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From the Boosters:
Good News!!!
The mums are here and we will be handing them out Friday, September 21, 2018 from
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the greenhouse behind WHS.
Please make every attempt to be there to pick up your mums.
Good News!!!
The mums are here and we will be handing them out Friday, September 21, 2018 from
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the greenhouse behind WHS.
Please make every attempt to be there to pick up your mums.
Good Morning Band Family,
I wanted to get the Lafayette Itinerary out this morning, before I talk more about Saturday. The kids did really well in the intense heat yesterday. I have not seen the results from the competition yesterday, but I should see them this afternoon. I will have more later.
Also tomorrow is the due date for our very important fundraiser. Please have those packets in by first hour.
I wanted to get the Lafayette Itinerary out this morning, before I talk more about Saturday. The kids did really well in the intense heat yesterday. I have not seen the results from the competition yesterday, but I should see them this afternoon. I will have more later.
Also tomorrow is the due date for our very important fundraiser. Please have those packets in by first hour.
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Good Morning Band Family,
This week will be a busy one as we start our competition season at Edwardsville and it just happens to be Homecoming Week!! We will have our normal morning practices this week with the addition of the Homecoming parade on Wednesday at 3pm. We will bus down to the route and should be done around 4:15pm. We will then have our third homecoming game and report time will be 5:15pm.
Saturday is our first competition at Edwardsville, IL. We are performing early in the day due to the homecoming dance on Saturday. Luckily there isn't a prelims/finals format, but we will not know our score or judges tapes until late Saturday Night. I am attaching the itinerary and schedule for Saturday. If you are traveling to Edwardsville, you will not be allowed to park with the band. All parents must park in spectator parking.
We are in our second week of our largest fundraiser and we need your help. Please continue to sell or feel free to donate if you do not like to sell products. Our final date for the fundraiser will be September 17th.
Also, if you haven't signed up to help with the band festival on October 6th, please click the time to signup link and help us out. We have another great turnout this year and we will need all hands on deck.
Now for the part of all this that I/we are really here for, the students. I wanted to take a moment and brag on the band students this year. We always say that we have the greatest kids in the school and I truly believe that, but this year has been a year that has been easy since the beginning. 99.9% of the students have positive we will fix it attitudes and are fun to be around. All are working to put together one of the hardest shows visually and musically that we have had in 5 years. The moment that I knew the band was great was on Friday. When we had to adjust the schedule to after school due to rain, and then part of the game actually happened. There were smiles, students were ready at 4pm, and they knew that had pre-game to perform.
You will read many pleas from me about fundraising, help, schedules, positive parents, but the real goal in band is the students and what we can do to make their experience the best one. Thank you to all the parents who have made this season a great one so far and a really big thank you to the students!!!
As always please let me know if you have any questions about this week,
Mr. Lovell
This week will be a busy one as we start our competition season at Edwardsville and it just happens to be Homecoming Week!! We will have our normal morning practices this week with the addition of the Homecoming parade on Wednesday at 3pm. We will bus down to the route and should be done around 4:15pm. We will then have our third homecoming game and report time will be 5:15pm.
Saturday is our first competition at Edwardsville, IL. We are performing early in the day due to the homecoming dance on Saturday. Luckily there isn't a prelims/finals format, but we will not know our score or judges tapes until late Saturday Night. I am attaching the itinerary and schedule for Saturday. If you are traveling to Edwardsville, you will not be allowed to park with the band. All parents must park in spectator parking.
We are in our second week of our largest fundraiser and we need your help. Please continue to sell or feel free to donate if you do not like to sell products. Our final date for the fundraiser will be September 17th.
Also, if you haven't signed up to help with the band festival on October 6th, please click the time to signup link and help us out. We have another great turnout this year and we will need all hands on deck.
Now for the part of all this that I/we are really here for, the students. I wanted to take a moment and brag on the band students this year. We always say that we have the greatest kids in the school and I truly believe that, but this year has been a year that has been easy since the beginning. 99.9% of the students have positive we will fix it attitudes and are fun to be around. All are working to put together one of the hardest shows visually and musically that we have had in 5 years. The moment that I knew the band was great was on Friday. When we had to adjust the schedule to after school due to rain, and then part of the game actually happened. There were smiles, students were ready at 4pm, and they knew that had pre-game to perform.
You will read many pleas from me about fundraising, help, schedules, positive parents, but the real goal in band is the students and what we can do to make their experience the best one. Thank you to all the parents who have made this season a great one so far and a really big thank you to the students!!!
