Wakeland Band and Color Guard
3.25.18
UIL Season is here
Happy Sunday, friends and families!
I hope you had a relaxing spring weekend!
This Saturday the Jazz Band performed at the Frisco Arts in the Square Festival. Congrats on a great performance and kicking off the event for the weekend!
Coming up this week is the Pre-UIL Concert. This event is for the students to receive feedback from our adjudicators and to go through a typical contest schedule with the concert and sightreading.
Please view the Itinerary for Monday night below.
UIL Concert and Sight Reading Performance Times @ Centennial HS:
Itineraries TBA
Tuesday, April 17- Concert Band 1: 3:25 pm
Wednesday, April 18 - Symphonic Band: 1:00 pm
Thursday, April 19 - Wind Symphony: 11:10 am
DAILY Items to remember
-Please make sure you are prepared for every rehearsal
Students need the following at all rehearsals:
-Pencil
-Tuner
-Tuner Clip
-Music
-Instrument and Accessories
Please make sure you are taking care of all pass-offs for each ensemble.
PREUIL Concert Itinerary
THIS WEEK
Future Dates
Band Banquet 2018
Band Banquet, Friday, May 25th, 6:00p
The Marriott at Shops of Legacy
The Band Banquet is Friday, May 25th. The invitations will be sent out at the end of the week. $40/person at The Marriott at Shops of Legacy. We are looking forward to closing out the year with an amazing event for students, parents, and staff. Please RSVP as soon as you can.
Also, we'll begin gathering student ads for the Banquet Memory Book. Prices are as follows:
Full page ads - $50
1/2 page ads - $25
1/4 page ads - $15
Shout outs - $5
Business full ad - $125
Business 1/2 page - $75
Business 1/4 page - $50
REMINDERS
Account Status: Members are reminded their accounts must be in good standing (currently enrolled in band/guard, no arrears; outstanding unpaid fees) in order for their Banquet RSVP to be accepted.
Please contact: booster-assistanttreasurer@wakelandband.com if you need to settle your account in advance of the Banquet RSVP deadline.
No Younger Sibling policy:
This event is a semi-formal dinner/banquet with the sole purpose of honoring and celebrating the achievements of our current Band and Guard students. The only exception to the "no younger sibling" policy is if the younger sibling is a current Wakeland HS student not enrolled in the Wakeland Band. Middle School/Elementary School (or younger) siblings are not permitted to attend. Any High School-aged sibling is expected to sit on the “Adult Side” of the Banquet room.
No Alcohol allowed in the banquet hall.
Student Dress Code Expectations to represent with excellence:
Male: Dress Suit & tie or 'Sunday best'. No jeans, shorts, tennis shoes or flip-flops. No caps, bandannas, etc.
Female: Modestly cut in the front so as not to show too much cleavage; plunging necklines are not allowed.
- Two-piece or see-through/mesh tops or bra-top type dresses are not acceptable; Midriffs should not be exposed in front, back or side. All dresses must cover the midriff region with no sheer fabric.
- Dresses should not be cut lower than the midriffs or the top of the waist in the back.
- No dresses with cut-outs in the front, back or sides of the dress.
- Dresses may not have a slit on the side, in the front or back that is higher than fingertip length in a standing position.
- Dresses may not be cut below the bust line on the sides.
- No cover-ups (coats, shawl, wraps, etc.) will be allowed over dresses in order to make them meet the dress code.
- Strapless dresses, spaghetti strap dresses, one strap dresses and/or halter top dresses that have none of the above-mentioned violations ARE ALL APPROVED dresses. - if you have questions ask Mrs. Seneca
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Thank you and have a GREAT week!
Tanner Smith
Director of Bands
Wakeland High School
469-633-5730