up funds in your band account for special needs such as Marching Band tuition, trips or special activities. Have your friends, neighbors or coworkers order SCRIP from you and your profit expands! A SCRIP order form is attached to this email.

Heads Up: Seattle Trip Mandatory Parent Meeting

Parents and guardians of students who will be going on the Seattle trip, please stay tuned. There will be a mandatory Parent Meeting coming soon. See upcoming newsletter for details.

Music news

SCRIP
Not enough orders were placed for SCRIP cards to place an order this week. As a reminder, SCRIP is a new fundraiser that will benefit the Band Booster General Fund. Our first SCRIP order was a success! While only six families ordered SCRIP, we were able to collect a profit of $94.35. Just imagine if more families joined in! The SCRIP fundraiser is a no-extra-cost-to-you fundraiser. You simply buy”gift” cards for the places where you usually shop, you get the full amount you pay for, and the Boosters get a percentage of the sale. Now that the ball is rolling, Kami will be placing SCRIP orders on a weekly basis. Place your orders by Monday, and receive your SCRIP cards on Thursday.

We need more families to participate in order to maximize our profits. Please consider placing an order for the places where you plan to shop, and ask your friends and family to do the same!

Friends of Music Volunteer Needed
WSHS Music Boosters are currently seeking a volunteer to be our liaison with the Friends of Music organization. The Friends of Music is an organization that advocates for music programs in the SK Schools. The group meets one evening every other month. If you are interested, please let Kami know (mkhett@aol.com) and contact Alan Bushong at bushong5@comcast.net, and let him know you are from WSHS. If you would like to know more about the group, please direct questions to Alan.

Pep Band Basketball Games this Week!
The WSHS Pep Band will play at two basketball games this week, Tuesday, Feb. 3, and Thursday Feb. 5. Call time for all game nights is 5:20 pm. Games begin at 7:00 pm, and they end "when the game is over.”

All-City Honor Band
On Thursday, January 29, Salem-Keizer Public schools held their annual All-City honor band tryouts at North Salem High School. Students spend many hours preparing demanding musical etudes, polishing their major and chromatic scales, and preparing themselves for sight-reading material. Students are then selected based solely on their live audition to participate in what is truly an outstanding honor band. Honor band members spend many hours rehearsing together outside of school hours, culminating in a fantastic concert directed by a distinguished guest conductor. This year’s All-City concert will be held on Saturday, February 28, at 6:00pm at North Salem High School and will feature all three honor groups: choir, orchestra and band.

Congratulations to these outstanding musicians who will be participating in this year’s All-City Honor Band:

Flute 1
Megan Gorman 3rd Chair
Mary Simmons 4th Chair

Flute 2
Kelsey McKinnel 1st Chair
Kylie Phillips 3rd Chair
Megan Vance 4th Chair

Flute Alternate
Anaisa Hernandez

Oboe Alternate
Michael Morgan

Clarinet 1
Josh Hettwer 2nd Chair

Clarinet 3
Caitlin Nichols 1st Chair
Michael Fifer 2nd Chair
Sally Moyer 5th Chair

Bass Clarinet
Dakota Robbins 2nd Chair

Tenor Sax
Logan Gilmore 2nd Chair

Horn 1
Larysa Pavelek 2nd Chair

Horn 4
Arryn Bess 2nd Chair

Horn Alternate
Rosalyn Whitby

Trumpet 1
Joe Hurley 1st Chair

Trumpet 2
Brenden Pavelek 3rd Chair

Trumpet 3
Aaron McIntosh 3rd Chair

Trombone 1
Matt Hettwer 1st Chair

Trombone 2
Imran Ahmad 2nd Chair

Trombone 3
Jordan Bayles 1st Chair

Euphonium
Eli Heidi 1st Chair
Dallin Deford 4th Chair

Tuba
Matt Garney 3rd Chair

Tuba Alternate
Spencer Muller

Percussion
Brian Ringeisen 1st Chair
Brendon Seeley 2nd Chair
Alana Perry 3rd Chair
Michael Litwin 4th Chai

WSHS Music Booster Newsletter

SCRIP
SCRIP is a new fundraiser that will benefit the Band Booster General Fund. Our first SCRIP order was a success! While only six families ordered SCRIP, we were able to collect a profit of $94.35. Just imagine if more families joined in!

