Balloon Festival Is Coming!

Now that school is coming to a quick close, it's time to get serious about Balloon Festival signups. We have a binding contract with the Balloon Festival to provide security monitors all three days, and we also are the sole food concessionaire for the Balloon Fest 6-on-6 Soccer Tournament - yay!
So that means our Number One #1 First obligation is to fill the Security spots.
Then, we need to get those Soccer slots filled.
Want to sign up? Look at the pages on the sidebar, and then
Email McKee RIGHT NOW!
First come, first served. And remember, adults MAY work in a student slot. Students MAY NOT work in an Adult slot.

Look - There's More! Now Updated With Correct Dates! (Check Out the BOLD Items Below...)

Hi friends - now that we've had a chance to catch our collective breath from the Winter season, let's take a look at what's on the horizon

• May 11 - the MANDATORY Band Booster Meeting will be held in the THS Commons. Who should come? What's involved? When is it?
• ALL students who are interested in ANY THS band program next year need to come
• ALL parents of those students need to come
• There will be lots of information for everyone
• There will be cake!
• There will be patches!
• This will be the 1st opportunity to sign up for Balloon Festival, Fireworks, and Tualatin Crawfish Festival
• 7 - 8 pm

• May 19 - Fall MB Percussion Try-It-Outs! 5-8pm, in the band room!
• May 20 - Group band rehearsal and parade practice -- 3-5pm
• May 21 - Band Concert - Auditorium -- 7:30pm
• May 26 - Fall Color Guard Try-It-Outs! 4-6pm, in the Commons!
• May 26 - Fall MB Percussion Try-It-Outs! 5-8pm, in the band room!  
• May 26 - Fall MB Winds Try-It-Outs! 5-8pm, in the band room! 
• May 27 - Jazz Concert (with Twality and Fowler) --7:30pm
  
• May 28 - Fall Color Guard Try-It-Outs (Day 2!) 4-6pm, in the Commons!
• May 30 - Starlight Parade 
• Call time TBD (sometime after 6:30pm - watch this space for updates)
• Parade TV coverage begins at 9pm on FOX 12

• June 3 - Group band rehearsal(minus seniors) -- 3-5pm
• June 5 - Graduation! 
• Call time 6:15
• Black/white
• Sunglasses, water, etc

• June 8, part 1- School equipment turn-in
• Instruments
• Uniforms
• Music
• Etc

• June 8, part 2 - Pick up Instrument Rental Forms for 2015-16
• June 9 - Fall MB Winds Try-It-Outs (Day 2!) 5-8pm, in the band room! 
• June 10 - Instrument Rental pickup
• Forms and rental fees are due
• Players of school-owned horns
• ALL percussionists 
• MB, CB, SB, WE, WDL
• Fee is $150, payable to THS Band - no matter how many groups you are in
• Renting another instrument? Only $75 more! 

• June 26-28 - Balloon Festival!

• June 27 - July 4 - Fireworks Stand!

• July 31 - August 2 - Tualatin Crawfish Festival!

• August 17 - 28 - Band Camp!

Have YOU Forecasted For Next Year?!?

Hey Band! (hey what?) 

FORECASTING:  It needs to happen.

DEADLINE: Sunday, April 26

TASKS TO COMPLETE: Submit forecasting requests online via Synergy AND
turn in forecasting sheet to counseling.

CURRENT FORECASTS COMPLETED BY CLASS:

• Future 10th graders: 27% 

• Future 11th graders: 23% 

• Future 12th Graders: 16%  

Want to make sure you get your band class, and others that are important to you? Then get on it and get it done!!

Here We Go - Last Competition of the Season!

NWAPA Winter Championships at West Salem!

Saturday April 4, 2015

Friday

6:30 pm                                Load floor into car – THS

Saturday

8:30 am                                WG arrive at THS – check for last minute items/issues

9:00 am                                Load bus – leave THS

9:45 pm                                Arrive West Salem – unload floor

10:00 am                              Meet Jeff/Tippy – do the things with the things

11:57 am                              Warm-up B

12:11 pm                              Transition

12:21 pm                              WG Showtime!

1:40 pm                                Watch OC-I

2:00 pm                                Lunch break – will coordinate with Donna L

4:00ish                                  Do more things with the things

5:??                                        WG Showtime!

6:00ish                                  Snacks! And pack up!

6:40 pm                                Watch Beaverton STARS and OC-I

7:10 pm                                WG Awards! Full retreat!

7:45 pm                                Complete packing up

8:00ish                                  Leave – head home

9:00ish                                  Arrive THS – unload and go home!                         

Directions to West Salem High School:

·         I-5 Southbound – travel 31 miles to Exit 260A (OR 99E/Salem Parkway)

·         Travel  5 miles (OR 99E becomes Commercial Street NE)

·         Turn RIGHT on Marion Street/OR 22 – cross Willamette on Marion Street Bridge

·         Take ramp toward West Salem/Dayton – bear RIGHT onto Wallace Road NW

·         Travel  .4 miles – turn LEFT onto Glen Creek Road NW

·         Travel 1.6 miles – turn RIGHT onto Doaks Ferry Road NW

·         Travel .4 miles – West Salem High School is on the LEFT