WINTER PARK BAND Weekly Newsletter
May 7, 2023
THIS WEEK
BAND REGISTRATION NIGHT
To keep everything moving smoothly, the schedule for Registration Night is arranged by grade (2023-2024 grade level). If at all possible, please attend during your scheduled time. However, if you are unable during the designated time, please attend at a time that fits your schedule. This is a drop-in registration process and generally only takes a few minutes to complete. It will be helpful to have all registration paperwork completed before arriving to register.
Freshman: 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
Sophomore: 6:45 PM – 7:30 PM
Junior: 7:30 PM – 8:15 PM
Senior: 8:15 PM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 06:00 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
NIGHT OF PERCUSSION
Dress: Concert Uniform
Call Time: 6:30 PM
Come support our percussionists!
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 07:00 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
Leadership Pep Band at "Final Roar" Drive Thru
Thursday, May 11, 2023, 05:15 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
MINI CAMP
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 12:00 PM
Winter Park High School, Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
From Mr. Clemente
Dear Winter Park Band families,
The wonderful performances continued this past Tuesday at the Spring Jazz Concert and Wednesday at the Winter Guard Spring Showcase. Congratulations to Freshman Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble II, Jazz Ensemble I, and Winter Guard on great work and fine performances culminating the school year!
The performances continue this Wednesday, May 10 with Night of Percussion at 7 PM in the Auditorium. The evening's program includes solos, small ensembles, and a special performance by the Audubon Park School Percussion Ensemble. It promises to be a terrific evening of music!
Marching Percussion Placement Auditions took place this past Wednesday, May 3 in the Band Room. Congratulations to all students for preparing and performing the audition! Please see the results below.
BAND BANQUET 2023 was an enormous success and a wonderful evening celebrating our students' accomplishments and our Band community! It it so important to recognize everyone's contribution the whole - we would not have the Winter Park Band we know without each and every one of you. I'd like to especially thank Dana Adkinson, Ellen Deloach, and the parents of the Band Banquet Committee for giving their talents and volunteering their time as well as Band President Keirren Lawson and the students on this year's Band Council for all their work to make this such a special evening.
The week has arrived - BAND REGISTRATION NIGHT takes place THIS TUESDAY, MAY 9 from 6 - 9 PM in the Band Room. All returning Band families must complete the three steps in the registration section of this newsletter below by Tuesday evening. If someone from your family is unable to make it to the Band room on Tuesday, please send in your completed paperwork with your student to school to have them turn it in at the Band office and complete the payment for Registration Fair Share and Band Camp Meals (optional) on SchoolPay. All financial obligations for the 2022-2023 school year must also be brought up to date by Tuesday.
All 2023-2024 Student Leadership will perform at the "Final Roar" Senior Drive Thru this Thursday evening, May 11. We will meet at 5:15 PM in the Band room to warm up and perform from 5:30 - 6:00 PM outside the Auditorium. All students need their marching instrument and flip folder.
We will take our first steps (quite literally) as the 2023 Sound of the Wildcats Marching Band this Saturday, May 13 at MINI CAMP! Saturday includes all 2023-2024 SOTW students. We will be passing out music for our 2023 production CARMEN as well as welcoming the incoming 9th grade class of Wildcats into the high school band. Don't forget to wear light, comfortable clothing and to bring your SOTW water jug filled with water. We can't wait to get started!
On behalf of both myself and Mr. Smith, a very heartfelt thank you to everyone who gave towards the director's gift at the Spring Concert. Your generosity is overwhelming. We are both so thankful to be a part of this community and that you allow us to make music with your students every day!
See you at Band Registration Night on Tuesday!
Mr. Clemente
THIS TUESDAY, MAY 9 - BAND REGISTRATION NIGHT
Registration Step 1
- Complete the 2023-2024 Band Registration Google Form
Registration Step 2
- Make the $25 Registration Payment on either the below SchoolPay.com link or by check made out to WPHS Bands.
- Make the $80 Band Camp Meals (optional) payment on the below SchoolPay.com link or by check made out to WPHS Bands.
- 2023/2024 Band Registration and Band Camp Meals SchoolPay Link
- If you are an incoming 9th grade family, be sure you are not logged in to your student's current SchoolPay account when making online payments. The "data flip" at the county level placing your student at WPHS will not happen until early August, and logging in will take you to their current middle school SchoolPay page.
