Revised schedule now available!

The complete 2007-2008 basketball season schedule is now available here and shows the Pep Band schedule. Depending on the event, half the band plays (alternating between groups of students to minimize student hours) or the whole band plays - check the schedule for details.

Reprinted with permission from the Valley edition of the Spokesman-Review Your Voice section:

November 24, 2007
Thank you West Valley High School

I am the chaplain of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1435 in the Valley.

I was very proud and humble when an invitation was left at the VFW office inviting us to the program at West Valley High School on Nov. 9 to honor the veterans. I was very impressed with the choir, the dance team, the band, and of course, the students who gave such nice talks.

I was in the Navy and served on the USS Saratoga at the Battle of Iwo Jima. I was the veteran who stood up to help the students to sing "Anchors Aweigh" when the band was playing the songs of the different branches of the armed forces.

We hear so many negative things about this younger generation. I want to share with you what happened as I was leaving the gym after the program for our veterans. As I left two young students tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around to ask them what they wanted. They said "Sir, we want to thank you for your service to our country."

I am 81 years old and have never been so proud and humble as when these two young gentlemen said thank you. As I left the gym tears came in my eyes.

Elmer E. Dempsey

Spokane Valley

The WVHS Band Boosters will hold a dinner and auction (free admission to the event) on December 1st from 4 pm to 8:30 pm in the Commons at West Valley High School.

The silent auction will include hundreds of great items to bid on. Plus the live auction will offer great deals on larger items. (And just in time for Christmas!)

At this event, the big drawing will be held to select the winners of the 2007 Ford Focus (sponsored by Gus Johnson Ford), a 2007 Polaris ATV Trail Boss 330 (sponsored by Columbia Tractor) and a 2007 John Deere Riding Lawn Mower (sponsored by John Deere).

Please come and support your award-winning West Valley High School Marching Band and Color Guard as they raise funds to attend a band competition in San Francisco next spring.

Students: See Important Dates below - you need to bring items for the auction!)

There will not be a Band Boosters meeting during December. The next meeting is scheduled for the 3rd Tuesday of January - January 15th - at 7 pm in the Band Room @ WVHS.

We are in the home stretch of the raffle of the 2007 Ford Focus, ATV and riding lawnmower.

Students need to sell those tickets through this weekend! Sign up sheets were posted in the band rooms for groups to help sell tickets at various locations.

ALL TICKETS - SOLD OR UNSOLD - MUST BE TURNED IN ON MONDAY MORNING. BRING YOUR TICKETS TO BAND ON MONDAY MORNING!

Additional ticket sales will be made on December 1st prior to the raffle drawing.

This Ford Focus could be yours! To learn more about the Ford Focus visit FordVehicles.com (tip - the Focus gets an EPA rated 35 mpg on the highway):

The Holiday band concert will be at 7 pm on December 17th at West Valley High School.

Please bring to the concert a dessert, holiday treat or candy to be shared after the concert!

Turn in Raffle Tickets: Students - you must turn in all raffle tickets - sold or unsold - on Monday morning, November 26th. Bring you tickets to the Band room.

All Students: Bring 3 items for the Auction: Each student should bring 3 items for the auction, each having a recommended value of $15 or more. You need to let Kathy know what you will bring and/or deliver to Kathy by calling her at 922-5296.

From the tape library, here are fall shows from the past - for several area high schools. Enjoy.

• West Valley HS - 2006 Fall Field Show
• West Valley HS - 2005 Fall Field Show
• West Valley HS - 2004 Fall Field Show - with mis-spelled title
• West Valley HS - 2003 Fall Field Show - if someone insists, maybe I'll post it but some people would like to forget this show...
  
• East Valley HS - 2006 Field Show
• Lewis and Clark HS Field Show - Post-Civil War composition played, in part, on period instruments - very unique performance. (Video may miss a small part of the intro.)
  
• Mead HS - 2006 Field Show
• University HS - 2006 Field Show
  
• Mt Spokane HS - 2005 Field Show "Carmina Burana" (with choir)

Videos of some of the field show performances at the 2007 Auburn Veteran's Day marching band competition in Auburn, WA. These videos are provided for the benefit of students, staff, families and friends unable to attend. A total of 31 marching bands competed at Auburn in the field show competition. I was told that 35 bands in all participated in the parade and/or field show but not all bands were in both. The Auburn Veteran's Day Parade is the largest Veteran's Day Parade west of the Mississippi River.

