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Wednesday, November 29, 2006
WVHS Christmas Concert
The annual Christmas Concert will be held on December 18th, Monday, with music starting at 7 pm. Dessert will be available after the concert.
The Christmas Concert will be held at West Valley High School.
The Christmas Concert will be held at West Valley High School.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Interesting way of putting it...
According to KNDO-TV "SEATTLE Marching bands and a parade of Christmas characters and decorations have taken over Seattle's Westlake Center for the Macy's Holiday Parade"
Interesting choice of words to describe the Macy's Holiday Parade in Seattle featuring a great many westside high school marching bands. The event was televised live throughout Washington last Friday. Sounds like Spokane's Armed Forces Day and Lilac Festival Parade on May 19th, 2007 - but I think we usually have better weather!
Interesting choice of words to describe the Macy's Holiday Parade in Seattle featuring a great many westside high school marching bands. The event was televised live throughout Washington last Friday. Sounds like Spokane's Armed Forces Day and Lilac Festival Parade on May 19th, 2007 - but I think we usually have better weather!
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Music participation improves the health of adults
Participation in music, as a performer, improves the health of the elderly. Music for a better life! Read it.
Monday, November 20, 2006
Crossing the Cascades
The WVHS Band stopped near Snoqualmie Summit, Nov 10th, enroute to the Auburn Festival of Marching Bands, in Auburn, WA.
A Yakima, WA TV station reporter - himself headed back to Yakima - did a story on the band's trip to the west side. The TV news story ran on the TV news in both Yakima and Spokane, WA.
(Photo by Diane Carter)
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Windows and Internet Explorer 7
Microsoft has released a new web browser, Internet Explorer 7. Unfortunately, it does not display this web site properly, as displayed by all other browsers. The information that should appear on the left most column of the page is displayed at the very bottom of the web page. Recommendation: Use FireFox, Flock or Opera web browsers.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Auburn Photo Gallery
27 photos have been added to the photo gallery. You can see just the Auburn photos in the Auburn 2006 Photo Gallery. Click on any photo to view, and then if you click on "All sizes" and go to the "Original" size, you can download HUGE 8 megapixel detailed images great for printing.
You can order prints through the above photo gallery - but we do not make any money for the band on those prints.
To Purchase Printed Photos and Earn Money for the Band Boosters...
I set up an online photo store containing photos from Auburn and Everett competitions. Go to the WVHS Marching Band 2006 photo gallery to see the photos. Order professionally printed photos on glossy photo paper and 100% of the profit will go to the Band Boosters.
Click on any image in the Gallery (there is more than one page) to see a larger image.
If you wish to purchase a high quality glossy print, click on Buy Prints/Gifts at the bottom of any photo and then choose your desired enlargment size: 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 16x24, plus options to buy a photo place on the side of a coffee mug or t-shirt. Photo printing and the online service is provided by a company named Exposure Manager, who will mail prints after ordering.
To learn more about this, click on this link: online print ordering and learn how it works and benefits Band Boosters.
You can order prints through the above photo gallery - but we do not make any money for the band on those prints.
To Purchase Printed Photos and Earn Money for the Band Boosters...
I set up an online photo store containing photos from Auburn and Everett competitions. Go to the WVHS Marching Band 2006 photo gallery to see the photos. Order professionally printed photos on glossy photo paper and 100% of the profit will go to the Band Boosters.
Click on any image in the Gallery (there is more than one page) to see a larger image.
If you wish to purchase a high quality glossy print, click on Buy Prints/Gifts at the bottom of any photo and then choose your desired enlargment size: 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 16x24, plus options to buy a photo place on the side of a coffee mug or t-shirt. Photo printing and the online service is provided by a company named Exposure Manager, who will mail prints after ordering.
To learn more about this, click on this link: online print ordering and learn how it works and benefits Band Boosters.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Auburn Parade and Field Show Videos
Auburn Veteran's Day Parade
Students - go here and click on the "Email - Blog - Post to MySpace" button to post this video on your MySpace, LiveJournal or other web page.
WVHS Field Show - Auburn Marching Band Festival
Featuring the "Award Winning" Pit Setup Crew and, oh, that marching band thing too!
The above video is hosted as a "private video" on Google, viewable only through this web page, or by visiting the web page directly from this web page.
Students - go here and click on the "Email - Blog - Post to MySpace" button to post this video on your MySpace, LiveJournal or other web page.
WVHS Field Show - Auburn Marching Band Festival
Featuring the "Award Winning" Pit Setup Crew and, oh, that marching band thing too!
The above video is hosted as a "private video" on Google, viewable only through this web page, or by visiting the web page directly from this web page.
Closing Ceremony and Awards
West Valley High School Marching Band, Spokane Valley, WA
These awards are in addition to First Place, 2A Division, Puget Sound Marching Band Festival/Everett, WA and First Place, 2A Division, Cavalcade of Bands, Pasco, WA and numerous special awards too this Fall.
