February 7, 2016

Post date: Feb 7, 2016 2:16:57 PM

Announcements:

  • GREAT JOB by the 12 students from GC that represented our band program at the 26th annual Univ. of Memphis Honor Band Clinic this past Thursday-Saturday. Some hard work paid off with some terrific concerts yesterday!

  • CONGRATULATIONS to Taylor Pannell for being selected to participate along with Kelly Landrum in the All-State Honor Band Clinic to be held in April in Nashville! Taylor was originally announced as an alternate but we learned this past week that this is West Tennessee's year to send 2 bassoons to All-State! This is the first time in a VERY LONG TIME that Gibson County has had 2 students selected for All-State Honor Bands in the same year!

  • A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has volunteered and worked concessions at a basketball game during the regular season! The band gets a good amount of the percentage of the profit from the concessions and it wouldn't be possible without your help! We now have district and regional tournaments to host at GC that the band is responsible for running the concession stand during several of these games. WE NEED YOUR HELP! The dates are: February 13th, 19th, 20th, March 1st, and 4th. Contact Wendy Tate at 446-7591 as soon as possible if you can help out with one of these games!

  • Jazz Band will meet TOMORROW from 3:15-4:30 in the band room.

  • Band Booster Meeting - TOMORROW NIGHT - 7:00 pm - Band Room. Remember if your child is going on the trip to Gatlinburg and you need some fundraising money to help get them there then we will be discussing the stew at this meeting. WE NEED YOU THERE! If there aren't enough people at the meeting that want to work the stew for trip money then we will not have the stew this year.

  • Percussion Ensemble will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week from 5:00-7:00 in the band room.

  • Yankee Candle Orders + Money are due THIS WEDNESDAY! Remember that students going on the trip will receive 40% of total amount sold into his/her trip account.

  • All-West Students will depart GC this Thursday at 8:30 am! They will need breakfast items for their room and money for 4 meals (~$10-15/meal). They will need regular school clothes for Thursday and Friday and concert attire (black and white) for Saturday. All students' parents are expected to pick his/her kid up after their concert is complete on Saturday.

  • Parent/Teacher Conference is THIS THURSDAY (3-6) and Friday (8-12) at the high school. I will be unavailable for the conference due to the All-West TN Honor Band that I will be attending in Memphis. If you have questions about your student please email me on contact me in the band room at 692-3616.

  • The next payment ($150) for the Gatlinburg trip must be postmarked to Thomas Tours no later than THIS FRIDAY! Contact Thomas Tours at 800-292-0470 directly with questions.

  • Good Luck to the GC Winter Guard as they compete in their first competition of the winter season this Saturday!

  • Students should continue to practice his/her solo/ensemble music. We are here to help if they need it.

  • There is NO SCHOOL NEXT MONDAY due to President's Day!

  • Jr./Sr. day @ UT Martin - NEXT MONDAY. More information can be found at http://www.utm.edu/jsd

  • As we get into tournament basketball season the pep band will try and play at any of the "BIG" games that the coaches would like for us to play at. I will let you know when these will be as soon as I know.

  • Continue to pay debts off from this past fall! I will include a list of names soon as to who has a debt from the fall.

  • Remember that all lettering criteria must be submitted/turned in to me no later than April 15th! If your student is planning to letter in band this year make sure that they have all criteria completed by then.