News for Week of February 28 - March 6, 2010 |
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. Come See the Next Winter Guard Competition!
2. Finalzed Festival Schedule Announced
3. After School Rehearsal Schedule
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Winter Guard Info
5. Easy Ways to Help Pay Band Fees
6. Calendar of Band Events & Twitter Info
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QUICK LOOK - IMPORTANT UPCOMING BAND EVENTS |
Monday – March 1 – Winter Guard Rehearsal – 5 – 8 pm – Daniell Middle School
SYM I Rehearsal - Brass and Percussion - 4:00 - 6:00 pm |
Tuesday – March 2 – Winter Guard Rehearsal – 5 – 8 pm – Daniell Middle School
PRE-FESTIVAL CONCERT - All Bands - Piedmont Church - 7:00 pm
BOTH WERE CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER |
| Wednesday – March 3 – SHS Rising 9th Grade Parent Night – 7 – 8:30 pm |
| Thursday – March 4 –Winter Guard Rehearsal – 5 – 8 pm – Daniell Middle School |
Monday – March 8 – Winter Guard Rehearsal – 5 – 8 pm – Daniell Middle School
SYM I Rehearsal - FULL BAND - 4:00 - 6:00 pm |
Tuesday – March 9 – Winter Guard Rehearsal – 5 – 8 pm – Daniell Middle School
CONCERT BAND Rehearsal - FULL BAND - 3:45 - 5:45 pm |
Thursday – March 11 – Winter Guard Rehearsal – 5 – 8 pm – Daniell Middle School
SYM II Rehearsal - FULL BAND - 3:45 - 4:45 pm |
To view the full Sprayberry Band Calendar click here. |
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 Sprayberry Band students were able to pay over $11,000 of their Marching Band, Color Guard, and Concert Band fees by working at the Rome Braves baseball concession stand run by the Sprayberry Band Boosters. The first 2010 game is scheduled for April 16! We need several new parents interested in being a lead for the games. It's FUN and
no experience is necessary! For more info contact romeleads@sprayberryband.com.
Keep an eye out for emails regarding
Rome Braves
game signups!
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MINI LOCK-IN WAS A FUN SUCCESS!
A heartfelt THANK YOU to all band parents who GENEROUSLY donated
food and their time to make the Mini Lock-In Party on
Saturday, February 27, a great success.
We could not have done it without you! |
1. Winter Guard Competition
COME AND SUPPORT OUR WINNING WINTER GUARD!
A carpool is forming to go to the next Winter Guard event on
SATURDAY - MARCH 6, 2010
Indian Winter Classic
East Coweta High School
400 Highway 145 (Sharpsburg McCullum Road)
Sharpsburg, GA
Carpool to leave Sprayberry at 12:30 pm
Performances start at 2:15 pm
SHS Winter Guard performs at 3:40 pm
Dinner break at 4:12 pm
Awards Program starts at 8:30 pm (we can decide if we want to stay for this)
For more info and to confirm you are going contact SBBA Vice President
Margie Crawford at vicepresident@sprayberryband.com
For more info on this competition go to www.sapaonline.net
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2. Finalized Festival Dates & Times Announced
Additional information will be coming home with your band student soon.
Concert Band - Thursday, March 18 - 6:55 pm
Symphonic II - Friday, March 19 - 4:35 pm*
Symphonic I - Saturday, March 20 - 2:45 pm
ALL PERFORMANCES ARE AT McEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL
PARENTS...It would be of great support and encouragement to your band student
if your families could attend any or all of these Festival concerts.
Students will be required to wear their concert uniforms.
Long black dresses for girls and tuxes for boys.
If you have questions about the uniform contact the SBBA Uniform Chairs,
Mike and Liz King, at uniforms@sprayberryband.com.
* Symphonic II students will be leaving school during school hours on Friday. These students should inform their third and fourth period teachers now so they will be able to get work ahead of time that they may miss.
| URGENT - CHAPERONES NEEDED: Parent chaperones are needed for each Festival day. If you are able to volunteer to chaperone, please contact SBBA Chaperone Chair Lynn Schlanger at chaperones@sprayberryband.com. |
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3. Festival Workshop & Band Rehearsal Schedules
To help prepare for the Festival in March, all band students are
required to attend the following rehearsals.
Additional information was sent home with your band student.
CONCERT BAND
Unless otherwise noted, these rehearsals are all held on Tuesdays from 3:45 – 5:45 p.m.
February 2 - SECTIONALS – Low Brass, Bass Clarinet, Bari Sax and Tenor Sax
February 9 - SECTIONALS – Flute, Obe, Clarinets & Alto Sax
February 16 - SECTIONALS – Trumpets
March 2 – FULL CONCERT BAND
March 9 – FULL CONCERT BAND
March 17 - Wednesday – FULL CONCERT BAND
SYMPHONY II
Unless otherwise noted, these rehearsals are all held on Thursdays from 3:45 – 5:45 p.m.
