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Sunday, February 07, 2010
Band Events Calendar for February to March
View in your browser or download/view in your PDF viewer or MS Word document viewer.
- HTML: 2010Cal-Feb-Mar.html (click to view)
- PDF: 2010Cal-Feb-Mar.pdf (right click your mouse and save to your computer)
- MS Word .doc: 2010Cal-Feb-Mar.doc (right click your mouse and save to your computer)
Friday, February 05, 2010
Auction Committee Meeting
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Regional and Solo Ensemble Festival Results
Congratulations to our Band students for an outstanding showing at the EWMEA Regional Solo & Ensemble Festival,which was held at University High School on Saturday, January 30. Here are the results:
Superior Rating
Stephen Salazar (Tuba) - 1st Place at Regionals (Will compete at State Competition)
Percussion Ensemble #1 - 2nd Place at Regionals (1st alternate to State Competition)
(Kevan Cloy/Sean Cunningham/Eric Heale/Corey King/Nikki Langford/Samanatha McMillan/
Sammy Roderick/Alex Stutzman/Katie Welch)
Corey King (Snare Drum) - 3rd Place at Regionals (2nd alternate to State Competition)
Clarinet Quartet (Kevan Cloy/Alex Durgeloh/Sierra Schreck/Alla Znovets)
Excellent Rating
Beth Anderson (Flute)
Eric Heale (Snare Drum)
Connor Henry (Alto Saxophone)
Josh Roderick (Alto Saxophone)
Tenor Saxophone Duet (Mark Casteel/Connor Gore)
Tuba Quartet (Cody Hurley/Joe Morse/Stephen Salazar/Andy Wickwire)
Percussion Ensemble #2 (Jessica Boyer/Sean Cunningham/Eric Heale/Savannah Hurd/Corey King/
Samantha McMillan/Sammy Roderick/Whitney Storch/Alex Stutzman/Katie Welch)
Congratulations to each student who participated this year... you made us all proud!!!
Jim Loucks
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Blast from the past: 2001 Salute to America
The performance featured members of the West Valley HS marching band and other area high schools bands and was performed on the field at West Valley High School.
This is a newly re-edited and re-mastered version of the original hand-held video made during the performance.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
WVHS Band Facebook Fans page
If you are already a Facebook "Friend" of WV Bands, you do not need to do anything to keep up to date with the WV Bands website via Facebook.
But we are setting this up so that new Facebook connections will become "Fans" instead of "Friends" as it is a simpler process.
The new "Fans" web page is at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/WVHS-Bands/280991375630
To become a Fan, go there and while logged in to Facebook, click on the "Become a Fan" button.
The Centennial Band's web site updates are now on Facebook and Twitter
Now you can keep up with CMS Band via Facebook by going to this link and Becoming a Fan of CMS Band:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Centennial-Middle-School-Band/247143489535
Follow CMS Band on Twitter: http://twitter.com/cmsbands
Monday, January 04, 2010
Upcoming Band Booster meetings for January
Important Dates in January
WEDNESDAY – JANUARY 6
Auction Meeting in WVHS Band Room @ 6:00 PM (All welcome)
Basketball Game @ WVHS (7:30 PM – Black Band)
WEDNESDAY – JANUARY 13
Basketball Game @ WVHS (7:30 PM – Orange Band)
FRIDAY – JANUARY 15
“The Scrambled Egg” @ WVHS (5:45/7:30 PM – Both Bands – This is a MANDATORY performance)
(We are a major part of the competition, so everyone needs to be here)
SATURDAY – JANUARY 16
Basketball Games @ WVHS (4:15/6:00 PM – Orange Band)
MONDAY – JANUARY 18
No school!
TUESDAY – JANUARY 19
Basketball Games @ WVHS (5:45/7:30 PM – Black Band)
Booster Meeting @ WVHS (7:00 PM – Band Room – This is a MANDATORY meeting)
FRIDAY – JANUARY 22
Basketball Games @ WVHS (5:45/7:30 PM – Both Bands)
(Lock-In to follow – more information later)
(CMS Band Night with WVHS Pep Band)
TUESDAY – JANUARY 26
CMS Orientation Meeting @ WVHS (7:00 PM – Band Room)
(More information later)
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Amazing Shorewood HS music video
For some amazing (mostly) college student created music videos, search YouTube for "lip dub". Some examples:
- Suffolk University lipdub
- Boston University lipdub
- HEC Montreal promotional video lipdub
- l'Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - see if you can spot the "Eagle"
Saturday, December 19, 2009
West Valley Band Videos
The first video in the list is a newly remastered version of the WVHS band's marching in the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. in 2006.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
More High School Band videos
Rogers High School - Spokane (2nd place in 2008, in Finals in 2009)
Decatur High School - James Bond: Live and Let Die
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Band Concert Dec 17th - bring cookies and goodies!
Please have your student start bringing in their goodies/cookies as soon as possible and give them to Mr. Loucks.
If you know you will provide something and how much please respond to this email so I can have an idea of what we have.
You may also receive a call reminder and ask for goodies. Please let them know also.
If you have any questions please respond to this email or call me.
Thanks for your support!
Sam Roderick
Band Booster President
710-1467
CHRISTMAS CONCERT DEC 17th at 7 pm!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Fun WA State high school band videos
I will be posting some of the submitted videos to the competitions for you to enjoy. The first one is from the Mercer Island High School Marching Band in a performance of Michael' Jackson's "Thriller".
Most of the videos are funny too! Check it out!
Kentlake High School in "Jailhouse Rock":
Monday, December 07, 2009
2010 ANNUAL BAND AUCTION DATE IS SET
Saturday, March 20
(Details to follow)
***We will be organizing a Procurement Committee; if interested, please send me an email. Thanks.
Jim Loucks, Band Director
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Upcoming Events Schedule!
Here is the State Football Championship hand out in PDF format.

