From Mr. Clemente
Dear Winter Park Band families,
Great job to everyone on our first gameday of the year this past Friday! I'm very proud of how the students carried themselves and performed throughout the evening. Even though we got a little bit wet from the rain, I loved watching everyone have a ton of fun! It was also great to catch up with and hang out with the Lake Nona HS band. They did a great job too!
Two huge thank-yous that need to be handed out this week. First of all, THANK YOU to our parent chaperones for accompanying the Band on Friday evening, especially our Chaperone Coordinator Robyn Fodor. We had a very smooth night, and much of that is thanks to all of your help! Secondly, THANK YOU to everyone who donated water this week. Mr. Smith and I will tally the total and announce the winning section later this week.
This week, the varsity football team plays out of state so we do not have a performance on Friday evening. Regular rehearsals will continue on Tuesday evening and Thursday afternoon, and we will begin to add onto what we know of our show so far! Looking forward to getting back to it - hard to believe we move into September later this week!
Fair Share Payment 2 come due this week on Wednesday, August 31. Please see below in the Finances and Cut Time section for details, and please stay current on all Band financial matters.
We have had a lot of Program Ad sales coming in over the past couple weeks! I hope everyone continues to take advantage of this wonderful fundraising opportunity. Please see Julie Capps' section of the Newsletter below for more information. Sales and Sponsorships are due 9/9.
Registrations are now being accepted for the NYC Tour 2023! See below in the NYC Tour section for instructions and links to required materials, which can also be found at http://www.winterparkhsband.com/new-york-tour-2023.html. Registrations for students and chaperones along with the initial deposit are due Friday, 9/9. Fundraising credit may be used for the initial deposit.
Lastly, Open Houses take place at the Main Campus Monday, 8/29 and 9GC Tuesday, 8/30. As a reminder, all Band classes take place on the Main Campus. If you are the parent of a 9th grader and plan to attend Open House, please plan on coming to the later part of Monday's event to see us in the Band room. You will be able to meet with your student's teachers at the 9GC on Tuesday evening while your student is at marching band rehearsal.
Let's make it a great week everyone!
Mr. Clemente
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From the Band Booster President, Mrs. Dana Adkinson
Hi Band! Wow! The Sound of the Wildcats sounded and looked GREAT at Showalter on Friday night! Marching Season with this group of students and parents is going to be great!
Huge thanks to our team of parent chaperones. Kind of a soggy start to the season, but I hope you all had a great time and will return for more fun another Friday evening. Photos have been uploaded to the Winter Park High School Band facebook page, so enjoy reviewing the rainy evening!
A huge shout out to the Uniform Squad! These little worker bees have ironed ALL of the marching uniforms during their Tuesday evening work parties .. that's a HUGE feat! Soooo appreciative of your diligent work! Yay Band Moms!
One more shout out to the quickly-formed (and short-lived) Water Jug Sticker Committee (who knew that little group had an official title?) .. who trimmed, stuck and sharpied all of the SOTW water jugs in about 2 hours time on Thursday .. Thank you to Robyn Fodor, Andrea Rediske, Heather Ribaric and Laura Cambridge for your efficient and speedy help!
A few little reminders:
*Parents, sign up (or renew) as an Additions volunteer. You must be "additions approved" to chaperone .. even if you have already signed up in a volunteer slot on sign up genius. Additions sign up is here: https://www.ocps.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=54703&pageId=89698
* We still have chaperone slots available throughout the football season .. we need two more for THIS FRIDAY's game, and three for NEXT FRIDAY. So sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4fadab22aa8-football
* And sell sell sell those concert program ads! Such a great way to raise money for your student's band account .. and these funds can be used for band fees this year as well as the NYC trip this summer. Contact Julie Capps with any questions (704- 258-3306 or juliedcapps@aol.com).
Reach out to any of the board members with any other questions or concerns: (http://www.winterparkhsband.com/band-boosters.html) or directors.
Have a great week, Band! See you Friday!
Dana Adkinson
Band Booster President
2022-2023 Florida All-State Audition Registration
For those students intending to audition, please fill out the form below completely to register for your 2022-2023 Florida All-State Ensemble Audition. If you wish to audition for both a concert band and a jazz ensemble, you will need to fill out this form twice. Also, if you wish to audition on multiple instruments for any ensemble, you will need to fill out this form for each audition you will perform.
Register for your audition no later than Tuesday, 8.30.22.
New York Tour 2023 Update
STUDENT
- NYC Tour Registration Form
- NYC Tour Participant Contract
- Initial Deposit: $380 - may be paid on SchoolPay or by check/money order made payable to WPHS Band
CHAPERONE
- NYC Tour Registration Form
- Initial Deposit: $380 - may be paid on SchoolPay or by check/money order made payable to WPHS Band
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