As always please let me know if you have any questions about this week,
Mr. Lovell
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Friday Game Update:
The start time for the game has been moved to 5pm. We will stay after school for the game. We will allow all students to have dinner during 3rd quarter. Please note that during long periods of rain the student will be sent home. Woodwinds and front ensemble cannot perform during rain. Please watch the website, Facebook, remind and twitter for all weather updates. My goal is to make a decision by 3pm so the students can get on buses if needed.
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility,
Mr. Lovell
The start time for the game has been moved to 5pm. We will stay after school for the game. We will allow all students to have dinner during 3rd quarter. Please note that during long periods of rain the student will be sent home. Woodwinds and front ensemble cannot perform during rain. Please watch the website, Facebook, remind and twitter for all weather updates. My goal is to make a decision by 3pm so the students can get on buses if needed.
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility,
Mr. Lovell
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Greetings,
We are starting our annual cheese and sausage fundraiser this week. This is our largest and most profitable fundraiser. In the band program here at Washington our number one job is to educate our students to be the best human beings possible and our next is to develop their life long appreciation of music. In order to that happen we must fund the program to give our students the best musical opportunities possible. We urge and plead with you to help sell these products to our community. Our minimum this year is 10 items and we are changing the prize program this year for the high school. Quick Start: Sell any 5 items by next Wednesday 9-12 and we will feed you pizza before a home football game. Overall prize: Sell 15 items and 3rd and 4th quarter off at one home football game. - Due September 17th Our goal for the prizes is to get more students involved in selling. Many parents have asked about a buyout instead of selling. If we take our profit which is around 15.00 per item and multiply that by 10. The total profit would make on 10 times would be 150.00. This is an option for those who do not want to sell. Students will be receiving the fundraising packet today and will be due on 9/17. Please only fill out the order forms with Blue or Black ink and write legibly. Our Group number is 10325 and please make checks payable to WHS Band. Please collect money at the time of order. The easiest option is to sell online. Every item is delivered to the buyer of the product and then credited to your Century Resources account. In the digital age it would be easy to share on social media or email. We strongly encourage students to try out this option. Go to centuryresources.com and hover over my current fundraiser and then click students. enter group number 10325 and you are ready to go! Mr. Lovell washingtonmobands.com |
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Good Afternoon,
I wanted to pass along a few things that were mentioned earlier in the school year. If you are interested in the Fan Gear please follow this link: https://whsbandboosters.itemorder.com We have opened the website again until Monday, September 3, 2018 at midnight. We also have an exciting new fundraiser this year. We are selling a Blue Jay Band insulated metal cup. It keeps your cold drinks cold and hot drinks hot. Pleae see the attached order form for the choice of two sizes and their prices. Please send your complete order form with payment in with your student to give to me at school. The order form is to the left ------ We are also doing Mums for Music again this year. The order for is also to the left. These are due on September 4th. As we get closer to our upcoming band festival, I am pleading with the parents to sign up to help with the festival. It seems every year that help is harder and harder to get. This event is our largest fundraiser and if we continue to have a low turnout, our profit will only suffer. Please if you are able to help us go to: https://www.timetosignup.com/whsband/folder/5426 and signup to help on October 6th. In reality we need every hand on deck. I realize that not every schedule will work on this date, but we need everyone. It is our expectation that this is the ONLY event that all parents should sign up. This isn't something to be offended by, it is just something we need to do for our kids to make sure they are successful. Thank you for your help and understanding. Mr. Lovell |
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We are approaching our first game this Friday!
Our early practices are Monday and Wednesday at 7:30am, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8:00am.
Report time for our first game is 5:30pm on Friday. This time may change due to weather.
Have a great Evening,
Mr. Lovell
Our early practices are Monday and Wednesday at 7:30am, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8:00am.
Report time for our first game is 5:30pm on Friday. This time may change due to weather.
Have a great Evening,
Mr. Lovell
Good Afternoon,
Very successful first week of school. Thank you to both students and parents for the success of the Friday Practice. Our morning rehearsals this week are Monday - 7:30, Tuesday - 8:00, Wednesday - 7:30, Thursday and Friday - 8:00.
See you tomorrow am,
Mr. Lovell
Very successful first week of school. Thank you to both students and parents for the success of the Friday Practice. Our morning rehearsals this week are Monday - 7:30, Tuesday - 8:00, Wednesday - 7:30, Thursday and Friday - 8:00.
