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Good Morning Band Family,
We are gearing up for another busy time in week 3 of marching band season. We have our normal morning rehearsals this week and then a home game on Friday. (Report Time is at 5:15pm) On Saturday, we travel to Sullivan, MO to compete in the 2018 Marching Festival. Schedules and Itineraries are below this post. It has been a few years since we have been to Sullivan and we are excited to be back!
We had a successful run at Lafayette this past Saturday. We placed 12th in finals and 11th place in prelims. It is always hard to explain how 12th place in finals is a huge accomplishment. Growing up in a non musical/band family, I would compare it to baseball. Lafayette Competition is what I would call the big leagues.
If you noticed yesterday, 16 of the 19 bands competing all had larger schools sizes than Washington. Some of those schools had HS populations well about the 2,000 mark. Even with this huge difference, this competition places the bands in band size class (number of students in band), that puts Washington in the largest class possible, even though we have a high school size of around 1300.
With all of that being said, our philosophy is to make our students better in a competitive environment. Some really good bands went home yesterday and didn't perform in finals from the STL suburbs. If you notice the only other band that took a chance at this STL competition from our area/county was Borgia HS. Our students put on a great performance and made finals with some really good bands!! Hopefully this sheds some light on what 12th place really means at this competition and for our new band parents, what our philosophy here in Washington is about. We will keep pushing this week and until the end of the season. There is something really special with this group of students!
Another amazing part of what we do here in Washington is our second to none parent help. If you haven't noticed yet, we have a few props on the field this year. :) The props are 8' by 8' panels and they were delivered on Thursday and group of phenomenal parents took time out of their already busy schedule and built these props in two evenings. I can tell you that in my 13 years, I haven't been around a group so helpful and dedicated. We have a gold mine with our parent support! I would list names, but I don't want to leave anyone out. We also have a compass that alumni and parents also created on a holiday. The compass needle spins and will be integrated into the show. Pictures are below.
On Saturday there was some wind on the field, we had a group of 15 parents that also stood on the field to make sure that the props remained on the field.
Sorry for the lengthy post, but we have a great thing going here in Washington! We are two weeks out from our home festival in Washington. We are need of help form the parents for the festival. If you haven't signed up for the festival, please follow this link to sign up. https://www.timetosignup.com/whsband/ We need ALL hands on deck. Please signup today if you have time. We will start to send stuff home this week.
Once again, thank you for reading this post all the way through. See you Friday and Saturday,
Mr. Lovell
washingtonmobands.com
We are gearing up for another busy time in week 3 of marching band season. We have our normal morning rehearsals this week and then a home game on Friday. (Report Time is at 5:15pm) On Saturday, we travel to Sullivan, MO to compete in the 2018 Marching Festival. Schedules and Itineraries are below this post. It has been a few years since we have been to Sullivan and we are excited to be back!
We had a successful run at Lafayette this past Saturday. We placed 12th in finals and 11th place in prelims. It is always hard to explain how 12th place in finals is a huge accomplishment. Growing up in a non musical/band family, I would compare it to baseball. Lafayette Competition is what I would call the big leagues.
If you noticed yesterday, 16 of the 19 bands competing all had larger schools sizes than Washington. Some of those schools had HS populations well about the 2,000 mark. Even with this huge difference, this competition places the bands in band size class (number of students in band), that puts Washington in the largest class possible, even though we have a high school size of around 1300.
With all of that being said, our philosophy is to make our students better in a competitive environment. Some really good bands went home yesterday and didn't perform in finals from the STL suburbs. If you notice the only other band that took a chance at this STL competition from our area/county was Borgia HS. Our students put on a great performance and made finals with some really good bands!! Hopefully this sheds some light on what 12th place really means at this competition and for our new band parents, what our philosophy here in Washington is about. We will keep pushing this week and until the end of the season. There is something really special with this group of students!
Another amazing part of what we do here in Washington is our second to none parent help. If you haven't noticed yet, we have a few props on the field this year. :) The props are 8' by 8' panels and they were delivered on Thursday and group of phenomenal parents took time out of their already busy schedule and built these props in two evenings. I can tell you that in my 13 years, I haven't been around a group so helpful and dedicated. We have a gold mine with our parent support! I would list names, but I don't want to leave anyone out. We also have a compass that alumni and parents also created on a holiday. The compass needle spins and will be integrated into the show. Pictures are below.
On Saturday there was some wind on the field, we had a group of 15 parents that also stood on the field to make sure that the props remained on the field.
Sorry for the lengthy post, but we have a great thing going here in Washington! We are two weeks out from our home festival in Washington. We are need of help form the parents for the festival. If you haven't signed up for the festival, please follow this link to sign up. https://www.timetosignup.com/whsband/ We need ALL hands on deck. Please signup today if you have time. We will start to send stuff home this week.
Once again, thank you for reading this post all the way through. See you Friday and Saturday,
Mr. Lovell
washingtonmobands.com
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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
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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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