Links to videos of some of the field show competitions from Auburn:

• West Valley High School
• Kamiakin High School
• Ferndale High School
• Mt Spokane High School
• Sultan High School
• Ingraham High School (missing part of beginning)
  
• Eisenhower High School
• Wenatchee High School
• Vallivue High School
  
• Aloha High School
• Cascade Sound High School
  

Sorry I could not tape all the bands-If you have a video you'd like to share, please drop an email to bandboosters "at" wvbands.org. Thank you! (I do not have scores for any bands - sorry.)

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Congratulations to Mt Spokane Wildcat Marching Band
for their great performance and 3A division win - you can visit their new web site at mshsbandstand.com. Check it out!

Some still photos of the Wildcat Marching Band are located in our photo gallery here. Check back in a few days and better video of MSHS, WVHS and EVHS marching in the largest Veteran's Day Parade west of the Mississippi will be available.... for now, you can watch the Saturday short clip of MSHS here, EV here and of course, WV here.

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Video of WVHS in the Auburn Veteran's Day Parade (EVHS yet to come):


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Video of Mt Spokane in the Auburn Veteran's Day Parade (the caption says it is "still processing" but it plays just fine):


Online Videos by Veoh.com

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Mt Spokane 1st place 3A division

1st place parade 2A WV!

West Valley High School - Auburn

A better edit and a better quality video will be available after I return to Spokane. The Field Show competition video will not be available until I return to Spokane later on Sunday.

Updated: Here is the final "HD" version of the WVHS Auburn Field Show performance:

Online Videos by Veoh.com

Preliminary video follows:

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West Valley HS still photos have been added to the photo gallery and can be seen in this subgallery (more still photos will be added later).

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Welcome Mt Spokane High School Band

Your video is located at this link. A gallery of photos from the closing ceremony (MSHS focus but includes some WV and EV) is located here.

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Welcome East Valley High School Band

Your video is located at this link.

The following video was presented at the community performance and band celebration on the evening of Nov 8th.

Online Videos by Veoh.com



The drill down and field show performance and celebration had a huge turnout filling almost two-thirds of the stadium.



Several parents have asked about buying a DVD of some of the band performances and I am looking at some options to make DVDs available. More information in the near future.

Come join the West Valley High School Marching Band in a special performance for the West Valley community on Thursday, November 8th at 6 pm to 8 pm at West Valley High School. (See detailed schedule, below.)

Parents, family members, West Valley students and other friends - this is a special performance just for you so that you can see what your students have been accomplishing as they win awards for excellence at recent band competitions throughout Washington State.

At the suggestion of our GREAT Senior Class, we are offering one more opportunity for you, the families of the West Valley High School “Eagle” Marching Band, to see our 2007 Show. This awesome evening will showcase the many accomplishments of this year’s Marching Band … this is an evening you will not want to miss!

Schedule:
5:30 pm - Band students need to change in to uniforms.
6:00 pm - Marching Band Rehearsal (Track)
6:20 pm - Drill-down with Awards (Track)
6:30 pm - Performance of the Award Winning "A Nautical Fantasy" field show at the Stadium
7:00 pm - Patriotic Performance (Auditorium)
7:30 pm - Video presentation of competition performances and "Senior Moments" (Auditorium)
7:45 pm - Update on the San Francisco trip (Auditorium)
8:00 pm - Dessert served for the 2007 Marching Band and Families

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Auburn, WA Veteran's Day Parade and Marching Band Competition

On Friday, Nov 9th, the band will depart for Albi Stadium at 10:45 am for a rehearsal, then depart for Auburn, WA at 1 pm. The Auburn Veteran's Day Parade is down Main Street, beginning at 11 am - WV steps off about 11:45 am (plus or minus). WV performs in the Field Show competition at about 4:45 pm. The overall field competition starts at 1 pm. Be sure to arrive early to all events.

You can catch a glimpse of last year's West Valley performance in the Auburn Veteran's Day Parade (see here) and last year's Auburn competition field show performance (see here). Last year, the band took 1st place in the 2A division, plus 1st place (out of 27 or so bands) in the parade, plus 1st place amongst all bands for the best pit crew. This year there will be great competition from many great high school bands from throughout the northwest - 31 bands in all!

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Auburn Weather for Saturday (as of Nov 8th): Periods of showers, mainly before 10am. High near 53. South southwest wind between 11 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.