Winter Park High School Band Notes
February 3, 2019
Congratulations on a successful Doo-2-Door fundraiser this past Saturday! Just from donations collected on Saturday, we successfully raised just shy of $23,000.00 for the Band program. Thank you to all of our students and parent chaperones who participated!
A huge thank you to Heather Ribaric, Sharon Flood, Candace Griffin, Mary Beth Johnson and Lee McBurney! Without your tireless organization and help with Door-2-Door the event would barely get off the ground. Also a special thank you to James Johnson and alumni parent Nancy Stephens for stepping in to help out in the counting room!
Parents of students in our three jazz ensembles, I encourage you to come watch our performances at Jazz MPA this Thursday and Friday at University HS. At times, MPA performances can unfortunately happen to a relatively empty auditorium since many happen during normal school/work hours. If you are able to make it over to University to watch a performance, know that it will be greatly appreciated!
With Solo & Ensemble this week, if you're looking for some last-minute assistance with preparing your solo and/or ensemble please plan some time after school or during your lunch period. Also, if you are planning to use an original copy of your music that is owned by the school, please pick it up from the Band library either Wednesday or Thursday after school. Instructions for returning originals will be discussed in class this week.
Looking forward to outstanding performances both at Jazz MPA and at Solo & Ensemble!
FROM SHARON FLOOD
Hello Band Parents, We made it through another Door-2-Door fundraiser!! I would personally like to thank our wonderful Fundraising Chair Heather Ribaric and her awesome "wingman", Volunteer Coordinator, Candice Griffin for all your efforts today. For whatever reason, it was a bit rough and chaotic to say the least this morning, but the two of you handled each situation beautifully. Next, I would like to thank all the volunteers in the counting room, especially James Johnston for setting up the counting room and Nancy Stephens for stepping in and keeping us all on track---you two are lifesavers!! Also, thank you Lee McBurney for the breakfast setup for the kids in the morning and for lunch in the cafeteria. Thank you to those volunteers who helped serve pizza at lunch time---your help was gratefully appreciated! Lastly, I would like to thank the parent drivers for volunteering on this beautiful day of fundraising. We seriously couldn't have done this without you! Thank you for your patience as we sorted through the morning chaos, thank you to those who gave up the morning, afternoon or both schedules to accommodate student vacancies or having extra drivers. Thank you for those who came back to take an afternoon schedule and to those couple of drivers who stayed to be our "runners" during the day. Each and everyone of you contributed, in whatever way, to making this year's Door-2-Door a success! So from me personally,... Thank you so very much! Sharon Flood Band Booster President
THIS WEEK
JAZZ MPA / SOLO & ENSEMBLE MPA
Jazz Band MPA will be held on Thursday, February 7 for our Jazz Ensemble I and Jazz Ensemble II jazz bands. The Freshman Jazz Band will perform on Friday, February 8. Both days will be held at University High School. Solo & Ensemble MPA will also be held at University HS on Friday, February 8 and Saturday, February 9.
UPCOMING
S&E RECITAL - FEBRUARY 12
The S&E recital for those students who did not register to perform at S&E MPA will be held on Tuesday, February 12, beginning at 2:30 PM in the Band Room. The deadline for registration is Monday, December 10. For all information, go to http://www.winterparkhsband.com/solo--ensemble.html.
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GUEST CONDUCTOR WORKSHOP / PRE-MPA CONCERT
Thursday, February 14 through Saturday, February 16 is our annual Guest Conductor Workshop and Pre-MPA concert. Our guest conductor/clinician this year is Dr. Gordon Brock, retired Director of Bands from the University of North Florida. There are after-school rehearsals scheduled for each Band. Please check the Band Calendar for all details.
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BAND MPA - FEBRUARY 28/MARCH 1
Our Concert MPAs will be held at Cypress Creek High School on Thursday, February 28 (Concert Band & Wind Symphony) and Friday, March 1 (Symphonic Band).
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ORCHESTRA MPA - MARCH 8
For members of the Park Philharmonic winds & percussion: Orchestra MPA will be held at Wekiva High School on Friday, March 8.
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BAND PICNIC - MARCH 9
A picnic for the Band students is currently being planned for Saturday, March 9, to be held at Ward Park from 11 AM to 2 PM. More information to come!
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ROLLER SKATING NIGHT - APRIL 13
A roller skating night is being planned for Saturday, April 13 at Semoran Skateway for all of our Band families. This will be a free event for all Winter Park Band students and their families! Look for an RSVP in the future.
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SWIM PARTY - MAY 4
To conclude the school year, the Band Council is organizing a Band swim party for Saturday, May 4, to be held at the home of Maddie Skena. The tentative start-time is 7:00 PM.
FINANCIALS
LOS ANGELES TOUR PAYMENT #3 - JANUARY 10 - UPDATED!
The third payment for the LA Tour was due on Thursday, January 10. The contributions and sponsorships that we've had will now be applied to the February payment. The February payment is currently being calculated - please watch your email for an updated payment amount.
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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.
- GUARD FAIR SHARE #5 was due on Wednesday, December 5.
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 Rehearsal
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2019, 05:00 PM
Audubon Park Elementary School, Common Way Road, Orlando, FL, USA
WIND SYMPHONY REHEARSAL
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2019, 01:30 PM
2100 Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL, USA
WINTER GUARD REHEARSAL
Thursday, Feb 7, 2019, 05:00 PM
1750 Common Way Road, Orlando, FL, USA
JAZZ MPA
Thursday, Feb 7, 2019, 11:00 AM
University High School, Cougar Way, Orlando, FL, USA
JAZZ MPA
Friday, Feb 8, 2019, 07:00 AM
University High School, Cougar Way, Orlando, FL, USA
SOLO AND ENSEMBLE MPA
Friday, Feb 8, 2019, 05:00 PM
University High School, Cougar Way, Orlando, FL, USA
AUXILIARY MPA
Friday, Feb 8, 2019, 04:15 PM
University High School, Cougar Way, Orlando, FL, USA
WINTER GUARD AT OVIEDO HS
Saturday, Feb 9, 2019, 09:00 PM
Oviedo High School, King Street, Oviedo, 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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