See you tomorrow am,
Mr. Lovell
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Good Afternoon,
Make-up Uniform is Friday August 10th from 8am-12pm. Please let us know if you can't make this time and we will work with your schedule when school starts. Our goal is to have everyone fitted by the start of school, but we realize that times don't always align. Please make sure you have penciled in the Annual Band Booster Picnic the Friday, August 10th at 6pm in the Nix Cafeteria. We will be supplying food for you and your family. It is a fun night of information and food. Junior and Senior Class please bring a finger dessert and Freshmen and Sophomore Class please bring a bag of chips. Let us know if you will not be attending. We will also be continuing our Disney Raffle that night. If you haven't checked the band calendar yet, please check it out soon. I have added all of the morning rehearsals we discussed previously on the website. I also missed a home game on my original date letter. 8/31 will be our first home game. I wish I didn't make mistakes, but I am still working on it. :) Respectfully, Mr. Lovell |
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Good Morning Band Family,
I wanted to post a few pictures from our band camp this past week. As I mentioned on Friday, we had a week full of great attitudes, great work ethic, and they showed their incredible potential. The directors and staff can already tell that this is going to be a great season. Pictures are in the folder titled, Band Camp 2018.
If you know anyone that isn't part of this group that is an alumni, parent, student, or a fan. Take a moment to get them on board. We continually update this throughout the year.
As always we have great kids in Washington! We can't say enough positive things about the camp. Below are pictures from our theme days. Tues - Tie Dye, Wed - Them Day, Thursday - Twin Day, and Friday - Disney Day. Photo Credits go to Ms. Holdmeyer.
We are having our annual picnic on August 10th at 6pm. This is where we feed our band family and get to know each other. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and become a part of our stellar band booster organization.
One last Dominos Stand request. We are short shifts on Sunday Evening. If you can help us, please go to the band website. washingtonmobands.com and click the time to sign up link. We really need your help.
See you August 10th,
Mr. Lovell
I wanted to post a few pictures from our band camp this past week. As I mentioned on Friday, we had a week full of great attitudes, great work ethic, and they showed their incredible potential. The directors and staff can already tell that this is going to be a great season. Pictures are in the folder titled, Band Camp 2018.
If you know anyone that isn't part of this group that is an alumni, parent, student, or a fan. Take a moment to get them on board. We continually update this throughout the year.
As always we have great kids in Washington! We can't say enough positive things about the camp. Below are pictures from our theme days. Tues - Tie Dye, Wed - Them Day, Thursday - Twin Day, and Friday - Disney Day. Photo Credits go to Ms. Holdmeyer.
We are having our annual picnic on August 10th at 6pm. This is where we feed our band family and get to know each other. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and become a part of our stellar band booster organization.
One last Dominos Stand request. We are short shifts on Sunday Evening. If you can help us, please go to the band website. washingtonmobands.com and click the time to sign up link. We really need your help.
See you August 10th,
Mr. Lovell
Good Morning,
This is evening is our first fair parade practice from 6-8pm. We had a very successful leadership team meeting last night and we tremendously excited to have everyone back!
Please enter through the doors next to the Big Blue Jay Gym. Same as our band concerts for the freshmen.
Parade Practice and Camp Reminders:
1. Bring your instrument, reeds, and valve oil.
2. Wear tennis shoes and socks—no sandals or flip-flops!
3. Every student should bring their own water for all outside rehearsals. Containers should be large jugs (a plastic bottle will not be enough) with your name clearly labeled somewhere on the jug.
4. Eat a good breakfast or dinner depending on the rehearsal.
5. Be prepared for the sun (sunglasses, lotion, hat, etc.)
6. Bring your amazing, positive attitudes and be ready to learn!
See you tonight!
This is evening is our first fair parade practice from 6-8pm. We had a very successful leadership team meeting last night and we tremendously excited to have everyone back!
Please enter through the doors next to the Big Blue Jay Gym. Same as our band concerts for the freshmen.
Parade Practice and Camp Reminders:
1. Bring your instrument, reeds, and valve oil.
2. Wear tennis shoes and socks—no sandals or flip-flops!
3. Every student should bring their own water for all outside rehearsals. Containers should be large jugs (a plastic bottle will not be enough) with your name clearly labeled somewhere on the jug.
4. Eat a good breakfast or dinner depending on the rehearsal.
5. Be prepared for the sun (sunglasses, lotion, hat, etc.)
6. Bring your amazing, positive attitudes and be ready to learn!
See you tonight!
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Good Morning Band Family,
We would like to announce our Spring Trip for next year! (2019) We take the band on a trip every two years. We will be bringing the HS Band to Disney World in Florida. All students enrolled in both semesters, grades 9-12 are eligible to journey to Florida with the Band. We will have more information in the later weeks, but we are looking to set our prices now to keep prices low. Thank you, Mr. Lovell |
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