I'm not dead yet.

Just in case you were wondering, I'm still here. Sorry about how late this blog post is--I'll start updating a lot more recently so keep checking! Important stuff has been happening during my absence, so I'll just go over that real quick:

• Registration: The day to register and turn in your first band dues was June 15th, but a lot of people didn't register... so if you haven't go do it. Right now. Stop reading. Go register. Now please. Thank you.
• OPENER. Raaaaaah! The opener is up on the band website (panthercreekband.org) so go print out your part and start practicing
• Don't forget about our warm-ups either. Those need to be practiced and ready for band camp.
• Exercise, hydrate, sleep well, have fun, enjoy summer.

If you were curious this is what I've been up to the past three weeks. I've been sailing sunfish, hobie catamarans, and flying scots. I almost sunk another boat this year and almost capsized a 2000lb boat and kind of put a little owwie in one of the scots, but all's well that ends well and all the boats were just fine! 

Hope you guys are having a safe and fun summer! 

--Kaitlynn B. 

Summer Reminders

Registration and the first band dues are due the fifteenth--tomorrow!
Be practicing the warm-ups Taylor gave us. They are very important, and we will be playing them everyday during the fall. Our music for the show this year will be posted very soon, so keep checking for that.
DRINK WATER.
Play it safe, and enjoy your evening!
--Kaitlynn

Hi, woodwinds!

I'm at the Neuse right now, and I'll be here for the next three weeks, so blog posts will be a little less frequent. Please still continue checking this blog though because important stuff is happening all through this month.

1. Band registration is due on the fifteenth and that is the absolute last day to join the marching band. Also, the first band dues are coming up very soon; for more information in either of those, check the band website.
2. All the show music will be posted by the end of June, so as it comes in, please print it out and begin practicing it; the music this year will be plenty challenging.
3. Exercise and hydrate. I'm not talking about doing P90X every morning, just take a fast walk in the heat everyday, so band camp won't be miserable for you. And remember our rule to hydration: clear pee = hydrated me.
4. Squad leaders, please add your squadlings to the woodwind Facebook page if you ahve not yet.
5. If anyone needs to contact me, please get my phone number from your section leader, and I will respond as quickly as I can. 

Keep enjoying your summer guys!

-- Kaitlynn

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!

Thank you guys so much for all your hard work and dedication over the past four years. You guys have shaped this band program into what it is today, and we're all extremely grateful to you. We hope you guys have a great time at college and wish you good luck, and don't forget to come back and visit.
Unfortunately I couldn't get any pictures of the graduates, but here are some pictures of the underclassmen at the ceremony. (Thank you to everyone who came and played, it sounded great.)

Continue enjoying your summer guys.

--Kaitlynn

Graduation Tomorrow!

Hi guys,
Sooooo graduation is tomorrow. Be at the school at 3:45 fully dressed, with your instrument, and it might be smart to bring a snack because we won't be back until 10:00-ish. This is a very important performance for us, and it's our last chance to say goodbye to our seniors. See you guys there! :)
Other than that, if you haven't registered for marching band yet because you missed the kick off meeting, then make sure you register RIGHT NOW. It's on the band page.
Hopefully through the bios you guys have put the names to the faces and you'll be able to recognize your section leaders when we start band camp. I promise just one more; here's mine.

Kaitlynn 

Section: Woodwinds!
Favorite song: Good Charlotte, Carolina Liar, The Fray, Mat Kearney, Jimmy Buffet, Coldplay, MGMT, etc.
Favorite video game: Skyrim, Fable 2, Batman: Arkham City, Legend of Zelda, and Super Smash Bros Melee (the classic).
Favorite thing about summer: Actually having some free time.
Favorite thing about marching band: Seeing something that started out pretty rough come together in a great performance at the end and all the fun memories and friends you make along the way. :)

Four Facts:

• I'm a red book certified small boat sailor and I'm spending three weeks this summer sailing Hobie Catamarans.
• I've been doing karate for seven years.
• I absolutely love difficult hiking and Acadia is one of my favorite places I've been to. 
• I have three cats, one of which is twenty-five pounds and has been on a diet the grand majority of his life.

(Clarinet section leader Elise is on the left, I'm on the right!)

Hope you guys are having a fantastic summer!

Summer Cleaning

Thanks to everyone who came out and cleaned today. Anyone else please feel free to come to the school and clean up next week so the band room won't be gross and uninhabitable come this fall.

You see these? These are the lost and found bins. Notice how clean and orderly they are. Also, they are full of stuff. Some of that stuff is pretty nice too. This nice stuff will be donated soon, so if you have been missing anything you should check it out and collect your nice stuff before it's gone. And for the future when putting things in the lost in found: The blue bin is for clothing (Like jackets, shirts, etc.) and the white bin is for everything else (shoes, a copy of Huckelberry Finn, any fish tank you might find floating around the band room.). MOST IMPORTANTLY: These are not trash bins. Please treat them accordingly. 

GRADUATION: Be at the school at 3:45 and ready to practice!

Hope you guys are enjoying summer! 

--Kaitlynn

Summer Summer Summer Summer

FINALLY. Just a couple things to remember:

• GRADUATION. Be at the school at 3:45 PM and ready for a quick run through of the music before we head out to the convention center.
• Your lockers should be cleaned out and your instruments should be at home. Plan on practicing them this summer so the first day of band camp we'll already sound good!
• If you're free tomorrow or the next day, it would be much appreciated if you came to the band room to help with some summer cleaning. The rooms get pretty nasty through the course of the year, so now is the time to clean them up so everything will be nice and orderly come July. 

Hope you guys are enjoying the beginning of your summer break! :)

--Kaitlynn

Last but not least... Lauren!

Section: Piccolos
Favorite song: Mindy Gledhills--Hourglass
Favorite video game: Sudden Attack XD
Favorite thing about summer: I love swimming~
Favorite thing about marching band: I love meeting new people :) and creating a band together.

Four Facts:

• I love acting like harry Potter with all those spells. XD
• Haha, I love talking to dogs... teaching them how to speak human haha.
• I LOVE LOL & SUDDEN ATTACK.
• Ice cream is my favorite FOOD. <3