As a reminder, the SCRIP fundraiser is a no-extra-cost-to-you fundraiser. You simply buy”gift” cards for the places where you usually shop, you get the full amount you pay for, and the Boosters get a percentage of the sale. Now that the ball is rolling, Kami will be placing SCRIP orders on a weekly basis. Place your orders by Monday, and receive your SCRIP cards on Thursday.

We need more families to participate in order to maximize our profits. Please consider placing an order for the places where you plan to shop, and ask your friends and family to do the same! The most up-to-date order forms are attached to this email.

Jazz at Lane Community College
The Jazz Band will be performing at Lane Community College on Saturday, Jan. 24. 

Salem Youth Symphony Concerto Competition
Students Matt Hettwer, Josh Hettwer, Jesse Wertz, and Taylor Baldwin will be performing at the Salem Youth Symphony Concerto Competition on Sat. Jan. 24, starting at 5:00 pm. The location is the Salem First United Methodist Church, located on the corner of Church and State Streets. Admission is free. Come support our musicians!

All-City Auditions
All-City auditions will take place on Thursday, Jan. 29. 

Booster Meeting
Our next Music Booster meeting will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm in the Band Room. Mark your calendars!

Pep Band Schedule
2009 Basketball Band Season
After much scheduling, snowing, and rescheduling, we finally have a handle on the Basketball Band season for 2009. This exciting ensemble rehearses twice only, and will perform at five or six games this season.

The group plays a mix of rock, funk, and swing tunes, and is a highly visible performing group at West Salem. Details are being announced in band classes, and a sign-up sheet is on the wall just inside the band room door. The schedule is as follows.

Jan. 22 (Thurs) Rehearsal 4:00-6:00
Jan. 23 (Fri) Rehearsal 1:30-3:30 (No school day)
Jan. 27 (Tues) Boys v. Sprague (Tentative—finals week, All-city)

Feb. 3 (Tues) Girls v. McNary
Feb. 6 (Fri) Boys v. North (Tentative)
Feb. 10 (Tues) Girls v. South
Feb. 13 (Fri) Girls v. Redmond
Feb. 19 (Thurs) Boys v. McKay

Call time for all game nights is 5:20. Games begin at 7:00, and they end "when the game is over."

Band Newsletter

SCRIP
SCRIP is a new fundraiser that will benefit the Band Booster General Fund*. Here’s how it works: Families purchase gift cards for the stores where they plan to shop. The SCRIP cardholder gets the full amount paid for, and the Band Booster General Fund gets a percentage of the proceeds. For example, Fred Meyer SCRIP cards get a 4% discount, which means that if someone buys a $100 gift card, the Band Booster General Fund gets $4.

*Please note: Between the dates January 20-March 24, the SCRIP fundraiser will benefit the Wind Ensemble/Jazz Band Spring Trip fund. Our goal is to raise enough money to cover the cost of transportation and director fees ($680 total). After March 24, the SCRIP fundraiser will benefit the General Fund.

First SCRIP Deadline: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 10 am.

SEATTLE TRIP DEPOSIT IS DUE
Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band Students & Parents, the deposit for the Seattle Trip (April 3-6, 2009) is due. We are pleased to announce that we have been able to negotiate lower costs in transportation and hotel accommodations outside of the normal Heritage Festival package to reduce the cost of the Seattle trip. In addition, we have contacted several attractions located in the Seattle area and have received significant savings due to our large group size….some businesses have offered as much as 50% off the normal fees. We want to make this trip as affordable as possible for each family. We are working diligently to reduce costs even further and will report any additional cost savings we are able to achieve.

Dr. Nail is also trying to set up a clinic on Monday, April 6 at the University of Washington. However, if this does not happen, then we will return home on Sunday evening rather than Monday afternoon and adjust the cost accordingly.

