PEP BAND PARENTS AND STUDENTS:
If the basketball team(s) qualifies for the State Tournament, there will be a MANDATORY meeting on Monday, March 5 at 7:00 PM in the WVHS Band Room.

Each student who has qualified for the trip will need to be accompanied by one parent or legal guardian to this meeting … special forms will need to be signed by both at that time.

Failure to adhere to this attendance requirement for the meeting will disqualify that student from participating at the State Tournament. … unfortunately, there can be NO exceptions.

If the Boy’s team wins on Wednesday night, they will be going to State; thus, the Pep Band will go, as well. More info later.

Finally, we still need 1 more mommy and 2 daddies to go as chaperones … contact Kay Roderick, if interested. Thank you... Jim Loucks, Director of Bands.

1: The Percussion Ensemble performance at EWU on Thursday, February 22, has been cancelled due to a home basketball playoff game.

2: The Tournament Pep Band has two games this week:
Wednesday, February 21 and Thursday, February 22
(Report time is 6:15 PM for both nights) Attendance is mandatory!!!

State Basketball Tournament Information
3: For those parents concerned about their son/daughter missing class to go to the State Basketball Tournament, please check out the following:

a) ALL teachers have been notified that there is the possibility that the Pep Band will be going to State
b) ALL students need to take my “assignment form” to each of their teachers for assignments that they might miss
c) ALL students will be given time to study in Tacoma if we go to State
d) PARENTS, if we go to State, please allow your son/daughter to go with us … lifetime memories are made at these types of events! They have earned the privilege to go.

4: If you have any questions, please email me at jim.loucks "at" wvsd.com

Here are the results from Saturday's EWMEA Regional Solo & Ensemble Festival, which included schools of all WIAA classifications, competing against each other:

CLINTON SLOVARP (10) - 3rd Place (French Horn Solo Division)

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE - 2nd Place (Large Percussion Ensemble Division)
(Tanner Braun-10/Stephanie Hjortedal-11/Corey King-9/Krystal McCarthy-12/Alex Shannon-10/Evan Woolley-10)

WOODWIND ENSEMBLE - 2nd Place (Large Woodwind Ensemble Division)
(Renee Anthony-11/Stephen Draggoo-11/Stacia Kline-10/Kaitlin Sullivan-12/Jeannie Vaughn-10/
Danielle Warner-11/Aspen Wolff-11)

Although none of the above qualified for State by placing first in their division, there is a good chance that some of them will still get to go, depending on the results from the other regions. They received a "superior" rating for their performance, which is the highest you can get, and were recommended by their professional adjudicator to advance to state if the opportunity arises.

All together, our Band students received the following ratings:

10 - Superior Ratiugs (I)
17 - Excellent Ratings (II)
2 - Good Ratings (III)

All in all, it was a very successful weekend ... I'll let you know if any of our students make it to the state competition at CWU in April. Thanks for your support.

Jim Loucks, Band Director

Here is the schedule of all performances including time and room, plus reminders of many details students need to know!

The 2007 Solo and Ensemble Festival will be this Saturday at University High School in Spokane Valley!