For your holiday entertainment - the amazing Shorewood High School (Shoreline, Wa) "lip dub" video, created in response to a challenge from their rival high school. Filmed in one long continuous "Russian Ark" style shot, this one was uniquely shot entirely in reverse. If you watch very carefully you'll spot the color guard and at least one band member.



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"
  

Here is a viewer for 41 separate WVHS Band videos (and some Centennial MS) going back over the years. This is not the complete collection - just a selection.

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.

All music is from the respective high school band. These are from the 2009 KZOK and The Rock, Wood Fired Pizza high school band video competition. More to come!

Rogers High School - Spokane (2nd place in 2008, in Finals in 2009)


Decatur High School - James Bond: Live and Let Die

This is a call for cookies and Christmas goodies. This Thursday after the band concert we will be having cookies and punch. We are asking each Family to bring a dozen cookies or some Christmas goodies. We will be hosting the 5th grade band and we all like cookies.

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!

Over in the Seattle area, radio station KZOK and The Rock, Wood Fired Pizza have been sponsoring an annual high school band an orchestra competition. Almost all of the entries (many dozen) each year have come from the west side of the state. However, last year, Spokane's Rogers High School marching band took the 2nd place prize and is a finalist for this year's competition.

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":

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

Football State Ticket on Sale at WVHS Business Office

$14.00 Adult
$10.00 Senior Citizen (65 and older)
$10.00 Student - High School to age 6 years
FREE Kids 5 and under

Cash Only

Tickets will be on sale from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm in the Business Office at West Valley High School, November 30th thru December 3rd and from 7:30 am to 8:30 am on Friday December 4th. We only have 500 adult tickets so it would be on a first come first serve basis.

If you have questions, please contact Sally Mumaw at sally.mumaw "at" wvsd.com