At this time, we will require a deposit of $150.00 from each student who is planning to join us on this trip to Seattle. The deposit money is due by Friday January 16. Please make checks payable to WSHS Music Boosters and have your student put the check in the green box in the band room.

Payment Plan Schedule:

First Deposit: $150 Due January 16
*Second Deposit: approximately $100.00 Due Feb 20
*Final Deposit: approximately $100.00 Due March 20

*The Second and Final Deposits will be the remaining cost of the trip divided evenly (Final payment could be less depending on what we bring in on SCRIP! See SCRIP information provided in this newsletter).

Note: Once the costs are finalized, we will send the details out to all participants.

Your student may have money in their band account to help offset the cost of the trip. Please contact Michelle Pavelek at 503-581-0124 or Vickie Tuttle 503-588-0968 for your student’s account balance.

CHAPERONES –I invite 4-6 adults to join me in being a chaperone on this trip! If you are interested, please contact Michelle Pavelek at 503-581-0124. The cost will be approximately $290.00 for the trip. Hopefully we can reduce this cost if each of our band families participates in the SCRIP program!

We expect this trip to be a Fun and Rewarding experience for everyone who can attend.

Thank you!

If you have any questions please call Michelle Pavelek at (h) 503-581-0124, cell 503-508-5518 or Marianne Stipe at (h) 503-763-1915.

Walker Middle School Winter Ensemble
The 2nd year Walker Middle School Winter Ensemble is alive and kickin’! Percussion and Guard are off to a great start for what’s only our second year in existence. We have chosen to do music from the movie Wall - E. The students seemed to enjoy the music that Alan has already arranged for the percussion. We played it for them at the second rehearsal. The percussion students are already learning the actual show music, as well as learning basic exercises. The guard is doing great learning all of their exercises, and they’re on their way to learning show choreography.

This is going to be a GREAT Season for our Walker MS Winter Students. Our BIG performance this year is going to be at the Walker MS Talent Night on April 9. We are currently looking for a few more local community performances. If you are someone involved or know someone involved with the city planners or any other group who may be looking for live entertainment at a function in the months of March or April please contact me directly jfreemanj@hotmail.com.

Thanks for all your support! These are our future Titan Percussionists & Guard Members,
Jen Freeman
WS Guard Coach
Alan Keown
Percussion Instructor

Concert Attire Information
Everyone looked great at the first concert. As with all firsts, though, there are always some improvements to be made! It's important that everyone looks professional and uniform. Boys must wear a clean white pressed (ironed) tux shirt along with a black bow tie and cummerbund, as well as clean black shoes and socks. If anyone has a problem getting a tux shirt please email Deanna Garney at dg5758@comcast.net. We can work something out.

Also, through the year some of you will grow and your pants will become shorter. Please have them hemmed, or ask Mrs. Garney or Mrs. Phillips to fix them for you. Girls, please make sure your dresses are hemmed to the top of your shoes. Dresses should not drag on the ground. And again if you find that you need a different size please let us know. We want to make sure everyone looks great!

As always if there are any questions or concerns please contact us.
Deanna Garney - dg5758@comcast.net
Connie Phillips - conniephillips1956@yahoo.com

Mark the Calendar -- Jan. 24
Reminder: Please mark your calendars for “Jazz at Lane Community College.” More details are forthcoming, as the date draws nearer.

WSHS Band Booster Newsletter

Band Booster Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 13, WSHS Band Room 6:30 pm

Tuesday's meeting we will be discussing the Wind Ensemble/Jazz Band spring trip. If you have any concerns, comments, questions or suggestions concerning the spring trip, this is a meeting we encourage you to attend. We are in the final stages of working out the details such as a list of students who can attend, payment schedule, Sunday activities, and possibly cutting the trip a day early to cut costs.

I encourage you to attend the meeting as we work out the final details, but if you can not make the meeting please fill free to email Kami Hettwer mkhett@aol.com with your questions, concerns or suggestions and she will make sure to addresses them at the meeting and follow up with a reply email.

Thank You,
Spring Trip Committee

Marianne Stipe
Michelle Pavelek
Alyson Baker
Kami Hettwer