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

Say hello to Mansi!

Section: Flutes
Favorite song: Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield. It's my life motto.
Favorite video game: Haha I don't really do video games... :P But when I do it's usually Mario or Harry Potter on that GameBoy Advance!
Favorite things about summer: The sun, the wind, those lazy days, sweet tea, friends, parties, and oh goodness this wonderful, rare thing called FREE TIME!
Favorite things about marching band: Just all those sweaty, intense, goofy, amazing memories and the satisfaction of knowing I'm part of something bigger than myself.

Fun Facts:

• I'm a plant-eating herbivore :D I've been a vegetarian  forever (and intend to keep it that way, so don't try sneakin in meat into my lunch. I will find you.)
• I really love chocolate. Any kind. Any time. Anywhere. Maybe that's why I'm brown.
• I have very large feet. Yupp.
• I have a weakness for anything Disney. But ironically my favorite princess is Anastasia.

(Also, Mansi will be attending Governor's School this summer for instrumental music!)

Quick note from Kaitlynn:

 As this year quickly draws to a close, keep in mind we aren't quite done just yet. Graduation next Friday is a very important performance for us, so let's keep our heads in the game and push until the end. Also please fill out the instrument check out forms, it would be really nice to have someone practicing on all the school instruments over the summer. Pleeeeeeease please please clean out your lockers. I know you guys don't want to, but think about how gross and inconsiderate it is to the people who have to clean  it in your place. Oh and make sure your guys are studying for your band final if you haven't already taken it; it's pretty tough.

All lame jokes aside, enjoy your Thursday night guys.

First Practice

Hey guys,

I don't know about you, but I'm pretty psyched about this upcoming year. What a fantastic turn out for our first rehearsal! Rookies hopefully you got a tiny taste of what band camp will be like and met and exchanged contact info with your squad and section leaders if you had not already. Squad leaders should be in contact with their squadlings throughout the summer. Other than that remember to be getting some exercise during the summer and to hydrate like crazy; this summer is supposed to be pretty dang hot. don't forget about graduation coming up as today was the last day for the seniors at high school. :( Also be thinking about the DCI trip! Squad leaders please encourage your rookies to come because it is a great learning experience as well as tons of fun.  

Alrighty then, good luck with your finals.

--Kaitlynn