In This Issue
- Eagle Mountain and Saratoga Springs Parades
- Incomplete Marching Band Registrations
- Percussion Camp and Summer Sectionals
- Color Guard Rehearsals
- Drumline Performances This Week
- Fee Payment Reminder
- No Booster Meeting in June
- Upcoming Events
- Upcoming Rehearsals
There 210 days until the 2018 Rose Parade. Rose Parade fun fact of the week: It has rained on the Rose Parade only 10 times: 1895, 1899, 1906, 1910, 1916, 1922, 1934, 1937, 1955, and 2006. Hopefully we don’t add 2018 to that list!
Eagle Mountain and Saratoga Springs Parades
Thank you to those who walked with us in the Pony Express Days Parade on Saturday. We had a great time! Thank you also to our Westlake Mini Color Guard. They did a fantastic job and it was so fun to have them there with us!
We are looking forward to the Saratoga Splash parade this coming Saturday and we need to have about 30 people for this week’s parade. Fliers and candy will be ready to hand out at the parade and there will be a treat at the end for those who help out.
Please sign up during sectionals on Tuesday or contact Charlotte Ducos (cducos@gmail.com). Be sure to note whether you need a polo shirt for the parade. We will be wearing band polo shirts and khaki shorts for the parade.
If you need a polo shirt, please be sure to pay for it so that you can take it home with you when we finish! Polo shirts can be paid for online or in the finance office (between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
For this week’s parade, we will meet at the Saratoga Springs North Fire Station on Saturday, June 10, at 8:30 AM. The fire station is located at 995 W 1200 N in Saratoga Springs. We will finish at Westlake High School. Students can be picked up there.
Incomplete Marching Band Registrations
Please check your Register My Athlete account and make sure you have completed all steps except the fee payment. Fee payments should be made between July 1 and July 21. We still have seven students who have enrolled in Register My Athlete but have not signed up for marching band and 26 students who have started signing up for marching band but have not finished the process.
We must get these accounts cleaned up. If you aren’t sure if this applies to you, please log in to Register My Athlete and take a quick look. Your student’s account should say “Ready for Tryouts” in yellow and all steps should be green and show complete except the fee payment. If you have checked and are still unsure of your status, please contact Charlotte Ducos (cducos@gmail.com) or Sharon Mardesich (smardesich@alpinedistrict.org) so we can assist you.
Percussion Camp and Summer Sectionals
Percussion camp is this week beginning at 9:00 AM each day.
Brass and woodwind sectionals are on Tuesday at 8:00 AM. Remember that if you are in town, you should be at sectionals. If you have camps or vacations, you are excused for the week. Don’t forget to practice your parade tunes!
Please be sure to check the calendar at www.thunderband.com and note your sectional days and times as well as any camps that apply to your section.
Color Guard Rehearsals
The first color guard rehearsal is today at 4:00 PM. Meet by the Westlake band room, wear comfortable clothes, and bring sunscreen, water, a hat, and a towel to stretch. There is a mandatory parent meeting at 7:00 PM at the end of rehearsal.
Please make sure you have turned in your $100 deposit. It is your ticket to check out equipment!
Drumline Performances This Week
The drumline will be performing at the Smith’s grand opening and June 7 and the Walmart grand reopening on June 9. More details will be provided at percussion camp this week.
Fee Payment Reminder
If you have ordered polo shirts or marching shoes, please remember to pay those fees and send copies of your receipts to Shawna Ivins at sivins4@gmail.com.
Instrument rental fees can now be paid on myschoolfees.com as a public fee in the Marching Band category. Those receipts should also to be sent to Shawna at sivins4@gmail.com.
No Booster Meeting in June
We will not be holding a booster meeting in June since we are on break. Meetings will start up again in July.
Upcoming Events
- June 7 – Drumline @ Smith’s grand opening
- June 9 – Drumline @ Walmart grand reopening
- June 10 – Saratoga Srpings parade
Upcoming Rehearsals
- June 5 – 9:00 AM – Drumline/front ensemble camp
- June 6 – 8:00 AM – Brass and woodwind sectional
- June 6 – 9:00 AM – Drumline/front ensemble camp
- June 7 – 9:00 AM – Drumline/front ensemble camp
- June 8 – 9:00 AM – Drumline/front ensemble camp
- June 9 – 9:00 AM – Drumline/front ensemble camp
- June 12 – 8:00 AM – Percussion sectional
- June 13 – 8:00 AM – Brass and woodwind sectional
- June 19 – 8:00 AM – Percussion sectional
- June 20 – 8:00 AM – Brass and woodwind sectional
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