Winter Park High School Band Notes
October 28, 2018
FROM MR. BLACKMER
Dear Winter Park Band Families:
There is a lot happening this week, so please read through the Newsletter carefully and make note of all events and deadlines!
- LA Tour deadline
- Winter Guard auditions
- Fall Orchestra concert
- Trunk R' Treat
- Support our Scholars event (select student only)
- Final regular season home football game and Senior Night
- Marching Band MPA
Congratulations to all of the Winter Park Bands on a terrific first concert of the school year! All of the bands had great moments on stage - a great first step toward some outstanding performances to come! I'd like to recognize our student brass quintet one more time for their outstanding performance on the Bernstein Mass - Evan Bletz and Evan Jackson on trumpet, Neff Bernard on horn, Jordan Gidus on trombone, and Daniel Sullivan on tuba!
All the Best,
Mr. Blackmer
LOS ANGELES TOUR 2019 - DEADLINE THURSDAY
THIS WEEK
FALL ORCHESTRA CONCERT - OCTOBER 29
The Fall Orchestra Concert is this coming Monday, October 29 at 7:00 PM. This is for all Wind Symphony winds and percussion who perform as part of the Park Philharmonic. This is extra-credit for all Band students! Bring a signed program in to school on Tuesday.
TRUNK R' TREAT - OCTOBER 30
The Marching Band's annual "Trunk R' Treat" will be held after rehearsal on Tuesday, October 30 at 5:00 PM in D-Lot. Students are able to wear costumes to the rehearsal (rehearsal-appropriate), and parents are encouraged to line-up their cars, decorate your car trunks, and pass out candy after rehearsal. It is recommended that parents begin moving their cars into position starting at 4:30 PM, starting two rows away from the fence.
"SENIOR NIGHT" FOOTBALL GAME - NOVEMBER 2
The final regular home football game of the season on Friday, November 2 is also "Senior Night."
- Lineup will start at 5:50 under scoreboard with the senior night program starting at 6:10.
- Order of introductions: Football, Trainers, Cheerleaders, Marching Band, and Dance Team.
- Senior night lineup and pictures will be along the sideline (lineup) and picture taken at the 50 yard line.
- Seniors are welcome to have whoever they want in their picture but only the senior and their parent's names will be announced.
- Coaches, Directors (from each group) Willy and Mr. Arnold will be in senior pictures.
- Parents will be given information on how to order their senior pictures online through Magic Memories.
MARCHING BAND MPA - NOVEMBER 3
The Marching Band will have their most important performance of the fall this Saturday, November 3, at Marching MPA. MPA is hosted at University High School, and the Marching Band's performance time is 4:30 PM. The itinerary can be found HERE. If students are ordering a Chick-fil-a lunch for that afternoon, the order form can be found HERE (due by Monday, October 29 at 2:30 PM).
UPCOMING
FALL FESTIVAL OF BANDS - NOVEMBER 7
Our annual Fall Festival of Bands, featuring the Glenridge MS Symphonic Band, Maitland MS Wind Ensemble, Winter Park Wind Symphony, and the Sound of the Wildcats Marching Band is coming up next Wednesday, November 7 at 7:00 PM in the Auditorium!
DEFINITE PLAY-OFF GAME - NOVEMBER 9
We now know that there will be a play-off game on Friday, November 9, and it will be played at home. If you have a pre-existing conflict with that evening, please e-mail both Mr. Blackmer and Mr. Clemente ASAP.
SOLO & ENSEMBLE REGISTRATION
Registration for Solo & Ensemble MPA is now up and available through the Band website. It is never too early to begin forming ensembles and selecting music for S&E MPA. Also, if you are going to prepare a solo for S&E MPA, be sure to lock-down your accompanist immediately! The deadline for S&E MPA registration is Friday, November 9 at 2:30 PM. Also, if you want the Band Program to purchase music for your event, those orders are due no later than Monday, December 3 at 2:30 PM.
FINANCIALS
BAND FEES
Please make sure that we are paying Band Fees in a timely manner! If you have financial constraints that are preventing you from making your Band fee schedule, please contact Mr. Blackmer directly so that arrangements and/or a payment plan can be made. In addition to this, make sure that you are actively participating in our fundraisers. These are specifically created to alleviate our fees, but you need to take advantage of them! If you have questions regarding which fees are due and when, please go to our website for the Financial Obligations PDFs.
- FAIR SHARE #3 was due on Wednesday, October 3.
- SCHOOL INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE PAYMENT #1 - was due on Wednesday, October 3.
MISCELLANEOUS
With the holiday season quickly approaching, this is an excellent tool to raise money for the Band every time you shop at Amazon. The Winter Park High School Alumni Band Association is a registered charity on Smile.Amazon.com, so please remember to use this unique link to shop at Amazon every time, and a small percentage of the sale (at no cost to you) will automatically be sent quarterly to the WPHSABAA account and then donated to the Winter Park Band Program. If we all use this link every time, we can raise funds on an ongoing basis to help the band! https://smile.amazon.com/ch/27-0964817
If you have any questions, contact Jane Claus at janeclaus@live.com.
CALENDAR
WINTER GUARD AUDITIONS/REHEARSAL
Monday, Oct 29, 2018, 03:00 PM
2100 Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Monday, Oct 29, 2018, 07:00 PM
2100 Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
Marching Band Rehearsal
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018, 02:45 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
TRUNK R' TREAT
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018, 05:00 PM
2100 Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
Marching Band Rehearsal
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2018, 01:45 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
SUPPORT OUR SCHOLARS EVENT
This is only for selected students.
Thursday, Nov 1, 2018, 05:30 PM
Winter Park Farmers' Market, West New England Avenue, Winter Park, FL, USA
HOME FOOTBALL GAME (SENIOR NIGHT)
Friday, Nov 2, 2018, 04:45 PM
Showalter Field, Cady Way, Winter Park, FL, USA
MARCHING BAND MPA
Meal Order Form (due by Monday at 2:30 PM)
Saturday, Nov 3, 2018, 09:45 AM
University High School, Cougar Way, Orlando, FL, USA
Winter Park High School Bands
Email: Christopher.Blackmer@ocps.net
Website: www.winterparkhsband.com
Location: 2100 Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, United States
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