Post date: May 8, 2018 5:28:37 AM

IN THIS ISSUE

• BAND FESTIVALS & PERFORMANCES 

• BAND BOOSTER ELECTIONS

BAND FESTIVALS & PERFORMANCES

STATE COMPETITIONS

State Orchestra Festival*

Thursday, May 10, 2018, at OSU

~Itinerary~

(Eat before you arrive at Grant)

6:45 am – Meet @ Grant HS

7:00 – Load bus & Depart for Oregon State University

9:00 – Arrive OSU

9:30 – Warm-up

9:55 – Perform

10:20 – Sight-read

10:45 – Watch performances (Summit, Grants Pass)

11:35 – Lunch on campus

12:20 – Watch performances (Lake Oswego, McKay)

1:10 – Load bus & depart for Grant HS

3:30 – Arrive @ Grant

* 2 chaperones needed. Please contact Mr. McFadden to help. 

State Band Festival, Wind Ensemble**

Saturday, May 12, 2018, at OSU

~Itinerary~

(Eat before you arrive at Grant)

1:00 pm – Meet @ Grant HS

1:15– Load bus

1:30 – Depart for Oregon State University

3:15 – Arrive OSU & watch McNary HS

4:15 – Warm-up

4:45 – Perform

5:15 – Sight-read

5:45 – Dinner

6:30 – Watch performances (West Salem, Sherwood, Sprague)

8:00 – Oregon State Wind Ensemble Performance

approx. 8:45 – Awards

approx. 9:30 – Load bus and depart for Portland

approx.. 11:15 – Arrive @Grant HS

** Mr. McFadden has enough chaperones for this event. Thanks to those who volunteered to help!

Jazz Ensemble: Saturday, May 19 at Mount Hood Community College

Details coming soon...

CODA Concert

The final concert of the year -- the Coda -- happens Thursday, May 24 at 7:00 pm.

Details coming soon... 

BAND BOOSTERS WANT YOU!

Our next meeting will be on, Monday, May 14th at 6:30 PM at the home of Priscilla Klockner (2907 NE 55th). Everyone is welcome to attend!

The Grant Band Boosters are a friendly and fun group of parents who meet monthly, along with Mr. McFadden, to support the band program. We would love to have YOUR support. Your help improves the quality of the music experience for our sons and daughters at Grant. Please consider joining us for a meeting or two to see what it’s all about.

We have some board positions open for next year:

• President-Elect, As President-Elect, you would attend monthly meetings and prepare to assume the duties of booster president the following year. Contact MaryBeth Hernandez  to learn more.

• Secretary - Keeping minutes of the monthly meetings. Contact Elise Lind to learn more. 

• Sweet Sound of Jazz Planning Team. This team is a group of about 10 parents who work together to plan this fabulous fundraiser-event which typically takes place in February. Contact Kelly McCollum to learn more. 

• PTA Liaison This parent will attend monthly Grant PTA meetings as a Grant Band representative and report back to us what you learn. It's a pretty easy way to volunteer, but super helpful! Please contact MaryBeth Hernandez if you are interested. 

Please help us spread the word to families joining us next year! Pass this information along to any parents of eighth-grade band students on their way to Grant.