February 4 - SECTIONALS – Low Brass, Bass Clarinet, Bari Sax & Tenor Sax
February 11 - SECTIONALS – Flute, Oboe & Clarinets
February 18 - SECTIONALS – Horns & Alto Sax
March 11 (Thursday) – FULL SYM II BAND
March 16 – FULL SYM II BAND
SYMPHONY I
Unless otherwise noted, these rehearsals are all held on Mondays. |
| February 1 - SECTIONALS |
3:45 - 5:00 pm - Woodwinds
5:15 - 6:30 pm - Brass
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| February 8 - SECTIONALS |
3:45 - 5:00 pm - Brass
5:15 - 6:30 pm - Percussion
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February 17 - SECTIONALS
(Wednesday) |
3:45 - 5:00 pm - Percussion
5:15 - 6:30 pm - Woodwinds
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| February 22 - SECTIONALS |
4:00 - 6:00 pm - Woodwinds
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| March 1 - SECTIONALS |
4:00 - 6:00 pm - Brass & Percussion
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| March 8 - FULL SYM I BAND |
4:00 - 6:00 pm
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| March 15 - FULL SYM I BAND |
4:00 - 6:00 pm
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March 17 - FULL SYM I BAND
(Wednesday) |
4:00 - 6:00 pm (IF NEEDED)
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FESTIVAL WORKSHOP WEEKEND
Friday, February 19 – ALL BAND STUDENTS – 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Band Room
Saturday – February 20 - ALL BAND STUDENTS – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Band Room |
4. Winter Guard Schedule
For more info on Winter Guard contact SBBA Guard Liaison Holly Brainard at
colorguard@sprayberryband.com
WEEKLY REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
All rehearsals will be at J.J. Daniell Middle School
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays - 5:00 - 8:00 pm
COMPETITION AND ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE |
| March 6 |
TBA |
Competition |
East Coweta High School |
| March 13 -14 |
TBA |
Field Trip |
Atlanta Regional WGI |
| March 20 – 21 |
TBA |
Practice & Sleepover |
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| March 27 |
TBA |
SAPA Championships |
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5. Paying Band Fees…Not a Problem!
The Band Boosters Offer Opportunities to EASILY Pay Those Fees
If you have a student participating in any of the band programs at Sprayberry High School there are yearly band fees required to help maintain the band programs. This includes students in Concert Band, Symphony I, Symphony II, Jazz Band, Percussion, Marching Band, Color Guard and Winter Guard. To help our band families, the Sprayberry Band Boosters Association has come up with several EASY ways to help compensate those band fee payments. For information on any of these personal fund raising opportunities contact SBBA Fundraising Chairs, Matt and Holly Brainard, at fundraising@sprayberryband.com.
 STEVI B’S BUFFET CERTIFICATES
The managers of Stevi B’s Pizza Buffet located at 50 Barrett Parkway have offered the Sprayberry Band an AMAZING fund raising opportunity to sell certificates good for one (1) buffet. The certificates are good until December 31, 2010.
Stevi B’s Certificates are $10 each*.
For every certificate your family sells, $8.00 of the price goes TOWARD YOUR STUDENT’S BAND FEES. So if you sell ten (10) certificates, $80 will be deducted from your band fee account. IT’S THAT EASY!
* Certificates may be checked out on an “honor” system. You do NOT have to pay for the certificates when they are checked out. You are responsible for every certificate checked out in your name. You must turn in the money and/or any certificates not sold. CASH ONLY ACCEPTED. No checks. This fund raiser is available for the entire school year.
HOW TO GET YOUR STEVI B’S CERTIFICATES:
- At the monthly Booster Meetings (third Tuesday of every month).
- Contact the SBBA Fundraising Chair, Holly Brainard, at fundraising@sprayberryband.com or call 678-860-5878.
Note: Two dollars ($2.00) of each certificate will go into the Sprayberry Band general fund. |
 GOLD FUNDRAISER
Offered to Sprayberry Band families by
A&M Jewelers
4517 Canton Road, Marietta, GA 30066
For more information, contact SBBA Vice President,
Margie Crawford, at vicepresident@sprayberryband.com
A&M Gold Jewelers will purchase your unwanted gold jewelry. Bring your old, mis-matched, broken or just plain ugly gold or platinum jewelry (rings, necklace, pendant, bracelet, earrings) to their store and an agent will assess your gold right there. The value of the gold will then be subtracted from your student’s total band fees. This fund raiser is available for the entire school year.
Really - it’s that easy! During Band Registration in April, and again during the recent Concert Band Registration this month, two different band families paid off their students’ ENTIRE band fees each with only a single ziplock bag of old gold!
Bring your gold to A&M Jewelers any time. Be sure to tell them you are a SHS Band Member! |
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6. Sprayberry Band Calendar of Events
To get the most up-to-date version of the Band calendar
click here to view the calendar in a pdf file on the band web site.
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