Larger versions of these photos will be uploaded by mid-week. Video will also be added of the parade and field show performance!
STUDENTS - PARENTS - I have turned on the "Comments" feature that appears below each of these message posts. If you wish to add comments, please do so! Just click on the "comments" link that appears after each of these message. Comments are "moderated" (to avoid junk and inappropriate postings) so there may be a delay before your comment appears.
Closing Ceremony and the National Anthem
All bands take the field for the "retreat" closing ceremony and awards presentation.
West Valley Band rushes the stadium to cheer their award winning parent pit set up crew! Way to go all!
The West Valley Marching Band rushes over to cheer on Mt Spokane High School Marching Band, which won best overall at the competition. Mt Spokane Marching Band reciprocated with a rousing cheer for West Valley. Way to go Mt Spokane - and way to go both groups of band students for your "classy" performance and respect.
The Best Pit Crew Setup Team in the Northwest! Holding the Award that proves it too!
A larger version of this group portrait will be posted later!
- First Place, A Division, Auburn Veteran's Day Parade
- First Place, A Division, Auburn Marching Band Festival
- Awards, A Division - Best Drum Majors, Best Music, Best Auxiliary (I was told but have not confirmed)
- Best Overall Pit Setup Crew - out of all bands!
These awards are in addition to First Place, 2A Division, Puget Sound Marching Band Festival/Everett, WA and First Place, 2A Division, Cavalcade of Bands, Pasco, WA and numerous special awards too this Fall.
Larger versions of these photos will be uploaded by mid-week. Video will also be added of the parade and field show performance!
STUDENTS - PARENTS - I have turned on the "Comments" feature that appears below each of these message posts. If you wish to add comments, please do so! Just click on the "comments" link that appears after each of these message. Comments are "moderated" (to avoid junk and inappropriate postings) so there may be a delay before your comment appears.
Closing Ceremony and the National Anthem
All bands take the field for the "retreat" closing ceremony and awards presentation.
West Valley Band rushes the stadium to cheer their award winning parent pit set up crew! Way to go all!
The West Valley Marching Band rushes over to cheer on Mt Spokane High School Marching Band, which won best overall at the competition. Mt Spokane Marching Band reciprocated with a rousing cheer for West Valley. Way to go Mt Spokane - and way to go both groups of band students for your "classy" performance and respect.
The Best Pit Crew Setup Team in the Northwest! Holding the Award that proves it too!
A larger version of this group portrait will be posted later!
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Best pit crew award WV!
1st place 1A Div goes
Best music, best drum major
1st place Parade division 1A
Auburn Parade and Marching Band Competition
These are not in any particular order. Parade and field show competition photos.
The weather was sunny for the parade and while they forecast a strong rain storm for the afternoon, it did not start to rain until everyone was back to the buses after their super field show performance. A few of the spectators gave West Valley a standing ovation - they nailed their performance and the crowd loved it.
(Note - larger versions of these photos and more from other parents will be uploaded to the photo gallery after the trip.)
The parent pit crew setup team is extremely hard to spot in this photo. See if you can find the parent pit crew setup team. It could be really hard.
The weather was sunny for the parade and while they forecast a strong rain storm for the afternoon, it did not start to rain until everyone was back to the buses after their super field show performance. A few of the spectators gave West Valley a standing ovation - they nailed their performance and the crowd loved it.
(Note - larger versions of these photos and more from other parents will be uploaded to the photo gallery after the trip.)
The parent pit crew setup team is extremely hard to spot in this photo. See if you can find the parent pit crew setup team. It could be really hard.
They nailed it! And rain
Great parade today, great response
Great parade today, great response from crowd-they loved WV. No rain yet!
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Auburn Veterans Day Parade and Marching Band Competition
The Eagle Marching Band will head to the west side on Friday, November 10th, to march in the Auburn, WA Veteran's Day Parade on November 11th and will also perform in the band competition which gets underway at 2 pm in the Veterans Memorial Stadium. I understand WVHS will take the field at 4 pm on Saturday; because of the parade, this event starts late and runs way into the evening and does not have a "final competition" segment.
I hope to post some photos late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. I have to travel over on Thursday to assist with a family matter but will be able to attend the parade and the band competition on Saturday. So parents and friends of the band, check back Saturday for short text updates and maybe photos appearing very, very late on Saturday (maybe 10 pm to midnight) - and with a weak chance I might even manage to post some photos during the day.
I hope to post some photos late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. I have to travel over on Thursday to assist with a family matter but will be able to attend the parade and the band competition on Saturday. So parents and friends of the band, check back Saturday for short text updates and maybe photos appearing very, very late on Saturday (maybe 10 pm to midnight) - and with a weak chance I might even manage to post some photos during the day.