Registration Step 3
- Complete the forms in the following 2023-2024 Band Registration Forms packet that applies to your student's main instrument and return the completed and signed forms at Band Registration Night on Tuesday, May 9.
- Woodwind/Brass/Percussion Registration Packet
- Color Guard/Winter Guard Registration Packet
Before Band Camp
- All Band students must have an up to date Physical and a valid ECG on file with the school before Band Camp.
- Physical and ECG Information Packet - Complete ASAP
Have questions? Contact both Mr. Clemente at michael.clemente@ocps.net and Mr. Smith at daniel.smith2@ocps.net.
Band Financial Obligations
Hello Band Parents and Students!
With the end of the school year right around the corner, it is more important than ever for you to log into CutTime to make sure all payment obligations have been met. You can also see your most recent financial statement by opening the "Your Cut Time Statement from Winter Park High School Band" email sent by Mr. Clemente on 3/31/23.
SENIORS! - Your account was asked to be paid in full by Friday, April 21st.
All other students must have their balances paid in full by Band Registration Night on Tuesday, May 9th.
When you log into your account, first check to see if you have any available credits. If so, please email me (kimrosesomers@gmail.com) and I will adjust your account accordingly.
If you still have an open balance, you can go to www.schoolpay.com, search the word “band” and all available obligations should be listed. You can then click on the corresponding item to pay off your balance.
If you have any questions concerning your CutTime account or how to make a payment, please contact me directly.
Thank you!
Kim Somers
WPHS Band Treasurer
Concert Uniform Return for Spring 2023
A reminder that all Concert Uniforms must be dry cleaned and returned no later than Saturday, May 13th, for those not performing with the Wind Symphony on the NYC trip. Tuesday night's Band Registration Night would be a great time to return your uniform!
Dresses, jackets and pants ONLY. You keep the rest. All returns must have the STUDENT’s name printed clearly on a sticker or on the bag. A receipt with the parent’s name is NOT sufficient to keep track.
Since we have a June trip this year, there are several options that might apply to you! Please see below.
- Return during school – racks will be made available the first week in May.
- Return during Mini Camp on Saturday May 13th.
- SENIORS – you must return your uniform before the last day for Seniors if you are not going on the trip.
- Dry clean your uniform and return it to the band room on Wednesday during the summer ASAP.
- If you need an alternate solution, please contact Amanda Schaefer – 386-214-5432.
If any senior family has concert dress shoes, cummerbunds, ties, or any other band accessories in good shape (NOT show shirts) they would like to donate to the band for future students, please bring them in inside a bag with your concert uniform or reach out to Amanda Schaefer at schaefer.momma@gmail.com.
New York Tour Mandatory Meeting 5/23
The New York Tour Mandatory Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 23 from 7 - 8 PM. This meeting will cover all essential information for the trip from the final itinerary to what to pack. Attendance at this meeting is mandatory for all student participants and chaperones. If a parent of a student participant is not chaperoning the trip, at least one of each student participant's parent/guardian must also be present. The meeting has been added to the Band's Cut Time calendar - please be sure it has been added to your family's as well.
Summer Music Camps
Florida Southern College: https://www.flsouthern.edu/events-center/camps/band-camp.aspx
Florida State University: https://music.fsu.edu/summermusiccamps
Stetson University: https://www.stetson.edu/music/community/camps-and-festivals.php
University of Central Florida: https://performingarts.cah.ucf.edu/camps/
University of North Florida: https://www.unf.edu/coas/music/summer-camp
University of South Florida: https://www.usf.edu/arts/music/events/usf-summer-music-camps.aspx
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, May 9: BAND REGISTRATION NIGHT, 6 - 9 PM, Band Room
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Wednesday, May 10: NIGHT OF PERCUSSION, 7 PM, Auditorium
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Thursday, May 11: Leadership Pep Band at "Final Roar" Drive Thru, 5:15 - 6:30 PM
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Saturday, May 13: Band Mini-Camp, All 2023-2024 students, 12 PM - 7 PM
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Monday, May 15 - Wednesday, May 17: 2023-2024 Jazz Ensemble I Auditions, in class & after school
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Tuesday, May 23: New York Tour Mandatory Meeting, 7 - 8 PM, Band Room
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Friday, May 26: Last Day of School
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Tuesday, May 30: New York Tour Rehearsals, Mass Band 6 - 7:30 PM, Wind Symphony 7:30 - 9 PM
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Thursday, June 1: New York Tour Rehearsals, Mass Band 6 - 7:30 PM, Wind Symphony 7:30 - 9 PM
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Tuesday, June 6: New York Tour Rehearsals, Mass Band 6 - 7:30 PM, Wind Symphony 7:30 - 9 PM
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Thursday, June 8: New York Tour Send-Off Concert, 7 PM, Auditorium
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June 9 - 14: BAND NEW YORK TOUR
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July 12-13: Leadership Camp, 8 AM - 12 PM
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July 14: South Orange Leadership Summit, Freedom HS,Time TBD, Student Leadership Team
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July 17 - 20: Band Camp, 8 AM - 5 PM
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July 24 - 28: Band Camp, 8 AM - 5 PM
Band Calendar
- Band Calendar sync Google/Andriod format: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=winterparkhsband%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York
- Band Calendar sync Apple iCal format: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/winterparkhsband%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics
FINANCES AND CUT TIME
PAST DUE Band & Color Guard Payments
- May 3: Band Registration Fair Share: $25
Band
- July 27: Full Fair Share Payment OR Fair Share Payment 1: $225 OR $100
- July 27: Marching Band Shoes (new/replacement): $38 fundraising credit cannot be used for this item
- July 27: Extra Show Shirts (optional): $10/shirt fundraising credit cannot be used for this item
- August 31: Fair Share Payment 2 - $50
- October 5: Jazz Fair Share Payment 1 - $20.00 (Jazz Students Only)
- October 5: Semester 1 Instrument Maintenance - $60.00 (if applies)
- January 11, 2023: Jazz Fair Share Payment 2 - $20.00 (Jazz Students Only)
- January 11: School Instrument Semester 2 Maintenance - $60.00 (if applies)
- March 8: Band Fair Share Payment 3 - $75.00
Color Guard
- July 27: Full Fall Fair Share Payment OR Fall Fair Share Payment 1: $325 OR $100
- July 27: Marching Band Shoes (new/replacement): $38 fundraising credit cannot be used for this item
- July 27: Extra Show Shirts (optional): $10/shirt fundraising credit cannot be used for this item
- August 31: Fall Fair Share Payment 2 - $125
- October 5: Fall Color Guard Fair Share Payment 3 - $100.00
- October 5: Semester 1 Instrument Maintenance - $60.00
- December 6: Winter Guard Fair Share Payment 1 - $150.00
- January 11, 2023: Winter Guard Fair Share Payment 2 - $100.00
- January 11: School Equipment Semester 2 Maintenance - $60.00
- March 8: Winter Guard Fair Share Payment 3 - $100.00
Viewing your Student's Financial Account in CutTime:
There is a direct link to CutTime in "Quick Links" on the band website.
To access Cut Time, follow these steps.
- Go to CutTime.net and click “SIGN IN” in the top right-hand corner.
- Enter your Username or Email and Password You are now on your profile, where you can access our calendar and handouts and files. Click “Update Info” tab to input or update contact information. Don’t forget to click “Update” when you are finished.
- Click the “Finances” tab to view financial statements.
Help the Band with Amazon Smile!
Make a difference for Band students with every day purchases! Shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/27-0964817 to generate donations for Winter Park High School Band Alumni Association Inc. Once this charity is selected, always type in Smile.Amazon.com to place orders.
To enable AmazonSmile on the Amazon mobile app:
- Open the app (sign in) and touch the three horizontal lines in the top left corner. Select "See All Programs" , then select "AmazonSmile".
WPHS Band Social Media
We've been posting lots of photos our social media platforms, and we will continue to post updates, photos, video, and other media to those pages throughout the year. Follow the Band!
- Facebook: @winterparkhsband
- Instagram: @winterparkhsband @wphs_flutes @wphsclarinets @wpsaxes @wphs_trumpets @wphs.trombones @wphstubas @winterparkhspercussion @winterparkcolorguard @wphs.drumajors
- YouTube: @winterparkhsband
- Twitter: @wphs_bands
- Tik Tok: @winterparkhsband
Winter Park High School Band
Email: michael.clemente@ocps.net
Website: www.winterparkhsband.com
Location: 2100 Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
Phone: 4076223200
Facebook: www.facebook.com/winterparkhsband